diff --git a/src/Detector/FinderPattern.php b/src/Detector/FinderPattern.php
index 8372956ca..86791b715 100644
--- a/src/Detector/FinderPattern.php
+++ b/src/Detector/FinderPattern.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use function sqrt;
  */
 final class FinderPattern extends ResultPoint{
 
-	private int $count;
+	private(set) int $count;
 
 	public function __construct(float $posX, float $posY, float $estimatedModuleSize, int|null $count = null){
 		parent::__construct($posX, $posY, $estimatedModuleSize);
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ final class FinderPattern extends ResultPoint{
 		$this->count = ($count ?? 1);
 	}
 
-	public function getCount():int{
-		return $this->count;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * @param \chillerlan\QRCode\Detector\FinderPattern $b second pattern
 	 *
diff --git a/src/Detector/FinderPatternFinder.php b/src/Detector/FinderPatternFinder.php
index 0d5157588..12b478768 100644
--- a/src/Detector/FinderPatternFinder.php
+++ b/src/Detector/FinderPatternFinder.php
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ final class FinderPatternFinder{
 
 		foreach($this->possibleCenters as $center){
 
-			if($center->getCount() >= self::CENTER_QUORUM){
+			if($center->count >= self::CENTER_QUORUM){
 
 				if($firstConfirmedCenter === null){
 					$firstConfirmedCenter = $center;
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ final class FinderPatternFinder{
 		$max             = count($this->possibleCenters);
 
 		foreach($this->possibleCenters as $pattern){
-			if($pattern->getCount() >= self::CENTER_QUORUM){
+			if($pattern->count >= self::CENTER_QUORUM){
 				$confirmedCount++;
 				$totalModuleSize += $pattern->getEstimatedModuleSize();
 			}