diff --git a/pkg/api/http_server.go b/pkg/api/http_server.go
index 2d34ebb1c98..c9cf189c311 100644
--- a/pkg/api/http_server.go
+++ b/pkg/api/http_server.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/live"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/live/pushhttp"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/login"
-	loginAttempt "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/login_attempt"
+	loginAttempt "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/loginattempt"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/notifications"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/org"
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/runner/wire.go b/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/runner/wire.go
index 149a24ec9ad..cafadbf0c5c 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/runner/wire.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/runner/wire.go
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/login/authinfoservice"
 	authinfodatabase "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/login/authinfoservice/database"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/login/loginservice"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/loginattempt/loginattemptimpl"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert"
 	ngmetrics "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/metrics"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/notifications"
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ var wireSet = wire.NewSet(
 	authinfodatabase.ProvideAuthInfoStore,
 	loginpkg.ProvideService,
 	wire.Bind(new(loginpkg.Authenticator), new(*loginpkg.AuthenticatorService)),
+	loginattemptimpl.ProvideService,
 	datasourceproxy.ProvideService,
 	search.ProvideService,
 	searchV2.ProvideService,
diff --git a/pkg/login/auth.go b/pkg/login/auth.go
index fe28f676321..ad984991f34 100644
--- a/pkg/login/auth.go
+++ b/pkg/login/auth.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ldap"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/login"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/loginattempt"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/user"
 )
@@ -32,23 +33,23 @@ type Authenticator interface {
 }
 
 type AuthenticatorService struct {
-	store        sqlstore.Store
-	loginService login.Service
-	userService  user.Service
+	loginService        login.Service
+	loginAttemptService loginattempt.Service
+	userService         user.Service
 }
 
-func ProvideService(store sqlstore.Store, loginService login.Service, userService user.Service) *AuthenticatorService {
+func ProvideService(store sqlstore.Store, loginService login.Service, loginAttemptService loginattempt.Service, userService user.Service) *AuthenticatorService {
 	a := &AuthenticatorService{
-		store:        store,
-		loginService: loginService,
-		userService:  userService,
+		loginService:        loginService,
+		loginAttemptService: loginAttemptService,
+		userService:         userService,
 	}
 	return a
 }
 
 // AuthenticateUser authenticates the user via username & password
 func (a *AuthenticatorService) AuthenticateUser(ctx context.Context, query *models.LoginUserQuery) error {
-	if err := validateLoginAttempts(ctx, query, a.store); err != nil {
+	if err := validateLoginAttempts(ctx, query, a.loginAttemptService); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ func (a *AuthenticatorService) AuthenticateUser(ctx context.Context, query *mode
 	}
 
 	if errors.Is(err, ErrInvalidCredentials) || errors.Is(err, ldap.ErrInvalidCredentials) {
-		if err := saveInvalidLoginAttempt(ctx, query, a.store); err != nil {
+		if err := saveInvalidLoginAttempt(ctx, query, a.loginAttemptService); err != nil {
 			loginLogger.Error("Failed to save invalid login attempt", "err", err)
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/login/auth_test.go b/pkg/login/auth_test.go
index 30ad7f4bfbf..a7d29a09093 100644
--- a/pkg/login/auth_test.go
+++ b/pkg/login/auth_test.go
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ldap"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/login"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/login/logintest"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore/mockstore"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/loginattempt"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/user"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ func TestAuthenticateUser(t *testing.T) {
 			Username: "user",
 			Password: "",
 		}
-		a := AuthenticatorService{store: mockstore.NewSQLStoreMock(), loginService: &logintest.LoginServiceFake{}}
+		a := AuthenticatorService{loginAttemptService: nil, loginService: &logintest.LoginServiceFake{}}
 		err := a.AuthenticateUser(context.Background(), &loginQuery)
 
 		require.EqualError(t, err, ErrPasswordEmpty.Error())
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ func TestAuthenticateUser(t *testing.T) {
 		mockLoginUsingLDAP(true, nil, sc)
 		mockSaveInvalidLoginAttempt(sc)
 
