diff --git a/pkg/plugins/config/config.go b/pkg/plugins/config/config.go
index b967ae3edb1..1c97e241819 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/config/config.go
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ type Cfg struct {
 	PluginSettings       setting.PluginSettings
 	PluginsAllowUnsigned []string
 
-	EnterpriseLicensePath string
-
 	// AWS Plugin Auth
 	AWSAllowedAuthProviders []string
 	AWSAssumeRoleEnabled    bool
@@ -59,7 +57,6 @@ func NewCfg(settingProvider setting.Provider, grafanaCfg *setting.Cfg) *Cfg {
 		PluginsPath:             grafanaCfg.PluginsPath,
 		BuildVersion:            grafanaCfg.BuildVersion,
 		DevMode:                 settingProvider.KeyValue("", "app_mode").MustBool(grafanaCfg.Env == setting.Dev),
-		EnterpriseLicensePath:   settingProvider.KeyValue("enterprise", "license_path").MustString(grafanaCfg.EnterpriseLicensePath),
 		PluginSettings:          extractPluginSettings(settingProvider),
 		PluginsAllowUnsigned:    allowedUnsigned,
 		AWSAllowedAuthProviders: allowedAuth,
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/ifaces.go b/pkg/plugins/ifaces.go
index 3f97558d40c..9c8d36f03ab 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/ifaces.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/ifaces.go
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ type PluginLoaderAuthorizer interface {
 	CanLoadPlugin(plugin *Plugin) bool
 }
 
+type Licensing interface {
+	Environment() []string
+
+	Edition() string
+
+	Path() string
+}
+
 // RoleRegistry handles the plugin RBAC roles and their assignments
 type RoleRegistry interface {
 	DeclarePluginRoles(ctx context.Context, ID, name string, registrations []RoleRegistration) error
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/licensing/licensing.go b/pkg/plugins/licensing/licensing.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2b17953ebf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/plugins/licensing/licensing.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package licensing
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
+)
+
+type Service struct {
+	licensePath string
+	license     models.Licensing
+}
+
+func ProvideLicensing(cfg *setting.Cfg, l models.Licensing) *Service {
+	return &Service{
+		licensePath: cfg.EnterpriseLicensePath,
+		license:     l,
+	}
+}
+
+func (l Service) Environment() []string {
+	var env []string
+	if envProvider, ok := l.license.(models.LicenseEnvironment); ok {
+		for k, v := range envProvider.Environment() {
+			env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", k, v))
+		}
+	}
+	return env
+}
+
+func (l Service) Edition() string {
+	return l.license.Edition()
+}
+
+func (l Service) Path() string {
+	return l.licensePath
+}
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/manager/fakes/fakes.go b/pkg/plugins/manager/fakes/fakes.go
index 9630c8b67d6..a886938c1b2 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/manager/fakes/fakes.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/manager/fakes/fakes.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package fakes
 import (
 	"archive/zip"
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go/backend"
@@ -317,43 +318,25 @@ func (pr *FakeBackendProcessProvider) BackendFactory(_ context.Context, p *plugi
 }
 
 type FakeLicensingService struct {
-	TokenRaw string
+	LicenseEdition string
+	TokenRaw       string
+	LicensePath    string
 }
 
 func NewFakeLicensingService() *FakeLicensingService {
 	return &FakeLicensingService{}
 }
 
-func (t *FakeLicensingService) Expiry() int64 {
-	return 0
+func (s *FakeLicensingService) Edition() string {
+	return s.LicenseEdition
 }
 
-func (t *FakeLicensingService) Edition() string {
-	return ""
+func (s *FakeLicensingService) Path() string {
+	return s.LicensePath
 }
 
