diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JArray.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JArray.cs
index 283de895..39cfd332 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JArray.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JArray.cs
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
     {
       writer.WriteStartArray();
 
-      foreach (JToken token in Children())
+      foreach (JToken token in ChildrenTokens)
       {
         token.WriteTo(writer, converters);
       }
@@ -293,16 +293,6 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
       CopyItemsTo(array, arrayIndex);
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Gets the number of elements contained in the <see cref="T:System.Collections.Generic.ICollection`1"/>.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <value></value>
-    /// <returns>The number of elements contained in the <see cref="T:System.Collections.Generic.ICollection`1"/>.</returns>
-    public int Count
-    {
-      get { return CountItems(); }
-    }
-
     bool ICollection<JToken>.IsReadOnly
     {
       get { return false; }
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JContainer.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JContainer.cs
index cdf7a7e5..fd077b84 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JContainer.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JContainer.cs
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
         throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("arrayIndex", "arrayIndex is less than 0.");
       if (arrayIndex >= array.Length)
         throw new ArgumentException("arrayIndex is equal to or greater than the length of array.");
-      if (CountItems() > array.Length - arrayIndex)
+      if (Count > array.Length - arrayIndex)
         throw new ArgumentException("The number of elements in the source JObject is greater than the available space from arrayIndex to the end of the destination array.");
 
       int index = 0;
@@ -490,11 +490,6 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
       }
     }
 
-    internal virtual int CountItems()
-    {
-      return ChildrenTokens.Count;
-    }
-
     internal static bool IsTokenUnchanged(JToken currentValue, JToken newValue)
     {
       JValue v1 = currentValue as JValue;
@@ -784,11 +779,6 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
       CopyItemsTo(array, arrayIndex);
     }
 
-    int ICollection<JToken>.Count
-    {
-      get { return CountItems(); }
-    }
-
     bool ICollection<JToken>.IsReadOnly
     {
       get { return false; }
@@ -817,7 +807,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
     int IList.Add(object value)
     {
       Add(EnsureValue(value));
-      return CountItems() - 1;
+      return Count - 1;
     }
 
     void IList.Clear()
@@ -875,9 +865,9 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
       CopyItemsTo(array, index);
     }
 
-    int ICollection.Count
+    public int Count
     {
-      get { return CountItems(); }
+      get { return ChildrenTokens.Count; }
     }
 
     bool ICollection.IsSynchronized
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JObject.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JObject.cs
index c4c1adf4..fd81bc99 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JObject.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JObject.cs
@@ -386,6 +386,9 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
 
     bool IDictionary<string, JToken>.ContainsKey(string key)
     {
+      if (_properties.Dictionary == null)
+        return false;
+
       return _properties.Dictionary.ContainsKey(key);
     }
 
@@ -482,7 +485,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
     /// <returns>The number of elements contained in the <see cref="T:System.Collections.Generic.ICollection`1"/>.</returns>
     public int Count
     {
-      get { return Children().Count(); }
+      get { return ChildrenTokens.Count; }
     }
 
     bool ICollection<KeyValuePair<string,JToken>>.IsReadOnly