diff --git a/app/Jobs/CommentPipeline/CommentPipeline.php b/app/Jobs/CommentPipeline/CommentPipeline.php
index f674b60d4..3d6f2cbbe 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/CommentPipeline/CommentPipeline.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/CommentPipeline/CommentPipeline.php
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ class CommentPipeline implements ShouldQueue
         $actor = $comment->profile;
 
         if(config('database.default') === 'mysql') {
-            $count = DB::select( DB::raw("select id, in_reply_to_id from statuses, (select @pv := :kid) initialisation where id > @pv and find_in_set(in_reply_to_id, @pv) > 0 and @pv := concat(@pv, ',', id)"), [ 'kid' => $status->id]);
-            $status->reply_count = count($count);
+            $status->reply_count = $status->reply_count + 1;
             $status->save();
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Jobs/StatusPipeline/StatusReplyPipeline.php b/app/Jobs/StatusPipeline/StatusReplyPipeline.php
index 0fd19f2e4..9ca15aee9 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/StatusPipeline/StatusReplyPipeline.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/StatusPipeline/StatusReplyPipeline.php
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ class StatusReplyPipeline implements ShouldQueue
         }
 
         if(config('database.default') === 'mysql') {
-            $count = DB::select( DB::raw("select id, in_reply_to_id from statuses, (select @pv := :kid) initialisation where id > @pv and find_in_set(in_reply_to_id, @pv) > 0 and @pv := concat(@pv, ',', id)"), [ 'kid' => $reply->id]);
-            $reply->reply_count = count($count);
+            $reply->reply_count = $reply->reply_count + 1;
             $reply->save();
         }