diff --git a/js/modules/data.d.ts b/js/modules/data.d.ts
index 0f70dd4da..f967fd287 100644
--- a/js/modules/data.d.ts
+++ b/js/modules/data.d.ts
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ export function searchMessagesInConversation(
   conversationId: string,
   { limit }?: { limit: any }
 ): Promise<any>;
-export function getMessageCount(): Promise<number>;
 export function saveMessage(
   data: Mesasge,
   { forceSave, Message }?: { forceSave?: any; Message?: any }
diff --git a/js/modules/data.js b/js/modules/data.js
index 35417200a..cb2912fa5 100644
--- a/js/modules/data.js
+++ b/js/modules/data.js
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ module.exports = {
   searchMessages,
   searchMessagesInConversation,
 
-  getMessageCount,
   saveMessage,
   cleanSeenMessages,
   cleanLastHashes,
@@ -874,9 +873,6 @@ async function searchMessagesInConversation(
 }
 
 // Message
-async function getMessageCount() {
-  return channels.getMessageCount();
-}
 
 async function cleanSeenMessages() {
   await channels.cleanSeenMessages();