-func (t *FakeLicensingService) StateInfo() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
-func (t *FakeLicensingService) ContentDeliveryPrefix() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
-func (t *FakeLicensingService) LicenseURL(_ bool) string {
-	return ""
-}
-
-func (t *FakeLicensingService) Environment() map[string]string {
-	return map[string]string{"GF_ENTERPRISE_LICENSE_TEXT": t.TokenRaw}
-}
-
-func (*FakeLicensingService) EnabledFeatures() map[string]bool {
-	return map[string]bool{}
-}
-
-func (*FakeLicensingService) FeatureEnabled(_ string) bool {
-	return false
+func (s *FakeLicensingService) Environment() []string {
+	return []string{fmt.Sprintf("GF_ENTERPRISE_LICENSE_TEXT=%s", s.TokenRaw)}
 }
 
 type FakeRoleRegistry struct {
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/initializer/initializer.go b/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/initializer/initializer.go
index b484882c635..c9fae8e3a89 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/initializer/initializer.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/initializer/initializer.go
@@ -10,19 +10,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana-azure-sdk-go/azsettings"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/config"
 )
 
 type Initializer struct {
 	cfg             *config.Cfg
-	license         models.Licensing
+	license         plugins.Licensing
 	backendProvider plugins.BackendFactoryProvider
 	log             log.Logger
 }
 
-func New(cfg *config.Cfg, backendProvider plugins.BackendFactoryProvider, license models.Licensing) Initializer {
+func New(cfg *config.Cfg, backendProvider plugins.BackendFactoryProvider, license plugins.Licensing) Initializer {
 	return Initializer{
 		cfg:             cfg,
 		license:         license,
@@ -57,14 +56,9 @@ func (i *Initializer) envVars(plugin *plugins.Plugin) []string {
 		hostEnv = append(
 			hostEnv,
 			fmt.Sprintf("GF_EDITION=%s", i.license.Edition()),
-			fmt.Sprintf("GF_ENTERPRISE_LICENSE_PATH=%s", i.cfg.EnterpriseLicensePath),
+			fmt.Sprintf("GF_ENTERPRISE_LICENSE_PATH=%s", i.license.Path()),
 		)
-
-		if envProvider, ok := i.license.(models.LicenseEnvironment); ok {
-			for k, v := range envProvider.Environment() {
-				hostEnv = append(hostEnv, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", k, v))
-			}
-		}
+		hostEnv = append(hostEnv, i.license.Environment()...)
 	}
 
 	hostEnv = append(hostEnv, i.awsEnvVars()...)
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/initializer/initializer_test.go b/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/initializer/initializer_test.go
index 32561ca995e..9f940e8ec84 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/initializer/initializer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/initializer/initializer_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/backendplugin"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/config"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/manager/fakes"
 )
 
 func TestInitializer_Initialize(t *testing.T) {
@@ -142,14 +143,14 @@ func TestInitializer_envVars(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		}
 
-		licensing := &testLicensingService{
-			edition:  "test",
-			tokenRaw: "token",
+		licensing := &fakes.FakeLicensingService{
+			LicenseEdition: "test",
+			TokenRaw:       "token",
+			LicensePath:    "/path/to/ent/license",
 		}
 
 		i := &Initializer{
 			cfg: &config.Cfg{
-				EnterpriseLicensePath: "/path/to/ent/license",
 				PluginSettings: map[string]map[string]string{
 					"test": {
 						"custom_env_var": "customVal",
@@ -201,43 +202,6 @@ func Test_pluginSettings_ToEnv(t *testing.T) {
 
 }
 
-type testLicensingService struct {
-	edition  string
-	tokenRaw string
-}
-
-func (t *testLicensingService) Expiry() int64 {
-	return 0
-}
-
-func (t *testLicensingService) Edition() string {
-	return t.edition
-}
-
-func (t *testLicensingService) StateInfo() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
-func (t *testLicensingService) ContentDeliveryPrefix() string {
-	return ""
-}
-
-func (t *testLicensingService) LicenseURL(_ bool) string {
-	return ""
-}
-
-func (t *testLicensingService) Environment() map[string]string {
-	return map[string]string{"GF_ENTERPRISE_LICENSE_TEXT": t.tokenRaw}
-}
-
-func (*testLicensingService) EnabledFeatures() map[string]bool {
-	return map[string]bool{}
-}
-
-func (*testLicensingService) FeatureEnabled(feature string) bool {
-	return false
-}
-
 type fakeBackendProvider struct {
 	plugins.BackendFactoryProvider
 
