diff --git a/django_mongodb_backend/aggregates.py b/django_mongodb_backend/aggregates.py
index fb41ce4fc..1262f14b4 100644
--- a/django_mongodb_backend/aggregates.py
+++ b/django_mongodb_backend/aggregates.py
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 from django.db.models.aggregates import Aggregate, Count, StdDev, Variance
 from django.db.models.expressions import Case, Value, When
 from django.db.models.lookups import IsNull
+from django.db.models.sql.where import WhereNode
 
-from .query_utils import process_lhs
+from django_mongodb_backend.expressions import Remove
 
 # Aggregates whose MongoDB aggregation name differ from Aggregate.function.lower().
 MONGO_AGGREGATIONS = {Count: "sum"}
 
 
 def aggregate(self, compiler, connection, operator=None, resolve_inner_expression=False):
+    agg_expression, *_ = self.get_source_expressions()
     if self.filter:
-        node = self.copy()
-        node.filter = None
-        source_expressions = node.get_source_expressions()
-        condition = When(self.filter, then=source_expressions[0])
-        node.set_source_expressions([Case(condition), *source_expressions[1:]])
-    else:
-        node = self
-    lhs_mql = process_lhs(node, compiler, connection, as_expr=True)
+        agg_expression = Case(
+            When(self.filter, then=agg_expression),
+            # Skip rows that don't meet the criteria.
+            default=Remove(),
+        )
+    lhs_mql = agg_expression.as_mql(compiler, connection, as_expr=True)
     if resolve_inner_expression:
         return lhs_mql
     operator = operator or MONGO_AGGREGATIONS.get(self.__class__, self.function.lower())
@@ -30,31 +30,23 @@ def count(self, compiler, connection, resolve_inner_expression=False):
     value. This is used to count different elements, so the inner values are
     returned to be pushed into a set.
     """
+    agg_expression, *_ = self.get_source_expressions()
     if not self.distinct or resolve_inner_expression:
+        conditions = [IsNull(agg_expression, False)]
         if self.filter:
-            node = self.copy()
-            node.filter = None
-            source_expressions = node.get_source_expressions()
-            condition = When(
-                self.filter, then=Case(When(IsNull(source_expressions[0], False), then=Value(1)))
-            )
-            node.set_source_expressions([Case(condition), *source_expressions[1:]])
-            inner_expression = process_lhs(node, compiler, connection, as_expr=True)
-        else:
-            lhs_mql = process_lhs(self, compiler, connection, as_expr=True)
-            null_cond = {"$in": [{"$type": lhs_mql}, ["missing", "null"]]}
-            inner_expression = {
-                "$cond": {"if": null_cond, "then": None, "else": lhs_mql if self.distinct else 1}
-            }
+            conditions.append(self.filter)
+        inner_expression = Case(
+            When(WhereNode(conditions), then=agg_expression if self.distinct else Value(1)),
+            # Skip rows that don't meet the criteria.
+            default=Remove(),
+        )
+        inner_expression = inner_expression.as_mql(compiler, connection, as_expr=True)
         if resolve_inner_expression:
             return inner_expression
         return {"$sum": inner_expression}
     # If distinct=True or resolve_inner_expression=False, sum the size of the
     # set.
-    lhs_mql = process_lhs(self, compiler, connection, as_expr=True)
-    # None shouldn't be counted, so subtract 1 if it's present.
-    exits_null = {"$cond": {"if": {"$in": [{"$literal": None}, lhs_mql]}, "then": -1, "else": 0}}
-    return {"$add": [{"$size": lhs_mql}, exits_null]}
+    return {"$size": agg_expression.as_mql(compiler, connection, as_expr=True)}
 
 
 def stddev_variance(self, compiler, connection):
diff --git a/django_mongodb_backend/expressions/__init__.py b/django_mongodb_backend/expressions/__init__.py
index 46fd0b018..cd92a7fe1 100644
--- a/django_mongodb_backend/expressions/__init__.py
+++ b/django_mongodb_backend/expressions/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from .expressions import Remove
 from .search import (
     CombinedSearchExpression,
     CompoundExpression,
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 __all__ = [
     "CombinedSearchExpression",
     "CompoundExpression",
+    "Remove",
     "SearchAutocomplete",
     "SearchEquals",
     "SearchExists",
diff --git a/django_mongodb_backend/expressions/expressions.py b/django_mongodb_backend/expressions/expressions.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c86c2072
--- /dev/null
+++ b/django_mongodb_backend/expressions/expressions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from django.db.models.expressions import Func
+
+
+class Remove(Func):
+    def as_mql(self, compiler, connection, as_expr=False):
+        return "$$REMOVE"
diff --git a/django_mongodb_backend/query_utils.py b/django_mongodb_backend/query_utils.py
index ea892ec9f..ccb55d49b 100644
--- a/django_mongodb_backend/query_utils.py
+++ b/django_mongodb_backend/query_utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from django.core.exceptions import FullResultSet
 from django.db.models import F
-from django.db.models.aggregates import Aggregate
 from django.db.models.expressions import CombinedExpression, Func, Value
 from django.db.models.sql.query import Query
 
@@ -20,8 +19,6 @@ def process_lhs(node, compiler, connection, as_expr=False):
                 result.append(expr.as_mql(compiler, connection, as_expr=as_expr))
             except FullResultSet:
                 result.append(Value(True).as_mql(compiler, connection, as_expr=as_expr))
-        if isinstance(node, Aggregate):
-            return result[0]
         return result
     # node is a Transform with just one source expression, aliased as "lhs".
     if is_direct_value(node.lhs):