diff --git a/lib/Command/CirclesList.php b/lib/Command/CirclesList.php
index 6dcc36fe3..c8b8a95aa 100644
--- a/lib/Command/CirclesList.php
+++ b/lib/Command/CirclesList.php
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 use OCA\Circles\Model\Circle;
 use OCA\Circles\Model\Member;
 use OCA\Circles\Model\ModelManager;
+use OCA\Circles\Model\Probes\BasicProbe;
 use OCA\Circles\Model\Probes\CircleProbe;
 use OCA\Circles\Service\CircleService;
 use OCA\Circles\Service\ConfigService;
@@ -190,7 +191,8 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
 
 			$probe = new CircleProbe();
 			$probe->filterHiddenCircles()
-				  ->filterBackendCircles();
+				  ->filterBackendCircles()
+				  ->addDetail(BasicProbe::DETAILS_POPULATION);
 
 			if ($input->getOption('system')) {
 				$probe->includeSystemCircles();
diff --git a/lib/Controller/AdminController.php b/lib/Controller/AdminController.php
index 65c743e4a..7aa2e6205 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/AdminController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/AdminController.php
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 use OCA\Circles\Exceptions\SingleCircleNotFoundException;
 use OCA\Circles\Model\FederatedUser;
 use OCA\Circles\Model\Member;
+use OCA\Circles\Model\Probes\BasicProbe;
 use OCA\Circles\Model\Probes\CircleProbe;
 use OCA\Circles\Service\CircleService;
 use OCA\Circles\Service\ConfigService;
@@ -270,7 +271,8 @@ public function circles(string $emulated): DataResponse {
 
 			$probe = new CircleProbe();
 			$probe->filterHiddenCircles()
-				  ->filterBackendCircles();
+				  ->filterBackendCircles()
+				->addDetail(BasicProbe::DETAILS_POPULATION);
 
 			return new DataResponse($this->serializeArray($this->circleService->getCircles($probe)));
 		} catch (Exception $e) {
diff --git a/lib/Controller/LocalController.php b/lib/Controller/LocalController.php
index 1e42119f9..fee96cacb 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/LocalController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/LocalController.php
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 use OCA\Circles\Exceptions\SingleCircleNotFoundException;
 use OCA\Circles\Model\FederatedUser;
 use OCA\Circles\Model\Member;
+use OCA\Circles\Model\Probes\BasicProbe;
 use OCA\Circles\Model\Probes\CircleProbe;
 use OCA\Circles\Service\CircleService;
 use OCA\Circles\Service\ConfigService;
@@ -419,7 +420,8 @@ public function circles(): DataResponse {
 
 			$probe = new CircleProbe();
 			$probe->filterHiddenCircles()
-				  ->filterBackendCircles();
+				  ->filterBackendCircles()
+				  ->addDetail(BasicProbe::DETAILS_POPULATION);
 
 			return new DataResponse($this->serializeArray($this->circleService->getCircles($probe)));
 		} catch (Exception $e) {
diff --git a/lib/Controller/RemoteController.php b/lib/Controller/RemoteController.php
index a1cabb253..f04159cc4 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/RemoteController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/RemoteController.php
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 use OCA\Circles\Model\Federated\RemoteInstance;
 use OCA\Circles\Model\FederatedUser;
 use OCA\Circles\Model\Member;
+use OCA\Circles\Model\Probes\BasicProbe;
 use OCA\Circles\Model\Probes\CircleProbe;
 use OCA\Circles\Service\CircleService;
 use OCA\Circles\Service\ConfigService;
@@ -267,7 +268,8 @@ public function circles(): DataResponse {
 
 			$probe = new CircleProbe();
 			$probe->setFilterCircle($filterCircle)
-				  ->setFilterMember($filterMember);
+				  ->setFilterMember($filterMember)
+				  ->addDetail(BasicProbe::DETAILS_POPULATION);
 
 			$circles = $this->circleService->getCircles($probe);
 
diff --git a/lib/Db/CircleRequest.php b/lib/Db/CircleRequest.php
index 1f694ce5d..e3fef6ad3 100644
--- a/lib/Db/CircleRequest.php
+++ b/lib/Db/CircleRequest.php
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 use OCA\Circles\Model\Circle;
 use OCA\Circles\Model\FederatedUser;
 use OCA\Circles\Model\Member;
+use OCA\Circles\Model\Probes\BasicProbe;
 use OCA\Circles\Model\Probes\CircleProbe;
 
