diff --git a/src/Adapter/DbSelect.php b/src/Adapter/DbSelect.php
index 92c7b53..c9ade72 100644
--- a/src/Adapter/DbSelect.php
+++ b/src/Adapter/DbSelect.php
@@ -103,22 +103,15 @@ public function count()
         }
 
         $select = clone $this->select;
-        $select->reset(Select::COLUMNS);
         $select->reset(Select::LIMIT);
         $select->reset(Select::OFFSET);
         $select->reset(Select::ORDER);
-        $select->reset(Select::GROUP);
 
-        // get join information, clear, and repopulate without columns
-        $joins = $select->getRawState(Select::JOINS);
-        $select->reset(Select::JOINS);
-        foreach ($joins as $join) {
-            $select->join($join['name'], $join['on'], array(), $join['type']);
-        }
-
-        $select->columns(array('c' => new Expression('COUNT(1)')));
+        $countSelect = new Select;
+        $countSelect->columns(array('c' => new Expression('COUNT(1)')));
+        $countSelect->from(array('original_select' => $select));
 
-        $statement = $this->sql->prepareStatementForSqlObject($select);
+        $statement = $this->sql->prepareStatementForSqlObject($countSelect);
         $result    = $statement->execute();
         $row       = $result->current();
 
diff --git a/test/Adapter/DbSelectTest.php b/test/Adapter/DbSelectTest.php
index ac21f28..599cc29 100644
--- a/test/Adapter/DbSelectTest.php
+++ b/test/Adapter/DbSelectTest.php
@@ -25,19 +25,31 @@ class DbSelectTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     /** @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject */
     protected $mockSelect;
 
+    /** @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject */
+    protected $mockStatement;
+
+    /** @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject */
     protected $mockResult;
 
+    /** @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject */
+    protected $mockSql;
+
     /** @var DbSelect */
     protected $dbSelect;
 
     public function setup()
     {
-        $mockStatement = $this->getMock('Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\StatementInterface');
         $mockResult = $this->getMock('Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\ResultInterface');
+        $this->mockResult = $mockResult;
+
+        $mockStatement = $this->getMock('Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\StatementInterface');
+        $this->mockStatement = $mockStatement;
+
+        $this->mockStatement->expects($this->any())->method('execute')->will($this->returnValue($this->mockResult));
 
         $mockDriver = $this->getMock('Zend\Db\Adapter\Driver\DriverInterface');
         $mockDriver->expects($this->any())->method('createStatement')->will($this->returnValue($mockStatement));
-        $mockStatement->expects($this->any())->method('execute')->will($this->returnValue($mockResult));
+
         $mockPlatform = $this->getMock('Zend\Db\Adapter\Platform\PlatformInterface');
         $mockPlatform->expects($this->any())->method('getName')->will($this->returnValue('platform'));
         $mockAdapter = $this->getMockForAbstractClass(
@@ -45,9 +57,21 @@ public function setup()
             array($mockDriver, $mockPlatform)
         );
 
+        $mockSql = $this->getMock(
+            'Zend\Db\Sql\Sql',
+            array('prepareStatementForSqlObject', 'execute'),
+            array($mockAdapter)
+        );
+        $this->mockSql = $mockSql;
+        $this->mockSql->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('prepareStatementForSqlObject')
+            ->with($this->isInstanceOf('Zend\Db\Sql\Select'))
+            ->will($this->returnValue($this->mockStatement));
+
+
         $this->mockSelect = $this->getMock('Zend\Db\Sql\Select');
-        $this->mockResult = $mockResult;
-        $this->dbSelect = new DbSelect($this->mockSelect, $mockAdapter);
+
+        $this->dbSelect = new DbSelect($this->mockSelect, $mockSql);
     }
 
     public function testGetItems()
@@ -60,18 +84,9 @@ public function testGetItems()
 
     public function testCount()
     {
-        $this->mockSelect->expects($this->once())->method('columns')->with($this->equalTo(array('c' => new Expression('COUNT(1)'))));
-        $this->mockResult->expects($this->any())->method('current')->will($this->returnValue(array('c' => 5)));
-
-        $this->mockSelect->expects($this->exactly(6))->method('reset'); // called for columns, limit, offset, order
-        $this->mockSelect->expects($this->once())->method('getRawState')->with($this->equalTo(Select::JOINS))
-            ->will($this->returnValue(array(array('name' => 'Foo', 'on' => 'On Stuff', 'columns' => array('foo', 'bar'), 'type' => Select::JOIN_INNER))));
-        $this->mockSelect->expects($this->once())->method('join')->with(
-            'Foo',
-            'On Stuff',
-            array(),
-            Select::JOIN_INNER
-        );
+        $this->mockResult->expects($this->once())->method('current')->will($this->returnValue(array('c' => 5)));
+
+        $this->mockSelect->expects($this->exactly(3))->method('reset'); // called for columns, limit, offset, order
 
         $count = $this->dbSelect->count();
         $this->assertEquals(5, $count);