diff --git a/file_echo.php b/file_echo.php
index 1f6d91663b..21b59a6f82 100644
--- a/file_echo.php
+++ b/file_echo.php
@@ -9,14 +9,7 @@
 define('PMA_MINIMUM_COMMON', true);
 require_once 'libraries/common.inc.php';
 
-if (isset($_REQUEST['monitorconfig'])) {
-    /* For monitor chart config export */
-    PMA_downloadHeader('monitor.cfg', 'application/json; charset=UTF-8');
-    header('X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff');
-
-    echo urldecode($_REQUEST['monitorconfig']);
-
-} else if (isset($_REQUEST['import'])) {
+if (isset($_REQUEST['import'])) {
     /* For monitor chart config import */
     header('Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8');
     header('X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff');
diff --git a/js/server_status_monitor.js b/js/server_status_monitor.js
index 5872f2cbd2..e332c33601 100644
--- a/js/server_status_monitor.js
+++ b/js/server_status_monitor.js
@@ -569,22 +569,11 @@ AJAX.registerOnload('server_status_monitor.js', function () {
             monitorCharts: gridCopy,
             monitorSettings: monitorSettings
         };
-        $('<form />', {
-            "class": "disableAjax",
-            method: "post",
-            action: "file_echo.php" + PMA_commonParams.get('common_query') + "&filename=1",
-            style: "display:none;"
-        })
-        .append(
-            $('<input />', {
-                type: "hidden",
-                name: "monitorconfig",
-                value: JSON.stringify(exportData)
-            })
-        )
-        .appendTo('body')
-        .submit()
-        .remove();
+
+        var blob = new Blob([JSON.stringify(exportData)], {type: "application/octet-stream"});
+        var url = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+        window.location.href = url;
+        window.URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
     });
 
     $('a[href="#importMonitorConfig"]').click(function (event) {