diff --git a/app/graph/types/project_group_type.rb b/app/graph/types/project_group_type.rb
index aad98569c2..bdcd6e0a34 100644
--- a/app/graph/types/project_group_type.rb
+++ b/app/graph/types/project_group_type.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ class ProjectGroupType < DefaultObject
   field :description, GraphQL::Types::String, null: true
   field :team_id, GraphQL::Types::Int, null: true
   field :team, PublicTeamType, null: true
-  field :medias_count, GraphQL::Types::Int, null: true
 
   field :projects, ProjectType.connection_type, null: true
 end
diff --git a/app/graph/types/project_type.rb b/app/graph/types/project_type.rb
index ab39118c35..ed215af54d 100644
--- a/app/graph/types/project_type.rb
+++ b/app/graph/types/project_type.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ class ProjectType < DefaultObject
   field :dbid, GraphQL::Types::Int, null: true
   field :permissions, GraphQL::Types::String, null: true
   field :pusher_channel, GraphQL::Types::String, null: true
-  field :medias_count, GraphQL::Types::Int, null: true
   field :search_id, GraphQL::Types::String, null: true
   field :url, GraphQL::Types::String, null: true
   field :search, CheckSearchType, null: true
diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index 4d579bccfb..26c669a91e 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -40,41 +40,6 @@ class Project < ApplicationRecord
 
   check_settings
 
-  cached_field :medias_count,
-    start_as: 0,
-    recalculate: :recalculate_medias_count,
-    update_on: [
-      {
-        model: Relationship,
-        affected_ids: proc { |r| ProjectMedia.where(id: r.target_id).map(&:project_id) },
-        events: {
-          save: :recalculate,
-          destroy: :recalculate
-        }
-      },
-      {
-        model: ProjectMedia,
-        if: proc { |pm| !pm.project_id.nil? },
-        affected_ids: proc { |pm| [pm.project_id] },
-        events: {
-          create: :recalculate,
-          destroy: :recalculate
-        }
-      },
-      {
-        model: ProjectMedia,
-        if: proc { |pm| pm.saved_change_to_archived? || pm.saved_change_to_project_id? },
-        affected_ids: proc { |pm| [pm.project_id, pm.project_id_before_last_save] },
-        events: {
-          update: :recalculate,
-        }
-      },
-    ]
-
-  def recalculate_medias_count
-    self.team.medias_count(self)
-  end
-
   def check_search_team
     self.team.check_search_team
   end
diff --git a/app/models/project_group.rb b/app/models/project_group.rb
index 6b5c767b04..78303a9f6e 100644
--- a/app/models/project_group.rb
+++ b/app/models/project_group.rb
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ class ProjectGroup < ApplicationRecord
   belongs_to :team, optional: true
   has_many :projects, dependent: :nullify
 
-  def medias_count
-    self.projects.map(&:medias_count).sum
-  end
-
   def project_medias
     ProjectMedia.joins(:project).where('projects.project_group_id' => self.id)
   end
diff --git a/lib/relay.idl b/lib/relay.idl
index e0e7bc11e7..5edaad82c4 100644
--- a/lib/relay.idl
+++ b/lib/relay.idl
@@ -10495,7 +10495,6 @@ type Project implements Node {
   description: String
   id: ID!
   is_default: Boolean
-  medias_count: Int
   permissions: String
   privacy: Int
   project_group: ProjectGroup
@@ -10574,7 +10573,6 @@ type ProjectGroup implements Node {
   dbid: Int
   description: String
   id: ID!
-  medias_count: Int
   permissions: String
   projects(
     """
diff --git a/public/relay.json b/public/relay.json
index 3cc4a0e499..8f9e81dfe1 100644
--- a/public/relay.json
+++ b/public/relay.json
@@ -56720,20 +56720,6 @@
               "isDeprecated": false,
               "deprecationReason": null
             },
-            {
-              "name": "medias_count",
-              "description": null,
-              "args": [
-
-              ],
-              "type": {
-                "kind": "SCALAR",
-                "name": "Int",
-                "ofType": null
-              },
-              "isDeprecated": false,
-              "deprecationReason": null
-            },
             {
               "name": "permissions",
               "description": null,
@@ -57156,20 +57142,6 @@
               "isDeprecated": false,
               "deprecationReason": null
             },
-            {
-              "name": "medias_count",
-              "description": null,
-              "args": [
-
-              ],
-              "type": {
-                "kind": "SCALAR",
-                "name": "Int",
-                "ofType": null
-              },
-              "isDeprecated": false,
-              "deprecationReason": null
-            },
             {
               "name": "permissions",
               "description": null,
diff --git a/test/controllers/graphql_controller_4_test.rb b/test/controllers/graphql_controller_4_test.rb
index 2bdd4ef54b..60dc8f83b1 100644
--- a/test/controllers/graphql_controller_4_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/graphql_controller_4_test.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ def teardown
 
