diff --git a/app/helpers/users_helper.rb b/app/helpers/users_helper.rb
index cfec1092f..6ef6a11c7 100644
--- a/app/helpers/users_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/users_helper.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 module UsersHelper
   def users_status_options_for_select(selected)
-    user_count_by_status = User.count(:group => 'status').to_hash
+    user_count_by_status = User.group('status').count.to_hash
     options_for_select([[l(:label_all), ''],
                         ["#{l(:status_active)} (#{user_count_by_status[1].to_i})", '1'],
                         ["#{l(:status_registered)} (#{user_count_by_status[2].to_i})", '2'],