diff --git a/services/convert/repo_group.go b/services/convert/repo_group.go
index 31f1158411..75f94c2708 100644
--- a/services/convert/repo_group.go
+++ b/services/convert/repo_group.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func ToAPIGroup(ctx context.Context, g *group_model.Group, actor *user_model.Use
 	}); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if _, apiGroup.NumRepos, err = repo_model.SearchRepositoryByCondition(ctx, &repo_model.SearchRepoOptions{
+	if _, apiGroup.NumRepos, err = repo_model.SearchRepositoryByCondition(ctx, repo_model.SearchRepoOptions{
 		GroupID: g.ID,
 		Actor:   actor,
 		OwnerID: g.OwnerID,
diff --git a/services/group/delete.go b/services/group/delete.go
index 0dc19c2560..a2f8a0ccf8 100644
--- a/services/group/delete.go
+++ b/services/group/delete.go
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ func DeleteGroup(ctx context.Context, gid int64) error {
 	}
 
 	// move all repos in the deleted group to its immediate parent
-	repos, cnt, err := repo_model.SearchRepository(ctx, &repo_model.SearchRepoOptions{
+	repos, cnt, err := repo_model.SearchRepository(ctx, repo_model.SearchRepoOptions{
 		GroupID: gid,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	_, inParent, err := repo_model.SearchRepository(ctx, &repo_model.SearchRepoOptions{
+	_, inParent, err := repo_model.SearchRepository(ctx, repo_model.SearchRepoOptions{
 		GroupID: toDelete.ParentGroupID,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/services/group/group.go b/services/group/group.go
index 463c349a78..e26a86f7ed 100644
--- a/services/group/group.go
+++ b/services/group/group.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func MoveGroupItem(ctx context.Context, itemID, newParent int64, isGroup bool, n
 		}
 		if newPos < 0 {
 			var repoCount int64
-			repoCount, err = repo_model.CountRepository(ctx, &repo_model.SearchRepoOptions{
+			repoCount, err = repo_model.CountRepository(ctx, repo_model.SearchRepoOptions{
 				GroupID: newParent,
 			})
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/services/group/search.go b/services/group/search.go
index afe30576be..7a77fdb963 100644
--- a/services/group/search.go
+++ b/services/group/search.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type GroupWebSearchOptions struct {
 	Locale    translation.Locale
 	Recurse   bool
 	Actor     *user_model.User
-	RepoOpts  *repo_model.SearchRepoOptions
+	RepoOpts  repo_model.SearchRepoOptions
 	GroupOpts *group_model.FindGroupsOptions
 	OrgID     int64
 }