diff --git a/docs/sources/alerting/set-up/configure-rbac/_index.md b/docs/sources/alerting/set-up/configure-rbac/_index.md
index 4591f6ebf95..93e2f25ab3d 100644
--- a/docs/sources/alerting/set-up/configure-rbac/_index.md
+++ b/docs/sources/alerting/set-up/configure-rbac/_index.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Grafana Alerting has the following permissions.
 | `alert.rules.external:write`          | `datasources:*`<br>`datasources:uid:*` | Create, update, and delete alert rules in data sources that support alerting (Mimir and Loki).                                                                                                                      |
 | `alert.rules:create`                  | `folders:*`<br>`folders:uid:*`         | Create Grafana alert rules in a folder and its subfolders. Combine this permission with `folders:read` in a scope that includes the folder and `datasources:query` in the scope of data sources the user can query. |
 | `alert.rules:delete`                  | `folders:*`<br>`folders:uid:*`         | Delete Grafana alert rules in a folder and its subfolders. Combine this permission with `folders:read` in a scope that includes the folder and `datasources:query` in the scope of data sources the user can query. |
-| `alert.rules:read`                    | `folders:*`<br>`folders:uid:*`         | Read Grafana alert rules in a folder and its subfolders. Combine this permission with `folders:read` in a scope that includes the folder and `datasources:query` in the scope of data sources the user can query.   |
+| `alert.rules:read`                    | `folders:*`<br>`folders:uid:*`         | Read Grafana alert rules in a folder and its subfolders. Combine this permission with `folders:read` in a scope that includes the folder.                                                                           |
 | `alert.rules:write`                   | `folders:*`<br>`folders:uid:*`         | Update Grafana alert rules in a folder and its subfolders. Combine this permission with `folders:read` in a scope that includes the folder and `datasources:query` in the scope of data sources the user can query. |
 | `alert.silences:create`               | `folders:*`<br>`folders:uid:*`         | Create rule-specific silences in a folder and its subfolders.                                                                                                                                                       |
 | `alert.silences:read`                 | `folders:*`<br>`folders:uid:*`         | Read general and rule-specific silences in a folder and its subfolders.                                                                                                                                             |
diff --git a/docs/sources/alerting/set-up/configure-rbac/access-roles/index.md b/docs/sources/alerting/set-up/configure-rbac/access-roles/index.md
index 5e82b38534d..c841f96f5a6 100644
--- a/docs/sources/alerting/set-up/configure-rbac/access-roles/index.md
+++ b/docs/sources/alerting/set-up/configure-rbac/access-roles/index.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ For more information on creating custom roles, refer to [Create custom roles](ht
 
 The following examples give you an idea of how you can combine permissions for Grafana Alerting.
 
-A custom role for read access to alert rules that uses data source DS1 and DS2 in folder F:
+A custom role for read access to alert rules in folder F:
 
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 ```
@@ -77,14 +77,6 @@ PUT access-control/roles
 	"displayName": "Alert rule reader in folder F",
 	"description": "Read access to rules in folder F that use DS1 and DS2",
 	"permissions": [
-    	{
-        	"action": "datasources:query",
-        	"scope": "datasources:uid:UID_DS1"
-    	},
-    	{
-        	"action": "datasources:query",
-        	"scope": "datasources:uid:UID_DS2"
-    	},
     	{
         	"action": "alert.rules:read",
         	"scope": "folders:uid:UID_F"
@@ -108,14 +100,6 @@ PUT access-control/roles
 	"displayName": "Alert rules editor in folder F",
 	"description": "Edit access to rules in folder F that use DS1 and DS2",
 	"permissions": [
-    	{
-        	"action": "datasources:query",
-        	"scope": "datasources:uid:UID_DS1"
-    	},
-    	{
-        	"action": "datasources:query",
-        	"scope": "datasources:uid:UID_DS2"
-    	},
     	{
         	"action": "alert.rules:read",
         	"scope": "folders:uid:UID_F"