   test "should bulk-send project medias to trash" do
     @pms.each { |pm| assert_equal CheckArchivedFlags::FlagCodes::NONE, pm.archived }
-    @ps.each { |p| assert_equal 1, p.reload.medias_count }
     assert_search_finds_all({ archived: CheckArchivedFlags::FlagCodes::NONE })
     assert_search_finds_none({ archived: CheckArchivedFlags::FlagCodes::TRASHED })
     assert_equal 0, CheckPusher::Worker.jobs.size
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ def teardown
     assert_response :success
     
     @pms.each { |pm| assert_equal CheckArchivedFlags::FlagCodes::TRASHED, pm.reload.archived }
-    @ps.each { |p| assert_equal 0, p.reload.medias_count }
     assert_search_finds_all({ archived: CheckArchivedFlags::FlagCodes::TRASHED })
     assert_search_finds_none({ archived: CheckArchivedFlags::FlagCodes::NONE })
     assert_equal 1, CheckPusher::Worker.jobs.size
@@ -90,7 +88,6 @@ def teardown
     Sidekiq::Worker.drain_all
     sleep 1
     @pms.each { |pm| assert_equal CheckArchivedFlags::FlagCodes::TRASHED, pm.reload.archived }
-    @ps.each { |p| assert_equal 0, p.reload.medias_count }
     assert_search_finds_all({ archived: CheckArchivedFlags::FlagCodes::TRASHED })
     assert_search_finds_none({ archived: CheckArchivedFlags::FlagCodes::NONE })
     assert_equal 0, CheckPusher::Worker.jobs.size
@@ -100,7 +97,6 @@ def teardown
     assert_response :success
     
     @pms.each { |pm| assert_equal CheckArchivedFlags::FlagCodes::NONE, pm.reload.archived }
-    @ps.each { |p| assert_equal 1, p.reload.medias_count }
     assert_search_finds_all({ archived: CheckArchivedFlags::FlagCodes::NONE })
     assert_search_finds_none({ archived: CheckArchivedFlags::FlagCodes::TRASHED })
     assert_equal 1, CheckPusher::Worker.jobs.size
@@ -113,7 +109,6 @@ def teardown
     Sidekiq::Worker.drain_all
     sleep 1
     @pms.each { |pm| assert_equal CheckArchivedFlags::FlagCodes::TRASHED, pm.reload.archived }
-    @ps.each { |p| assert_equal 0, p.reload.medias_count }
     assert_search_finds_all({ archived: CheckArchivedFlags::FlagCodes::TRASHED })
     assert_search_finds_none({ archived: CheckArchivedFlags::FlagCodes::NONE })
     assert_equal 0, CheckPusher::Worker.jobs.size
@@ -123,8 +118,6 @@ def teardown
     assert_response :success
 
