diff --git a/erpnext/buying/doctype/request_for_quotation/request_for_quotation.js b/erpnext/buying/doctype/request_for_quotation/request_for_quotation.js
index 4e29ee53ea..31a4837d46 100644
--- a/erpnext/buying/doctype/request_for_quotation/request_for_quotation.js
+++ b/erpnext/buying/doctype/request_for_quotation/request_for_quotation.js
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ frappe.ui.form.on("Request for Quotation",{
 		frm.fields_dict["suppliers"].grid.get_field("contact").get_query = function(doc, cdt, cdn) {
 			let d = locals[cdt][cdn];
 			return {
-				query: "erpnext.buying.doctype.request_for_quotation.request_for_quotation.get_supplier_contacts",
-				filters: {'supplier': d.supplier}
-			}
+				query: "frappe.contacts.doctype.contact.contact.contact_query",
+				filters: {
+					link_doctype: "Supplier",
+					link_name: d.supplier || ""
+				}
+			};
 		}
 	},
 
diff --git a/erpnext/buying/doctype/request_for_quotation/request_for_quotation.py b/erpnext/buying/doctype/request_for_quotation/request_for_quotation.py
index 3ef57bb70f..ee28eb6ce2 100644
--- a/erpnext/buying/doctype/request_for_quotation/request_for_quotation.py
+++ b/erpnext/buying/doctype/request_for_quotation/request_for_quotation.py
@@ -286,18 +286,6 @@ def get_list_context(context=None):
 	return list_context
 
 
-@frappe.whitelist()
-@frappe.validate_and_sanitize_search_inputs
-def get_supplier_contacts(doctype, txt, searchfield, start, page_len, filters):
-	return frappe.db.sql(
-		"""select `tabContact`.name from `tabContact`, `tabDynamic Link`
-		where `tabDynamic Link`.link_doctype = 'Supplier' and (`tabDynamic Link`.link_name=%(name)s
-		and `tabDynamic Link`.link_name like %(txt)s) and `tabContact`.name = `tabDynamic Link`.parent
-		limit %(page_len)s offset %(start)s""",
-		{"start": start, "page_len": page_len, "txt": "%%%s%%" % txt, "name": filters.get("supplier")},
-	)
-
-
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def make_supplier_quotation_from_rfq(source_name, target_doc=None, for_supplier=None):
 	def postprocess(source, target_doc):