diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter.go b/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter.go
index 440a2f6cc8c..932637b5b6b 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ var (
 	_ rest.SingularNameProvider = (DualWriter)(nil)
 )
 
+// Function that will create a dual writer
+type DualWriteBuilder func(gr schema.GroupResource, legacy LegacyStorage, storage Storage) (Storage, error)
+
 // Storage is a storage implementation that satisfies the same interfaces as genericregistry.Store.
 type Storage interface {
 	rest.Storage
@@ -152,7 +156,12 @@ func SetDualWritingMode(
 	entity string,
 	desiredMode DualWriterMode,
 	reg prometheus.Registerer,
-) (DualWriter, error) {
+) (DualWriterMode, error) {
+	// Mode0 means no DualWriter
+	if desiredMode == Mode0 {
+		return Mode0, nil
+	}
+
 	toMode := map[string]DualWriterMode{
 		// It is not possible to initialize a mode 0 dual writer. Mode 0 represents
 		// writing to legacy storage without `unifiedStorage` enabled.
@@ -166,7 +175,7 @@ func SetDualWritingMode(
 	// Use entity name as key
 	m, ok, err := kvs.Get(ctx, entity)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("failed to fetch current dual writing mode")
+		return Mode0, errors.New("failed to fetch current dual writing mode")
 	}
 
 	currentMode, valid := toMode[m]
@@ -182,7 +191,7 @@ func SetDualWritingMode(
 
 		err := kvs.Set(ctx, entity, fmt.Sprint(currentMode))
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errDualWriterSetCurrentMode
+			return Mode0, errDualWriterSetCurrentMode
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -194,7 +203,7 @@ func SetDualWritingMode(
 
 		err := kvs.Set(ctx, entity, fmt.Sprint(currentMode))
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errDualWriterSetCurrentMode
+			return Mode0, errDualWriterSetCurrentMode
 		}
 	}
 	if (desiredMode == Mode1) && (currentMode == Mode2) {
@@ -204,13 +213,13 @@ func SetDualWritingMode(
 
 		err := kvs.Set(ctx, entity, fmt.Sprint(currentMode))
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errDualWriterSetCurrentMode
+			return Mode0, errDualWriterSetCurrentMode
 		}
 	}
 
 	// 	#TODO add support for other combinations of desired and current modes
 
-	return NewDualWriter(currentMode, legacy, storage, reg), nil
+	return currentMode, nil
 }
 
 var defaultConverter = runtime.UnstructuredConverter(runtime.DefaultUnstructuredConverter)
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter_test.go b/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter_test.go
index 03ea07834ba..e72349ec4b8 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter_test.go
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ func TestSetDualWritingMode(t *testing.T) {
 		kvStore := &fakeNamespacedKV{data: make(map[string]string), namespace: "storage.dualwriting." + tt.stackID}
 
 		p := prometheus.NewRegistry()
-		dw, err := SetDualWritingMode(context.Background(), kvStore, ls, us, "playlist.grafana.app/v0alpha1", tt.desiredMode, p)
+		dwMode, err := SetDualWritingMode(context.Background(), kvStore, ls, us, "playlist.grafana.app/v0alpha1", tt.desiredMode, p)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedMode, dw.Mode())
+		assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedMode, dwMode)
 
 		// check kv store
 		val, ok, err := kvStore.Get(context.Background(), "playlist.grafana.app/v0alpha1")
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/grafana/apiserver/server.go b/pkg/cmd/grafana/apiserver/server.go
index 790c2fe2be8..8a83e880a30 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/grafana/apiserver/server.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/grafana/apiserver/server.go
@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ func (o *APIServerOptions) RunAPIServer(config *genericapiserver.RecommendedConf
 
 	// Install the API Group+version
 	// #TODO figure out how to configure storage type in o.Options.StorageOptions
-	err = builder.InstallAPIs(grafanaAPIServer.Scheme, grafanaAPIServer.Codecs, server, config.RESTOptionsGetter, o.builders, o.Options.StorageOptions, o.Options.MetricsOptions.MetricsRegisterer)
+	err = builder.InstallAPIs(grafanaAPIServer.Scheme, grafanaAPIServer.Codecs, server, config.RESTOptionsGetter, o.builders, o.Options.StorageOptions,
+		o.Options.MetricsOptions.MetricsRegisterer, nil, nil, // no need for server lock in standalone
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/alerting/notifications/receiver/storage.go b/pkg/registry/apis/alerting/notifications/receiver/storage.go
index 80ec2d0bf9b..7563fa7060e 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/alerting/notifications/receiver/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/alerting/notifications/receiver/storage.go
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import (
 	genericregistry "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest"
 
