diff --git a/src/api/client_server/search.rs b/src/api/client_server/search.rs
index c93038ea..d2a305d7 100644
--- a/src/api/client_server/search.rs
+++ b/src/api/client_server/search.rs
@@ -167,11 +167,7 @@ pub async fn search_events_route(body: Ruma<search_events::v3::Request>) -> Resu
 
 	Ok(search_events::v3::Response::new(ResultCategories {
 		room_events: ResultRoomEvents {
-			count: if cfg!(feature = "element_hacks") {
-				Some((results.len() as u32).into())
-			} else {
-				None
-			}, // TODO: set this to none. Element shouldn't depend on it (strawberry: why not?)
+			count: Some((results.len() as u32).into()),
 			groups: BTreeMap::new(), // TODO
 			next_batch,
 			results,