diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/milestones.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/milestones.tmpl
index 634dfdd66..e90558431 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/milestones.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/milestones.tmpl
@@ -45,10 +45,8 @@
 							{{end}}
 						{{end}}
 						<span class="issue-stats">
-							{{ $openCount := .CountIssues false false}}
-							{{ $closedCount := .CountIssues true false}}
-							<i class="octicon octicon-issue-opened"></i> {{$.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.open_tab" $openCount}}
-							<i class="octicon octicon-issue-closed"></i> {{$.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.close_tab" $closedCount}}
+							<i class="octicon octicon-issue-opened"></i> {{$.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.open_tab" .NumOpenIssues}}
+							<i class="octicon octicon-issue-closed"></i> {{$.i18n.Tr "repo.issues.close_tab" .NumClosedIssues}}
 						</span>
 					</div>
 					{{if $.IsRepositoryWriter}}