     @pms.each { |pm| assert_equal CheckArchivedFlags::FlagCodes::NONE, pm.reload.archived }
-    @ps.each { |p| assert_equal 0, p.reload.medias_count }
-    assert_equal @pms.length, add_to.reload.medias_count
     assert_search_finds_all({ archived: CheckArchivedFlags::FlagCodes::NONE })
     assert_search_finds_none({ archived: CheckArchivedFlags::FlagCodes::TRASHED })
     assert_equal 2, CheckPusher::Worker.jobs.size
@@ -291,17 +284,11 @@ def teardown
     invalid_id_1 = Base64.encode64("ProjectMedia/0")
     invalid_id_2 = Base64.encode64("Project/#{pm1.id}")
     invalid_id_3 = random_string
-    assert_equal 4, @p1.reload.medias_count
-    assert_equal 2, @p2.reload.medias_count
-    assert_equal 0, p4.reload.medias_count
     ids = []
     [@pm1.graphql_id, @pm2.graphql_id, pm1.graphql_id, pm2.graphql_id, invalid_id_1, invalid_id_2, invalid_id_3].each { |id| ids << id }
     query = 'mutation { updateProjectMedias(input: { clientMutationId: "1", ids: ' + ids.to_json + ', action: "move_to", params: "{\"move_to\": \"' + p4.id.to_s + '\"}" }) { team { dbid } } }'
     post :create, params: { query: query, team: @t.slug }
     assert_response :success
-    assert_equal 0, @p1.reload.medias_count
-    assert_equal 0, @p2.reload.medias_count
-    assert_equal 6, p4.reload.medias_count
     # verify move similar items
     assert_equal p4.id, t_pm1.reload.project_id
     assert_equal p4.id, t2_pm1.reload.project_id
diff --git a/test/controllers/graphql_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/graphql_controller_test.rb
index 839ddaf9bd..786141273f 100644
--- a/test/controllers/graphql_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/graphql_controller_test.rb
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ def setup
     p = create_project team: t
     pm = create_project_media project: p
     create_comment annotated: pm, annotator: u
-    query = "query GetById { project(id: \"#{p.id}\") { medias_count, project_medias(first: 1) { edges { node { permissions } } } } }"
+    query = "query GetById { project(id: \"#{p.id}\") { project_medias(first: 1) { edges { node { permissions } } } } }"
     post :create, params: { query: query, team: 'team' }
     assert_response :success
     assert_not_equal '{}', JSON.parse(@response.body)['data']['project']['project_medias']['edges'][0]['node']['permissions']
diff --git a/test/models/project_group_test.rb b/test/models/project_group_test.rb
index 959000629f..a8bcf2b6ec 100644
--- a/test/models/project_group_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/project_group_test.rb
@@ -36,28 +36,6 @@ def setup
     assert_equal [pg], t.reload.project_groups
   end
 
-  test "should have medias count" do
-    RequestStore.store[:skip_cached_field_update] = false
-    t = create_team
-    pg = create_project_group team: t
-    assert_equal 0, pg.medias_count
-    p1 = create_project team: t
-    p1.project_group = pg
-    p1.save!
-    assert_equal 0, p1.medias_count
-    create_project_media project: p1
-    assert_equal 1, p1.medias_count
-    create_project_media project: p1
-    assert_equal 2, p1.medias_count
-    p2 = create_project team: t
-    p2.project_group = pg
-    p2.save!
-    assert_equal 0, p2.medias_count
-    create_project_media project: p2
-    assert_equal 1, p2.medias_count
-    assert_equal 3, pg.reload.medias_count
-  end
-
   test "should have project medias" do
     t = create_team
     pg = create_project_group team: t
diff --git a/test/models/project_test.rb b/test/models/project_test.rb
index 39362aa68d..e278d7ef50 100644
--- a/test/models/project_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/project_test.rb
@@ -121,14 +121,6 @@ def setup
     assert_equal [m1, m2].sort, p.reload.project_medias.map(&:media).sort
   end
 