-		a := AuthenticatorService{store: mockstore.NewSQLStoreMock(), loginService: &logintest.LoginServiceFake{}}
+		a := AuthenticatorService{loginService: &logintest.LoginServiceFake{}}
 		err := a.AuthenticateUser(context.Background(), sc.loginUserQuery)
 
 		require.EqualError(t, err, ErrTooManyLoginAttempts.Error())
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ func TestAuthenticateUser(t *testing.T) {
 		mockLoginUsingLDAP(true, ErrInvalidCredentials, sc)
 		mockSaveInvalidLoginAttempt(sc)
 
-		a := AuthenticatorService{store: mockstore.NewSQLStoreMock(), loginService: &logintest.LoginServiceFake{}}
+		a := AuthenticatorService{loginService: &logintest.LoginServiceFake{}}
 		err := a.AuthenticateUser(context.Background(), sc.loginUserQuery)
 
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ func TestAuthenticateUser(t *testing.T) {
 		mockLoginUsingLDAP(true, ErrInvalidCredentials, sc)
 		mockSaveInvalidLoginAttempt(sc)
 
-		a := AuthenticatorService{store: mockstore.NewSQLStoreMock(), loginService: &logintest.LoginServiceFake{}}
+		a := AuthenticatorService{loginService: &logintest.LoginServiceFake{}}
 		err := a.AuthenticateUser(context.Background(), sc.loginUserQuery)
 
 		require.EqualError(t, err, customErr.Error())
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ func TestAuthenticateUser(t *testing.T) {
 		mockLoginUsingLDAP(false, nil, sc)
 		mockSaveInvalidLoginAttempt(sc)
 
-		a := AuthenticatorService{store: mockstore.NewSQLStoreMock(), loginService: &logintest.LoginServiceFake{}}
+		a := AuthenticatorService{loginService: &logintest.LoginServiceFake{}}
 		err := a.AuthenticateUser(context.Background(), sc.loginUserQuery)
 
 		require.EqualError(t, err, user.ErrUserNotFound.Error())
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ func TestAuthenticateUser(t *testing.T) {
 		mockLoginUsingLDAP(true, ldap.ErrInvalidCredentials, sc)
 		mockSaveInvalidLoginAttempt(sc)
 
-		a := AuthenticatorService{store: mockstore.NewSQLStoreMock(), loginService: &logintest.LoginServiceFake{}}
+		a := AuthenticatorService{loginService: &logintest.LoginServiceFake{}}
 		err := a.AuthenticateUser(context.Background(), sc.loginUserQuery)
 
 		require.EqualError(t, err, ErrInvalidCredentials.Error())
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ func TestAuthenticateUser(t *testing.T) {
 		mockLoginUsingLDAP(true, nil, sc)
 		mockSaveInvalidLoginAttempt(sc)
 
-		a := AuthenticatorService{store: mockstore.NewSQLStoreMock(), loginService: &logintest.LoginServiceFake{}}
+		a := AuthenticatorService{loginService: &logintest.LoginServiceFake{}}
 		err := a.AuthenticateUser(context.Background(), sc.loginUserQuery)
 
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ func TestAuthenticateUser(t *testing.T) {
 		mockLoginUsingLDAP(true, customErr, sc)
 		mockSaveInvalidLoginAttempt(sc)
 
-		a := AuthenticatorService{store: mockstore.NewSQLStoreMock(), loginService: &logintest.LoginServiceFake{}}
+		a := AuthenticatorService{loginService: &logintest.LoginServiceFake{}}
 		err := a.AuthenticateUser(context.Background(), sc.loginUserQuery)
 
 		require.EqualError(t, err, customErr.Error())
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ func TestAuthenticateUser(t *testing.T) {
 		mockLoginUsingLDAP(true, ldap.ErrInvalidCredentials, sc)
 		mockSaveInvalidLoginAttempt(sc)
 
