diff --git a/search/scorer/scorer_knn.go b/search/scorer/scorer_knn.go
index 2f832efab..8e8681b39 100644
--- a/search/scorer/scorer_knn.go
+++ b/search/scorer/scorer_knn.go
@@ -128,7 +128,9 @@ func (sqs *KNNQueryScorer) Score(ctx *search.SearchContext,
 }
 
 func (sqs *KNNQueryScorer) Weight() float64 {
-	return sqs.queryBoost * sqs.queryBoost
+	// return sqs.queryBoost * sqs.queryBoost
+	// gets multiplied by boost down the line
+	return 1.0
 }
 
 func (sqs *KNNQueryScorer) SetQueryNorm(qnorm float64) {