-  test "should get project medias count" do
-    t = create_team
-    p = create_project team: t
-    create_project_media project: p
-    create_project_media project: p
-    assert_equal 2, p.medias_count
-  end
-
   test "should have annotations" do
     pm = create_project_media
     c1 = create_comment annotated: nil
@@ -550,42 +542,11 @@ def setup
     end
   end
 
-  test "should not include trashed items in medias count" do
-    p = create_project
-    create_project_media project: p
-    create_project_media project: p
-    create_project_media project: p, archived: CheckArchivedFlags::FlagCodes::TRASHED
-    assert_equal 2, p.reload.medias_count
-  end
-
   test "should have search team" do
     assert_kind_of CheckSearch, create_project.check_search_team
     assert_kind_of Array, create_project.check_search_team.projects
   end
 
-  test "should cache medias_count" do
-    RequestStore.store[:skip_cached_field_update] = false
-    t = create_team
-    p = create_project team: t
-    pm1 = create_project_media team: t, project: nil
-    pm2 = create_project_media team: t, project: nil
-    pm3 = create_project_media team: t, project: nil
-    assert_equal 0, p.reload.medias_count
-    pm1.project_id = p.id; pm1.save!
-    assert_equal 1, p.reload.medias_count
-    pm2.project_id = p.id; pm2.save!
-    assert_equal 2, p.reload.medias_count
-    pm3.project_id = p.id; pm3.save!
-    assert_equal 3, p.reload.medias_count
-    pm3.destroy!
-    assert_equal 2, p.reload.medias_count
-    assert_equal 0, pm2.reload.sources_count
-    r = create_relationship source_id: pm1.id, target_id: pm2.id, relationship_type: Relationship.confirmed_type
-    assert_equal 1, pm2.reload.sources_count
-    assert_equal 1, p.reload.medias_count
-    RequestStore.store[:skip_cached_field_update] = true
-  end
-
   test "should have a project group" do
     t = create_team
     p = create_project team: t
@@ -657,8 +618,6 @@ def setup
         p2.items_destination_project_id = p3.id
         p2.destroy
         assert_equal [pm3.id, pm4.id], p3.reload.project_media_ids.sort
-        # assert_equal p3.title, pm3.folder
-        assert_equal 2, p3.medias_count
       end
     end
     RequestStore.store[:skip_cached_field_update] = true
diff --git a/test/models/relationship_test.rb b/test/models/relationship_test.rb
index 8eca19286e..455ba30880 100644
--- a/test/models/relationship_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/relationship_test.rb
@@ -17,13 +17,9 @@ def setup
     pm2 = create_project_media team: t, project: p2
     assert_equal p1, pm1.reload.project
     assert_equal p2, pm2.reload.project
-    assert_equal 1, p1.reload.medias_count
-    assert_equal 1, p2.reload.medias_count
     r = create_relationship relationship_type: Relationship.confirmed_type, source_id: pm1.id, target_id: pm2.id
     assert_equal p1, pm1.reload.project
     assert_equal p1, pm2.reload.project
-    assert_equal 1, p1.reload.medias_count
-    assert_equal 0, p2.reload.medias_count
   end
 
