diff --git a/src/cli/common.rs b/src/cli/common.rs
index a7eb5ff1e0..b7c086b6d0 100644
--- a/src/cli/common.rs
+++ b/src/cli/common.rs
@@ -233,23 +233,24 @@ pub(crate) async fn update_all_channels(
     check: bool,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<ExitCode> {
     let profile = cfg.get_profile()?;
-    let channels = cfg.list_channels()?;
+    let channels = cfg.list_tracking_channels()?;
 
     // Run a pre-check to determine which channels have updates available.
-    let channels_with_manifests = join_all(channels.into_iter().map(|(desc, d)| async move {
+    let channels_with_manifests = join_all(channels.into_iter().map(|d| async move {
         // Prefetch errors are intentionally discarded; a failed prefetch falls
         // back to the normal update path, where errors are properly propagated.
         let manifest = d.fetch_dist_manifest().await.unwrap_or(None);
-        (desc, d, manifest)
+        (d, manifest)
     }))
     .await;
 
     let mut toolchains = Vec::with_capacity(channels_with_manifests.len());
     let mut has_update_error = false;
     let mut has_update = false;
-    for (desc, distributable, manifest) in channels_with_manifests {
+    for (distributable, manifest) in channels_with_manifests {
+        let desc = distributable.desc();
         let result = if force_update || manifest.is_some() {
-            let options = DistOptions::new(&[], &[], &desc, profile, force_update, cfg)?
+            let options = DistOptions::new(&[], &[], desc, profile, force_update, cfg)?
                 .for_update(&distributable, false);
             InstallMethod::Dist(options).install(manifest).await
         } else {
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn update_all_channels(
             _ => (),
         }
 
-        toolchains.push((desc, result));
+        toolchains.push((desc.clone(), result));
     }
 
     let exit_code = if has_update_error {
diff --git a/src/cli/rustup_mode.rs b/src/cli/rustup_mode.rs
index a4d8e49d50..080e888631 100644
--- a/src/cli/rustup_mode.rs
+++ b/src/cli/rustup_mode.rs
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ async fn check_updates(cfg: &Cfg<'_>, opts: CheckOpts) -> anyhow::Result<ExitCod
     let t = cfg.process.stdout();
     let use_colors = matches!(t.color_choice(), ColorChoice::Auto | ColorChoice::Always);
     let mut update_available = false;
-    let channels = cfg.list_channels()?;
+    let channels = cfg.list_tracking_channels()?;
     let channels_len = channels.len();
 
     // Check updates for all channels unless `RUSTUP_CONCURRENT_DOWNLOADS` is set to 1,
@@ -975,8 +975,8 @@ async fn check_updates(cfg: &Cfg<'_>, opts: CheckOpts) -> anyhow::Result<ExitCod
         // Help avoid flickering by moving the cursor instead of clearing the line.
         multi_progress_bars.set_move_cursor(true);
         let semaphore = Arc::new(Semaphore::new(concurrent_downloads));
-        let channels = tokio_stream::iter(channels).map(|(name, distributable)| {
-            let msg = format!("{bold}{name} - {bold:#}");
+        let channels = tokio_stream::iter(channels).map(|distributable| {
+            let msg = format!("{bold}{} - {bold:#}", distributable.desc());
             let status = "Checking...";
             let template = format!(
                 "{{msg}}{transient}{status}{transient:#} {transient}{{spinner}}{transient:#}"
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 1b15357ef9..48531640a5 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -1033,15 +1033,13 @@ impl<'a> Cfg<'a> {
         Ok(toolchains)
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn list_channels(
-        &self,
-    ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<(ChannelToolchainName, ChannelToolchain<'_>)>> {
+    pub(crate) fn list_tracking_channels(&self) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<ChannelToolchain<'_>>> {
         let mut channels = self
             .list_toolchains(true)?
             .into_iter()
             .filter_map(|t| match t {
                 ToolchainName::Channel(n) if n.is_tracking() => {
-                    Some(ChannelToolchain::new(self, n.clone()).map(|t| (n, t)))
+                    Some(ChannelToolchain::new(self, n))
                 }
                 _ => None,
             })
@@ -1049,7 +1047,7 @@ impl<'a> Cfg<'a> {
 
         // HACK: `.sort_by_key()` is impossible here without cloning.
         // See: <https://users.rust-lang.org/t/cannot-call-vec-sort-by-key-without-cloning-data/60455/4>
-        channels.sort_by(|(n, _), (m, _)| n.cmp(m));
+        channels.sort_by(|n, m| n.desc().cmp(m.desc()));
         Ok(channels)
     }