diff --git a/rest_framework/authtoken/admin.py b/rest_framework/authtoken/admin.py
index a2e307d94..bc75c2c32 100644
--- a/rest_framework/authtoken/admin.py
+++ b/rest_framework/authtoken/admin.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from rest_framework.authtoken.models import Token
 
 
 class TokenAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
-    search_fields = ("key", "user__username", "user__email")
+    search_fields = ("key", "user__username")
     list_display = ('key', 'user', 'created')
     fields = ('user',)
     ordering = ('-created',)