diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/ContentRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/ContentRepository.cs
index 1f5cc1ecd4..7d3557a81d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/ContentRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/ContentRepository.cs
@@ -689,8 +689,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
         public int CountPublished()
         {
             var sql = GetBaseQuery(true).Where<NodeDto>(x => x.Trashed == false)
-                .Where<DocumentDto>(x => x.Published == true)
-                .Where<DocumentDto>(x => x.Newest == true);
+                .Where<DocumentDto>(x => x.Published == true);
             return Database.ExecuteScalar<int>(sql);
         }