diff --git a/accounts/doctype/mode_of_payment/mode_of_payment.js b/accounts/doctype/mode_of_payment/mode_of_payment.js
index e3625e6100..e9e5738509 100644
--- a/accounts/doctype/mode_of_payment/mode_of_payment.js
+++ b/accounts/doctype/mode_of_payment/mode_of_payment.js
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 
 cur_frm.set_query("default_account", function(doc) {
 	return{
-		query: "controllers.queries.account_query",
 		filters: {
 			'account_type': "Bank or Cash",
+			"group_or_ledger": "Ledger",
 			'company': doc.company
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/controllers/queries.py b/controllers/queries.py
index 8a990771ba..478971a148 100644
--- a/controllers/queries.py
+++ b/controllers/queries.py
@@ -144,24 +144,6 @@ def supplier_query(doctype, txt, searchfield, start, page_len, filters):
 		limit %(start)s, %(page_len)s """ % {'field': fields,'key': searchfield, 
 		'txt': "%%%s%%" % txt, 'mcond':get_match_cond(doctype, searchfield), 'start': start, 
 		'page_len': page_len})
-
-def account_query(doctype, txt, searchfield, start, page_len, filters):
-	conditions = []
-	if not filters:
-		filters = {}
-	if not filters.group_or_ledger:
-		filters.group_or_ledger = "Ledger"
-	
-	return webnotes.conn.sql("""
-		select tabAccount.name, tabAccount.parent_account, tabAccount.debit_or_credit 
-		from tabAccount 
-		where tabAccount.docstatus!=2 
-			and 
-			and tabAccount.%(key)s LIKE "%(txt)s" 
-		 	%(fcond)s %(mcond)s 
-		limit %(start)s, %(page_len)s""" % {'key': searchfield, 
-		'txt': "%%%s%%" % txt, 'fcond': get_filters_cond(doctype, filters, conditions), 
-		'mcond':get_match_cond(doctype, searchfield), 'start': start, 'page_len': page_len})
 		
 def tax_account_query(doctype, txt, searchfield, start, page_len, filters):
 	return webnotes.conn.sql("""select name, parent_account, debit_or_credit