diff --git a/src/addons/mod/forum/components/post-options-menu/post-options-menu.html b/src/addons/mod/forum/components/post-options-menu/post-options-menu.html
index ee0955932..2ff947373 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/forum/components/post-options-menu/post-options-menu.html
+++ b/src/addons/mod/forum/components/post-options-menu/post-options-menu.html
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@
             <p class="item-heading" *ngIf="offlinePost">{{ 'core.discard' | translate }}</p>
         </ion-label>
     </ion-item>
-    <ion-item class="ion-text-wrap" *ngIf="wordCount">
-        <ion-label>
-            <p class="item-heading">{{ 'core.numwords' | translate: {'$a': wordCount} }}</p>
-        </ion-label>
-    </ion-item>
     <ion-item class="ion-text-wrap" [href]="url" *ngIf="url" core-link capture="false" button detail="false" [showBrowserWarning]="false">
         <ion-icon name="fas-external-link-alt" slot="start" aria-hidden="true"></ion-icon>
         <ion-label>
diff --git a/src/addons/mod/forum/components/post-options-menu/post-options-menu.ts b/src/addons/mod/forum/components/post-options-menu/post-options-menu.ts
index ad13a1e84..257d8ec78 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/forum/components/post-options-menu/post-options-menu.ts
+++ b/src/addons/mod/forum/components/post-options-menu/post-options-menu.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ export class AddonModForumPostOptionsMenuComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy
     @Input() cmId!: number;
     @Input() forumId!: number; // The forum Id.
 
-    wordCount?: number | null; // Number of words when available.
     canEdit = false;
     canDelete = false;
     loaded = false;
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ export class AddonModForumPostOptionsMenuComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy
 
         this.canDelete = !!this.post.capabilities.delete && AddonModForum.isDeletePostAvailable();
         this.canEdit = !!this.post.capabilities.edit && AddonModForum.isUpdatePostAvailable();
-        this.wordCount = (this.post.haswordcount && this.post.wordcount) || null;
         this.loaded = true;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/addons/mod/forum/components/post/post.html b/src/addons/mod/forum/components/post/post.html
index 9812ff26f..ab1f83cfe 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/forum/components/post/post.html
+++ b/src/addons/mod/forum/components/post/post.html
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@
             <core-format-text [component]="component" [componentId]="componentId" [text]="post.message" contextLevel="module"
                 [contextInstanceId]="forum && forum.cmid" [courseId]="courseId">
             </core-format-text>
+            <p *ngIf="post.haswordcount && post.wordcount">
+                <em>{{ 'core.numwords' | translate: {'$a': post.wordcount} }}</em>
+            </p>
             <div *ngIf="post.attachments && post.attachments.length > 0">
                 <core-files [files]="post.attachments" [component]="component" [componentId]="componentId" showInline="true">
                 </core-files>