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-
 	model "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/alerting_notifications/v0alpha1"
 	grafanaregistry "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/registry/generic"
 	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
@@ -33,9 +31,9 @@ func NewStorage(
 	legacySvc ReceiverService,
 	namespacer request.NamespaceMapper,
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
-	desiredMode grafanarest.DualWriterMode,
 	optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	reg prometheus.Registerer) (rest.Storage, error) {
+	dualWriteBuilder grafanarest.DualWriteBuilder,
+) (rest.Storage, error) {
 	legacyStore := &legacyStorage{
 		service:    legacySvc,
 		namespacer: namespacer,
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ func NewStorage(
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected resource or info")
 			}),
 	}
-	if optsGetter != nil && desiredMode != grafanarest.Mode0 {
+	if optsGetter != nil && dualWriteBuilder != nil {
 		strategy := grafanaregistry.NewStrategy(scheme)
 		s := &genericregistry.Store{
 			NewFunc:                   resourceInfo.NewFunc,
@@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ func NewStorage(
 		if err := s.CompleteWithOptions(options); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		return grafanarest.NewDualWriter(desiredMode, legacyStore, storage{Store: s}, reg), nil
+		return dualWriteBuilder(resourceInfo.GroupResource(), legacyStore, storage{Store: s})
 	}
 	return legacyStore, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/alerting/notifications/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/alerting/notifications/register.go
index 9a7f8670c1b..89492dd97c7 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/alerting/notifications/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/alerting/notifications/register.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
@@ -37,11 +36,6 @@ type NotificationsAPIBuilder struct {
 	gv         schema.GroupVersion
 }
 
-func (t NotificationsAPIBuilder) GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, toMode map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode {
-	// Add required configuration support in order to enable other modes. For an example, see pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
-	return grafanarest.Mode0
-}
-
 func RegisterAPIService(
 	features featuremgmt.FeatureToggles,
 	apiregistration builder.APIRegistrar,
@@ -77,17 +71,16 @@ func (t NotificationsAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory,
 	optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	desiredMode grafanarest.DualWriterMode,
-	reg prometheus.Registerer,
+	dualWriteBuilder grafanarest.DualWriteBuilder,
 ) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error) {
 	apiGroupInfo := genericapiserver.NewDefaultAPIGroupInfo(notificationsModels.GROUP, scheme, metav1.ParameterCodec, codecs)
 
-	intervals, err := timeInterval.NewStorage(t.ng.Api.MuteTimings, t.namespacer, scheme, desiredMode, optsGetter, reg)
+	intervals, err := timeInterval.NewStorage(t.ng.Api.MuteTimings, t.namespacer, scheme, optsGetter, dualWriteBuilder)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize time-interval storage: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	recvStorage, err := receiver.NewStorage(nil, t.namespacer, scheme, desiredMode, optsGetter, reg) // TODO: add receiver service
+	recvStorage, err := receiver.NewStorage(nil, t.namespacer, scheme, optsGetter, dualWriteBuilder) // TODO: add receiver service
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize receiver storage: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/alerting/notifications/timeinterval/storage.go b/pkg/registry/apis/alerting/notifications/timeinterval/storage.go
index d51c75d7732..38b9123a39b 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/alerting/notifications/timeinterval/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/alerting/notifications/timeinterval/storage.go
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest"
 	apistore "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage"
 
