diff --git a/internal/client/index.go b/internal/client/index.go
index dc4b3fe6..63ae690e 100644
--- a/internal/client/index.go
+++ b/internal/client/index.go
@@ -337,14 +337,13 @@ func (ci *Index) Range(f func(c *Persistent) (cont bool)) {
 	}
 }
 
-// SortedRange is like [Index.Range] but sorts the keys before iterating
-// ensuring a predictable order.
-func (ci *Index) SortedRange(
-	s func(a, b *Persistent) (n int),
-	f func(c *Persistent) (cont bool),
-) {
+// RangeByName is like [Index.Range] but sorts the persistent clients by name
+// before iterating ensuring a predictable order.
+func (ci *Index) RangeByName(f func(c *Persistent) (cont bool)) {
 	cs := maps.Values(ci.uidToClient)
-	slices.SortFunc(cs, s)
+	slices.SortFunc(cs, func(a, b *Persistent) (n int) {
+		return strings.Compare(a.Name, b.Name)
+	})
 
 	for _, c := range cs {
 		if !f(c) {
@@ -355,12 +354,8 @@ func (ci *Index) SortedRange(
 
 // CloseUpstreams closes upstream configurations of persistent clients.
 func (ci *Index) CloseUpstreams() (err error) {
-	sortFunc := func(a, b *Persistent) (n int) {
-		return strings.Compare(a.Name, b.Name)
-	}
-
 	var errs []error
-	ci.SortedRange(sortFunc, func(c *Persistent) (cont bool) {
+	ci.RangeByName(func(c *Persistent) (cont bool) {
 		err = c.CloseUpstreams()
 		if err != nil {
 			errs = append(errs, err)
diff --git a/internal/client/index_internal_test.go b/internal/client/index_internal_test.go
index 782603ca..2a9314a8 100644
--- a/internal/client/index_internal_test.go
+++ b/internal/client/index_internal_test.go
@@ -125,14 +125,12 @@ func TestClientIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("sorted_range", func(t *testing.T) {
-		sortFunc := func(a, b *Persistent) (n int) {
+		slices.SortFunc(clients, func(a, b *Persistent) (n int) {
 			return strings.Compare(a.Name, b.Name)
-		}
-
-		slices.SortFunc(clients, sortFunc)
+		})
 
 		got := []*Persistent{}
-		ci.SortedRange(sortFunc, func(c *Persistent) (cont bool) {
+		ci.RangeByName(func(c *Persistent) (cont bool) {
 			got = append(got, c)
 
 			return true