diff --git a/gracedb/events/forms.py b/gracedb/events/forms.py
index f54845c280b0b82ed96562836d5eafbbde3e8ba8..3c6fef875731638647c3b01fe8f0cac0e4608e5a 100644
--- a/gracedb/events/forms.py
+++ b/gracedb/events/forms.py
@@ -14,14 +14,6 @@ from pyparsing import ParseException
 # Set up logger
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-htmlEntityStar = "★"
-htmlEntityRightPointingHand = "☞"
-htmlEntitySkullAndCrossbones = "☠"
-htmlEntityTriangularBuller = "‣"
-htmlEntityRightArrow = "→"
-
-errorMarker = '<span style="color:red;">'+htmlEntityStar+'</span>'
-
 
 class CreateEventForm(forms.Form):
     eventFile = forms.FileField()
diff --git a/gracedb/search/fields.py b/gracedb/search/fields.py
index 12d008f34f36e2917fa8f45f0f58018b2d19b78b..f456dc3f449f300396eb904ae3aa4f2ab909e360 100644
--- a/gracedb/search/fields.py
+++ b/gracedb/search/fields.py
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ from search.query.events import parseQuery
 from search.query.labels import filter_for_labels
 from events.models import Event
 
+htmlEntityStar = "&#9733;"
+errorMarker = '<span style="color:red;">'+htmlEntityStar+'</span>'
+
 
 # NOTE: this is only used in SimpleSearchForm and should be removed
 # when that form is removed.