diff --git a/pkg/api/admin_users.go b/pkg/api/admin_users.go
index 50c018910cd..11cf6564b40 100644
--- a/pkg/api/admin_users.go
+++ b/pkg/api/admin_users.go
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) AdminDeleteUser(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
 		return response.Error(http.StatusBadRequest, "id is invalid", err)
 	}
 
-	cmd := models.DeleteUserCommand{UserId: userID}
+	cmd := user.DeleteUserCommand{UserID: userID}
 
-	if err := hs.SQLStore.DeleteUser(c.Req.Context(), &cmd); err != nil {
+	if err := hs.userService.Delete(c.Req.Context(), &cmd); err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, user.ErrUserNotFound) {
 			return response.Error(404, user.ErrUserNotFound.Error(), nil)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/services/serviceaccounts/database/database.go b/pkg/services/serviceaccounts/database/database.go
index e8228fa0ea7..30950e4d922 100644
--- a/pkg/services/serviceaccounts/database/database.go
+++ b/pkg/services/serviceaccounts/database/database.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type ServiceAccountsStoreImpl struct {
 	apiKeyService apikey.Service
 	kvStore       kvstore.KVStore
 	log           log.Logger
+	userService   user.Service
 }
 
 func ProvideServiceAccountsStore(store *sqlstore.SQLStore, apiKeyService apikey.Service, kvStore kvstore.KVStore) *ServiceAccountsStoreImpl {
@@ -456,7 +457,7 @@ func (s *ServiceAccountsStoreImpl) CreateServiceAccountFromApikey(ctx context.Co
 		}
 
 		if err := s.assignApiKeyToServiceAccount(sess, key.Id, newSA.ID); err != nil {
-			if err := s.sqlStore.DeleteUser(ctx, &models.DeleteUserCommand{UserId: newSA.ID}); err != nil {
+			if err := s.userService.Delete(ctx, &user.DeleteUserCommand{UserID: newSA.ID}); err != nil {
 				s.log.Error("Error deleting service account", "error", err)
 			}
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to migrate API key to service account token: %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/mockstore/mockstore.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/mockstore/mockstore.go
index aec5f4d3def..6430919130c 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/mockstore/mockstore.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/mockstore/mockstore.go
@@ -170,11 +170,6 @@ func (m *SQLStoreMock) BatchDisableUsers(ctx context.Context, cmd *models.BatchD
 	return m.ExpectedError
 }
 
-func (m *SQLStoreMock) DeleteUser(ctx context.Context, cmd *models.DeleteUserCommand) error {
-	m.LatestUserId = cmd.UserId
-	return m.ExpectedError
-}
-
 func (m *SQLStoreMock) UpdateUserPermissions(userID int64, isAdmin bool) error {
 	return m.ExpectedError
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/store.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/store.go
index 9e2a7356ea7..2c52b634310 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/store.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/store.go
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ type Store interface {
 	SearchUsers(ctx context.Context, query *models.SearchUsersQuery) error
 	DisableUser(ctx context.Context, cmd *models.DisableUserCommand) error
 	BatchDisableUsers(ctx context.Context, cmd *models.BatchDisableUsersCommand) error
-	DeleteUser(ctx context.Context, cmd *models.DeleteUserCommand) error
 	UpdateUserPermissions(userID int64, isAdmin bool) error
 	SetUserHelpFlag(ctx context.Context, cmd *models.SetUserHelpFlagCommand) error
 	CreateTeam(name, email string, orgID int64) (models.Team, error)