diff --git a/src/Api/Actions/Discussions/IndexAction.php b/src/Api/Actions/Discussions/IndexAction.php
index c0cd6aaed..6d75bcece 100644
--- a/src/Api/Actions/Discussions/IndexAction.php
+++ b/src/Api/Actions/Discussions/IndexAction.php
@@ -74,11 +74,7 @@ class IndexAction extends SerializeCollectionAction
         $load = array_merge($request->include, ['state']);
         $results = $this->searcher->search($criteria, $request->limit, $request->offset, $load);
 
-        if (($total = $results->getTotal()) !== null) {
-            $response->content->addMeta('total', $total);
-        }
-
-        static::addPaginationLinks($response, $request, route('flarum.api.discussions.index'), $total ?: $results->areMoreResults());
+        static::addPaginationLinks($response, $request, route('flarum.api.discussions.index'), $results->areMoreResults());
 
         return $results->getDiscussions();
     }
diff --git a/src/Core/Search/Discussions/DiscussionSearchResults.php b/src/Core/Search/Discussions/DiscussionSearchResults.php
index eb974f773..58219cde2 100644
--- a/src/Core/Search/Discussions/DiscussionSearchResults.php
+++ b/src/Core/Search/Discussions/DiscussionSearchResults.php
@@ -6,13 +6,10 @@ class DiscussionSearchResults
 
     protected $areMoreResults;
 
-    protected $total;
-
-    public function __construct($discussions, $areMoreResults, $total)
+    public function __construct($discussions, $areMoreResults)
     {
         $this->discussions = $discussions;
         $this->areMoreResults = $areMoreResults;
-        $this->total = $total;
     }
 
     public function getDiscussions()
@@ -20,11 +17,6 @@ class DiscussionSearchResults
         return $this->discussions;
     }
 
-    public function getTotal()
-    {
-        return $this->total;
-    }
-
     public function areMoreResults()
     {
         return $this->areMoreResults;
diff --git a/src/Core/Search/Discussions/DiscussionSearcher.php b/src/Core/Search/Discussions/DiscussionSearcher.php
index 742ba664c..82b571901 100644
--- a/src/Core/Search/Discussions/DiscussionSearcher.php
+++ b/src/Core/Search/Discussions/DiscussionSearcher.php
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ class DiscussionSearcher implements SearcherInterface
 
         $this->gambits->apply($criteria->query, $this);
 
-        $total = $this->query->count();
-
         $sort = $criteria->sort ?: $this->defaultSort;
 
         foreach ($sort as $field => $order) {
@@ -112,6 +110,6 @@ class DiscussionSearcher implements SearcherInterface
         Discussion::setStateUser($this->user);
         $discussions->load($load);
 
-        return new DiscussionSearchResults($discussions, $areMoreResults, $total);
+        return new DiscussionSearchResults($discussions, $areMoreResults);
     }
 }