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-
 	model "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/alerting_notifications/v0alpha1"
 	grafanaregistry "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/registry/generic"
 	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
@@ -36,9 +34,9 @@ func NewStorage(
 	legacySvc TimeIntervalService,
 	namespacer request.NamespaceMapper,
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
-	desiredMode grafanarest.DualWriterMode,
 	optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	reg prometheus.Registerer) (rest.Storage, error) {
+	dualWriteBuilder grafanarest.DualWriteBuilder,
+) (rest.Storage, error) {
 	legacyStore := &legacyStorage{
 		service:    legacySvc,
 		namespacer: namespacer,
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@ func NewStorage(
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected resource or info")
 			}),
 	}
-	if optsGetter != nil && desiredMode != grafanarest.Mode0 {
+	if optsGetter != nil && dualWriteBuilder != nil {
 		strategy := grafanaregistry.NewStrategy(scheme)
 		s := &genericregistry.Store{
 			NewFunc:                   resourceInfo.NewFunc,
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ func NewStorage(
 		if err := s.CompleteWithOptions(options); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		return grafanarest.NewDualWriter(desiredMode, legacyStore, storage{Store: s}, reg), nil
+		return dualWriteBuilder(resourceInfo.GroupResource(), legacyStore, storage{Store: s})
 	}
 	return legacyStore, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/dashboard/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/dashboard/register.go
index ff30d0b90f5..f10ad89fb29 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/dashboard/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/dashboard/register.go
@@ -76,11 +76,6 @@ func (b *DashboardsAPIBuilder) GetGroupVersion() schema.GroupVersion {
 	return v0alpha1.DashboardResourceInfo.GroupVersion()
 }
 
-func (b *DashboardsAPIBuilder) GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, modeMap map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode {
-	// Add required configuration support in order to enable other modes. For an example, see pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
-	return grafanarest.Mode0
-}
-
 func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme, gv schema.GroupVersion) {
 	scheme.AddKnownTypes(gv,
 		&v0alpha1.Dashboard{},
@@ -115,8 +110,7 @@ func (b *DashboardsAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory, // pointer?
 	optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	desiredMode grafanarest.DualWriterMode,
-	reg prometheus.Registerer,
+	dualWriteBuilder grafanarest.DualWriteBuilder,
 ) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error) {
 	apiGroupInfo := genericapiserver.NewDefaultAPIGroupInfo(v0alpha1.GROUP, scheme, metav1.ParameterCodec, codecs)
 
@@ -142,12 +136,15 @@ func (b *DashboardsAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	}
 
 	// Dual writes if a RESTOptionsGetter is provided
-	if desiredMode != grafanarest.Mode0 && optsGetter != nil {
+	if optsGetter != nil && dualWriteBuilder != nil {
 		options := &generic.StoreOptions{RESTOptions: optsGetter, AttrFunc: grafanaregistry.GetAttrs}
 		if err := store.CompleteWithOptions(options); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		storage[resourceInfo.StoragePath()] = grafanarest.NewDualWriter(grafanarest.Mode1, legacyStore, store, reg)
+		storage[resourceInfo.StoragePath()], err = dualWriteBuilder(resourceInfo.GroupResource(), legacyStore, store)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	apiGroupInfo.VersionedResourcesStorageMap[v0alpha1.VERSION] = storage
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/dashboardsnapshot/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/dashboardsnapshot/register.go
index cb96628d553..184da3fac6b 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/dashboardsnapshot/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/dashboardsnapshot/register.go
@@ -89,11 +89,6 @@ func (b *SnapshotsAPIBuilder) GetGroupVersion() schema.GroupVersion {
 	return resourceInfo.GroupVersion()
 }
 
-func (b *SnapshotsAPIBuilder) GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, modeMap map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode {
-	// Add required configuration support in order to enable other modes. For an example, see pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
-	return grafanarest.Mode0
-}
-
 func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme, gv schema.GroupVersion) {
 	scheme.AddKnownTypes(gv,
 		&dashboardsnapshot.DashboardSnapshot{},
@@ -130,8 +125,7 @@ func (b *SnapshotsAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory, // pointer?
 	optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	_ grafanarest.DualWriterMode,
-	_ prometheus.Registerer,
+	_ grafanarest.DualWriteBuilder,
 ) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error) {
 	apiGroupInfo := genericapiserver.NewDefaultAPIGroupInfo(dashboardsnapshot.GROUP, scheme, metav1.ParameterCodec, codecs)
 	storage := map[string]rest.Storage{}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/datasource/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/datasource/register.go
index a938631a2ee..08db4ca0b56 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/datasource/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/datasource/register.go
@@ -156,11 +156,6 @@ func (b *DataSourceAPIBuilder) GetGroupVersion() schema.GroupVersion {
 	return b.connectionResourceInfo.GroupVersion()
 }
 
