diff --git a/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder_test.go b/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder_test.go
index 996ccd5351c..7d03bb84fc3 100644
--- a/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder_test.go
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ func TestIntegrationNestedFolderService(t *testing.T) {
 			dashSrv, err := service.ProvideDashboardServiceImpl(cfg, dashStore, folderStore, nil, featuresFlagOn, folderPermissions, dashboardPermissions, ac, serviceWithFlagOn)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
-			alertStore, err := ngstore.ProvideDBStore(cfg, featuresFlagOn, db, serviceWithFlagOn, ac, dashSrv)
+			alertStore, err := ngstore.ProvideDBStore(cfg, featuresFlagOn, db, serviceWithFlagOn, dashSrv)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
 			elementService := libraryelements.ProvideService(cfg, db, routeRegister, serviceWithFlagOn, featuresFlagOn, ac)
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ func TestIntegrationNestedFolderService(t *testing.T) {
 				folderPermissions, dashboardPermissions, ac, serviceWithFlagOff)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
-			alertStore, err := ngstore.ProvideDBStore(cfg, featuresFlagOff, db, serviceWithFlagOff, ac, dashSrv)
+			alertStore, err := ngstore.ProvideDBStore(cfg, featuresFlagOff, db, serviceWithFlagOff, dashSrv)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
 			elementService := libraryelements.ProvideService(cfg, db, routeRegister, serviceWithFlagOff, featuresFlagOff, ac)
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ func TestIntegrationNestedFolderService(t *testing.T) {
 
 				dashSrv, err := service.ProvideDashboardServiceImpl(cfg, dashStore, folderStore, nil, tc.featuresFlag, folderPermissions, dashboardPermissions, ac, tc.service)
 				require.NoError(t, err)
-				alertStore, err := ngstore.ProvideDBStore(cfg, tc.featuresFlag, db, tc.service, ac, dashSrv)
+				alertStore, err := ngstore.ProvideDBStore(cfg, tc.featuresFlag, db, tc.service, dashSrv)
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 
 				ancestorUIDs := CreateSubtreeInStore(t, nestedFolderStore, serviceWithFlagOn, tc.depth, tc.prefix, createCmd)
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/store/database.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/store/database.go
index faf3f09f287..4a70e127fdf 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/store/database.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/store/database.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/db"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/accesscontrol"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/dashboards"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/folder"
@@ -39,20 +38,17 @@ type DBstore struct {
 	SQLStore         db.DB
 	Logger           log.Logger
 	FolderService    folder.Service
-	AccessControl    accesscontrol.AccessControl
 	DashboardService dashboards.DashboardService
 }
 
 func ProvideDBStore(
-	cfg *setting.Cfg, featureToggles featuremgmt.FeatureToggles, sqlstore db.DB, folderService folder.Service,
-	access accesscontrol.AccessControl, dashboards dashboards.DashboardService) (*DBstore, error) {
+	cfg *setting.Cfg, featureToggles featuremgmt.FeatureToggles, sqlstore db.DB, folderService folder.Service, dashboards dashboards.DashboardService) (*DBstore, error) {
 	store := DBstore{
 		Cfg:              cfg.UnifiedAlerting,
 		FeatureToggles:   featureToggles,
 		SQLStore:         sqlstore,
 		Logger:           log.New("ngalert.dbstore"),
 		FolderService:    folderService,
-		AccessControl:    access,
 		DashboardService: dashboards,
 	}
 	if err := folderService.RegisterService(store); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/tests/util.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/tests/util.go
index d63b06b126e..a99c002d29a 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/tests/util.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/tests/util.go
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ func SetupTestEnv(tb testing.TB, baseInterval time.Duration) (*ngalert.AlertNG,
 	folderStore := folderimpl.ProvideDashboardFolderStore(sqlStore)
 	dashboardService, dashboardStore := testutil.SetupDashboardService(tb, sqlStore, folderStore, cfg)
 	folderService := testutil.SetupFolderService(tb, cfg, sqlStore, dashboardStore, folderStore, bus)
-	ruleStore, err := store.ProvideDBStore(cfg, featuremgmt.WithFeatures(), sqlStore, folderService,
-		ac, &dashboards.FakeDashboardService{})
+	ruleStore, err := store.ProvideDBStore(cfg, featuremgmt.WithFeatures(), sqlStore, folderService, &dashboards.FakeDashboardService{})
 	require.NoError(tb, err)
 	ng, err := ngalert.ProvideService(
 		cfg, featuremgmt.WithFeatures(), nil, nil, routing.NewRouteRegister(), sqlStore, nil, nil, nil, quotatest.New(false, nil),
diff --git a/pkg/services/provisioning/provisioning.go b/pkg/services/provisioning/provisioning.go
index f1b1ffb0b64..873295b3db3 100644
--- a/pkg/services/provisioning/provisioning.go
+++ b/pkg/services/provisioning/provisioning.go
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ func (ps *ProvisioningServiceImpl) ProvisionAlerting(ctx context.Context) error
 		SQLStore:         ps.SQLStore,
 		Logger:           ps.log,
 		FolderService:    nil, // we don't use it yet
-		AccessControl:    ps.ac,
 		DashboardService: ps.dashboardService,
 	}
 	ruleService := provisioning.NewAlertRuleService(
diff --git a/pkg/services/quota/quotaimpl/quota_test.go b/pkg/services/quota/quotaimpl/quota_test.go
index c866797c3fd..c2806f1a090 100644
--- a/pkg/services/quota/quotaimpl/quota_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/quota/quotaimpl/quota_test.go
@@ -480,8 +480,7 @@ func setupEnv(t *testing.T, sqlStore *sqlstore.SQLStore, b bus.Bus, quotaService
 	_, err = dsservice.ProvideService(sqlStore, secretsService, secretsStore, sqlStore.Cfg, featuremgmt.WithFeatures(), acmock.New(), acmock.NewMockedPermissionsService(), quotaService, &pluginstore.FakePluginStore{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	m := metrics.NewNGAlert(prometheus.NewRegistry())
-	ruleStore, err := ngstore.ProvideDBStore(sqlStore.Cfg, featuremgmt.WithFeatures(), sqlStore, &foldertest.FakeService{},
-		&acmock.Mock{}, &dashboards.FakeDashboardService{})
+	ruleStore, err := ngstore.ProvideDBStore(sqlStore.Cfg, featuremgmt.WithFeatures(), sqlStore, &foldertest.FakeService{}, &dashboards.FakeDashboardService{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	_, err = ngalert.ProvideService(
 		sqlStore.Cfg, featuremgmt.WithFeatures(), nil, nil, routing.NewRouteRegister(), sqlStore, nil, nil, nil, quotaService,