diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/front.py b/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
index 0049837ae..d754fe608 100755
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/front.py
@@ -843,7 +843,6 @@ class FrontController(RedditController):
         res = SubredditsPage(content=spane,
                              prev_search=query,
                              elapsed_time=etime,
-                             num_results=results.hits,
                              # update if we ever add sorts
                              search_params={},
                              title=_("search results"),
@@ -908,7 +907,7 @@ class FrontController(RedditController):
                 else:
                     cleanup_message = strings.completely_invalid_search_query
 
-            res = SearchPage(_('search results'), query, etime, results.hits,
+            res = SearchPage(_('search results'), query, etime,
                              content=spane,
                              nav_menus=[SearchSortMenu(default=sort),
                                         TimeMenu(default=recent)],
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py b/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
index aa1fc53fa..61111c6e3 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/pages/pages.py
@@ -1156,14 +1156,13 @@ class SearchPage(BoringPage):
     extra_page_classes = ['search-page']
 
     def __init__(self, pagename, prev_search, elapsed_time,
-                 num_results, search_params={},
+                 search_params={},
                  simple=False, restrict_sr=False, site=None,
                  syntax=None, converted_data=None, facets={}, sort=None,
                  recent=None,
                  *a, **kw):
         self.searchbar = SearchBar(prev_search=prev_search,
                                    elapsed_time=elapsed_time,
-                                   num_results=num_results,
                                    search_params=search_params,
                                    show_feedback=True, site=site,
                                    simple=simple, restrict_sr=restrict_sr,
@@ -1554,14 +1553,13 @@ class SubredditsPage(Reddit):
     self.searchbar"""
     searchbox    = False
     submit_box   = False
-    def __init__(self, prev_search = '', num_results = 0, elapsed_time = 0,
+    def __init__(self, prev_search = '', elapsed_time = 0,
                  title = '', loginbox = True, infotext = None, show_interestbar=False,
                  search_params = {}, *a, **kw):
         Reddit.__init__(self, title = title, loginbox = loginbox, infotext = infotext,
                         *a, **kw)
         self.searchbar = SearchBar(prev_search = prev_search,
                                    elapsed_time = elapsed_time,
-                                   num_results = num_results,
                                    header = _('search subreddits by name'),
                                    search_params = {},
                                    simple=True,
@@ -2482,9 +2480,11 @@ class SearchForm(Templated):
 
 class SearchBar(Templated):
     """More detailed search box for /search and /subreddits pages.
-    Displays the previous search as well as info of the elapsed_time
-    and num_results if any."""
-    def __init__(self, header=None, num_results=0, prev_search='',
+
+    Displays the previous search as well
+
+    """
+    def __init__(self, header=None, prev_search='',
                  elapsed_time=0, search_params={}, show_feedback=False,
                  simple=False, restrict_sr=False, site=None, syntax=None,
                  subreddit_search=False, converted_data=None, facets={},
@@ -2497,12 +2497,6 @@ class SearchBar(Templated):
         self.elapsed_time = elapsed_time
         self.show_feedback = show_feedback
 
-        # All results are approximate unless there are fewer than 10.
-        if num_results > 10:
-            self.num_results = (num_results / 10) * 10
-        else:
-            self.num_results = num_results
-
         Templated.__init__(self, search_params=search_params,
                            simple=simple, restrict_sr=restrict_sr,
                            site=site, syntax=syntax,
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/searchbar.compact b/r2/r2/templates/searchbar.compact
index 322ee2b79..3cc0c424b 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/searchbar.compact
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/searchbar.compact
@@ -33,17 +33,4 @@
     ${SearchForm(prev_search = thing.prev_search,
                  search_params = thing.search_params)}
   </div>
-
-  %if thing.prev_search and thing.elapsed_time > 0:
-    <div class="summary">
-      <%
-         label = _("about %(num)d results in %(second)s.")
-         seconds = strings.float_label % \
-              dict(num=thing.elapsed_time,
-                   thing=ungettext('second', 'seconds', 2))
-       %>
-      ${label % dict(num=thing.num_results, second=seconds)}
-    </div>
-    <div class="clearleft"></div>
-  %endif
 </div>
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/searchbar.html b/r2/r2/templates/searchbar.html
index 932ab18bf..82dee0823 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/searchbar.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/searchbar.html
@@ -32,15 +32,6 @@
 
 %if thing.prev_search and thing.elapsed_time > 0:
   <div class="search-summary">
-    <%
-       label = _("about %(num)d results in %(second)s")
-       seconds = strings.float_label % \
-            dict(num=thing.elapsed_time,
-                 thing=ungettext('second', 'seconds', 2))
-     %>
-    <div class="result-count">
-      ${label % dict(num=thing.num_results, second=seconds)}
-    </div>
     %if thing.show_feedback:
     <div>
       ${_("satisfied?")}