diff --git a/core/modules/utils/utils.js b/core/modules/utils/utils.js
index f7f8340a7..b490c45f0 100644
--- a/core/modules/utils/utils.js
+++ b/core/modules/utils/utils.js
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ exports.trim = function(str) {
 Return the number of keys in an object
 */
 exports.count = function(object) {
-	var s = 0;
-	$tw.utils.each(object,function() {s++;});
-	return s;
+	return Object.keys(object || {}).length;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -645,4 +643,4 @@ exports.tagToCssSelector = function(tagName) {
 };
 
 
-})();
\ No newline at end of file
+})();