diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/data/TagData.java b/api/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/data/TagData.java
index 73ea314a7..0287ccfe5 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/data/TagData.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/data/TagData.java
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ public final class TagData extends RemoteModel {
     public static final LongProperty DELETION_DATE = new LongProperty(
             TABLE, "deleted", Property.PROP_FLAG_DATE);
 
-    /** Task count */
-    public static final IntegerProperty TASK_COUNT = new IntegerProperty(
-            TABLE, "taskCount");
-
     /** Tag ordering */
     @Deprecated
     public static final StringProperty TAG_ORDERING = new StringProperty(
@@ -72,7 +68,6 @@ public final class TagData extends RemoteModel {
         defaultValues.put(NAME.name, "");
         defaultValues.put(DELETION_DATE.name, 0);
         defaultValues.put(LAST_AUTOSYNC.name, 0);
-        defaultValues.put(TASK_COUNT.name, 0);
         defaultValues.put(TAG_ORDERING.name, "[]");
     }
 
@@ -145,14 +140,6 @@ public final class TagData extends RemoteModel {
         setValue(UUID, uuid);
     }
 
-    public Integer getTaskCount() {
-        return getValue(TASK_COUNT);
-    }
-
-    public void setTaskCount(Integer taskCount) {
-        setValue(TASK_COUNT, taskCount);
-    }
-
     public void setDeletionDate(Long deletionDate) {
         setValue(DELETION_DATE, deletionDate);
     }
diff --git a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/TagViewFragment.java b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/TagViewFragment.java
index 243c5cc14..c801c69b2 100644
--- a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/TagViewFragment.java
+++ b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/TagViewFragment.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import com.todoroo.astrid.activity.FilterListFragment;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.activity.TaskListActivity;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.activity.TaskListFragment;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.api.FilterWithCustomIntent;
-import com.todoroo.astrid.core.SortHelper;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.TagDataDao;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.RemoteModel;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.TagData;
@@ -153,25 +152,8 @@ public class TagViewFragment extends TaskListFragment {
         return tagData;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void loadTaskListContent() {
-        super.loadTaskListContent();
-        if(taskAdapter == null || taskAdapter.getCursor() == null) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        int count = taskAdapter.getCursor().getCount();
-
-        if(tagData != null && sortFlags <= SortHelper.FLAG_REVERSE_SORT &&
-                count != tagData.getTaskCount()) {
-            tagData.setTaskCount(count);
-            tagDataService.save(tagData);
-        }
-    }
-
     // --------------------------------------------------------- refresh data
 
-
     @Override
     protected void initiateAutomaticSyncImpl() {
         if (!isCurrentTaskListFragment()) {
diff --git a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/messages/NameMaps.java b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/messages/NameMaps.java
index 5ae6b7b1b..06b9af0d7 100644
--- a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/messages/NameMaps.java
+++ b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/messages/NameMaps.java
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ public class NameMaps {
         putTagPropertyToServerName(TagData.NAME,            "name",         true);
         putTagPropertyToServerName(TagData.DELETION_DATE,   "deleted_at",   true);
         putTagPropertyToServerName(TagData.UUID,            "uuid",         false);
-        putTagPropertyToServerName(TagData.TASK_COUNT,      "task_count",   false);
     }
 
     // ----------
diff --git a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/TagFilterExposer.java b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/TagFilterExposer.java
index c4861fa31..5bf16c9e7 100644
--- a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/TagFilterExposer.java
+++ b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/TagFilterExposer.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import com.todoroo.astrid.api.FilterWithCustomIntent;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.api.FilterWithUpdate;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.TaskDao.TaskCriteria;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.Metadata;
-import com.todoroo.astrid.data.RemoteModel;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.TagData;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.tags.TagService.Tag;
 
@@ -70,9 +69,6 @@ public class TagFilterExposer extends InjectingBroadcastReceiver implements Astr
         FilterWithUpdate filter = new FilterWithUpdate(tag.tag,
                 title, tagTemplate,
                 contentValues);
-        if(!RemoteModel.NO_UUID.equals(tag.uuid)) {
-            filter.listingTitle += " (" + tag.count + ")";
-        }
 
         filter.contextMenuLabels = new String[] {
             context.getString(R.string.tag_cm_rename),
diff --git a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/TagService.java b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/TagService.java
index 04d60b2ba..7992981e3 100644
--- a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/TagService.java
+++ b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/tags/TagService.java
@@ -81,12 +81,10 @@ public final class TagService {
      */
     public static final class Tag {
         public String tag;
-        public int count;
         public String uuid;
 
         public Tag(TagData tagData) {
             tag = tagData.getName();
-            count = tagData.getTaskCount();
             uuid = tagData.getUUID();
         }
 
diff --git a/astrid/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetHelper.java b/astrid/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetHelper.java
index c2c99b1bd..efe78c930 100644
--- a/astrid/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetHelper.java
+++ b/astrid/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetHelper.java
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ public class WidgetHelper {
         long id = preferences.getLong(WidgetConfigActivity.PREF_TAG_ID + widgetId, 0);
         TagData tagData;
         if (id > 0) {
-            tagData = tagDataService.fetchById(id, TagData.ID, TagData.NAME, TagData.TASK_COUNT, TagData.UUID);
+            tagData = tagDataService.fetchById(id, TagData.ID, TagData.NAME, TagData.UUID);
             if (tagData != null && !tagData.getName().equals(filter.title)) { // Tag has been renamed; rebuild filter
                 filter = TagFilterExposer.filterFromTagData(context, tagData);
                 preferences.setString(WidgetConfigActivity.PREF_SQL + widgetId, filter.getSqlQuery());