diff --git a/src/components/board-buttons/board-buttons.tsx b/src/components/board-buttons/board-buttons.tsx
index f23db435..f62fd713 100644
--- a/src/components/board-buttons/board-buttons.tsx
+++ b/src/components/board-buttons/board-buttons.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { Link, useLocation, useNavigate, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useAccountComment, useComment, useSubscribe } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
-import { flattenCommentsPages } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks/dist/lib/utils';
 import { isAllView, isCatalogView, isDescriptionView, isPendingPostView, isPostPageView, isRulesView, isSubscriptionsView } from '../../lib/utils/view-utils';
 import useCatalogStyleStore from '../../stores/use-catalog-style-store';
 import useFeedResetStore from '../../stores/use-feed-reset-store';
@@ -12,7 +10,6 @@ import CatalogFilters from '../../views/catalog/catalog-filters/';
 import styles from './board-buttons.module.css';
 import Tooltip from '../tooltip';
 import useCountLinksInReplies from '../../hooks/use-count-links-in-replies';
-import useReplyCount from '../../hooks/use-reply-count';
 
 interface BoardButtonsProps {
   address?: string | undefined;
@@ -232,10 +229,8 @@ const PostPageStats = () => {
   const isInRulesView = isRulesView(location.pathname, params);
 
   const comment = useComment({ commentCid: params?.commentCid });
-  const { closed, pinned } = comment || {};
-
+  const { closed, pinned, replyCount } = comment || {};
   const linkCount = useCountLinksInReplies(comment);
-  const replyCount = useReplyCount(comment);
 
   return (
     <span>
diff --git a/src/components/catalog-row/catalog-row.tsx b/src/components/catalog-row/catalog-row.tsx
index 4a3f33f3..f8981461 100644
--- a/src/components/catalog-row/catalog-row.tsx
+++ b/src/components/catalog-row/catalog-row.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import useEditCommentPrivileges from '../../hooks/use-author-privileges';
 import useCountLinksInReplies from '../../hooks/use-count-links-in-replies';
 import useFetchGifFirstFrame from '../../hooks/use-fetch-gif-first-frame';
 import useHide from '../../hooks/use-hide';
-import useReplyCount from '../../hooks/use-reply-count';
 import useWindowWidth from '../../hooks/use-window-width';
 import PostMenuDesktop from '../post-desktop/post-menu-desktop';
 import styles from './catalog-row.module.css';
@@ -96,8 +95,25 @@ export const CatalogPostMedia = ({ commentMediaInfo, isOutOfFeed, linkWidth, lin
 
 const CatalogPost = ({ post }: { post: Comment }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const { author, cid, content, isDescription, isRules, lastChildCid, link, linkHeight, linkWidth, locked, pinned, spoiler, subplebbitAddress, timestamp, title } =
-    post || {};
+  const {
+    author,
+    cid,
+    content,
+    isDescription,
+    isRules,
+    lastChildCid,
+    link,
+    linkHeight,
+    linkWidth,
+    locked,
+    pinned,
+    replyCount,
+    spoiler,
+    subplebbitAddress,
+    timestamp,
+    title,
+  } = post || {};
+  const linkCount = useCountLinksInReplies(post);
   const commentMediaInfo = getCommentMediaInfo(post);
   const hasThumbnail = getHasThumbnail(commentMediaInfo, link);
   const { hidden } = useHide({ cid });
@@ -107,9 +123,6 @@ const CatalogPost = ({ post }: { post: Comment }) => {
 
   const postLink = isInAllView && isDescription ? `/p/all/description` : `/p/${subplebbitAddress}/${isDescription ? 'description' : isRules ? 'rules' : `c/${cid}`}`;
 
-  const linkCount = useCountLinksInReplies(post);
-  const replyCount = useReplyCount(post);
-
   const threadIcons = (
     <div className={styles.threadIcons}>
       {pinned && <span className={styles.stickyIcon} title={t('sticky')} />}
diff --git a/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx b/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
index fa8fca56..616de12e 100644
--- a/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-desktop/post-desktop.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import useEditCommentPrivileges from '../../hooks/use-author-privileges';
 import useCountLinksInReplies from '../../hooks/use-count-links-in-replies';
 import useHide from '../../hooks/use-hide';
 import useReplies from '../../hooks/use-replies';
-import useReplyCount from '../../hooks/use-reply-count';
 import useStateString from '../../hooks/use-state-string';
 import CommentMedia from '../comment-media';
 import EditMenu from '../edit-menu/edit-menu';
@@ -339,7 +338,7 @@ const Reply = ({ openReplyModal, postReplyCount, reply, roles }: PostProps) => {
 
 const PostDesktop = ({ openReplyModal, post, roles, showAllReplies, showReplies = true }: PostProps) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const { author, cid, content, link, pinned, postCid, subplebbitAddress } = post || {};
+  const { author, cid, content, link, pinned, postCid, replyCount, subplebbitAddress } = post || {};
   const { isDescription, isRules } = post || {}; // custom properties, not from api
   const params = useParams();
   const location = useLocation();
@@ -350,7 +349,6 @@ const PostDesktop = ({ openReplyModal, post, roles, showAllReplies, showReplies
   const isHidden = hidden && !isInPostPageView;
 
   const replies = useReplies(post);
-  const replyCount = useReplyCount(post);
   const visiblelinksCount = useCountLinksInReplies(post, 5);
   const totalLinksCount = useCountLinksInReplies(post);
   const repliesCount = pinned ? replyCount : replyCount - 5;
diff --git a/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx b/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
index 6d014ba3..542fb75d 100644
--- a/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post-mobile/post-mobile.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import useAuthorAddressClick from '../../hooks/use-author-address-click';
 import useCountLinksInReplies from '../../hooks/use-count-links-in-replies';
 import useHide from '../../hooks/use-hide';
 import useReplies from '../../hooks/use-replies';
-import useReplyCount from '../../hooks/use-reply-count';
 import useStateString from '../../hooks/use-state-string';
 import CommentMedia from '../comment-media';
 import LoadingEllipsis from '../loading-ellipsis';
@@ -276,9 +275,8 @@ const Reply = ({ openReplyModal, postReplyCount, reply, roles }: PostProps) => {
 
 const PostMobile = ({ openReplyModal, post, roles, showAllReplies, showReplies = true }: PostProps) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const { author, cid, content, pinned, postCid, subplebbitAddress } = post || {};
+  const { author, cid, content, pinned, postCid, replyCount, subplebbitAddress } = post || {};
   const { isDescription, isRules } = post || {}; // custom properties, not from api
-  const replyCount = useReplyCount(post);
   const params = useParams();
   const location = useLocation();
   const isInAllView = isAllView(location.pathname, params);
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-reply-count.ts b/src/hooks/use-reply-count.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ead7e81..00000000
--- a/src/hooks/use-reply-count.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import { useMemo } from 'react';
-import { Comment } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
-import { flattenCommentsPages } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks/dist/lib/utils';
-
-const useReplyCount = (comment: Comment) => {
-  const replies = comment?.replies;
-  const flattenedReplies = useMemo(() => flattenCommentsPages(replies), [replies]);
-
-  return flattenedReplies.length;
-};
-
-export default useReplyCount;