-func (b *DataSourceAPIBuilder) GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, modeMap map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode {
-	// Add required configuration support in order to enable other modes. For an example, see pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
-	return grafanarest.Mode0
-}
-
 func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme, gv schema.GroupVersion) {
 	scheme.AddKnownTypes(gv,
 		&datasource.DataSourceConnection{},
@@ -208,8 +203,7 @@ func (b *DataSourceAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory, // pointer?
 	_ generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	_ grafanarest.DualWriterMode,
-	_ prometheus.Registerer,
+	_ grafanarest.DualWriteBuilder,
 ) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error) {
 	storage := map[string]rest.Storage{}
 
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/featuretoggle/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/featuretoggle/register.go
index b00fef444af..598fea25a38 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/featuretoggle/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/featuretoggle/register.go
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/spec3"
 	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/validation/spec"
 
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/featuretoggle/v0alpha1"
 	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/accesscontrol"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/builder"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 )
 
 var _ builder.APIGroupBuilder = (*FeatureFlagAPIBuilder)(nil)
@@ -52,11 +53,6 @@ func (b *FeatureFlagAPIBuilder) GetGroupVersion() schema.GroupVersion {
 	return gv
 }
 
-func (b *FeatureFlagAPIBuilder) GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, modeMap map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode {
-	// Add required configuration support in order to enable other modes. For an example, see pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
-	return grafanarest.Mode0
-}
-
 func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme, gv schema.GroupVersion) {
 	scheme.AddKnownTypes(gv,
 		&v0alpha1.Feature{},
@@ -90,8 +86,7 @@ func (b *FeatureFlagAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory, // pointer?
 	_ generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	_ grafanarest.DualWriterMode,
-	_ prometheus.Registerer,
+	_ grafanarest.DualWriteBuilder,
 ) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error) {
 	apiGroupInfo := genericapiserver.NewDefaultAPIGroupInfo(v0alpha1.GROUP, scheme, metav1.ParameterCodec, codecs)
 
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/folders/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/folders/register.go
index 1de128e4876..f7aa164d3ea 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/folders/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/folders/register.go
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ func (b *FolderAPIBuilder) GetGroupVersion() schema.GroupVersion {
 	return b.gv
 }
 
-func (b *FolderAPIBuilder) GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, modeMap map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode {
-	// Add required configuration support in order to enable other modes. For an example, see pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
-	return grafanarest.Mode0
-}
-
 func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme, gv schema.GroupVersion) {
 	scheme.AddKnownTypes(gv,
 		&v0alpha1.Folder{},
@@ -107,8 +102,7 @@ func (b *FolderAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory, // pointer?
 	optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	desiredMode grafanarest.DualWriterMode,
-	reg prometheus.Registerer,
+	dualWriteBuilder grafanarest.DualWriteBuilder,
 ) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error) {
 	apiGroupInfo := genericapiserver.NewDefaultAPIGroupInfo(v0alpha1.GROUP, scheme, metav1.ParameterCodec, codecs)
 
@@ -142,13 +136,16 @@ func (b *FolderAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	storage[resourceInfo.StoragePath("count")] = &subCountREST{b.folderSvc}
 	storage[resourceInfo.StoragePath("access")] = &subAccessREST{b.folderSvc}
 
-	// enable dual writes if a RESTOptionsGetter is provided
-	if optsGetter != nil && desiredMode != grafanarest.Mode0 {
+	// enable dual writer
+	if optsGetter != nil && dualWriteBuilder != nil {
 		store, err := newStorage(scheme, optsGetter, legacyStore)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		storage[resourceInfo.StoragePath()] = grafanarest.NewDualWriter(grafanarest.Mode1, legacyStore, store, reg)
+		storage[resourceInfo.StoragePath()], err = dualWriteBuilder(resourceInfo.GroupResource(), legacyStore, store)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	apiGroupInfo.VersionedResourcesStorageMap[v0alpha1.VERSION] = storage
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/peakq/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/peakq/register.go
index 737dd88cbc2..2cf740cb064 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/peakq/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/peakq/register.go
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/spec3"
 	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/validation/spec"
 
