diff --git a/Mage/src/mage/abilities/condition/common/ControlsPermanentCondition.java b/Mage/src/mage/abilities/condition/common/ControlsPermanentCondition.java
index 38a70496e4..b3121f82b5 100644
--- a/Mage/src/mage/abilities/condition/common/ControlsPermanentCondition.java
+++ b/Mage/src/mage/abilities/condition/common/ControlsPermanentCondition.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ package mage.abilities.condition.common;
 import mage.abilities.Ability;
 import mage.abilities.condition.Condition;
 import mage.filter.FilterPermanent;
+import mage.filter.predicate.permanent.ControllerIdPredicate;
 import mage.game.Game;
 
 /**
@@ -95,15 +96,18 @@ public class ControlsPermanentCondition implements Condition {
     public boolean apply(Game game, Ability source) {
         boolean conditionApplies = false;
 
+        FilterPermanent localFilter = filter.copy();
+        localFilter.add(new ControllerIdPredicate(source.getControllerId()));
+
         switch ( this.type ) {
             case FEWER_THAN:
-                conditionApplies = game.getBattlefield().countControlled(filter, source.getSourceId(), source.getControllerId(), game) < this.count;
+                conditionApplies = game.getBattlefield().count(localFilter, source.getSourceId(), source.getControllerId(), game) < this.count;
                 break;
             case MORE_THAN:
-                conditionApplies = game.getBattlefield().countControlled(filter, source.getSourceId(), source.getControllerId(), game) > this.count;
+                conditionApplies = game.getBattlefield().count(localFilter, source.getSourceId(), source.getControllerId(), game) > this.count;
                 break;
             case EQUAL_TO:
-                conditionApplies = game.getBattlefield().countControlled(filter, source.getSourceId(), source.getControllerId(), game) == this.count;
+                conditionApplies = game.getBattlefield().count(localFilter, source.getSourceId(), source.getControllerId(), game) == this.count;
                 break;
         }
 
diff --git a/Mage/src/mage/game/permanent/Battlefield.java b/Mage/src/mage/game/permanent/Battlefield.java
index 97ce8c7645..2d149ab4af 100644
--- a/Mage/src/mage/game/permanent/Battlefield.java
+++ b/Mage/src/mage/game/permanent/Battlefield.java
@@ -115,39 +115,6 @@ public class Battlefield implements Serializable {
         }
         return count;
     }
-    
-    /**
-     * Returns a count of all {@link Permanent} that are within the range of influence of the specified player id
-     * and is controlled by specified player ,and that match the supplied filter.
-     * 
-     * @param filter
-     * @param sourceId 
-     * @param sourcePlayerId
-     * @param game
-     * @return count
-     */
-    public int countControlled(FilterPermanent filter, UUID sourceId, UUID sourcePlayerId, Game game) {
-        int count = 0;
-        if (game.getRangeOfInfluence() == RangeOfInfluence.ALL) {
-            for (Permanent permanent: field.values()) {
-                if (filter.match(permanent, sourceId, sourcePlayerId, game) 
-                        && permanent.getControllerId().equals(sourcePlayerId)) {
-                    count++;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            Set<UUID> range = game.getPlayer(sourcePlayerId).getInRange();
-            for (Permanent permanent: field.values()) {
-                if (range.contains(permanent.getControllerId()) 
-                        && filter.match(permanent, sourceId, sourcePlayerId, game)
-                        && permanent.getControllerId().equals(sourcePlayerId)) {
-                    count++;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return count;
-    }
 
     /**
      * Returns true if the battlefield contains at least 1 {@link Permanent}