diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 36cf541a..2c32d59d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Enhancements and new features:
     * A way to have only REST API available and disable WEB GUI access #1149
     * Docker module doesn't export details about stopped containers #1152
     * Add a light mode for the console UI #1165
+    * Refactor InfluxDB (API is now stable) #1166
 
 Bugs corrected:
 
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ Bugs corrected:
 
 Backward-incompatible changes:
 
-    * Support for Docker API < 2.0 is deprecated (docker plugins)
+    * Support for Docker API < 2.0 is deprecated (Docker plugins)
+    * Support for InfluxDB < 0.9 is deprecated (InfluxDB exporter)
 
 News command line options:
 
diff --git a/glances/exports/glances_influxdb.py b/glances/exports/glances_influxdb.py
index cfd95016..88746287 100644
--- a/glances/exports/glances_influxdb.py
+++ b/glances/exports/glances_influxdb.py
@@ -26,16 +26,9 @@ from glances.exports.glances_export import GlancesExport
 
 from influxdb import InfluxDBClient
 from influxdb.client import InfluxDBClientError
-from influxdb.influxdb08 import InfluxDBClient as InfluxDBClient08
-from influxdb.influxdb08.client import InfluxDBClientError as InfluxDBClientError08
-
-# Constants for tracking specific behavior
-INFLUXDB_08 = '0.8'
-INFLUXDB_09PLUS = '0.9+'
 
 
 class Export(GlancesExport):
-
     """This class manages the InfluxDB export module."""
 
     def __init__(self, config=None, args=None):
@@ -75,18 +68,7 @@ class Export(GlancesExport):
                                 password=self.password,
                                 database=self.db)
             get_all_db = [i['name'] for i in db.get_list_database()]
-            self.version = INFLUXDB_09PLUS
-        except InfluxDBClientError:
-            # https://github.com/influxdb/influxdb-python/issues/138
-            logger.info("Trying fallback to InfluxDB v0.8")
-            db = InfluxDBClient08(host=self.host,
-                                  port=self.port,
-                                  username=self.user,
-                                  password=self.password,
-                                  database=self.db)
-            get_all_db = [i['name'] for i in db.get_list_database()]
-            self.version = INFLUXDB_08
-        except InfluxDBClientError08 as e:
+        except InfluxDBClientError as e:
             logger.critical("Cannot connect to InfluxDB database '%s' (%s)" % (self.db, e))
             sys.exit(2)
 
@@ -99,29 +81,27 @@ class Export(GlancesExport):
 
         return db
 
+    def _normalize(self, name, columns, points):
+        """Normalize data for the InfluxDB's data model."""
+        for i, _ in enumerate(points):
+            try:
+                # Convert all int to float (mandatory for InfluxDB>0.9.2)
+                # Correct issue#750 and issue#749
+                points[i] = float(points[i])
+            except (TypeError, ValueError) as e:
+                logger.debug("InfluxDB error during stat convertion %s=%s (%s)" % (columns[i], points[i], e))
+        return [{'measurement': name,
+                 'tags': self.parse_tags(self.tags),
+                 'fields': dict(zip(columns, points))}]
+
     def export(self, name, columns, points):
         """Write the points to the InfluxDB server."""
         logger.debug("Export {} stats to InfluxDB".format(name))
         # Manage prefix
         if self.prefix is not None:
             name = self.prefix + '.' + name
-        # Create DB input
-        if self.version == INFLUXDB_08:
-            data = [{'name': name, 'columns': columns, 'points': [points]}]
-        else:
-            # Convert all int to float (mandatory for InfluxDB>0.9.2)
-            # Correct issue#750 and issue#749
-            for i, _ in enumerate(points):
-                try:
-                    points[i] = float(points[i])
-                except (TypeError, ValueError) as e:
-                    logger.debug("InfluxDB error during stat convertion %s=%s (%s)" % (columns[i], points[i], e))
-
-            data = [{'measurement': name,
-                     'tags': self.parse_tags(self.tags),
-                     'fields': dict(zip(columns, points))}]
         # Write input to the InfluxDB database
         try:
-            self.client.write_points(data)
+            self.client.write_points(self._normalize(name, columns, points))
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error("Cannot export {} stats to InfluxDB ({})".format(name, e))