diff --git a/server/homebrew.api.js b/server/homebrew.api.js
index b865d9193..36d0aa576 100644
--- a/server/homebrew.api.js
+++ b/server/homebrew.api.js
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ const newBrew = (req, res)=>{
 
 	brew.authors = (req.account) ? [req.account.username] : [];
 	brew.text = mergeBrewText(brew.text, brew.style);
-	brew.pageCount = (brew.text.match(/\\page/g) || []).length + 1;
 
 	delete brew.editId;
 	delete brew.shareId;
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ const updateBrew = (req, res)=>{
 		.then((brew)=>{
 			brew = _.merge(brew, req.body);
 			brew.text = mergeBrewText(brew.text, brew.style);
-			brew.pageCount = (brew.text.match(/\\page/g) || []).length + 1;
 
 			// Compress brew text to binary before saving
 			brew.textBin = zlib.deflateRawSync(brew.text);