Index: finder.rb
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--- finder.rb	(revision 95)
+++ finder.rb	(working copy)
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
             count_options.update(options.delete(:count)) if options[:count]
             # thanks to active record for making us duplicate this code
             count_options[:conditions] ||= wp_extract_finder_conditions(finder, args)
+            count_options.delete(:select)
 
             count = count(count_options)
             count.respond_to?(:length) ? count.length : count