diff --git a/cmd/helm/search.go b/cmd/helm/search.go
index 287de252a..3c06aec47 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/search.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/search.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func search(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 func searchChartRefsForPattern(search string, chartRefs map[string]*repo.ChartRef) []string {
 	matches := []string{}
 	for k, c := range chartRefs {
-		if strings.Contains(c.Name, search) {
+		if strings.Contains(c.Name, search) && !c.Removed {
 			matches = append(matches, k)
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/repo/repo.go b/pkg/repo/repo.go
index ebc79f2c4..f8b4267f4 100644
--- a/pkg/repo/repo.go
+++ b/pkg/repo/repo.go
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ func LoadChartRepository(dir, url string) (*ChartRepository, error) {
 		}
 		return nil
 	})
-
 	return r, nil
 }
 
@@ -124,6 +123,8 @@ func (r *ChartRepository) Index() error {
 		r.IndexFile = &IndexFile{Entries: make(map[string]*ChartRef)}
 	}
 
+	existCharts := map[string]bool{}
+
 	for _, path := range r.ChartPaths {
 		ch, err := chartutil.Load(path)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -156,6 +157,15 @@ func (r *ChartRepository) Index() error {
 
 		r.IndexFile.Entries[key] = entry
 
+		// chart is existing
+		existCharts[key] = true
+	}
+
+	// update deleted charts with Removed = true
+	for k := range r.IndexFile.Entries {
+		if _, ok := existCharts[k]; !ok {
+			r.IndexFile.Entries[k].Removed = true
+		}
 	}
 
 	return r.saveIndexFile()