diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index ad47398..c392c87 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ void fetch_videos_for_channel(Channel &channel, bool name_in_title=false)
     if(channel.is_virtual) {
         std::vector<Video> &channelVideos = videos[channel.id];
         channelVideos = Video::get_all_with_flag_value(channel.virtual_flag, channel.virtual_flag_value);
-        channel.video_count = channelVideos.size();
         for(Video &video: channelVideos) {
             video.tui_title_width = string_width(video.title);
         }
@@ -191,8 +190,8 @@ void select_channel_by_index(const int index) {
     selected_channel = index;
     const Channel &channel = channels.at(selected_channel);
     selected_video = 0;
-    current_video_count = channel.video_count;
     load_videos_for_channel(channel, clear_channels_on_change);
+    current_video_count = videos[channel.id].size();
     clear_channels_on_change = channel.is_virtual;
 }
 
diff --git a/yt.cpp b/yt.cpp
index c643e00..1d869bd 100644
--- a/yt.cpp
+++ b/yt.cpp
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ void Channel::fetch_new_videos(sqlite3 *db, progress_info *info, std::optional<s
 
 void Channel::load_info(sqlite3 *db)
 {
-    video_count = 0;
     unwatched = 0;
 
     if(is_virtual) {
@@ -253,7 +252,6 @@ void Channel::load_info(sqlite3 *db)
         const int flags = sqlite3_column_int(query, 0);
         const int count = sqlite3_column_int(query, 1);
 
-        video_count += count;
         if((flags & kWatched) == 0)
             unwatched += count;
     }
diff --git a/yt.h b/yt.h
index ebcd226..7678850 100644
--- a/yt.h
+++ b/yt.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ public:
     void load_info(sqlite3 *db);
     bool is_valid() const;
 
-    unsigned int video_count;
     unsigned int unwatched;
 private:
     Channel(const std::string &id, const std::string &name);