diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/search_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/search_controller_spec.rb
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index aa9455a4a3..0000000000
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/search_controller_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-require 'rails_helper'
-
-RSpec.describe Api::V1::Accounts::SearchController do
-  render_views
-
-  let(:user)  { Fabricate(:user) }
-  let(:token) { Fabricate(:accessible_access_token, resource_owner_id: user.id, scopes: 'read:accounts') }
-
-  before do
-    allow(controller).to receive(:doorkeeper_token) { token }
-  end
-
-  describe 'GET #show' do
-    it 'returns http success' do
-      get :show, params: { q: 'query' }
-
-      expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/v1/accounts/search_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/v1/accounts/search_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76b32e7b2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/requests/api/v1/accounts/search_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+describe 'Accounts Search API' do
+  let(:user)     { Fabricate(:user) }
+  let(:token)    { Fabricate(:accessible_access_token, resource_owner_id: user.id, scopes: scopes) }
+  let(:scopes)   { 'read:accounts' }
+  let(:headers)  { { 'Authorization' => "Bearer #{token.token}" } }
+
+  describe 'GET /api/v1/accounts/search' do
+    it 'returns http success' do
+      get '/api/v1/accounts/search', params: { q: 'query' }, headers: headers
+
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+    end
+  end
+end