diff --git a/backend/src/db/mod.rs b/backend/src/db/mod.rs
index b5e4191..4cade1b 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/mod.rs
+++ b/backend/src/db/mod.rs
@@ -221,20 +221,14 @@ impl Database {
         &self,
         course_code: &str,
         year: Option<i32>,
-        course_name: Option<&String>,
         semester: Option<&String>,
         exam: Option<&String>,
     ) -> Result<Vec<AdminDashboardQP>, sqlx::Error> {
-        let query_sql = queries::get_similar_papers_query(
-            year.is_some(),
-            course_name.is_some(),
-            semester.is_some(),
-            exam.is_some(),
-        );
+        let query_sql =
+            queries::get_similar_papers_query(year.is_some(), semester.is_some(), exam.is_some());
         let query = sqlx::query_as(&query_sql).bind(course_code);
 
         let query = query.bind(year);
-        let query = query.bind(course_name);
         let query = query.bind(semester);
         let query = query.bind(exam);
 
diff --git a/backend/src/db/queries.rs b/backend/src/db/queries.rs
index 570db24..1cb5d26 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/queries.rs
+++ b/backend/src/db/queries.rs
@@ -5,16 +5,17 @@
 use crate::qp::Exam;
 
 /// Query to get similar papers. Matches `course_code` ($1) always. Other parameters are optional and can be enabled or disabled using the arguments to this function.
-pub fn get_similar_papers_query(
-    year: bool,
-    course_name: bool,
-    semester: bool,
-    exam: bool,
-) -> String {
+///
+/// Query parameters:
+/// `$1` - `course_code``
+/// `$2` - `year`
+/// `$3` - `semester`
+/// `$3` - `exam`
+pub fn get_similar_papers_query(year: bool, semester: bool, exam: bool) -> String {
     let mut param_num = 1;
 
     format!(
-        "SELECT {} from iqps where is_deleted=false and course_code = $1 {} {} {} {}",
+        "SELECT {} from iqps where is_deleted=false and course_code = $1 {} {} {}",
         ADMIN_DASHBOARD_QP_FIELDS,
         if year {
             param_num += 1;
@@ -22,12 +23,6 @@ pub fn get_similar_papers_query(
         } else {
             "".to_string()
         },
-        if course_name {
-            param_num += 1;
-            format!("AND course_name=${}", param_num)
-        } else {
-            "".to_string()
-        },
         if semester {
             param_num += 1;
             format!("AND semester=${}", param_num)
diff --git a/backend/src/routing/handlers.rs b/backend/src/routing/handlers.rs
index 735fd36..a8320b6 100644
--- a/backend/src/routing/handlers.rs
+++ b/backend/src/routing/handlers.rs
@@ -428,7 +428,6 @@ pub async fn similar(
             body.get("year")
                 .map(|year| year.parse::<i32>())
                 .transpose()?,
-            body.get("course_name"),
             body.get("semester"),
             body.get("exam"),
         )