-		a := AuthenticatorService{store: mockstore.NewSQLStoreMock(), loginService: &logintest.LoginServiceFake{}}
+		a := AuthenticatorService{loginService: &logintest.LoginServiceFake{}}
 		err := a.AuthenticateUser(context.Background(), sc.loginUserQuery)
 
 		require.EqualError(t, err, ErrInvalidCredentials.Error())
@@ -198,14 +197,14 @@ func mockLoginUsingLDAP(enabled bool, err error, sc *authScenarioContext) {
 }
 
 func mockLoginAttemptValidation(err error, sc *authScenarioContext) {
-	validateLoginAttempts = func(context.Context, *models.LoginUserQuery, sqlstore.Store) error {
+	validateLoginAttempts = func(context.Context, *models.LoginUserQuery, loginattempt.Service) error {
 		sc.loginAttemptValidationWasCalled = true
 		return err
 	}
 }
 
 func mockSaveInvalidLoginAttempt(sc *authScenarioContext) {
-	saveInvalidLoginAttempt = func(ctx context.Context, query *models.LoginUserQuery, _ sqlstore.Store) error {
+	saveInvalidLoginAttempt = func(ctx context.Context, query *models.LoginUserQuery, _ loginattempt.Service) error {
 		sc.saveInvalidLoginAttemptWasCalled = true
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/login/brute_force_login_protection.go b/pkg/login/brute_force_login_protection.go
index 2fb30d97da7..0c44067a5f2 100644
--- a/pkg/login/brute_force_login_protection.go
+++ b/pkg/login/brute_force_login_protection.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/loginattempt"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var (
 	loginAttemptsWindow           = time.Minute * 5
 )
 
-var validateLoginAttempts = func(ctx context.Context, query *models.LoginUserQuery, store sqlstore.Store) error {
+var validateLoginAttempts = func(ctx context.Context, query *models.LoginUserQuery, loginAttemptService loginattempt.Service) error {
 	if query.Cfg.DisableBruteForceLoginProtection {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ var validateLoginAttempts = func(ctx context.Context, query *models.LoginUserQue
 		Since:    time.Now().Add(-loginAttemptsWindow),
 	}
 
-	if err := store.GetUserLoginAttemptCount(ctx, &loginAttemptCountQuery); err != nil {
+	if err := loginAttemptService.GetUserLoginAttemptCount(ctx, &loginAttemptCountQuery); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var validateLoginAttempts = func(ctx context.Context, query *models.LoginUserQue
 	return nil
 }
 
-var saveInvalidLoginAttempt = func(ctx context.Context, query *models.LoginUserQuery, store sqlstore.Store) error {
+var saveInvalidLoginAttempt = func(ctx context.Context, query *models.LoginUserQuery, loginAttemptService loginattempt.Service) error {
 	if query.Cfg.DisableBruteForceLoginProtection {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ var saveInvalidLoginAttempt = func(ctx context.Context, query *models.LoginUserQ
 		IpAddress: query.IpAddress,
 	}
 
-	return store.CreateLoginAttempt(ctx, &loginAttemptCommand)
+	return loginAttemptService.CreateLoginAttempt(ctx, &loginAttemptCommand)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/middleware/middleware_basic_auth_test.go b/pkg/middleware/middleware_basic_auth_test.go
index ca2c240255b..c792ea15f23 100644
--- a/pkg/middleware/middleware_basic_auth_test.go
+++ b/pkg/middleware/middleware_basic_auth_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestMiddlewareBasicAuth(t *testing.T) {
 
 		sc.userService.ExpectedUser = &user.User{Password: encoded, ID: id, Salt: salt}
 		sc.userService.ExpectedSignedInUser = &user.SignedInUser{UserID: id}
-		login.ProvideService(sc.mockSQLStore, &logintest.LoginServiceFake{}, sc.userService)
+		login.ProvideService(sc.mockSQLStore, &logintest.LoginServiceFake{}, nil, sc.userService)
 
