diff --git a/app/components/embed/footer_component.html.erb b/app/components/embed/footer_component.html.erb
index 4d944f483..de0a84272 100644
--- a/app/components/embed/footer_component.html.erb
+++ b/app/components/embed/footer_component.html.erb
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
         class='sul-embed-footer-tool sul-embed-btn sul-em bed-btn-toolbar sul-embed-btn-default sul-i-download-3'
         aria-expanded='false' aria-label='open download panel'
         data-sul-embed-toggle='sul-embed-download-panel'>
-        <% file_count = viewer.purl_object.downloadable_files.length if viewer.show_download_count? %>
-        <% if viewer.show_download_count? && file_count > 0 %>
+        <% file_count = viewer.purl_object.downloadable_files.length %>
+        <% if file_count > 0 %>
           <span class='sul-embed-footer-tool sul-embed-download-count'
                    aria-label='number of downloadable files'><%= file_count %></span>
         <% end %>
diff --git a/app/viewers/embed/viewer/common_viewer.rb b/app/viewers/embed/viewer/common_viewer.rb
index 95693a233..1c2aa68f6 100644
--- a/app/viewers/embed/viewer/common_viewer.rb
+++ b/app/viewers/embed/viewer/common_viewer.rb
@@ -53,20 +53,10 @@ def show_download?
         self.class.show_download? && !@request.hide_download?
       end
 
-      # Should the download file count be shown (when download toolbar is shown)?
-      def show_download_count?
-        self.class.show_download_count?
-      end
-
       def self.show_download?
         false
       end
 
-      # default is to show the download file count (when download toolbar is shown)
-      def self.show_download_count?
-        true
-      end
-
       def tooltip_text(file)
         return unless file.stanford_only?
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/embed/viewer/common_viewer_spec.rb b/spec/lib/embed/viewer/common_viewer_spec.rb
index fe2764eb7..1f8ef6314 100644
--- a/spec/lib/embed/viewer/common_viewer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/embed/viewer/common_viewer_spec.rb
@@ -65,15 +65,6 @@
     end
   end
 
-  describe '#show_download_count?' do
-    it 'true for non-image viewers' do
-      expect(file_viewer).to be_show_download_count
-      expect(geo_viewer).to be_show_download_count
-      expect(media_viewer).to be_show_download_count
-      expect(was_seed_viewer).to be_show_download_count
-    end
-  end
-
   describe '#iframe_title' do
     it 'determines the title from the class name' do
       expect(file_viewer.iframe_title).to eq 'File viewer'