diff --git a/web/src/message_view_header.js b/web/src/message_view_header.js
index 64b38bbb32..a4547ee8ba 100644
--- a/web/src/message_view_header.js
+++ b/web/src/message_view_header.js
@@ -10,14 +10,6 @@ import * as recent_view_util from "./recent_view_util";
 import * as rendered_markdown from "./rendered_markdown";
 import * as search from "./search";
 
-function get_formatted_sub_count(sub_count) {
-    if (sub_count >= 1000) {
-        // parseInt() is used to floor the value of division to an integer
-        sub_count = Number.parseInt(sub_count / 1000, 10) + "k";
-    }
-    return sub_count;
-}
-
 function make_message_view_header(filter) {
     const message_view_header = {};
     if (recent_view_util.is_visible()) {
@@ -56,7 +48,6 @@ function make_message_view_header(filter) {
         message_view_header.rendered_narrow_description = current_stream.rendered_description;
         const sub_count = peer_data.get_subscriber_count(current_stream.stream_id);
         message_view_header.sub_count = sub_count;
-        message_view_header.formatted_sub_count = get_formatted_sub_count(sub_count);
         // the "title" is passed as a variable and doesn't get translated (nor should it)
         message_view_header.sub_count_tooltip_text = $t(
             {defaultMessage: "This stream has {count} subscribers."},
diff --git a/web/styles/dark_theme.css b/web/styles/dark_theme.css
index e606cda16e..63ef5f240c 100644
--- a/web/styles/dark_theme.css
+++ b/web/styles/dark_theme.css
@@ -612,13 +612,6 @@
         border-color: hsl(0deg 0% 0% / 60%);
     }
 
-    #message_view_header .sub_count {
-        &::before,
-        &::after {
-            color: hsl(0deg 0% 100% / 50%);
-        }
-    }
-
     & div.overlay,
     #subscription_overlay
         #stream-creation
diff --git a/web/styles/zulip.css b/web/styles/zulip.css
index 1b424b8fe0..4bba30917c 100644
--- a/web/styles/zulip.css
+++ b/web/styles/zulip.css
@@ -2285,7 +2285,6 @@ div.focused-message-list {
         display: none;
     }
 
-    .sub_count,
     .message-header-stream-settings-button,
     & > span {
         white-space: nowrap;
@@ -2332,8 +2331,6 @@ div.focused-message-list {
         text-overflow: clip;
         color: inherit;
         text-decoration: none;
-        /* The first ~3px of padding here overlaps with the left padding from sub_count for some reason. */
-        padding-right: calc(3px + 10px);
         /* Don't yield any space needed for the stream name. */
         flex-shrink: 0;
 
@@ -2344,61 +2341,6 @@ div.focused-message-list {
         }
     }
 
-    .divider {
-        color: hsl(0deg 0% 88%);
-        font-size: 20px;
-        margin: 0 3px;
-    }
-
-    .sub_count,
-    .narrow_description {
-        background: none;
-        font-size: 14px;
-        color: inherit;
-        font-weight: 400;
-        line-height: 20px;
-    }
-
-    .sub_count {
-        padding-left: 10px;
-        margin-left: 1px;
-        padding-right: 10px;
-        margin-right: 1px;
-        overflow: visible;
-
-        .fa.fa-user-o {
-            margin-left: 0;
-        }
-
-        &::before,
-        &::after {
-            content: "|";
-            position: absolute;
-            top: 25%;
-            height: 50%;
-            color: hsl(0deg 0% 88%);
-            font-size: 20px;
-
-            @media (width < $sm_min) {
-                top: 10%;
-            }
-        }
-
-        &::before {
-            left: -3px;
-
-            @media (width < $sm_min) {
-                /* this ensures the before "|" doesn't overlap
-                   with the stream name text on small narrows */
-                left: 0;
-            }
-        }
-
-        &::after {
-            right: -3px;
-        }
-    }
-
     .narrow_description {
         /* the actual value of flex shrink does not matter, it is the
            ratio of this value to other flex items that determines the
@@ -2410,6 +2352,11 @@ div.focused-message-list {
         white-space: nowrap;
         padding: 12px 0;
         padding-left: 10px;
+        background: none;
+        font-size: 14px;
+        color: inherit;
+        font-weight: 400;
+        line-height: 20px;
 
         @media (width < $sm_min) {
             padding: 7px 0;
diff --git a/web/templates/message_view_header.hbs b/web/templates/message_view_header.hbs
index 4eec70563d..7809f0866c 100644
--- a/web/templates/message_view_header.hbs
+++ b/web/templates/message_view_header.hbs
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 <a class="message-header-stream-settings-button" href="{{stream_settings_link}}">
     {{> navbar_icon_and_title }}
 </a>
-<div class="divider only-visible-for-spectators">|</div>
-<a class="sub_count no-style tippy-zulip-tooltip hidden-for-spectators" data-tippy-content="{{sub_count_tooltip_text}}" data-tippy-placement="bottom" href="{{stream_settings_link}}">
-    <i class="fa fa-user-o"></i>{{formatted_sub_count}}
-</a>
 <span class="narrow_description rendered_markdown">
     {{#if rendered_narrow_description}}
     {{rendered_markdown rendered_narrow_description}}