 		authHeader := util.GetBasicAuthHeader("myUser", password)
 		sc.fakeReq("GET", "/").withAuthorizationHeader(authHeader).exec()
diff --git a/pkg/server/server.go b/pkg/server/server.go
index 46d73989df0..bd4500dd1bd 100644
--- a/pkg/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/server/server.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/usagestats/statscollector"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/accesscontrol"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/loginattempt"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/api"
 	_ "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/extensions"
@@ -43,10 +44,10 @@ type Options struct {
 func New(opts Options, cfg *setting.Cfg, httpServer *api.HTTPServer, roleRegistry accesscontrol.RoleRegistry,
 	provisioningService provisioning.ProvisioningService, backgroundServiceProvider registry.BackgroundServiceRegistry,
 	usageStatsProvidersRegistry registry.UsageStatsProvidersRegistry, statsCollectorService *statscollector.Service,
-	secretMigrationService secretsMigrations.SecretMigrationService, userService user.Service,
+	secretMigrationService secretsMigrations.SecretMigrationService, userService user.Service, loginAttemptService loginattempt.Service,
 ) (*Server, error) {
 	statsCollectorService.RegisterProviders(usageStatsProvidersRegistry.GetServices())
-	s, err := newServer(opts, cfg, httpServer, roleRegistry, provisioningService, backgroundServiceProvider, secretMigrationService, userService)
+	s, err := newServer(opts, cfg, httpServer, roleRegistry, provisioningService, backgroundServiceProvider, secretMigrationService, userService, loginAttemptService)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ func New(opts Options, cfg *setting.Cfg, httpServer *api.HTTPServer, roleRegistr
 
 func newServer(opts Options, cfg *setting.Cfg, httpServer *api.HTTPServer, roleRegistry accesscontrol.RoleRegistry,
 	provisioningService provisioning.ProvisioningService, backgroundServiceProvider registry.BackgroundServiceRegistry,
-	secretMigrationService secretsMigrations.SecretMigrationService, userService user.Service,
+	secretMigrationService secretsMigrations.SecretMigrationService, userService user.Service, loginAttemptService loginattempt.Service,
 ) (*Server, error) {
 	rootCtx, shutdownFn := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	childRoutines, childCtx := errgroup.WithContext(rootCtx)
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ func newServer(opts Options, cfg *setting.Cfg, httpServer *api.HTTPServer, roleR
 		backgroundServices:     backgroundServiceProvider.GetServices(),
 		secretMigrationService: secretMigrationService,
 		userService:            userService,
+		loginAttemptService:    loginAttemptService,
 	}
 
 	return s, nil
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	provisioningService    provisioning.ProvisioningService
 	secretMigrationService secretsMigrations.SecretMigrationService
 	userService            user.Service
+	loginAttemptService    loginattempt.Service
 }
 
 // init initializes the server and its services.
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@ func (s *Server) init() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	login.ProvideService(s.HTTPServer.SQLStore, s.HTTPServer.Login, s.userService)
+	login.ProvideService(s.HTTPServer.SQLStore, s.HTTPServer.Login, s.loginAttemptService, s.userService)
 	social.ProvideService(s.cfg)
 
