diff --git a/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/dao/VMInstanceDao.java b/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/dao/VMInstanceDao.java
index a92ecabef83..77e3c95b648 100755
--- a/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/dao/VMInstanceDao.java
+++ b/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/dao/VMInstanceDao.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public interface VMInstanceDao extends GenericDao<VMInstanceVO, Long>, StateDao<
 
     List<VMInstanceVO> listByHostAndState(long hostId, State... states);
 
-    List<VMInstanceVO> listByTypes(VirtualMachine.Type... types);
+    int countByTypes(VirtualMachine.Type... types);
 
     VMInstanceVO findByIdTypes(long id, VirtualMachine.Type... types);
 
diff --git a/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/dao/VMInstanceDaoImpl.java b/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/dao/VMInstanceDaoImpl.java
index 79f11e6fb4e..3e989362f84 100755
--- a/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/dao/VMInstanceDaoImpl.java
+++ b/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/dao/VMInstanceDaoImpl.java
@@ -466,10 +466,10 @@ public class VMInstanceDaoImpl extends GenericDaoBase<VMInstanceVO, Long> implem
     }
 
     @Override
-    public List<VMInstanceVO> listByTypes(Type... types) {
+    public int countByTypes(Type... types) {
         SearchCriteria<VMInstanceVO> sc = TypesSearch.create();
         sc.setParameters("types", (Object[])types);
-        return listBy(sc);
+        return getCount(sc);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/plugins/metrics/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/metrics/MetricsServiceImpl.java b/plugins/metrics/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/metrics/MetricsServiceImpl.java
index 2bed94c8dea..ca37e4b2e36 100644
--- a/plugins/metrics/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/metrics/MetricsServiceImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/metrics/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/metrics/MetricsServiceImpl.java
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ public class MetricsServiceImpl extends MutualExclusiveIdsManagerBase implements
         response.setHosts(hostDao.countAllByType(Host.Type.Routing));
         response.setStoragePools(storagePoolDao.countAll());
         response.setImageStores(imageStoreDao.countAllImageStores());
-        response.setSystemvms(vmInstanceDao.listByTypes(VirtualMachine.Type.ConsoleProxy, VirtualMachine.Type.SecondaryStorageVm).size());
+        response.setSystemvms(vmInstanceDao.countByTypes(VirtualMachine.Type.ConsoleProxy, VirtualMachine.Type.SecondaryStorageVm));
         response.setRouters(domainRouterDao.countAllByRole(VirtualRouter.Role.VIRTUAL_ROUTER));
         response.setInternalLbs(domainRouterDao.countAllByRole(VirtualRouter.Role.INTERNAL_LB_VM));
         response.setAlerts(alertDao.countAll());