 /**
@@ -184,7 +185,10 @@ public function getCircles(?IFederatedUser $initiator, CircleProbe $probe): arra
 			$qb->limitToRemoteInstance(CoreQueryBuilder::CIRCLE, $probe->getFilterRemoteInstance(), false);
 		}
 
-		$qb->countMembers(CoreQueryBuilder::CIRCLE);
+		if ($probe->showDetail(BasicProbe::DETAILS_POPULATION)) {
+			$qb->countMembers(CoreQueryBuilder::CIRCLE);
+		}
+
 		$qb->chunk($probe->getItemsOffset(), $probe->getItemsLimit());
 
 		return $this->getItemsFromRequest($qb);
@@ -258,7 +262,10 @@ public function getCircle(
 		if ($probe->hasFilterRemoteInstance()) {
 			$qb->limitToRemoteInstance(CoreQueryBuilder::CIRCLE, $probe->getFilterRemoteInstance(), false);
 		}
-		$qb->countMembers(CoreQueryBuilder::CIRCLE);
+
+		if ($probe->showDetail(BasicProbe::DETAILS_POPULATION)) {
+			$qb->countMembers(CoreQueryBuilder::CIRCLE);
+		}
 
 		return $this->getItemFromRequest($qb);
 	}
@@ -356,7 +363,8 @@ public function searchCircle(Circle $circle, ?IFederatedUser $initiator = null):
 
 		if (!is_null($initiator)) {
 			$qb->setOptions(
-				[CoreQueryBuilder::CIRCLE], [
+				[CoreQueryBuilder::CIRCLE],
+				[
 					'getData' => true,
 					'initiatorDirectMember' => true
 				]
diff --git a/lib/Db/CoreQueryBuilder.php b/lib/Db/CoreQueryBuilder.php
index 06f1085f3..f1f5f04ca 100644
--- a/lib/Db/CoreQueryBuilder.php
+++ b/lib/Db/CoreQueryBuilder.php
@@ -709,11 +709,6 @@ public function countMembers(string $alias): void {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$getData = $this->getBool('getData', $options, false);
-		if (!$getData) {
-			return;
-		}
-
 		$expr = $this->expr();
 		$this->selectAlias(
 			$this->createFunction('COUNT(`' . $aliasMemberCount . '`.`member_id`)'),
diff --git a/lib/IQueryProbe.php b/lib/IQueryProbe.php
index 971a89e5c..108b2634a 100644
--- a/lib/IQueryProbe.php
+++ b/lib/IQueryProbe.php
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ public function getItemsLimit(): int;
 	public function getDetails(): int;
 
 	/**
-	 * @param int $details
+	 * @param int $detail
 	 *
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
-	public function showDetails(int $details): bool;
+	public function showDetail(int $detail): bool;
 
 	/**
 	 * @return Circle
diff --git a/lib/Model/Probes/BasicProbe.php b/lib/Model/Probes/BasicProbe.php
index ee6a95dab..082883607 100644
--- a/lib/Model/Probes/BasicProbe.php
+++ b/lib/Model/Probes/BasicProbe.php
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
  */
 class BasicProbe implements IQueryProbe {
 	public const DETAILS_NONE = 0;
-	public const DETAILS_ALL = 64;
+	public const DETAILS_POPULATION = 32;
+	public const DETAILS_ALL = 127;
 
 
 	/** @var int */
@@ -122,14 +123,24 @@ public function getDetails(): int {
 		return $this->details;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param int $detail
+	 *
+	 * @return $this
+	 */
+	public function addDetail(int $detail): self {
+		$this->details |= $detail;
+
+		return $this;
+	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @param int $details
+	 * @param int $detail
 	 *
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
-	public function showDetails(int $details): bool {
-		return (($this->getDetails() & $details) !== 0);
+	public function showDetail(int $detail): bool {
+		return (($this->getDetails() & $detail) !== 0);
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/lib/Service/MigrationService.php b/lib/Service/MigrationService.php
index bf684f38d..e70e01ed3 100644
--- a/lib/Service/MigrationService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/MigrationService.php
@@ -450,11 +450,6 @@ private function generateMemberFrom21(SimpleDataStore $data): Member {
 
 		$member->setSingleId($singleMember->getSingleId());
 
-//					"cached_update":"2021-05-02 12:13:22",
-//					"joined":"2021-05-02 12:13:22",
-//					"contact_checked":null,"
-//					"circle_source":null}
-
 		return $member;
 	}