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+
 	peakq "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/peakq/v0alpha1"
 	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/builder"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 )
 
 var _ builder.APIGroupBuilder = (*PeakQAPIBuilder)(nil)
@@ -46,11 +47,6 @@ func (b *PeakQAPIBuilder) GetGroupVersion() schema.GroupVersion {
 	return peakq.SchemeGroupVersion
 }
 
-func (b *PeakQAPIBuilder) GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, modeMap map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode {
-	// Add required configuration support in order to enable other modes. For an example, see pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
-	return grafanarest.Mode0
-}
-
 func (b *PeakQAPIBuilder) InstallSchema(scheme *runtime.Scheme) error {
 	gv := peakq.SchemeGroupVersion
 	err := peakq.AddToScheme(scheme)
@@ -73,8 +69,7 @@ func (b *PeakQAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory,
 	optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	_ grafanarest.DualWriterMode, // dual write desired mode (not relevant)
-	_ prometheus.Registerer, // prometheus registerer
+	_ grafanarest.DualWriteBuilder,
 ) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error) {
 	apiGroupInfo := genericapiserver.NewDefaultAPIGroupInfo(peakq.GROUP, scheme, metav1.ParameterCodec, codecs)
 
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
index 1a453d2cfba..d8a60244ecf 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package playlist
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
@@ -15,6 +14,8 @@ import (
 	genericapiserver "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server"
 	common "k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/common"
 
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+
 	playlist "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/playlist/v0alpha1"
 	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/kvstore"
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	gapiutil "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/utils"
 	playlistsvc "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/playlist"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 )
 
 var _ builder.APIGroupBuilder = (*PlaylistAPIBuilder)(nil)
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ type PlaylistAPIBuilder struct {
 	service    playlistsvc.Service
 	namespacer request.NamespaceMapper
 	gv         schema.GroupVersion
-	kvStore    *kvstore.NamespacedKVStore
 }
 
 func RegisterAPIService(p playlistsvc.Service,
@@ -46,8 +45,6 @@ func RegisterAPIService(p playlistsvc.Service,
 		service:    p,
 		namespacer: request.GetNamespaceMapper(cfg),
 		gv:         playlist.PlaylistResourceInfo.GroupVersion(),
-		kvStore:    kvstore.WithNamespace(kvStore, 0, "storage.dualwriting"),
-		// register:  newMetrics(registerer),
 	}
 	apiregistration.RegisterAPI(builder)
 	return builder
@@ -57,15 +54,6 @@ func (b *PlaylistAPIBuilder) GetGroupVersion() schema.GroupVersion {
 	return b.gv
 }
 
-func (b *PlaylistAPIBuilder) GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, modeMap map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode {
-	m, ok := modeMap[playlist.GROUPRESOURCE]
-	if !dualWrite || !ok {
-		return grafanarest.Mode0
-	}
-
-	return m
-}
-
 func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme, gv schema.GroupVersion) {
 	scheme.AddKnownTypes(gv,
 		&playlist.Playlist{},
@@ -96,8 +84,7 @@ func (b *PlaylistAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory, // pointer?
 	optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	desiredMode grafanarest.DualWriterMode,
-	reg prometheus.Registerer,
+	dualWriteBuilder grafanarest.DualWriteBuilder,
 ) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error) {
 	apiGroupInfo := genericapiserver.NewDefaultAPIGroupInfo(playlist.GROUP, scheme, metav1.ParameterCodec, codecs)
 	storage := map[string]rest.Storage{}
@@ -131,13 +118,13 @@ func (b *PlaylistAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	storage[resource.StoragePath()] = legacyStore
 
 	// enable dual writes if a RESTOptionsGetter is provided
-	if optsGetter != nil && desiredMode != grafanarest.Mode0 {
+	if optsGetter != nil && dualWriteBuilder != nil {
 		store, err := newStorage(scheme, optsGetter, legacyStore)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		dualWriter, err := grafanarest.SetDualWritingMode(context.Background(), b.kvStore, legacyStore, store, playlist.GROUPRESOURCE, desiredMode, reg)
+		dualWriter, err := dualWriteBuilder(resourceInfo.GroupResource(), legacyStore, store)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/query/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/query/register.go
index 57790a98fa1..d20b01f3a5e 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/query/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/query/register.go
@@ -122,11 +122,6 @@ func (b *QueryAPIBuilder) GetGroupVersion() schema.GroupVersion {
 	return query.SchemeGroupVersion
 }
 
