diff --git a/app/helpers/search_helper.rb b/app/helpers/search_helper.rb
index 80cc568820a..0ee76a51f7d 100644
--- a/app/helpers/search_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/search_helper.rb
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ module SearchHelper
   end
 
   def search_entries_info(collection, scope, term)
-    return unless collection.count > 0
+    return if collection.to_a.empty?
 
     from = collection.offset_value + 1
-    to = collection.offset_value + collection.count
+    to = collection.offset_value + collection.to_a.size
     count = collection.total_count
 
     "Showing #{from} - #{to} of #{count} #{scope.humanize(capitalize: false)} for \"#{term}\""
diff --git a/app/views/search/_results.html.haml b/app/views/search/_results.html.haml
index ab56f48ba4d..c4d52431d6e 100644
--- a/app/views/search/_results.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/search/_results.html.haml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-- if @search_objects.empty?
+- if @search_objects.to_a.empty?
   = render partial: "search/results/empty"
 - else
   .row-content-block
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/44353-improve-snippet-search-performance.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/44353-improve-snippet-search-performance.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2ecbcef8843
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/44353-improve-snippet-search-performance.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Improve snippet search performance by removing duplicate counts
+merge_request: 23952
+author:
+type: performance