diff --git a/pkg/monitor/cluster/cluster.go b/pkg/monitor/cluster/cluster.go
index f6e97f362ac..b4e934bcf53 100644
--- a/pkg/monitor/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/monitor/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -137,18 +137,18 @@ func (mon *Monitor) Monitor(ctx context.Context) (errs []error) {
 		})
 	}
 
-	// If API Server is unreachable, don't need to run the next checks
-	statusCode, err := mon.getAPIServerPingCode(ctx)
-	if err != nil || statusCode != http.StatusOK {
+	// If API is not returning 200, don't need to run the next checks
+	statusCode, err := mon.emitAPIServerHealthzCode(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
 		errs = append(errs, err)
-		friendlyFuncName := steps.FriendlyName(mon.getAPIServerPingCode)
+		friendlyFuncName := steps.FriendlyName(mon.emitAPIServerHealthzCode)
 		mon.log.Printf("%s: %s", friendlyFuncName, err)
 		mon.emitGauge("monitor.clustererrors", 1, map[string]string{"monitor": friendlyFuncName})
+	}
+	if statusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		return
 	}
-
 	for _, f := range []func(context.Context) error{
-		mon.emitAPIServerHealthzCode,
 		mon.emitAroOperatorHeartbeat,
 		mon.emitAroOperatorConditions,
 		mon.emitNSGReconciliation,
diff --git a/pkg/monitor/cluster/healthz.go b/pkg/monitor/cluster/healthz.go
index 9140bc06a14..2cd271aa23a 100644
--- a/pkg/monitor/cluster/healthz.go
+++ b/pkg/monitor/cluster/healthz.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 )
 
-func (mon *Monitor) emitAPIServerHealthzCode(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (mon *Monitor) emitAPIServerHealthzCode(ctx context.Context) (int, error) {
 	var statusCode int
 	err := mon.cli.Discovery().RESTClient().
 		Get().
@@ -21,21 +21,5 @@ func (mon *Monitor) emitAPIServerHealthzCode(ctx context.Context) error {
 		"code": strconv.FormatInt(int64(statusCode), 10),
 	})
 
-	return err
-}
-
-func (mon *Monitor) getAPIServerPingCode(ctx context.Context) (int, error) {
-	var statusCode int
-	err := mon.cli.Discovery().RESTClient().
-		Get().
-		AbsPath("/healthz/ping").
-		Do(ctx).
-		StatusCode(&statusCode).
-		Error()
-
-	mon.emitGauge("apiserver.healthz.ping.code", 1, map[string]string{
-		"code": strconv.FormatInt(int64(statusCode), 10),
-	})
-
 	return statusCode, err
 }