diff --git a/src/constants.js b/src/constants.js
index 7385fe04..a31c965b 100644
--- a/src/constants.js
+++ b/src/constants.js
@@ -42,16 +42,6 @@ export const PROJECT_MEMBER_MANAGER_ROLES = [
   PROJECT_MEMBER_ROLE.SOLUTION_ARCHITECT,
 ];
 
-export const PROJECT_MEMBER_NON_CUSTOMER_ROLES = [
-  PROJECT_MEMBER_ROLE.MANAGER,
-  PROJECT_MEMBER_ROLE.COPILOT,
-  PROJECT_MEMBER_ROLE.ACCOUNT_MANAGER,
-  PROJECT_MEMBER_ROLE.ACCOUNT_EXECUTIVE,
-  PROJECT_MEMBER_ROLE.PROJECT_MANAGER,
-  PROJECT_MEMBER_ROLE.PROGRAM_MANAGER,
-  PROJECT_MEMBER_ROLE.SOLUTION_ARCHITECT,
-];
-
 export const USER_ROLE = {
   TOPCODER_ADMIN: 'administrator',
   MANAGER: 'Connect Manager',
diff --git a/src/routes/projects/list.js b/src/routes/projects/list.js
index fc58c03b..91119da3 100755
--- a/src/routes/projects/list.js
+++ b/src/routes/projects/list.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import _ from 'lodash';
 import config from 'config';
 
 import models from '../../models';
-import { MANAGER_ROLES, INVITE_STATUS, PROJECT_MEMBER_NON_CUSTOMER_ROLES } from '../../constants';
+import { MANAGER_ROLES, INVITE_STATUS } from '../../constants';
 import util from '../../util';
 
 const ES_PROJECT_INDEX = config.get('elasticsearchConfig.indexName');
@@ -228,14 +228,13 @@ const buildEsQueryWithFilter = (value, keyword, matchType, fieldName) => {
   }
 
   if (value === 'customer' || value === 'manager') {
-    const roles = value === 'customer' ? [value] : PROJECT_MEMBER_NON_CUSTOMER_ROLES;
     should = _.concat(should, {
       nested: {
         path: 'members',
         query: {
           bool: {
             must: [
-              { terms: { 'members.role': roles } },
+              { match: { 'members.role': value } },
               {
                 query_string: {
                   query: keyword,
diff --git a/src/routes/projects/list.spec.js b/src/routes/projects/list.spec.js
index 0cbb4fc6..0dbe713e 100644
--- a/src/routes/projects/list.spec.js
+++ b/src/routes/projects/list.spec.js
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ const data = [
         userId: 40051332,
         projectId: 2,
         role: 'copilot',
-        firstName: 'copi',
-        lastName: 'lott',
-        handle: 'tolipoc',
         isPrimary: true,
         createdBy: 1,
         updatedBy: 1,
@@ -210,9 +207,6 @@ describe('LIST Project', () => {
             userId: 40051332,
             projectId: project2.id,
             role: 'copilot',
-            firstName: 'copi',
-            lastName: 'lott',
-            handle: 'tolipoc',
             isPrimary: true,
             createdBy: 1,
             updatedBy: 1,
@@ -735,29 +729,6 @@ describe('LIST Project', () => {
         });
     });
 
-    it('should return all projects that match when filtering by manager, searching on any non-customer role', (done) => {
-      request(server)
-        .get('/v5/projects/?manager=copi*')
-        .set({
-          Authorization: `Bearer ${testUtil.jwts.admin}`,
-        })
-        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
-        .expect(200)
-        .end((err, res) => {
-          if (err) {
-            done(err);
-          } else {
-            const resJson = res.body;
-            should.exist(resJson);
-            resJson.should.have.lengthOf(1);
-            resJson[0].name.should.equal('test2');
-            resJson[0].members.should.have.deep.property('[0].role', 'copilot');
-            resJson[0].members[0].userId.should.equal(40051332);
-            done();
-          }
-        });
-    });
-
     it('should return list of projects ordered ascending by lastActivityAt when sort column is "lastActivityAt"', (done) => {
       request(server)
         .get('/v5/projects/?sort=lastActivityAt')