diff --git a/pkg/services/dashboards/manager/folder_service.go b/pkg/services/dashboards/manager/folder_service.go
index 221ec1196bf..3d54bee5868 100644
--- a/pkg/services/dashboards/manager/folder_service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/dashboards/manager/folder_service.go
@@ -6,15 +6,14 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
-
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/bus"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
 	"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/guardian"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/search"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
 )
 
@@ -26,12 +25,13 @@ type FolderServiceImpl struct {
 	searchService    *search.SearchService
 	features         featuremgmt.FeatureToggles
 	permissions      accesscontrol.PermissionsService
+	sqlStore         sqlstore.Store
 }
 
 func ProvideFolderService(
 	cfg *setting.Cfg, dashboardService dashboards.DashboardService, dashboardStore dashboards.Store,
 	searchService *search.SearchService, features featuremgmt.FeatureToggles, permissionsServices accesscontrol.PermissionsServices,
-	ac accesscontrol.AccessControl,
+	ac accesscontrol.AccessControl, sqlStore sqlstore.Store,
 ) *FolderServiceImpl {
 	ac.RegisterAttributeScopeResolver(dashboards.NewNameScopeResolver(dashboardStore))
 	ac.RegisterAttributeScopeResolver(dashboards.NewUidScopeResolver(dashboardStore))
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func ProvideFolderService(
 		searchService:    searchService,
 		features:         features,
 		permissions:      permissionsServices.GetFolderService(),
+		sqlStore:         sqlStore,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -185,11 +186,16 @@ func (f *FolderServiceImpl) CreateFolder(ctx context.Context, user *models.Signe
 
 func (f *FolderServiceImpl) UpdateFolder(ctx context.Context, user *models.SignedInUser, orgID int64, existingUid string, cmd *models.UpdateFolderCommand) error {
 	query := models.GetDashboardQuery{OrgId: orgID, Uid: existingUid}
-	dashFolder, err := getFolder(ctx, query)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := f.sqlStore.GetDashboard(ctx, &query); err != nil {
 		return toFolderError(err)
 	}
 
+	dashFolder := query.Result
+
+	if !dashFolder.IsFolder {
+		return models.ErrFolderNotFound
+	}
+
 	cmd.UpdateDashboardModel(dashFolder, orgID, user.UserId)
 
 	dto := &dashboards.SaveDashboardDTO{
@@ -245,18 +251,6 @@ func (f *FolderServiceImpl) MakeUserAdmin(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, user
 	return f.dashboardService.MakeUserAdmin(ctx, orgID, userID, folderID, setViewAndEditPermissions)
 }
 
-func getFolder(ctx context.Context, query models.GetDashboardQuery) (*models.Dashboard, error) {
-	if err := bus.Dispatch(ctx, &query); err != nil {
-		return nil, toFolderError(err)
-	}
-
-	if !query.Result.IsFolder {
-		return nil, models.ErrFolderNotFound
-	}
-
-	return query.Result, nil
-}
-
 func toFolderError(err error) error {
 	if errors.Is(err, models.ErrDashboardTitleEmpty) {
 		return models.ErrFolderTitleEmpty
diff --git a/pkg/services/dashboards/manager/folder_service_test.go b/pkg/services/dashboards/manager/folder_service_test.go
index e5e1c7bc8e6..4388ff45283 100644
--- a/pkg/services/dashboards/manager/folder_service_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/dashboards/manager/folder_service_test.go
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/bus"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
 	acmock "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/accesscontrol/mock"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/dashboards"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/guardian"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore/mockstore"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/util"
 )
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func TestProvideFolderService(t *testing.T) {
 
 		ProvideFolderService(
 			cfg, &dashboards.FakeDashboardService{DashboardService: dashboardService},
-			store, nil, features, permissionsServices, ac,
+			store, nil, features, permissionsServices, ac, mockstore.NewSQLStoreMock(),
 		)
 
 		require.Len(t, ac.Calls.RegisterAttributeScopeResolver, 2)
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ func TestFolderService(t *testing.T) {
 		features := featuremgmt.WithFeatures()
 		permissionsServices := acmock.NewPermissionsServicesMock()
 		dashboardService := ProvideDashboardService(cfg, store, nil, features, permissionsServices)
+		mockStore := mockstore.NewSQLStoreMock()
 
 		service := FolderServiceImpl{
 			cfg:              cfg,
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ func TestFolderService(t *testing.T) {
 			searchService:    nil,
 			features:         features,
 			permissions:      permissionsServices.GetFolderService(),
+			sqlStore:         mockStore,
 		}
 
 		t.Run("Given user has no permissions", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -99,12 +101,7 @@ func TestFolderService(t *testing.T) {
 			})
 
 			t.Run("When updating folder should return access denied error", func(t *testing.T) {
-				bus.AddHandler("test", func(ctx context.Context, query *models.GetDashboardQuery) error {
-					query.Result = models.NewDashboardFolder("Folder")
-					return nil
-				})
-				defer bus.ClearBusHandlers()
-
+				mockStore.ExpectedDashboard = models.NewDashboardFolder("Folder")
 				err := service.UpdateFolder(context.Background(), user, orgID, folderUID, &models.UpdateFolderCommand{
 					Uid:   folderUID,
 					Title: "Folder-TEST",
@@ -132,12 +129,6 @@ func TestFolderService(t *testing.T) {
 				dash.Id = rand.Int63()
 				f := models.DashboardToFolder(dash)
 
