I agree, its fuckin dumb.
If youre on a pc and are running ad blocker pro, it should show the ABP stop sign logo at the top right....click that....then block Block Element....it will tell you to scroll over and left click on something you want blocked.
Just hover over what you want blocked ( like the counter) and a yellow box will apear around it, left click.
A box will pop up, just click the "add" button and then it should be gone.