diff --git a/app/user.go b/app/user.go
index bb484bf0d5..dbfcd05027 100644
--- a/app/user.go
+++ b/app/user.go
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ func (a *App) GetUsersInTeamEtag(teamId string, restrictionsHash string) string
 }
 
 func (a *App) GetUsersNotInTeamEtag(teamId string, restrictionsHash string) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%v.%v.%v.%v", (<-a.Srv.Store.User().GetEtagForProfilesNotInTeam(teamId)).Data.(string), a.Config().PrivacySettings.ShowFullName, a.Config().PrivacySettings.ShowEmailAddress, restrictionsHash)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%v.%v.%v.%v", a.Srv.Store.User().GetEtagForProfilesNotInTeam(teamId), a.Config().PrivacySettings.ShowFullName, a.Config().PrivacySettings.ShowEmailAddress, restrictionsHash)
 }
 
 func (a *App) GetUsersInChannel(channelId string, offset int, limit int) ([]*model.User, *model.AppError) {
diff --git a/store/sqlstore/user_store.go b/store/sqlstore/user_store.go
index df2fc96493..c63198bfff 100644
--- a/store/sqlstore/user_store.go
+++ b/store/sqlstore/user_store.go
@@ -1410,29 +1410,26 @@ func (us SqlUserStore) GetProfilesNotInTeam(teamId string, groupConstrained bool
 	return users, nil
 }
 
-func (us SqlUserStore) GetEtagForProfilesNotInTeam(teamId string) store.StoreChannel {
-	return store.Do(func(result *store.StoreResult) {
+func (us SqlUserStore) GetEtagForProfilesNotInTeam(teamId string) string {
+	var querystr string
+	querystr = `
+		SELECT
+			CONCAT(MAX(UpdateAt), '.', COUNT(Id)) as etag
+		FROM
+			Users as u
+		LEFT JOIN TeamMembers tm
+			ON tm.UserId = u.Id
+			AND tm.TeamId = :TeamId
+			AND tm.DeleteAt = 0
+		WHERE
+			tm.UserId IS NULL
+	`
+	etag, err := us.GetReplica().SelectStr(querystr, map[string]interface{}{"TeamId": teamId})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%v.%v", model.CurrentVersion, model.GetMillis())
+	}
 
-		var querystr string
-		querystr = `
-			SELECT
-				CONCAT(MAX(UpdateAt), '.', COUNT(Id)) as etag
-			FROM
-				Users as u
-			LEFT JOIN TeamMembers tm
-				ON tm.UserId = u.Id
-				AND tm.TeamId = :TeamId
-				AND tm.DeleteAt = 0
-			WHERE
-				tm.UserId IS NULL
-		`
-		etag, err := us.GetReplica().SelectStr(querystr, map[string]interface{}{"TeamId": teamId})
-		if err != nil {
-			result.Data = fmt.Sprintf("%v.%v", model.CurrentVersion, model.GetMillis())
-		} else {
-			result.Data = fmt.Sprintf("%v.%v", model.CurrentVersion, etag)
-		}
-	})
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%v.%v", model.CurrentVersion, etag)
 }
 
 func (us SqlUserStore) ClearAllCustomRoleAssignments() *model.AppError {
diff --git a/store/store.go b/store/store.go
index 7cc5d923aa..43f6bb8d5f 100644
--- a/store/store.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ type UserStore interface {
 	AnalyticsGetInactiveUsersCount() (int64, *model.AppError)
 	AnalyticsGetSystemAdminCount() (int64, *model.AppError)
 	GetProfilesNotInTeam(teamId string, groupConstrained bool, offset int, limit int, viewRestrictions *model.ViewUsersRestrictions) ([]*model.User, *model.AppError)
-	GetEtagForProfilesNotInTeam(teamId string) StoreChannel
+	GetEtagForProfilesNotInTeam(teamId string) string
 	ClearAllCustomRoleAssignments() *model.AppError
 	InferSystemInstallDate() (int64, *model.AppError)
 	GetAllAfter(limit int, afterId string) ([]*model.User, *model.AppError)
diff --git a/store/storetest/mocks/UserStore.go b/store/storetest/mocks/UserStore.go
index d14c82d92c..b39ada04d6 100644
--- a/store/storetest/mocks/UserStore.go
+++ b/store/storetest/mocks/UserStore.go
@@ -419,16 +419,14 @@ func (_m *UserStore) GetEtagForProfiles(teamId string) string {
 }
 