 	if err := s.roleRegistry.RegisterFixedRoles(s.context); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/server/server_test.go b/pkg/server/server_test.go
index 6d13013efdb..5a2c061c9b9 100644
--- a/pkg/server/server_test.go
+++ b/pkg/server/server_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func testServer(t *testing.T, services ...registry.BackgroundService) *Server {
 	secretMigrationService := &migrations.SecretMigrationServiceImpl{
 		ServerLockService: serverLockService,
 	}
-	s, err := newServer(Options{}, setting.NewCfg(), nil, &ossaccesscontrol.Service{}, nil, backgroundsvcs.NewBackgroundServiceRegistry(services...), secretMigrationService, usertest.NewUserServiceFake())
+	s, err := newServer(Options{}, setting.NewCfg(), nil, &ossaccesscontrol.Service{}, nil, backgroundsvcs.NewBackgroundServiceRegistry(services...), secretMigrationService, usertest.NewUserServiceFake(), nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	// Required to skip configuration initialization that causes
 	// DI errors in this test.
diff --git a/pkg/server/wire.go b/pkg/server/wire.go
index 91d6f856469..3f06be866a2 100644
--- a/pkg/server/wire.go
+++ b/pkg/server/wire.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/login/authinfoservice"
 	authinfodatabase "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/login/authinfoservice/database"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/login/loginservice"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/login_attempt/loginattemptimpl"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/loginattempt/loginattemptimpl"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert"
 	ngimage "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/image"
 	ngmetrics "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/metrics"
diff --git a/pkg/services/cleanup/cleanup.go b/pkg/services/cleanup/cleanup.go
index c897b9ff3c4..5c24330c51f 100644
--- a/pkg/services/cleanup/cleanup.go
+++ b/pkg/services/cleanup/cleanup.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/annotations"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/dashboardsnapshots"
 	dashver "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/dashboardversion"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/loginattempt"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/image"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/queryhistory"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/shorturls"
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ import (
 
 func ProvideService(cfg *setting.Cfg, serverLockService *serverlock.ServerLockService,
 	shortURLService shorturls.Service, sqlstore *sqlstore.SQLStore, queryHistoryService queryhistory.Service,
-	dashboardVersionService dashver.Service, dashSnapSvc dashboardsnapshots.Service, deleteExpiredImageService *image.DeleteExpiredService) *CleanUpService {
+	dashboardVersionService dashver.Service, dashSnapSvc dashboardsnapshots.Service, deleteExpiredImageService *image.DeleteExpiredService,
+	loginAttemptService loginattempt.Service) *CleanUpService {
 	s := &CleanUpService{
 		Cfg:                       cfg,
 		ServerLockService:         serverLockService,
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ func ProvideService(cfg *setting.Cfg, serverLockService *serverlock.ServerLockSe
 		dashboardVersionService:   dashboardVersionService,
 		dashboardSnapshotService:  dashSnapSvc,
 		deleteExpiredImageService: deleteExpiredImageService,
+		loginAttemptService:       loginAttemptService,
 	}
 	return s
 }
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ type CleanUpService struct {
 	dashboardVersionService   dashver.Service
 	dashboardSnapshotService  dashboardsnapshots.Service
 	deleteExpiredImageService *image.DeleteExpiredService
+	loginAttemptService       loginattempt.Service
 }
 
 func (srv *CleanUpService) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
@@ -184,7 +188,7 @@ func (srv *CleanUpService) deleteOldLoginAttempts(ctx context.Context) {
 	cmd := models.DeleteOldLoginAttemptsCommand{
 		OlderThan: time.Now().Add(time.Minute * -10),
 	}
-	if err := srv.store.DeleteOldLoginAttempts(ctx, &cmd); err != nil {
+	if err := srv.loginAttemptService.DeleteOldLoginAttempts(ctx, &cmd); err != nil {
 		srv.log.Error("Problem deleting expired login attempts", "error", err.Error())
 	} else {
 		srv.log.Debug("Deleted expired login attempts", "rows affected", cmd.DeletedRows)
diff --git a/pkg/services/login_attempt/loginattemptimpl/store.go b/pkg/services/login_attempt/loginattemptimpl/store.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 346fa966ebe..00000000000
--- a/pkg/services/login_attempt/loginattemptimpl/store.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-package loginattemptimpl
diff --git a/pkg/services/login_attempt/loginattemptimpl/store_test.go b/pkg/services/login_attempt/loginattemptimpl/store_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 346fa966ebe..00000000000
--- a/pkg/services/login_attempt/loginattemptimpl/store_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-package loginattemptimpl
diff --git a/pkg/services/login_attempt/login_attempt.go b/pkg/services/loginattempt/login_attempt.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/services/login_attempt/login_attempt.go
rename to pkg/services/loginattempt/login_attempt.go
diff --git a/pkg/services/login_attempt/loginattemptimpl/login_attempt.go b/pkg/services/loginattempt/loginattemptimpl/login_attempt.go
similarity index 59%
rename from pkg/services/login_attempt/loginattemptimpl/login_attempt.go
rename to pkg/services/loginattempt/loginattemptimpl/login_attempt.go
index 8dbb1265f80..37006dde6e2 100644
--- a/pkg/services/login_attempt/loginattemptimpl/login_attempt.go
+++ b/pkg/services/loginattempt/loginattemptimpl/login_attempt.go
@@ -2,27 +2,25 @@ package loginattemptimpl
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
-	loginattempt "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/login_attempt"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/loginattempt"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore/db"
 )
 
