diff --git a/htroot/index.html b/htroot/index.html
index 044969d9f..79a508a8c 100644
--- a/htroot/index.html
+++ b/htroot/index.html
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
       <dd>
         <dl style="width:500px">
           <dt>/heuristic</dt>
-          <dd>add search results from #[count]# external opensearch systems</dd>
+          <dd>add search results from external opensearch systems</dd>
         </dl>
       </dd>
       #(/heuristic)#
diff --git a/htroot/index.java b/htroot/index.java
index 49bf3e8ce..953cfc5a9 100644
--- a/htroot/index.java
+++ b/htroot/index.java
@@ -67,12 +67,8 @@ public class index {
         if (!sb.getConfigBool("search.options", true)) {
             searchoptions = 0;
         } else { // show heuristic hint on search option screen
-            int osdcnt = 0; // (only if some are active and heuristic is not ON by config)
-            try {
-                osdcnt = sb.tables.size("opensearchsys");
-            } catch (IOException ex) { }
-            prop.put("searchoptions_heuristic", !sb.getConfigBool(SwitchboardConstants.HEURISTIC_OPENSEARCH, false) && osdcnt > 0);
-            prop.put("searchoptions_heuristic_count", osdcnt);
+            // (only if heuristic is ON by config)
+            prop.put("searchoptions_heuristic", sb.getConfigBool(SwitchboardConstants.HEURISTIC_OPENSEARCH, false));
         }
         final String former = (post == null) ? "" : post.get("former", "");
         final int count = Math.min(100, (post == null) ? 10 : post.getInt("count", 10));