diff --git a/Koha/Illbatch.pm b/Koha/Illbatch.pm
index a44c344731..31048670f6 100644
--- a/Koha/Illbatch.pm
+++ b/Koha/Illbatch.pm
@@ -79,19 +79,6 @@ sub library {
     return Koha::Library->_new_from_dbic($library);
 }
 
-=head3 requests_count
-
-    my $requests_count = Koha::Illbatch->requests_count;
-
-Return the number of requests associated with this batch
-
-=cut
-
-sub requests_count {
-    my ($self) = @_;
-    return Koha::Illrequests->search( { batch_id => $self->id } )->count;
-}
-
 =head3 requests
 
 Return the I<Koha::Illrequests> for this batch
diff --git a/t/db_dependent/Illbatches.t b/t/db_dependent/Illbatches.t
index 18f79bab9b..d0c465217a 100755
--- a/t/db_dependent/Illbatches.t
+++ b/t/db_dependent/Illbatches.t
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use t::lib::TestBuilder;
 use Test::MockObject;
 use Test::MockModule;
 
-use Test::More tests => 7;
+use Test::More tests => 6;
 
 my $schema  = Koha::Database->new->schema;
 my $builder = t::lib::TestBuilder->new;
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ use_ok('Koha::Illbatches');
 
 $schema->storage->txn_begin;
 
-Koha::Illrequests->search->delete;
-
 # Create a patron
 my $patron = $builder->build( { source => 'Borrower' } );
 
@@ -77,10 +75,6 @@ my $illrq = $builder->build(
 );
 my $illrq_obj = Koha::Illrequests->find( $illrq->{illrequest_id} );
 
-# Check requests_count
-my $requests_count = $illbatch->requests_count;
-is( $requests_count, 1, 'requests_count returns correctly' );
-
 # Check patron
 my $batch_patron = $illbatch->patron;
 isa_ok( $batch_patron, 'Koha::Patron' );