 // GetEtagForProfilesNotInTeam provides a mock function with given fields: teamId
-func (_m *UserStore) GetEtagForProfilesNotInTeam(teamId string) store.StoreChannel {
+func (_m *UserStore) GetEtagForProfilesNotInTeam(teamId string) string {
 	ret := _m.Called(teamId)
 
-	var r0 store.StoreChannel
-	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string) store.StoreChannel); ok {
+	var r0 string
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string) string); ok {
 		r0 = rf(teamId)
 	} else {
-		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
-			r0 = ret.Get(0).(store.StoreChannel)
-		}
+		r0 = ret.Get(0).(string)
 	}
 
 	return r0
diff --git a/store/storetest/user_store.go b/store/storetest/user_store.go
index d8d5df9ee2..326782a781 100644
--- a/store/storetest/user_store.go
+++ b/store/storetest/user_store.go
@@ -3324,9 +3324,7 @@ func testUserStoreGetProfilesNotInTeam(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 	var etag1, etag2, etag3 string
 
 	t.Run("etag for profiles not in team 1", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := <-ss.User().GetEtagForProfilesNotInTeam(teamId)
-		require.Nil(t, result.Err)
-		etag1 = result.Data.(string)
+		etag1 = ss.User().GetEtagForProfilesNotInTeam(teamId)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("get not in team 1, offset 0, limit 100000", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -3364,9 +3362,7 @@ func testUserStoreGetProfilesNotInTeam(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 
 	t.Run("etag for profiles not in team 1 after update", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := <-ss.User().GetEtagForProfilesNotInTeam(teamId)
-		require.Nil(t, result.Err)
-		etag2 = result.Data.(string)
+		etag2 = ss.User().GetEtagForProfilesNotInTeam(teamId)
 		require.NotEqual(t, etag2, etag1, "etag should have changed")
 	})
 
@@ -3389,9 +3385,7 @@ func testUserStoreGetProfilesNotInTeam(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 
 	t.Run("etag for profiles not in team 1 after second update", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := <-ss.User().GetEtagForProfilesNotInTeam(teamId)
-		require.Nil(t, result.Err)
-		etag3 = result.Data.(string)
+		etag3 = ss.User().GetEtagForProfilesNotInTeam(teamId)
 		require.NotEqual(t, etag1, etag3, "etag should have changed")
 		require.NotEqual(t, etag2, etag3, "etag should have changed")
 	})
@@ -3417,9 +3411,7 @@ func testUserStoreGetProfilesNotInTeam(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 	store.Must(ss.Team().SaveMember(&model.TeamMember{TeamId: teamId, UserId: u4.Id}, -1))
 
 	t.Run("etag for profiles not in team 1 after addition to team", func(t *testing.T) {
-		result := <-ss.User().GetEtagForProfilesNotInTeam(teamId)
-		require.Nil(t, result.Err)
-		etag4 := result.Data.(string)
+		etag4 := ss.User().GetEtagForProfilesNotInTeam(teamId)
 		require.Equal(t, etag3, etag4, "etag should not have changed")
 	})
 
@@ -3435,9 +3427,7 @@ func testUserStoreGetProfilesNotInTeam(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 	// solution, which only uses UserIds, would solve this issue.
 	t.Run("etag for profiles not in team 1 after u3 added to team 2", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Skip()
-		result := <-ss.User().GetEtagForProfilesNotInTeam(teamId)
-		require.Nil(t, result.Err)
-		etag4 := result.Data.(string)
+		etag4 := ss.User().GetEtagForProfilesNotInTeam(teamId)
 		require.Equal(t, etag3, etag4, "etag should not have changed")
 	})