diff --git a/app/user.go b/app/user.go
index f6fa82f76d..0c0c5f1bf4 100644
--- a/app/user.go
+++ b/app/user.go
@@ -618,11 +618,7 @@ func (a *App) GetTeamGroupUsers(teamID string) ([]*model.User, *model.AppError)
 
 // GetChannelGroupUsers returns the users who are associated to the channel via GroupChannels and GroupMembers.
 func (a *App) GetChannelGroupUsers(channelID string) ([]*model.User, *model.AppError) {
-	result := <-a.Srv.Store.User().GetChannelGroupUsers(channelID)
-	if result.Err != nil {
-		return nil, result.Err
-	}
-	return result.Data.([]*model.User), nil
+	return a.Srv.Store.User().GetChannelGroupUsers(channelID)
 }
 
 func (a *App) GetUsersByIds(userIds []string, asAdmin bool, viewRestrictions *model.ViewUsersRestrictions) ([]*model.User, *model.AppError) {
diff --git a/store/sqlstore/user_store.go b/store/sqlstore/user_store.go
index 58abcc0a6d..0b1efc3b12 100644
--- a/store/sqlstore/user_store.go
+++ b/store/sqlstore/user_store.go
@@ -1671,28 +1671,24 @@ func (us SqlUserStore) GetTeamGroupUsers(teamID string) store.StoreChannel {
 	})
 }
 
-func (us SqlUserStore) GetChannelGroupUsers(channelID string) store.StoreChannel {
-	return store.Do(func(result *store.StoreResult) {
-		query := applyChannelGroupConstrainedFilter(us.usersQuery, channelID)
+func (us SqlUserStore) GetChannelGroupUsers(channelID string) ([]*model.User, *model.AppError) {
+	query := applyChannelGroupConstrainedFilter(us.usersQuery, channelID)
 
-		queryString, args, err := query.ToSql()
-		if err != nil {
-			result.Err = model.NewAppError("SqlUserStore.GetChannelGroupUsers", "store.sql_user.app_error", nil, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			return
-		}
+	queryString, args, err := query.ToSql()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, model.NewAppError("SqlUserStore.GetChannelGroupUsers", "store.sql_user.app_error", nil, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
 
-		var users []*model.User
-		if _, err := us.GetReplica().Select(&users, queryString, args...); err != nil {
-			result.Err = model.NewAppError("SqlUserStore.GetChannelGroupUsers", "store.sql_user.get_profiles.app_error", nil, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			return
-		}
+	var users []*model.User
+	if _, err := us.GetReplica().Select(&users, queryString, args...); err != nil {
+		return nil, model.NewAppError("SqlUserStore.GetChannelGroupUsers", "store.sql_user.get_profiles.app_error", nil, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
 
-		for _, u := range users {
-			u.Sanitize(map[string]bool{})
-		}
+	for _, u := range users {
+		u.Sanitize(map[string]bool{})
+	}
 
-		result.Data = users
-	})
+	return users, nil
 }
 
 func applyViewRestrictionsFilter(query sq.SelectBuilder, restrictions *model.ViewUsersRestrictions, distinct bool) sq.SelectBuilder {
diff --git a/store/store.go b/store/store.go
index e226527fe2..1fb11cd7d4 100644
--- a/store/store.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ type UserStore interface {
 	GetUsersBatchForIndexing(startTime, endTime int64, limit int) ([]*model.UserForIndexing, *model.AppError)
 	Count(options model.UserCountOptions) (int64, *model.AppError)
 	GetTeamGroupUsers(teamID string) StoreChannel
-	GetChannelGroupUsers(channelID string) StoreChannel
+	GetChannelGroupUsers(channelID string) ([]*model.User, *model.AppError)
 }
 
 type BotStore interface {
diff --git a/store/storetest/mocks/UserStore.go b/store/storetest/mocks/UserStore.go
index 3f01e25622..c1c1a97884 100644
--- a/store/storetest/mocks/UserStore.go
+++ b/store/storetest/mocks/UserStore.go
@@ -309,19 +309,28 @@ func (_m *UserStore) GetByUsername(username string) store.StoreChannel {
 }
 
 // GetChannelGroupUsers provides a mock function with given fields: channelID
-func (_m *UserStore) GetChannelGroupUsers(channelID string) store.StoreChannel {
+func (_m *UserStore) GetChannelGroupUsers(channelID string) ([]*model.User, *model.AppError) {
 	ret := _m.Called(channelID)
 
-	var r0 store.StoreChannel
-	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string) store.StoreChannel); ok {
+	var r0 []*model.User
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string) []*model.User); ok {
 		r0 = rf(channelID)
 	} else {
 		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
-			r0 = ret.Get(0).(store.StoreChannel)
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).([]*model.User)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return r0
+	var r1 *model.AppError
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(string) *model.AppError); ok {
+		r1 = rf(channelID)
+	} else {
+		if ret.Get(1) != nil {
+			r1 = ret.Get(1).(*model.AppError)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return r0, r1
 }
 
 // GetEtagForAllProfiles provides a mock function with given fields:
diff --git a/store/storetest/user_store.go b/store/storetest/user_store.go
index 66db407fee..846ea4dc2b 100644
--- a/store/storetest/user_store.go
+++ b/store/storetest/user_store.go
@@ -3899,9 +3899,8 @@ func testUserStoreGetChannelGroupUsers(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 	var users []*model.User
 
 	requireNUsers := func(n int) {
-		res = <-ss.User().GetChannelGroupUsers(channel.Id)
-		require.Nil(t, res.Err)
-		users = res.Data.([]*model.User)
+		users, err = ss.User().GetChannelGroupUsers(channel.Id)
+		require.Nil(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, users)
 		require.Len(t, users, n)
 	}