diff --git a/pkg/plugins/envvars/envvars.go b/pkg/plugins/envvars/envvars.go
index 0e8058b3b7b..33cdcf63e0b 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/envvars/envvars.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/envvars/envvars.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Provider interface {
-	Get(ctx context.Context, p *plugins.Plugin) ([]string, error)
+	Get(ctx context.Context, p *plugins.Plugin) []string
 }
 
 type Service struct {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func NewProvider(cfg *config.Cfg, license plugins.Licensing) *Service {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *Service) Get(ctx context.Context, p *plugins.Plugin) ([]string, error) {
+func (s *Service) Get(_ context.Context, p *plugins.Plugin) []string {
 	hostEnv := []string{
 		fmt.Sprintf("GF_VERSION=%s", s.cfg.BuildVersion),
 	}
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (s *Service) Get(ctx context.Context, p *plugins.Plugin) ([]string, error)
 	hostEnv = append(hostEnv, s.tracingEnvVars(p)...)
 
 	ev := getPluginSettings(p.ID, s.cfg).asEnvVar("GF_PLUGIN", hostEnv)
-	return ev, nil
+	return ev
 }
 
 func (s *Service) tracingEnvVars(plugin *plugins.Plugin) []string {
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/envvars/envvars_test.go b/pkg/plugins/envvars/envvars_test.go
index 81f435335ae..dd0745657ad 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/envvars/envvars_test.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/envvars/envvars_test.go
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ func TestInitializer_envVars(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		}, licensing)
 
-		envVars, err := envVarsProvider.Get(context.Background(), p)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		envVars := envVarsProvider.Get(context.Background(), p)
 		assert.Len(t, envVars, 6)
 		assert.Equal(t, "GF_PLUGIN_CUSTOM_ENV_VAR=customVal", envVars[0])
 		assert.Equal(t, "GF_VERSION=", envVars[1])
@@ -301,8 +300,7 @@ func TestInitializer_tracingEnvironmentVariables(t *testing.T) {
 	} {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			envVarsProvider := NewProvider(tc.cfg, nil)
-			envVars, err := envVarsProvider.Get(context.Background(), tc.plugin)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
+			envVars := envVarsProvider.Get(context.Background(), tc.plugin)
 			tc.exp(t, envVars)
 		})
 	}
@@ -326,10 +324,7 @@ func TestInitializer_oauthEnvVars(t *testing.T) {
 			GrafanaAppURL: "https://myorg.com/",
 			Features:      featuremgmt.WithFeatures(featuremgmt.FlagExternalServiceAuth),
 		}, nil)
-		envVars, err := envVarsProvider.Get(context.Background(), p)
-
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Len(t, envVars, 5)
+		envVars := envVarsProvider.Get(context.Background(), p)
 		assert.Equal(t, "GF_VERSION=", envVars[0])
 		assert.Equal(t, "GF_APP_URL=https://myorg.com/", envVars[1])
 		assert.Equal(t, "GF_PLUGIN_APP_CLIENT_ID=clientID", envVars[2])
@@ -346,8 +341,7 @@ func TestInitalizer_awsEnvVars(t *testing.T) {
 			AWSAllowedAuthProviders: []string{"grafana_assume_role", "keys"},
 			AWSExternalId:           "mock_external_id",
 		}, nil)
-		envVars, err := envVarsProvider.Get(context.Background(), p)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		envVars := envVarsProvider.Get(context.Background(), p)
 		assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"GF_VERSION=", "AWS_AUTH_AssumeRoleEnabled=true", "AWS_AUTH_AllowedAuthProviders=grafana_assume_role,keys", "AWS_AUTH_EXTERNAL_ID=mock_external_id"}, envVars)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/manager/pipeline/initialization/steps.go b/pkg/plugins/manager/pipeline/initialization/steps.go
index 13cc7502166..627f6458661 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/manager/pipeline/initialization/steps.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/manager/pipeline/initialization/steps.go
@@ -46,11 +46,7 @@ func (b *BackendClientInit) Initialize(ctx context.Context, p *plugins.Plugin) (
 			return nil, errors.New("could not find backend factory for plugin")
 		}
 
-		env, err := b.envVarProvider.Get(ctx, p)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		if backendClient, err := backendFactory(p.ID, p.Logger(), env); err != nil {
+		if backendClient, err := backendFactory(p.ID, p.Logger(), b.envVarProvider.Get(ctx, p)); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		} else {
 			p.RegisterClient(backendClient)
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/manager/pipeline/initialization/steps_test.go b/pkg/plugins/manager/pipeline/initialization/steps_test.go
index 439efeaecb6..29b6915f087 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/manager/pipeline/initialization/steps_test.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/manager/pipeline/initialization/steps_test.go
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ type fakeEnvVarsProvider struct {
 	GetFunc func(ctx context.Context, p *plugins.Plugin) []string
 }
 
-func (f *fakeEnvVarsProvider) Get(ctx context.Context, p *plugins.Plugin) ([]string, error) {
+func (f *fakeEnvVarsProvider) Get(ctx context.Context, p *plugins.Plugin) []string {
 	if f.GetFunc != nil {
-		return f.GetFunc(ctx, p), nil
+		return f.GetFunc(ctx, p)
 	}
-	return nil, nil
+	return nil
 }