diff --git a/main/exercice/exercise.class.php b/main/exercice/exercise.class.php
index 132cc2013a..7bff68f2d6 100644
--- a/main/exercice/exercise.class.php
+++ b/main/exercice/exercise.class.php
@@ -1580,6 +1580,7 @@ class Exercise {
         $new_array = array();
         if (Database::num_rows($result) > 0 ) {
             $new_array = Database::fetch_array($result, 'ASSOC');
+            $new_array['num_exe'] = Database::num_rows($result);
         }
         return $new_array;
     }
diff --git a/main/exercice/overview.php b/main/exercice/overview.php
index 2b3e94f8bf..ca4db091a4 100644
--- a/main/exercice/overview.php
+++ b/main/exercice/overview.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ if (isset($exercise_stat_info['exe_id'])) {
 }
 
 //1. Check if this is a new attempt or a previous
-$countNotFinished = get_attempt_count_incomplete(api_get_user_id(), $objExercise->selectId(), $learnpath_id, $learnpath_item_id);
+$countNotFinished = $exercise_stat_info['num_exe'];
 $label = get_lang('StartTest');
 if ($time_control && !empty($clock_expired_time) || !empty($attempt_list)) {
 	$label = get_lang('ContinueTest');
diff --git a/main/inc/lib/events.lib.inc.php b/main/inc/lib/events.lib.inc.php
index f2db84fb1f..29d54ef627 100644
--- a/main/inc/lib/events.lib.inc.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/events.lib.inc.php
@@ -835,32 +835,6 @@ function get_attempt_count_not_finished($user_id, $exerciseId, $lp_id, $lp_item_
     }
 }
 
-function get_attempt_count_incomplete($user_id, $exerciseId, $lp_id, $lp_item_id) {
-    $stat_table 	= Database :: get_statistic_table(TABLE_STATISTIC_TRACK_E_EXERCICES);
-    $user_id 		= intval($user_id);
-    $exerciseId 	= intval($exerciseId);
-    $lp_id 			= intval($lp_id);
-    $lp_item_id 	= intval($lp_item_id);
-    $lp_item_view_id= intval($lp_item_view_id);
-
-    $sql = "SELECT count(*) as count FROM $stat_table WHERE
-        		exe_exo_id 			= $exerciseId AND
-        		exe_user_id 		= $user_id AND
-        		status 				= 'incomplete' AND
-        		orig_lp_id 			= $lp_id AND
-        		orig_lp_item_id 	= $lp_item_id AND
-        		exe_cours_id = '".api_get_course_id()."' AND
-        		session_id = '" . api_get_session_id() . "'";
-
-    $query = Database::query($sql);
-    if (Database::num_rows($query) > 0 ) {
-        $attempt = Database :: fetch_array($query,'ASSOC');
-        return $attempt['count'];
-    } else {
-        return 0;
-    }
-}
-
 
 function delete_student_lp_events($user_id, $lp_id, $course, $session_id) {