diff --git a/src/js/select2/compat/matcher.js b/src/js/select2/compat/matcher.js
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+define([
+
+], function () {
+  function OldMatcher (decorated, $element, options) {
+    decorated.call(this, $element, options);
+
+    this.matcher = options.get('matcher');
+  }
+
+  OldMatcher.prototype.matches = function (decorated, params, data) {
+    // If there is no custom matcher, call the original matcher function
+    if (this.matcher == null) {
+      return decorated.call(params, data);
+    }
+
+    var match = $.extend(true, {}, data);
+
+    if (data.children) {
+      for (var c = data.children.length - 1; c >= 0; c--) {
+        var child = data.children[c];
+
+        // Check if the child object matches
+        // The old matcher returned a boolean true or false
+        var doesMatch = this.matcher(params.term, child.text);
+
+        // If the child didn't match, pop it off
+        if (!doesMatch) {
+          match.children.splice(c, 1);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (match.children.length > 0) {
+        return match;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if ($.trim(params.term) === '') {
+      return match;
+    }
+
+    if (this.matcher(params.term, data.text)) {
+      return match;
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  };
+});