diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/apistore/prepare.go b/pkg/storage/unified/apistore/prepare.go
index b371444c66a..e4bb5ed7d18 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/apistore/prepare.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/apistore/prepare.go
@@ -3,17 +3,18 @@ package apistore
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	authtypes "github.com/grafana/authlib/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apimachinery/identity"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apimachinery/utils"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/storage/unified/resource"
 )
@@ -37,9 +38,9 @@ func formatBytes(numBytes int) string {
 
 // Called on create
 func (s *Storage) prepareObjectForStorage(ctx context.Context, newObject runtime.Object) ([]byte, error) {
-	user, err := identity.GetRequester(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	info, ok := authtypes.AuthInfoFrom(ctx)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, errors.New("missing auth info")
 	}
 
 	obj, err := utils.MetaAccessor(newObject)
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ func (s *Storage) prepareObjectForStorage(ctx context.Context, newObject runtime
 	obj.SetRepositoryInfo(repo)
 	obj.SetUpdatedBy("")
 	obj.SetUpdatedTimestamp(nil)
-	obj.SetCreatedBy(user.GetUID())
+	obj.SetCreatedBy(info.GetUID())
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	if err = s.codec.Encode(newObject, &buf); err != nil {
@@ -91,9 +92,9 @@ func (s *Storage) prepareObjectForStorage(ctx context.Context, newObject runtime
 
 // Called on update
 func (s *Storage) prepareObjectForUpdate(ctx context.Context, updateObject runtime.Object, previousObject runtime.Object) ([]byte, error) {
-	user, err := identity.GetRequester(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	info, ok := authtypes.AuthInfoFrom(ctx)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, errors.New("missing auth info")
 	}
 
 	obj, err := utils.MetaAccessor(updateObject)
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ func (s *Storage) prepareObjectForUpdate(ctx context.Context, updateObject runti
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	obj.SetRepositoryInfo(repo)
-	obj.SetUpdatedBy(user.GetUID())
+	obj.SetUpdatedBy(info.GetUID())
 	obj.SetUpdatedTimestampMillis(time.Now().UnixMilli())
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/apistore/prepare_test.go b/pkg/storage/unified/apistore/prepare_test.go
index d24b31a5a91..18d87952615 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/apistore/prepare_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/apistore/prepare_test.go
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/bwmarrin/snowflake"
+	authtypes "github.com/grafana/authlib/types"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apimachinery/identity"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apimachinery/utils"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apis/dashboard/v0alpha1"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/user"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"golang.org/x/exp/rand"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/apitesting"
@@ -32,12 +32,13 @@ func TestPrepareObjectForStorage(t *testing.T) {
 			LargeObjectSupport: nil,
 		},
 	}
-	ctx := identity.WithRequester(context.Background(), &user.SignedInUser{UserID: 1, UserUID: "user-uid"})
 
-	t.Run("Error getting requester from context", func(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := authtypes.WithAuthInfo(context.Background(), &identity.StaticRequester{UserID: 1, UserUID: "user-uid", Type: authtypes.TypeUser})
+
+	t.Run("Error getting auth info from context", func(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err := s.prepareObjectForStorage(context.Background(), nil)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "a Requester was not found in the context")
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "missing auth info")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Error on missing name", func(t *testing.T) {