 type Service struct {
-	// TODO remove sqlstore
-	sqlStore *sqlstore.SQLStore
+	store store
 }
 
-func ProvideService(
-	ss *sqlstore.SQLStore,
-) loginattempt.Service {
+func ProvideService(db db.DB) loginattempt.Service {
 	return &Service{
-		sqlStore: ss,
+		store: &xormStore{db: db, now: time.Now},
 	}
 }
 
 func (s *Service) CreateLoginAttempt(ctx context.Context, cmd *models.CreateLoginAttemptCommand) error {
-	err := s.sqlStore.CreateLoginAttempt(ctx, cmd)
+	err := s.store.CreateLoginAttempt(ctx, cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ func (s *Service) CreateLoginAttempt(ctx context.Context, cmd *models.CreateLogi
 }
 
 func (s *Service) DeleteOldLoginAttempts(ctx context.Context, cmd *models.DeleteOldLoginAttemptsCommand) error {
-	err := s.sqlStore.DeleteOldLoginAttempts(ctx, cmd)
+	err := s.store.DeleteOldLoginAttempts(ctx, cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ func (s *Service) DeleteOldLoginAttempts(ctx context.Context, cmd *models.Delete
 }
 
 func (s *Service) GetUserLoginAttemptCount(ctx context.Context, cmd *models.GetUserLoginAttemptCountQuery) error {
-	err := s.sqlStore.GetUserLoginAttemptCount(ctx, cmd)
+	err := s.store.GetUserLoginAttemptCount(ctx, cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/services/loginattempt/loginattemptimpl/store.go b/pkg/services/loginattempt/loginattemptimpl/store.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..329d34ba31c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/loginattempt/loginattemptimpl/store.go
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+package loginattemptimpl
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore/db"
+)
+
+type xormStore struct {
+	db  db.DB
+	now func() time.Time
+}
+
+type store interface {
+	CreateLoginAttempt(context.Context, *models.CreateLoginAttemptCommand) error
+	DeleteOldLoginAttempts(context.Context, *models.DeleteOldLoginAttemptsCommand) error
+	GetUserLoginAttemptCount(context.Context, *models.GetUserLoginAttemptCountQuery) error
+}
+
+func (xs *xormStore) CreateLoginAttempt(ctx context.Context, cmd *models.CreateLoginAttemptCommand) error {
+	return xs.db.WithTransactionalDbSession(ctx, func(sess *sqlstore.DBSession) error {
+		loginAttempt := models.LoginAttempt{
+			Username:  cmd.Username,
+			IpAddress: cmd.IpAddress,
+			Created:   xs.now().Unix(),
+		}
+
+		if _, err := sess.Insert(&loginAttempt); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		cmd.Result = loginAttempt
+
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
+func (xs *xormStore) DeleteOldLoginAttempts(ctx context.Context, cmd *models.DeleteOldLoginAttemptsCommand) error {
+	return xs.db.WithTransactionalDbSession(ctx, func(sess *sqlstore.DBSession) error {
+		var maxId int64
+		sql := "SELECT max(id) as id FROM login_attempt WHERE created < ?"
+		result, err := sess.Query(sql, cmd.OlderThan.Unix())
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if len(result) == 0 || result[0] == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		// TODO: why don't we know the type of ID?
+		maxId = toInt64(result[0]["id"])
+
+		if maxId == 0 {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		sql = "DELETE FROM login_attempt WHERE id <= ?"
+
+		if result, err := sess.Exec(sql, maxId); err != nil {
+			return err
+		} else if cmd.DeletedRows, err = result.RowsAffected(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