   test "should create relationship between items with same media" do
diff --git a/test/models/team_2_test.rb b/test/models/team_2_test.rb
index 1542c9491e..3906def153 100644
--- a/test/models/team_2_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/team_2_test.rb
@@ -1117,16 +1117,12 @@ def setup
     t.rules = rules.to_json
     t.save!
     pm1 = create_project_media project: p0, disable_es_callbacks: false
-    assert_equal 1, p0.reload.medias_count
-    assert_equal 0, p1.reload.medias_count
     s = pm1.last_status_obj
     s.status = 'in_progress'
     s.save!
     sleep 2
     result = $repository.find(get_es_id(pm1))
     assert_equal p1.id, result['project_id']
-    assert_equal 0, p0.reload.medias_count
-    assert_equal 1, p1.reload.medias_count
     pm2 = create_project_media project: p0, disable_es_callbacks: false
     sleep 2
     assert_equal p1.id, pm1.reload.project_id
diff --git a/test/models/team_test.rb b/test/models/team_test.rb
index fabbc09b52..2b0f0c176d 100644
--- a/test/models/team_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/team_test.rb
@@ -515,7 +515,6 @@ def setup
     u = create_user
     create_team_user team: t, user: u
     assert_equal 0, p.reload.project_medias.count
-    assert_equal 0, p.reload.medias_count
     rules = []
     rules << {
       "name": random_string,
@@ -547,7 +546,6 @@ def setup
     create_project_media team: t
     create_project_media user: u
     assert_equal 1, p.reload.project_medias.count
-    assert_equal 1, p.reload.medias_count
   end
 
   test "should set default language when creating team" do
@@ -573,7 +571,6 @@ def setup
     u2 = create_user
     create_team_user team: t, user: u
     assert_equal 0, p.reload.project_medias.count
-    assert_equal 0, p.reload.medias_count
     rules = []
     rules << {
       "name": random_string,
@@ -636,7 +633,6 @@ def setup
     assert_equal 0, pm2.reload.archived
     assert_equal 0, pm3.reload.archived
     assert_equal 1, p.reload.project_medias.count
-    assert_equal 1, p.reload.medias_count
   end
 
   test "should create default fieldsets when team is created" do
@@ -670,7 +666,6 @@ def setup
     p = create_project team: t
     pm = create_project_media team: t
     assert_equal 0, p.reload.project_medias.count
-    assert_equal 0, p.reload.medias_count
     rules = []
     rules << {
       "name": random_string,
@@ -702,12 +697,10 @@ def setup
     tk.response = { annotation_type: 'task_response_single_choice', set_fields: { response_single_choice: { selected: 'Bar' }.to_json }.to_json }.to_json
     tk.save!
     assert_equal 0, p.reload.project_medias.count
-    assert_equal 0, p.reload.medias_count
     tk = Task.find(tk.id)
     tk.response = { annotation_type: 'task_response_single_choice', set_fields: { response_single_choice: { selected: 'Foo' }.to_json }.to_json }.to_json
     tk.save!
     assert_equal 1, p.reload.project_medias.count
-    assert_equal 1, p.reload.medias_count
   end
 
   test "should match rule by assignment" do
@@ -719,7 +712,6 @@ def setup
     p = create_project team: t
     pm = create_project_media team: t
     assert_equal 0, p.reload.project_medias.count
-    assert_equal 0, p.reload.medias_count
     rules = []
     rules << {
       "name": random_string,
@@ -749,7 +741,6 @@ def setup
     t.save!
     Assignment.create! assigned: pm.last_status_obj.becomes(Annotation), assigner: create_user, user: u
     assert_equal 1, p.reload.project_medias.count
-    assert_equal 1, p.reload.medias_count
   end
 
   test "should match rule by text task answer" do
@@ -760,7 +751,6 @@ def setup
     p = create_project team: t
     pm = create_project_media team: t
     assert_equal 0, p.reload.project_medias.count
-    assert_equal 0, p.reload.medias_count
     rules = []
     rules << {
       "name": random_string,
@@ -792,12 +782,10 @@ def setup
     tk.response = { annotation_type: 'task_response_free_text', set_fields: { response_free_text: 'test test' }.to_json }.to_json
     tk.save!
     assert_equal 0, p.reload.project_medias.count
-    assert_equal 0, p.reload.medias_count
     tk = Task.find(tk.id)
     tk.response = { annotation_type: 'task_response_free_text', set_fields: { response_free_text: 'test foo test' }.to_json }.to_json
     tk.save!
     assert_equal 1, p.reload.project_medias.count
-    assert_equal 1, p.reload.medias_count
   end
 
   test "should allow default BotUser to be added on creation" do