diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/includes/masthead.inc b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/includes/masthead.inc
index c13f52f4dc..8c3e8575a7 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/includes/masthead.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/includes/masthead.inc
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@
                                                         [% IF LibrarySearchGroups %]<optgroup label="Libraries">[% END %]
 
                                                         [% FOREACH library IN Branches.all( selected => opac_name ) %]
+                                                            [% NEXT UNLESS library.public %]
                                                             [% IF library.selected %]
                                                                 <option selected="selected" value="branch:[% library.branchcode | html %]">[% library.branchname | html %]</option>
                                                             [% ELSE %]
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-advsearch.tt b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-advsearch.tt
index b9dbe58e23..c669dcaf32 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-advsearch.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-advsearch.tt
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@
                                     <select name="limit" id="branchloop">
                                     <option value="">All libraries</option>
                                     [% FOREACH BranchesLoo IN Branches.all( selected => opac_name ) %]
+                                        [% NEXT UNLESS BranchesLoo.public %]
                                         [% IF BranchesLoo.selected %]
                                             <option value="branch:[% BranchesLoo.branchcode | html %]" selected="selected">[% BranchesLoo.branchname | html %]</option>
                                         [% ELSE %]