-				bus.AddHandler("test", func(ctx context.Context, cmd *models.SaveDashboardCommand) error {
-					cmd.Result = dash
-					return nil
-				})
-				defer bus.ClearBusHandlers()
-
 				store.On("ValidateDashboardBeforeSave", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(true, nil)
 				store.On("SaveDashboard", mock.Anything).Return(dash, nil).Once()
 				store.On("GetFolderByID", mock.Anything, orgID, dash.Id).Return(f, nil)
@@ -153,17 +144,7 @@ func TestFolderService(t *testing.T) {
 				dashboardFolder.Uid = util.GenerateShortUID()
 				f := models.DashboardToFolder(dashboardFolder)
 
-				bus.AddHandler("test", func(ctx context.Context, query *models.GetDashboardQuery) error {
-					query.Result = dashboardFolder
-					return nil
-				})
-
-				bus.AddHandler("test", func(ctx context.Context, cmd *models.SaveDashboardCommand) error {
-					cmd.Result = dashboardFolder
-					return nil
-				})
-
-				defer bus.ClearBusHandlers()
+				mockStore.ExpectedDashboard = dashboardFolder
 
 				store.On("ValidateDashboardBeforeSave", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(true, nil)
 				store.On("SaveDashboard", mock.Anything).Return(dashboardFolder, nil)
diff --git a/pkg/services/libraryelements/libraryelements_test.go b/pkg/services/libraryelements/libraryelements_test.go
index b45b7209060..2358b8f6342 100644
--- a/pkg/services/libraryelements/libraryelements_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/libraryelements/libraryelements_test.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func createFolderWithACL(t *testing.T, sqlStore *sqlstore.SQLStore, title string
 	ac := acmock.New()
 	s := dashboardservice.ProvideFolderService(
 		cfg, d, dashboardStore, nil,
-		features, permissionsServices, ac,
+		features, permissionsServices, ac, nil,
 	)
 	t.Logf("Creating folder with title and UID %q", title)
 	folder, err := s.CreateFolder(context.Background(), &user, user.OrgId, title, title)
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func testScenario(t *testing.T, desc string, fn func(t *testing.T, sc scenarioCo
 			SQLStore: sqlStore,
 			folderService: dashboardservice.ProvideFolderService(
 				setting.NewCfg(), dashboardService, dashboardStore, nil,
-				featuremgmt.WithFeatures(), acmock.NewPermissionsServicesMock(), ac,
+				featuremgmt.WithFeatures(), acmock.NewPermissionsServicesMock(), ac, nil,
 			),
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/librarypanels/librarypanels_test.go b/pkg/services/librarypanels/librarypanels_test.go
index 17c4861e2b2..0d13913c966 100644
--- a/pkg/services/librarypanels/librarypanels_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/librarypanels/librarypanels_test.go
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@ func createFolderWithACL(t *testing.T, sqlStore *sqlstore.SQLStore, title string
 	dashboardStore := database.ProvideDashboardStore(sqlStore)
 	d := dashboardservice.ProvideDashboardService(cfg, dashboardStore, nil, features, permissionsServices)
 	ac := acmock.New()
-	s := dashboardservice.ProvideFolderService(cfg, d, dashboardStore, nil, features, permissionsServices, ac)
+	s := dashboardservice.ProvideFolderService(cfg, d, dashboardStore, nil, features, permissionsServices, ac, nil)
 
 	t.Logf("Creating folder with title and UID %q", title)
 	folder, err := s.CreateFolder(context.Background(), user, user.OrgId, title, title)
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ func testScenario(t *testing.T, desc string, fn func(t *testing.T, sc scenarioCo
 
 		folderService := dashboardservice.ProvideFolderService(
 			cfg, dashboardService, dashboardStore, nil,
-			features, permissionsServices, ac,
+			features, permissionsServices, ac, nil,
 		)
 
 		elementService := libraryelements.ProvideService(cfg, sqlStore, routing.NewRouteRegister(), folderService)
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/tests/util.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/tests/util.go
index 81de0498c50..db669d4121a 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/tests/util.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/tests/util.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func SetupTestEnv(t *testing.T, baseInterval time.Duration) (*ngalert.AlertNG, *
 	)
 	folderService := dashboardservice.ProvideFolderService(
 		cfg, dashboardService, dashboardStore, nil,
-		features, permissionsServices, ac,
+		features, permissionsServices, ac, nil,
 	)
 
 	ng, err := ngalert.ProvideService(