-func (b *QueryAPIBuilder) GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, modeMap map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode {
-	// Add required configuration support in order to enable other modes. For an example, see pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
-	return grafanarest.Mode0
-}
-
 func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme, gv schema.GroupVersion) {
 	scheme.AddKnownTypes(gv,
 		&query.DataSourceApiServer{},
@@ -148,8 +143,7 @@ func (b *QueryAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory, // pointer?
 	optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	_ grafanarest.DualWriterMode,
-	_ prometheus.Registerer,
+	_ grafanarest.DualWriteBuilder,
 ) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error) {
 	gv := query.SchemeGroupVersion
 	apiGroupInfo := genericapiserver.NewDefaultAPIGroupInfo(gv.Group, scheme, metav1.ParameterCodec, codecs)
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/scope/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/scope/register.go
index 3f7160ba0ea..4d1b574c79a 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/scope/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/scope/register.go
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/spec3"
 	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/validation/spec"
 
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+
 	scope "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/scope/v0alpha1"
 	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/builder"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 )
 
 var _ builder.APIGroupBuilder = (*ScopeAPIBuilder)(nil)
@@ -48,11 +49,6 @@ func (b *ScopeAPIBuilder) GetGroupVersion() schema.GroupVersion {
 	return scope.SchemeGroupVersion
 }
 
-func (b *ScopeAPIBuilder) GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, modeMap map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode {
-	// Add required configuration support in order to enable other modes. For an example, see pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
-	return grafanarest.Mode0
-}
-
 func (b *ScopeAPIBuilder) InstallSchema(scheme *runtime.Scheme) error {
 	err := scope.AddToScheme(scheme)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -121,8 +117,7 @@ func (b *ScopeAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory,
 	optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	_ grafanarest.DualWriterMode, // dual write desired mode (not relevant)
-	_ prometheus.Registerer, // prometheus registerer
+	_ grafanarest.DualWriteBuilder,
 ) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error) {
 	apiGroupInfo := genericapiserver.NewDefaultAPIGroupInfo(scope.GROUP, scheme, metav1.ParameterCodec, codecs)
 
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/service/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/service/register.go
index d54c10598e7..23a7bf89f3c 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/service/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/service/register.go
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ import (
 	genericapiserver "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server"
 	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/common"
 
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+
 	service "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/service/v0alpha1"
 	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/builder"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 )
 
 var _ builder.APIGroupBuilder = (*ServiceAPIBuilder)(nil)
@@ -45,11 +46,6 @@ func (b *ServiceAPIBuilder) GetGroupVersion() schema.GroupVersion {
 	return service.SchemeGroupVersion
 }
 
-func (b *ServiceAPIBuilder) GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, modeMap map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode {
-	// Add required configuration support in order to enable other modes. For an example, see pkg/registry/apis/playlist/register.go
-	return grafanarest.Mode0
-}
-
 func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme, gv schema.GroupVersion) {
 	scheme.AddKnownTypes(gv,
 		&service.ExternalName{},
@@ -79,8 +75,7 @@ func (b *ServiceAPIBuilder) GetAPIGroupInfo(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory,
 	optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-	_ grafanarest.DualWriterMode,
-	_ prometheus.Registerer,
+	_ grafanarest.DualWriteBuilder,
 ) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error) {
 	apiGroupInfo := genericapiserver.NewDefaultAPIGroupInfo(service.GROUP, scheme, metav1.ParameterCodec, codecs)
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/aggregator/aggregator.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/aggregator/aggregator.go
index ca37eb6b678..d8998ddced8 100644
--- a/pkg/services/apiserver/aggregator/aggregator.go
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/aggregator/aggregator.go
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	servicev0alpha1 "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/service/v0alpha1"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/registry/apis/service"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -47,7 +45,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/controllers"
 	"k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/controllers/autoregister"
 