+func (xs *xormStore) GetUserLoginAttemptCount(ctx context.Context, query *models.GetUserLoginAttemptCountQuery) error {
+	return xs.db.WithDbSession(ctx, func(dbSession *sqlstore.DBSession) error {
+		loginAttempt := new(models.LoginAttempt)
+		total, err := dbSession.
+			Where("username = ?", query.Username).
+			And("created >= ?", query.Since.Unix()).
+			Count(loginAttempt)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		query.Result = total
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
+func toInt64(i interface{}) int64 {
+	switch i := i.(type) {
+	case []byte:
+		n, _ := strconv.ParseInt(string(i), 10, 64)
+		return n
+	case int:
+		return int64(i)
+	case int64:
+		return i
+	}
+	return 0
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/loginattempt/loginattemptimpl/store_test.go b/pkg/services/loginattempt/loginattemptimpl/store_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f13ad8306e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/loginattempt/loginattemptimpl/store_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+package loginattemptimpl
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/loginattempt"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestIntegrationLoginAttemptsQuery(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("skipping integration test")
+	}
+	var loginAttemptService loginattempt.Service
+	user := "user"
+
+	beginningOfTime := time.Date(2017, 10, 22, 8, 0, 0, 0, time.Local)
+	timePlusOneMinute := beginningOfTime.Add(time.Minute * 1)
+	timePlusTwoMinutes := beginningOfTime.Add(time.Minute * 2)
+
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		Name   string
+		Query  models.GetUserLoginAttemptCountQuery
+		Err    error
+		Result int64
+	}{
+		{
+			"Should return a total count of zero login attempts when comparing since beginning of time + 2min and 1s",
+			models.GetUserLoginAttemptCountQuery{Username: user, Since: timePlusTwoMinutes.Add(time.Second * 1)}, nil, 0,
+		},
+		{
+			"Should return a total count of zero login attempts when comparing since beginning of time + 2min and 1s",
+			models.GetUserLoginAttemptCountQuery{Username: user, Since: timePlusTwoMinutes.Add(time.Second * 1)}, nil, 0,
+		},
+		{
+			"Should return the total count of login attempts since beginning of time",
+			models.GetUserLoginAttemptCountQuery{Username: user, Since: beginningOfTime}, nil, 3,
+		},
+		{
+			"Should return the total count of login attempts since beginning of time + 1min",
+			models.GetUserLoginAttemptCountQuery{Username: user, Since: timePlusOneMinute}, nil, 2,
+		},
+		{
+			"Should return the total count of login attempts since beginning of time + 2min",
+			models.GetUserLoginAttemptCountQuery{Username: user, Since: timePlusTwoMinutes}, nil, 1,
+		},
+	} {
+		mockTime := beginningOfTime
+		loginAttemptService = &Service{
+			store: &xormStore{
+				db:  sqlstore.InitTestDB(t),
+				now: func() time.Time { return mockTime },
+			},
+		}
+		err := loginAttemptService.CreateLoginAttempt(context.Background(), &models.CreateLoginAttemptCommand{
+			Username:  user,
+			IpAddress: "192.168.0.1",
+		})
+		require.Nil(t, err)
+		mockTime = timePlusOneMinute
+		err = loginAttemptService.CreateLoginAttempt(context.Background(), &models.CreateLoginAttemptCommand{
+			Username:  user,
+			IpAddress: "192.168.0.1",
+		})
+		require.Nil(t, err)
+		mockTime = timePlusTwoMinutes
+		err = loginAttemptService.CreateLoginAttempt(context.Background(), &models.CreateLoginAttemptCommand{
+			Username:  user,
