diff --git a/packages/core/database/lib/query/helpers/populate.js b/packages/core/database/lib/query/helpers/populate.js
index b8740e2458..e23706c4c1 100644
--- a/packages/core/database/lib/query/helpers/populate.js
+++ b/packages/core/database/lib/query/helpers/populate.js
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ const pickPopulateParams = _.pick([
   'orderBy',
   'limit',
   'offset',
+  'filters',
 ]);
 
 // TODO: cleanup code
@@ -123,8 +124,8 @@ const applyPopulate = async (results, populate, ctx) => {
     const targetMeta = db.metadata.get(attribute.target);
 
     const populateValue = {
-      ...pickPopulateParams(populate[key]),
       filters: qb.state.filters,
+      ...pickPopulateParams(populate[key]),
     };
 
     const isCount = populateValue.count === true;
diff --git a/packages/core/upload/server/controllers/admin-api.js b/packages/core/upload/server/controllers/admin-api.js
index f498021d92..d45e8cd9dd 100644
--- a/packages/core/upload/server/controllers/admin-api.js
+++ b/packages/core/upload/server/controllers/admin-api.js
@@ -60,23 +60,6 @@ module.exports = {
     ctx.body = pm.sanitize(file, { withPrivate: false });
   },
 
-  async count(ctx) {
-    const pm = strapi.admin.services.permission.createPermissionsManager({
-      ability: ctx.state.userAbility,
-      action: ACTIONS.read,
-      model: fileModel,
-    });
-
-    if (!pm.isAllowed) {
-      return ctx.forbidden();
-    }
-
-    const query = pm.addPermissionsQueryTo(ctx.query);
-    const count = await getService('upload').count(query);
-
-    ctx.body = { count };
-  },
-
   async destroy(ctx) {
     const { id } = ctx.params;
     const { userAbility } = ctx.state;
diff --git a/packages/core/upload/server/routes/admin.js b/packages/core/upload/server/routes/admin.js
index 60333c6b65..35b7f1c712 100644
--- a/packages/core/upload/server/routes/admin.js
+++ b/packages/core/upload/server/routes/admin.js
@@ -43,22 +43,6 @@ module.exports = {
         policies: ['admin::isAuthenticatedAdmin'],
       },
     },
-    {
-      method: 'GET',
-      path: '/files/count',
-      handler: 'admin-api.count',
-      config: {
-        policies: [
-          'admin::isAuthenticatedAdmin',
-          {
-            name: 'admin::hasPermissions',
-            config: {
-              actions: ['plugin::upload.read'],
-            },
-          },
-        ],
-      },
-    },
     {
       method: 'GET',
       path: '/files',
diff --git a/packages/core/upload/server/services/upload.js b/packages/core/upload/server/services/upload.js
index 0b3255fad5..b060d4a585 100644
--- a/packages/core/upload/server/services/upload.js
+++ b/packages/core/upload/server/services/upload.js
@@ -310,10 +310,6 @@ module.exports = ({ strapi }) => ({
     return strapi.entityService.findPage('plugin::upload.file', query);
   },
 
-  count(query) {
-    return strapi.entityService.count('plugin::upload.file', query);
-  },
-
   async remove(file) {
     const config = strapi.config.get('plugin.upload');
 
diff --git a/packages/core/upload/tests/upload.test.e2e.js b/packages/core/upload/tests/upload.test.e2e.js
index 46ba4f77ab..352e4d0539 100644
--- a/packages/core/upload/tests/upload.test.e2e.js
+++ b/packages/core/upload/tests/upload.test.e2e.js
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ describe('Upload plugin end to end tests', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  test.todo('GET /upload/files/count => Count available files');
   test.todo('GET /upload/files/:id => Find one file');
   test.todo('GET /upload/search/:id => Search files');
   test.todo('DELETE /upload/files/:id => Delete a file');