-	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
+	servicev0alpha1 "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/service/v0alpha1"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/registry/apis/service"
+
 	servicev0alpha1applyconfiguration "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/generated/applyconfiguration/service/v0alpha1"
 	serviceclientset "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/generated/clientset/versioned"
 	informersv0alpha1 "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/generated/informers/externalversions"
@@ -290,8 +290,7 @@ func CreateAggregatorServer(config *Config, delegateAPIServer genericapiserver.D
 			aggregatorscheme.Scheme,
 			aggregatorscheme.Codecs,
 			aggregatorConfig.GenericConfig.RESTOptionsGetter,
-			grafanarest.Mode0,
-			reg,
+			nil, // no dual writer
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/builder/common.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/builder/common.go
index e8741100bd5..0a576ec5b20 100644
--- a/pkg/services/apiserver/builder/common.go
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/builder/common.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package builder
 import (
 	"net/http"
 
-	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer"
@@ -13,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	genericapiserver "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server"
 	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/common"
 	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/spec3"
+
+	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
 )
 
 // TODO: this (or something like it) belongs in grafana-app-sdk,
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ type APIGroupBuilder interface {
 		scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 		codecs serializer.CodecFactory,
 		optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter,
-		desiredMode grafanarest.DualWriterMode,
-		reg prometheus.Registerer,
+		dualWrite grafanarest.DualWriteBuilder,
 	) (*genericapiserver.APIGroupInfo, error)
 
 	// Get OpenAPI definitions
@@ -43,11 +42,6 @@ type APIGroupBuilder interface {
 	// Standard namespace checking will happen before this is called, specifically
 	// the namespace must matches an org|stack that the user belongs to
 	GetAuthorizer() authorizer.Authorizer
-
-	// Get the desired dual writing mode. These are modes 1, 2, 3 and 4 if
-	// the feature flag `unifiedStorage` is enabled and mode 0 if it is not enabled.
-	// #TODO add type for map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode?
-	GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWrite bool, toMode map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode) grafanarest.DualWriterMode
 }
 
 // Builders that implement OpenAPIPostProcessor are given a chance to modify the schema directly
diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/builder/helper.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/builder/helper.go
index 52c47813d0e..45824719ef9 100644
--- a/pkg/services/apiserver/builder/helper.go
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/builder/helper.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package builder
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
@@ -10,11 +11,11 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/web"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"golang.org/x/mod/semver"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/version"
@@ -26,7 +27,10 @@ import (
 	k8stracing "k8s.io/component-base/tracing"
 	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/common"
 
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/web"
+
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/endpoints/filters"
+	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/options"
 )
 
@@ -136,6 +140,10 @@ func SetupConfig(
 	return nil
 }
 
+type ServerLockService interface {
+	LockExecuteAndRelease(ctx context.Context, actionName string, maxInterval time.Duration, fn func(ctx context.Context)) error
+}
+
 func InstallAPIs(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory,
@@ -144,15 +152,40 @@ func InstallAPIs(
 	builders []APIGroupBuilder,
 	storageOpts *options.StorageOptions,
 	reg prometheus.Registerer,
+	kvStore grafanarest.NamespacedKVStore,
+	serverLock ServerLockService,
 ) error {
 	// dual writing is only enabled when the storage type is not legacy.
 	// this is needed to support setting a default RESTOptionsGetter for new APIs that don't
 	// support the legacy storage type.
-	dualWriteEnabled := storageOpts.StorageType != options.StorageTypeLegacy
+	var dualWrite grafanarest.DualWriteBuilder
+	if storageOpts.StorageType != options.StorageTypeLegacy {
+		dualWrite = func(gr schema.GroupResource, legacy grafanarest.LegacyStorage, storage grafanarest.Storage) (grafanarest.Storage, error) {
+			key := gr.String() // ${resource}.{group} eg playlists.playlist.grafana.app
+
+			// Get the option from custom.ini/command line
+			// when missing this will default to mode zero (legacy only)
+			mode := storageOpts.DualWriterDesiredModes[key]
+
+			// Moving from one version to the next can only happen after the previous step has
+			// successfully synchronized.
+			currentMode, err := grafanarest.SetDualWritingMode(context.Background(), kvStore, legacy, storage, key, mode, reg)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			switch currentMode {
+			case grafanarest.Mode0:
+				return legacy, nil
+			case grafanarest.Mode4:
+				return storage, nil
+			default:
+			}
+			return grafanarest.NewDualWriter(currentMode, legacy, storage, reg), nil
+		}
+	}
 
