diff --git a/netbox/dcim/api/nested_serializers.py b/netbox/dcim/api/nested_serializers.py
index 1be8bb9dc0..f3887963a8 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/api/nested_serializers.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/api/nested_serializers.py
@@ -432,11 +432,10 @@ class Meta:
 class NestedVirtualChassisSerializer(WritableNestedSerializer):
     url = serializers.HyperlinkedIdentityField(view_name='dcim-api:virtualchassis-detail')
     master = NestedDeviceSerializer()
-    member_count = serializers.IntegerField(read_only=True)
 
     class Meta:
         model = models.VirtualChassis
-        fields = ['id', 'url', 'display', 'name', 'master', 'member_count']
+        fields = ['id', 'url', 'display', 'name', 'master']
 
 
 #
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/tests/test_api.py b/netbox/dcim/tests/test_api.py
index acd52178d3..044692c8ad 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/tests/test_api.py
@@ -1982,7 +1982,7 @@ def test_get_connected_device(self):
 
 class VirtualChassisTest(APIViewTestCases.APIViewTestCase):
     model = VirtualChassis
-    brief_fields = ['display', 'id', 'master', 'member_count', 'name', 'url']
+    brief_fields = ['display', 'id', 'master', 'name', 'url']
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpTestData(cls):