diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/user_menu.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/user_menu.jinja2
index a03a76d..761a85a 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/user_menu.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/user_menu.jinja2
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@
 
     <li>Misc</li>
     <ul class="nav">
-      {% if request.user.invite_codes_remaining or num_active_invite_codes|default(0) %}
         <li class="nav-item {{ 'active' if route == 'invite' else '' }}">
-          <strong><a href="/invite">
-            Invite someone ({{ request.user.invite_codes_remaining + num_active_invite_codes|default(0) }})
-          </a></strong>
+          {% if request.user.invite_codes_remaining %}<strong>{% endif %}
+          <a href="/invite">
+            Invite someone {% if request.user.invite_codes_remaining %}({{ request.user.invite_codes_remaining }}){% endif %}
+          </a>
+          {% if request.user.invite_codes_remaining %}</strong>{% endif %}
         </li>
-      {% endif %}
       <li class="nav-item {{ 'active' if route == 'settings' else '' }}">
         <a href="/settings">
           Settings
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/views/user.py b/tildes/tildes/views/user.py
index 7627861..3b3da0b 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/views/user.py
+++ b/tildes/tildes/views/user.py
@@ -54,22 +54,9 @@ def get_user(request: Request) -> dict:
     )
     merged_posts = merged_posts[:page_size]
 
-    # if the user is on their own page, check if they have active invite codes
-    num_active_invite_codes = None
-    if user == request.user:
-        num_active_invite_codes = (
-            request.query(UserInviteCode)
-            .filter(
-                UserInviteCode.user_id == request.user.user_id,
-                UserInviteCode.invitee_id == None,  # noqa
-            )
-            .count()
-        )
-
     return {
         'user': user,
         'merged_posts': merged_posts,
-        'num_active_invite_codes': num_active_invite_codes,
     }