 	for _, b := range builders {
-		mode := b.GetDesiredDualWriterMode(dualWriteEnabled, storageOpts.DualWriterDesiredModes)
-		g, err := b.GetAPIGroupInfo(scheme, codecs, optsGetter, mode, reg)
+		g, err := b.GetAPIGroupInfo(scheme, codecs, optsGetter, dualWrite)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/config.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/config.go
index ab760dadd4b..04c3f49e4ef 100644
--- a/pkg/services/apiserver/config.go
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/config.go
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ func applyGrafanaConfig(cfg *setting.Cfg, features featuremgmt.FeatureToggles, o
 	o.StorageOptions.DualWriterDesiredModes = map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode{
 		playlist.GROUPRESOURCE: grafanarest.DualWriterMode(unifiedStorageModeCfg.Key(playlist.GROUPRESOURCE).MustInt(0)),
 	}
+
+	// TODO: ensure backwards compatibility with production
+	// remove this after changing the unified_storage_mode key format in HGAPI
+	o.StorageOptions.DualWriterDesiredModes[playlist.RESOURCE+"."+playlist.GROUP] = o.StorageOptions.DualWriterDesiredModes[playlist.GROUPRESOURCE]
+
 	o.ExtraOptions.DevMode = features.IsEnabledGlobally(featuremgmt.FlagGrafanaAPIServerEnsureKubectlAccess)
 	o.ExtraOptions.ExternalAddress = host
 	o.ExtraOptions.APIURL = apiURL
diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go
index a14dffe7fed..6a48d0820e0 100644
--- a/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ import (
 	filestorage "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/storage/file"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/appcontext"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/db"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/kvstore"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/metrics"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/serverlock"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/tracing"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/middleware"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/modules"
@@ -119,7 +121,9 @@ type service struct {
 	tracing *tracing.TracingService
 	metrics prometheus.Registerer
 
-	authorizer *authorizer.GrafanaAuthorizer
+	authorizer        *authorizer.GrafanaAuthorizer
+	serverLockService builder.ServerLockService
+	kvStore           kvstore.KVStore
 }
 
 func ProvideService(
@@ -128,7 +132,9 @@ func ProvideService(
 	rr routing.RouteRegister,
 	orgService org.Service,
 	tracing *tracing.TracingService,
+	serverLockService *serverlock.ServerLockService,
 	db db.DB,
+	kvStore kvstore.KVStore,
 ) (*service, error) {
 	s := &service{
 		cfg:        cfg,
@@ -141,6 +147,7 @@ func ProvideService(
 		tracing:    tracing,
 		db:         db, // For Unified storage
 		metrics:    metrics.ProvideRegisterer(),
+		kvStore:    kvStore,
 	}
 
 	// This will be used when running as a dskit service
@@ -378,7 +385,10 @@ func (s *service) start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	// Install the API group+version
-	err = builder.InstallAPIs(Scheme, Codecs, server, serverConfig.RESTOptionsGetter, builders, o.StorageOptions, s.metrics)
+	err = builder.InstallAPIs(Scheme, Codecs, server, serverConfig.RESTOptionsGetter, builders, o.StorageOptions,
+		// Required for the dual writer initialization
+		s.metrics, kvstore.WithNamespace(s.kvStore, 0, "storage.dualwriting"), s.serverLockService,
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/standalone/factory.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/standalone/factory.go
index 1458859bcd5..0e5d58fea5e 100644
--- a/pkg/services/apiserver/standalone/factory.go
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/standalone/factory.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/tracing"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/registry/apis/datasource"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/registry/apis/featuretoggle"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/registry/apis/query"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/registry/apis/query/client"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/accesscontrol/actest"
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/endpoints/request"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/options"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
 	testdatasource "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/tsdb/grafana-testdata-datasource"
 )
 
@@ -95,13 +93,6 @@ func (p *DummyAPIFactory) MakeAPIServer(_ context.Context, tracer tracing.Tracer
 			tracer,
 		)
 
-	case "featuretoggle.grafana.app":
-		return featuretoggle.NewFeatureFlagAPIBuilder(
-			featuremgmt.WithFeatureManager(setting.FeatureMgmtSettings{}, nil), // none... for now
-			&actest.FakeAccessControl{ExpectedEvaluate: false},
-			&setting.Cfg{},
-		), nil
-
 	case "testdata.datasource.grafana.app":
 		return datasource.NewDataSourceAPIBuilder(
 			plugins.JSONData{