diff --git a/server/core/monitormanager.cc b/server/core/monitormanager.cc
index 5f774b09d..34fc00944 100644
--- a/server/core/monitormanager.cc
+++ b/server/core/monitormanager.cc
@@ -488,32 +488,29 @@ json_t* MonitorManager::monitor_list_to_json(const char* host)
 json_t* MonitorManager::monitor_relations_to_server(const SERVER* server, const char* host)
 {
     mxb_assert(Monitor::is_admin_thread());
-    std::vector<std::string> names;
+    std::string name;
     this_unit.foreach_monitor(
-        [&names, server](Monitor* mon) {
+        [&name, server](Monitor* mon) {
             // The serverlist of an individual monitor should not change while a
             // monitor is running.
             for (MonitorServer* db : mon->servers())
             {
                 if (db->server == server)
                 {
-                    names.push_back(mon->m_name);
+                    mxb_assert(name.empty());
+                    name = mon->m_name;
                     break;
                 }
             }
             return true;
         });
 
-    std::sort(names.begin(), names.end());
-
     json_t* rel = NULL;
-    if (!names.empty())
+
+    if (!name.empty())
     {
         rel = mxs_json_relationship(host, MXS_JSON_API_MONITORS);
-        for (auto& name : names)
-        {
-            mxs_json_add_relation(rel, name.c_str(), CN_MONITORS);
-        }
+        mxs_json_add_relation(rel, name.c_str(), CN_MONITORS);
     }
 
     return rel;