diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index 5d90c92af..a75e4120a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -95,14 +95,14 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
     @trackers = @project.rolled_up_trackers
     
     cond = @project.project_condition(Setting.display_subprojects_issues?)
-    Issue.visible_by(User.current) do
-      @open_issues_by_tracker = Issue.count(:group => :tracker,
+    
+    @open_issues_by_tracker = Issue.visible.count(:group => :tracker,
                                             :include => [:project, :status, :tracker],
                                             :conditions => ["(#{cond}) AND #{IssueStatus.table_name}.is_closed=?", false])
-      @total_issues_by_tracker = Issue.count(:group => :tracker,
+    @total_issues_by_tracker = Issue.visible.count(:group => :tracker,
                                             :include => [:project, :status, :tracker],
                                             :conditions => cond)
-    end
+    
     TimeEntry.visible_by(User.current) do
       @total_hours = TimeEntry.sum(:hours, 
                                    :include => :project,
diff --git a/app/models/issue.rb b/app/models/issue.rb
index 84a3c8e3c..d333fe3cc 100644
--- a/app/models/issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue.rb
@@ -270,12 +270,6 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
     @soonest_start ||= relations_to.collect{|relation| relation.successor_soonest_start}.compact.min
   end
   
-  def self.visible_by(usr)
-    with_scope(:find => { :conditions => Project.visible_by(usr) }) do
-      yield
-    end
-  end
-  
   def to_s
     "#{tracker} ##{id}: #{subject}"
   end