diff --git a/libtransmission/announcer.cc b/libtransmission/announcer.cc
index 39517e27c..c69badb52 100644
--- a/libtransmission/announcer.cc
+++ b/libtransmission/announcer.cc
@@ -1802,6 +1802,14 @@ static tr_tracker_view trackerView(tr_torrent const& tor, int tier_index, tr_tie
     return view;
 }
 
+size_t tr_announcerTrackerCount(tr_torrent const* tor)
+{
+    TR_ASSERT(tr_isTorrent(tor));
+    TR_ASSERT(tor->tiers != nullptr);
+
+    return tor->tiers->tracker_count;
+}
+
 tr_tracker_view tr_announcerTracker(tr_torrent const* tor, size_t nth)
 {
     TR_ASSERT(tr_isTorrent(tor));
diff --git a/libtransmission/announcer.h b/libtransmission/announcer.h
index 6959c5f3f..1b047dea2 100644
--- a/libtransmission/announcer.h
+++ b/libtransmission/announcer.h
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ time_t tr_announcerNextManualAnnounce(tr_torrent const*);
 
 tr_tracker_view tr_announcerTracker(tr_torrent const* torrent, size_t i);
 
+size_t tr_announcerTrackerCount(tr_torrent const* tor);
+
 /***
 ****
 ***/
diff --git a/libtransmission/torrent.cc b/libtransmission/torrent.cc
index 11e8eda38..fc42eec04 100644
--- a/libtransmission/torrent.cc
+++ b/libtransmission/torrent.cc
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ tr_tracker_view tr_torrentTracker(tr_torrent const* tor, size_t i)
 
 size_t tr_torrentTrackerCount(tr_torrent const* tor)
 {
-    return tor->trackerCount();
+    return tr_announcerTrackerCount(tor);
 }
 
 /***
diff --git a/libtransmission/torrent.h b/libtransmission/torrent.h
index bc62488ef..39c7ce30d 100644
--- a/libtransmission/torrent.h
+++ b/libtransmission/torrent.h
@@ -348,13 +348,6 @@ public:
         return info.webseeds[i];
     }
 
-    /// TRACKERS
-
-    auto trackerCount() const
-    {
-        return info.trackerCount;
-    }
-
     /// CHECKSUMS
 
     bool ensurePieceIsChecked(tr_piece_index_t piece)