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/loader.go b/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/loader.go
index 14d76ad985a..9c2abac8d8b 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/loader.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/manager/loader/loader.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/metrics"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/slugify"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/config"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/logger"
@@ -50,14 +49,14 @@ type Loader struct {
 	errs map[string]*plugins.SignatureError
 }
 
-func ProvideService(cfg *config.Cfg, license models.Licensing, authorizer plugins.PluginLoaderAuthorizer,
+func ProvideService(cfg *config.Cfg, license plugins.Licensing, authorizer plugins.PluginLoaderAuthorizer,
 	pluginRegistry registry.Service, backendProvider plugins.BackendFactoryProvider,
 	roleRegistry plugins.RoleRegistry) *Loader {
 	return New(cfg, license, authorizer, pluginRegistry, backendProvider, process.NewManager(pluginRegistry),
 		storage.FileSystem(logger.NewLogger("loader.fs"), cfg.PluginsPath), roleRegistry)
 }
 
-func New(cfg *config.Cfg, license models.Licensing, authorizer plugins.PluginLoaderAuthorizer,
+func New(cfg *config.Cfg, license plugins.Licensing, authorizer plugins.PluginLoaderAuthorizer,
 	pluginRegistry registry.Service, backendProvider plugins.BackendFactoryProvider,
 	processManager process.Service, pluginStorage storage.Manager, roleRegistry plugins.RoleRegistry) *Loader {
 	return &Loader{
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/manager/manager_integration_test.go b/pkg/plugins/manager/manager_integration_test.go
index cfffbef2737..fe1391c862d 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/manager/manager_integration_test.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/manager/manager_integration_test.go
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana-azure-sdk-go/azsettings"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go/backend"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go/backend/httpclient"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/tsdb/parca"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/tsdb/phlare"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"gopkg.in/ini.v1"
 
@@ -22,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/backendplugin/coreplugin"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/backendplugin/provider"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/config"
+	plicensing "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/licensing"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/manager/client"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/manager/fakes"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/manager/loader"
@@ -43,6 +42,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/tsdb/mssql"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/tsdb/mysql"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/tsdb/opentsdb"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/tsdb/parca"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/tsdb/phlare"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/tsdb/postgres"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/tsdb/prometheus"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/tsdb/tempo"
@@ -109,7 +110,9 @@ func TestIntegrationPluginManager(t *testing.T) {
 
 	pCfg := config.ProvideConfig(setting.ProvideProvider(cfg), cfg)
 	reg := registry.ProvideService()
-	l := loader.ProvideService(pCfg, &licensing.OSSLicensingService{Cfg: cfg}, signature.NewUnsignedAuthorizer(pCfg),
+
+	lic := plicensing.ProvideLicensing(cfg, &licensing.OSSLicensingService{Cfg: cfg})
+	l := loader.ProvideService(pCfg, lic, signature.NewUnsignedAuthorizer(pCfg),
 		reg, provider.ProvideService(coreRegistry), fakes.NewFakeRoleRegistry())
 	ps, err := store.ProvideService(cfg, pCfg, reg, l)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginsintegration.go b/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginsintegration.go
index 5eb947a64bd..f6433487d20 100644
--- a/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginsintegration.go
+++ b/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginsintegration.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/backendplugin/coreplugin"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/backendplugin/provider"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/config"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/licensing"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/manager"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/manager/client"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/manager/loader"
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ var WireSet = wire.NewSet(
 	repo.ProvideService,
 	wire.Bind(new(repo.Service), new(*repo.Manager)),
 	plugincontext.ProvideService,
+	licensing.ProvideLicensing,
+	wire.Bind(new(plugins.Licensing), new(*licensing.Service)),
 )
 
 // WireExtensionSet provides a wire.ProviderSet of plugin providers that can be