diff --git a/MantidQt/CustomInterfaces/inc/MantidQtCustomInterfaces/MultiDatasetFit/MultiDatasetFit.h b/MantidQt/CustomInterfaces/inc/MantidQtCustomInterfaces/MultiDatasetFit/MultiDatasetFit.h
index bec5f57db2599f032bbc41307c9bdbee46ff881f..713f050368f631119a3811507f602eed5bc85cfd 100644
--- a/MantidQt/CustomInterfaces/inc/MantidQtCustomInterfaces/MultiDatasetFit/MultiDatasetFit.h
+++ b/MantidQt/CustomInterfaces/inc/MantidQtCustomInterfaces/MultiDatasetFit/MultiDatasetFit.h
@@ -119,8 +119,7 @@ private:
   void fitSimultaneous();
   void removeOldOutput();
   void showParameterPlot();
-  void setFitStatusInfo(const QString &status, const QString &iterations,
-                        const QString &chiSquared);
+  void setFitStatusInfo(const QString &status, const QString &chiSquared);
   void clearFitStatusInfo();
 
   /// The form generated by Qt Designer
diff --git a/MantidQt/CustomInterfaces/src/MultiDatasetFit/MultiDatasetFit.cpp b/MantidQt/CustomInterfaces/src/MultiDatasetFit/MultiDatasetFit.cpp
index cfa05aeb4268c1cc2816bc51daabba286720b1c3..23cb0c4052c90e45403e442164d7040364f6911b 100644
--- a/MantidQt/CustomInterfaces/src/MultiDatasetFit/MultiDatasetFit.cpp
+++ b/MantidQt/CustomInterfaces/src/MultiDatasetFit/MultiDatasetFit.cpp
@@ -411,10 +411,8 @@ void MultiDatasetFit::editLocalParameterValues(const QString &parName) {
 
 /// Set the fit status info string after a fit is finished.
 /// @param status :: The Fit's status property.
-/// @param iterations :: The number of iterations completed.
 /// @param chiSquared :: The chi squared value returned by Fit.
 void MultiDatasetFit::setFitStatusInfo(const QString &status,
-                                       const QString &iterations,
                                        const QString &chiSquared) {
   auto text(status);
   text.replace("\n", "<br>");
@@ -422,9 +420,8 @@ void MultiDatasetFit::setFitStatusInfo(const QString &status,
   if (status != "success") {
     color = "red";
   }
-  m_fitStatus =
-      QString("Status: <span style='color:%2'>%1</span><br>Iterations: "
-              "%3<br>Chi Squared: %4").arg(text, color, iterations, chiSquared);
+  m_fitStatus = QString("Status: <span style='color:%2'>%1</span>"
+                        "<br>Chi Squared: %4").arg(text, color, chiSquared);
   showInfo("");
 }
 
@@ -449,11 +446,9 @@ void MultiDatasetFit::finishFit(bool error) {
       updateParameters(*fun);
       auto status =
           QString::fromStdString(algorithm->getPropertyValue("OutputStatus"));
-      auto iterations = QString::fromStdString(
-          algorithm->getPropertyValue("OutputNIterations"));
       auto chiSquared = QString::fromStdString(
           algorithm->getPropertyValue("OutputChi2overDoF"));
-      setFitStatusInfo(status, iterations, chiSquared);
+      setFitStatusInfo(status, chiSquared);
     } else {
       // After a sequential fit
       auto paramsWSName =
diff --git a/MantidQt/MantidWidgets/inc/MantidQtMantidWidgets/FitPropertyBrowser.h b/MantidQt/MantidWidgets/inc/MantidQtMantidWidgets/FitPropertyBrowser.h
index 83ac79e3c458b8d67098ca9d908c7800f405536a..c6b61085adb8a61d159aeb5303bc5a180276ef33 100644
--- a/MantidQt/MantidWidgets/inc/MantidQtMantidWidgets/FitPropertyBrowser.h
+++ b/MantidQt/MantidWidgets/inc/MantidQtMantidWidgets/FitPropertyBrowser.h
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ signals:
   void errorsEnabled(bool enabled);
   void fitUndone();
   void functionLoaded(const QString &);
-  void fitResultsChanged(const QString &status, const QString &iterations);
+  void fitResultsChanged(const QString &status);
 
 protected slots:
   /// Get the registered function names
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ private slots:
   /// Update structure tooltips for all functions
   void updateStructureTooltips();
   /// Display the status string returned from Fit
-  void showFitResultStatus(const QString &status, const QString &iterations);
+  void showFitResultStatus(const QString &status);
   /// Clear the Fit status display
   void clearFitResultStatus();
 
diff --git a/MantidQt/MantidWidgets/src/FitPropertyBrowser.cpp b/MantidQt/MantidWidgets/src/FitPropertyBrowser.cpp
index b5d0127530392940916d1aff44ceee7d63ced5ed..83d4c1f3c5b6ac358ae37086397e2913d9ee97c8 100644
--- a/MantidQt/MantidWidgets/src/FitPropertyBrowser.cpp
+++ b/MantidQt/MantidWidgets/src/FitPropertyBrowser.cpp
@@ -464,9 +464,8 @@ void FitPropertyBrowser::initBasicLayout(QWidget *w) {
 
   m_status = new QLabel("Status:", w);
   m_status->hide();
-  connect(this, SIGNAL(fitResultsChanged(const QString &, const QString &)),
-          this, SLOT(showFitResultStatus(const QString &, const QString &)),
-          Qt::QueuedConnection);
+  connect(this, SIGNAL(fitResultsChanged(const QString &)), this,
+          SLOT(showFitResultStatus(const QString &)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
 
   layout->addLayout(buttonsLayout);
   layout->addWidget(m_tip);
@@ -1628,9 +1627,7 @@ void FitPropertyBrowser::finishHandle(const Mantid::API::IAlgorithm *alg) {
   }
   // Update Status string
   auto status = QString::fromStdString(alg->getPropertyValue("OutputStatus"));
-  auto iterations =
-      QString::fromStdString(alg->getPropertyValue("OutputNIterations"));
-  emit fitResultsChanged(status, iterations);
+  emit fitResultsChanged(status);
   // update Quality string
   if (m_displayActionQuality->isChecked()) {
     double quality = alg->getProperty("OutputChi2overDoF");
@@ -1652,9 +1649,7 @@ void FitPropertyBrowser::finishHandle(const Mantid::API::IAlgorithm *alg) {
 
 /// Display the status string returned from Fit
 /// @param status :: A status string as returned by OutputStatus Fit property.
-/// @param iterations :: Number of iterations taken by Fit.
-void FitPropertyBrowser::showFitResultStatus(const QString &status,
-                                             const QString &iterations) {
+void FitPropertyBrowser::showFitResultStatus(const QString &status) {
   auto text(status);
   text.replace("\n", "<br>");
   QString color("green");
@@ -1662,8 +1657,7 @@ void FitPropertyBrowser::showFitResultStatus(const QString &status,
     color = "red";
   }
   m_status->setText(
-      QString("Status: <span style='color:%2'>%1</span><br>Iterations: %3")
-          .arg(text, color, iterations));
+      QString("Status: <span style='color:%2'>%1</span>").arg(text, color));
   m_status->show();
 }