Methods, systems, and computer programs for performing management tasks in a virtual infrastructure are presented. The method includes detecting a decrease, below a predetermined threshold, in a number of tasks waiting to be processed by a plurality of virtual centers (VCs) executing as virtual machines (VMs) in a virtual infrastructure, wherein each of the plurality of VCs is a management VM for the managed objects of the virtual infrastructure. The method further includes, based on the detected decrease in the number of tasks waiting to be processed, selecting one or more VCs of the plurality of VCs to be removed, distributing managed objects handled by the selected one or more VCs to one or more non-selected VCs of the plurality of VCs, and removing the selected one or more VCs.