diff --git a/app/models/spree/order.rb b/app/models/spree/order.rb
index 71d76036df..08e1a2a9df 100644
--- a/app/models/spree/order.rb
+++ b/app/models/spree/order.rb
@@ -220,11 +220,6 @@ module Spree
       total.to_f > 0.0 && !skip_payment_for_subscription?
     end
 
-    # Indicates the number of items in the order
-    def item_count
-      line_items.inject(0) { |sum, li| sum + li.quantity }
-    end
-
     def backordered?
       shipments.any?(&:backordered?)
     end
diff --git a/spec/models/spree/order_spec.rb b/spec/models/spree/order_spec.rb
index c886d5677d..ab1208fc45 100644
--- a/spec/models/spree/order_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/spree/order_spec.rb
@@ -289,16 +289,6 @@ describe Spree::Order do
     end
   end
 
-  context "#item_count" do
-    before do
-      @order = create(:order, user: user)
-      @order.line_items = [create(:line_item, quantity: 2), create(:line_item, quantity: 1)]
-    end
-    it "should return the correct number of items" do
-      expect(@order.item_count).to eq 3
-    end
-  end
-
   context "#amount" do
     before do
       @order = create(:order, user: user)