diff --git a/server/modules/routing/debugcli/debugcmd.c b/server/modules/routing/debugcli/debugcmd.c
index 984df36ac..db1877877 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/debugcli/debugcmd.c
+++ b/server/modules/routing/debugcli/debugcmd.c
@@ -2078,45 +2078,7 @@ shutdown_monitor(DCB *dcb, MONITOR *monitor)
 static void
 restart_monitor(DCB *dcb, MONITOR *monitor)
 {
-    monitorStart(monitor, NULL);
-}
-
-/**
- * Enable replication heartbeat for a monitor
- *
- * @param dcb           Connection to user interface
- * @param monitor       The monitor
- */
-static void
-enable_monitor_replication_heartbeat(DCB *dcb, MONITOR *monitor)
-{
-    CONFIG_PARAMETER param;
-    const char* name = "detect_replication_lag";
-    const char* value = "1";
-    param.name = (char*)name;
-    param.value = (char*)value;
-    param.next = NULL;
-    monitorStop(monitor);
-    monitorStart(monitor, &param);
-}
-
-/**
- * Disable replication heartbeat for a monitor
- *
- * @param dcb           Connection to user interface
- * @param monitor       The monitor
- */
-static void
-disable_monitor_replication_heartbeat(DCB *dcb, MONITOR *monitor)
-{
-    CONFIG_PARAMETER param;
-    const char* name = "detect_replication_lag";
-    const char* value = "0";
-    param.name = (char*)name;
-    param.value = (char*)value;
-    param.next = NULL;
-    monitorStop(monitor);
-    monitorStart(monitor, &param);
+    monitorStart(monitor, monitor->parameters);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/server/modules/routing/maxinfo/maxinfo_exec.c b/server/modules/routing/maxinfo/maxinfo_exec.c
index b77cc148f..17521e42a 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/maxinfo/maxinfo_exec.c
+++ b/server/modules/routing/maxinfo/maxinfo_exec.c
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ void exec_restart_monitor(DCB *dcb, MAXINFO_TREE *tree)
         MONITOR* monitor = monitor_find(tree->value);
         if (monitor)
         {
-            monitorStart(monitor, NULL);
+            monitorStart(monitor, monitor->parameters);
             maxinfo_send_ok(dcb);
         }
         else