diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/graphite/graphite.go b/pkg/tsdb/graphite/graphite.go
index 2960ba0edc4..ff0ed8d0620 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/graphite/graphite.go
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/graphite/graphite.go
@@ -164,14 +164,12 @@ func formatTimeRange(input string) string {
 
 func fixIntervalFormat(target string) string {
 	rMinute := regexp.MustCompile(`'(\d+)m'`)
-	rMin := regexp.MustCompile("m")
 	target = rMinute.ReplaceAllStringFunc(target, func(m string) string {
-		return rMin.ReplaceAllString(m, "min")
+		return strings.Replace(m, "m", "min", -1)
 	})
 	rMonth := regexp.MustCompile(`'(\d+)M'`)
-	rMon := regexp.MustCompile("M")
 	target = rMonth.ReplaceAllStringFunc(target, func(M string) string {
-		return rMon.ReplaceAllString(M, "mon")
+		return strings.Replace(M, "M", "mon", -1)
 	})
 	return target
 }