diff --git a/apps/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard_monitor_api.erl b/apps/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard_monitor_api.erl
index fc4b171a4..d7e3c094c 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard_monitor_api.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard_monitor_api.erl
@@ -145,8 +145,6 @@ dashboard_samplers_fun(Latest) ->
         end
     end.
 
-monitor_current(get, #{bindings := []}) ->
-    emqx_utils_api:with_node_or_cluster(erlang:node(), fun emqx_dashboard_monitor:current_rate/1);
 monitor_current(get, #{bindings := Bindings}) ->
     RawNode = maps:get(node, Bindings, <<"all">>),
     emqx_utils_api:with_node_or_cluster(RawNode, fun current_rate/1).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_dashboard/test/emqx_dashboard_monitor_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_dashboard/test/emqx_dashboard_monitor_SUITE.erl
index 71e559647..8b02ae20f 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_dashboard/test/emqx_dashboard_monitor_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_dashboard/test/emqx_dashboard_monitor_SUITE.erl
@@ -31,10 +31,13 @@ all() ->
     emqx_common_test_helpers:all(?MODULE).
 
 init_per_suite(Config) ->
+    meck:new(emqx_retainer, [non_strict, passthrough, no_history, no_link]),
+    meck:expect(emqx_retainer, retained_count, fun() -> 0 end),
     emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:init_suite([]),
     Config.
 
 end_per_suite(_Config) ->
+    meck:unload([emqx_retainer]),
     emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:end_suite([]).
 
 t_monitor_samplers_all(_Config) ->
@@ -198,5 +201,5 @@ waiting_emqx_stats_and_monitor_update(WaitKey) ->
     end,
     meck:unload([emqx_stats]),
     %% manually call monitor update
-    _ = emqx_dashboard_monitor:current_rate(),
+    _ = emqx_dashboard_monitor:current_rate_cluster(),
     ok.