diff --git a/C4/Search.pm b/C4/Search.pm
index 912ee194a0..8b19d1ffe4 100644
--- a/C4/Search.pm
+++ b/C4/Search.pm
@@ -2024,7 +2024,6 @@ sub searchResults {
             my $holdingsep = C4::Context->preference("AlternateHoldingsSeparator") || ' ';
             my @alternateholdingsinfo = ();
             my @holdingsfields = $marcrecord->field(substr $fieldspec, 0, 3);
-            my $alternateholdingscount = 0;
 
             for my $field (@holdingsfields) {
                 my %holding = ( holding => '' );
@@ -2038,12 +2037,10 @@ sub searchResults {
                 }
                 if ($havesubfield) {
                     push(@alternateholdingsinfo, \%holding);
-                    $alternateholdingscount++;
                 }
             }
 
             $oldbiblio->{'ALTERNATEHOLDINGS'} = \@alternateholdingsinfo;
-            $oldbiblio->{'alternateholdings_count'} = $alternateholdingscount;
         }
 
         push( @newresults, $oldbiblio );
diff --git a/t/db_dependent/Search.t b/t/db_dependent/Search.t
index 0879483d3a..a01ccfe3e2 100755
--- a/t/db_dependent/Search.t
+++ b/t/db_dependent/Search.t
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ ok(MARC::Record::new_from_xml($results_hashref->{biblioserver}->{RECORDS}->[0],'
     ($error, $results_hashref, $facets_loop) = getRecords("Godzina pąsowej róży","Godzina pąsowej róży",[ ], [ 'biblioserver' ],20,0,\%branches,\%itemtypes,$query_type,0);
     @newresults = searchResults({'interface'=>'intranet'}, $query_desc, $results_hashref->{'biblioserver'}->{'hits'}, 17, 0, 0,
         $results_hashref->{'biblioserver'}->{"RECORDS"});
-    is($newresults[0]->{'alternateholdings_count'}, 1, 'Alternate holdings filled in correctly');
+    is(scalar(@{$newresults[0]->{'ALTERNATEHOLDINGS'}}), 1, 'Alternate holdings filled in correctly');
 
 
     ## Regression test for Bug 10741