diff --git a/includes/rest/class-nodeinfo.php b/includes/rest/class-nodeinfo.php
index d4b394f..3106c5e 100644
--- a/includes/rest/class-nodeinfo.php
+++ b/includes/rest/class-nodeinfo.php
@@ -95,10 +95,6 @@ class Nodeinfo {
 			'outbound' => array(),
 		);
 
-		$nodeinfo['metadata'] = array(
-			'email' => \get_option( 'admin_email' ),
-		);
-
 		return new \WP_REST_Response( $nodeinfo, 200 );
 	}
 
@@ -120,13 +116,24 @@ class Nodeinfo {
 			'version' => \get_bloginfo( 'version' ),
 		);
 
-		$users = \count_users();
+		$users = \get_users(
+			array(
+				'capability__in' => array( 'publish_posts' ),
+			)
+		);
+
+		if ( is_array( $users ) ) {
+			$users = count( $users );
+		} else {
+			$users = 1;
+		}
+
 		$posts = \wp_count_posts();
 		$comments = \wp_count_comments();
 
 		$nodeinfo['usage'] = array(
 			'users' => array(
-				'total' => (int) $users['total_users'],
+				'total' => (int) $users,
 			),
 			'localPosts' => (int) $posts->publish,
 			'localComments' => (int) $comments->approved,
@@ -140,10 +147,6 @@ class Nodeinfo {
 			'outbound' => array(),
 		);
 
-		$nodeinfo['metadata'] = array(
-			'email' => \get_option( 'admin_email' ),
-		);
-
 		return new \WP_REST_Response( $nodeinfo, 200 );
 	}