+			IpAddress: "192.168.0.1",
+		})
+		require.Nil(t, err)
+		err = loginAttemptService.GetUserLoginAttemptCount(context.Background(), &test.Query)
+		require.Equal(t, test.Err, err, test.Name)
+		require.Equal(t, test.Result, test.Query.Result, test.Name)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIntegrationLoginAttemptsDelete(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("skipping integration test")
+	}
+	var loginAttemptService loginattempt.Service
+	user := "user"
+
+	beginningOfTime := time.Date(2017, 10, 22, 8, 0, 0, 0, time.Local)
+	timePlusOneMinute := beginningOfTime.Add(time.Minute * 1)
+	timePlusTwoMinutes := beginningOfTime.Add(time.Minute * 2)
+
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		Name        string
+		Cmd         models.DeleteOldLoginAttemptsCommand
+		Err         error
+		DeletedRows int64
+	}{
+		{
+			"Should return deleted rows older than beginning of time",
+			models.DeleteOldLoginAttemptsCommand{OlderThan: beginningOfTime}, nil, 0,
+		},
+		{
+			"Should return deleted rows older than beginning of time + 1min",
+			models.DeleteOldLoginAttemptsCommand{OlderThan: timePlusOneMinute}, nil, 1,
+		},
+		{
+			"Should return deleted rows older than beginning of time + 2min",
+			models.DeleteOldLoginAttemptsCommand{OlderThan: timePlusTwoMinutes}, nil, 2,
+		},
+		{
+			"Should return deleted rows older than beginning of time + 2min and 1s",
+			models.DeleteOldLoginAttemptsCommand{OlderThan: timePlusTwoMinutes.Add(time.Second * 1)}, nil, 3,
+		},
+	} {
+		mockTime := beginningOfTime
+		loginAttemptService = &Service{
+			store: &xormStore{
+				db:  sqlstore.InitTestDB(t),
+				now: func() time.Time { return mockTime },
+			},
+		}
+		err := loginAttemptService.CreateLoginAttempt(context.Background(), &models.CreateLoginAttemptCommand{
+			Username:  user,
+			IpAddress: "192.168.0.1",
+		})
+		require.Nil(t, err)
+		mockTime = timePlusOneMinute
+		err = loginAttemptService.CreateLoginAttempt(context.Background(), &models.CreateLoginAttemptCommand{
+			Username:  user,
+			IpAddress: "192.168.0.1",
+		})
+		require.Nil(t, err)
+		mockTime = timePlusTwoMinutes
+		err = loginAttemptService.CreateLoginAttempt(context.Background(), &models.CreateLoginAttemptCommand{
+			Username:  user,
+			IpAddress: "192.168.0.1",
+		})
+		require.Nil(t, err)
+		err = loginAttemptService.DeleteOldLoginAttempts(context.Background(), &test.Cmd)
+		require.Equal(t, test.Err, err, test.Name)
+		require.Equal(t, test.DeletedRows, test.Cmd.DeletedRows, test.Name)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/login_attempt.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/login_attempt.go
index dd93a249552..f79e0bcddbe 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/login_attempt.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/login_attempt.go
@@ -1,89 +1 @@
 package sqlstore
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"strconv"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
-)
-
-var getTimeNow = time.Now
-
-func (ss *SQLStore) CreateLoginAttempt(ctx context.Context, cmd *models.CreateLoginAttemptCommand) error {
-	return ss.WithTransactionalDbSession(ctx, func(sess *DBSession) error {
-		loginAttempt := models.LoginAttempt{
-			Username:  cmd.Username,
-			IpAddress: cmd.IpAddress,
-			Created:   getTimeNow().Unix(),
-		}
-
-		if _, err := sess.Insert(&loginAttempt); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		cmd.Result = loginAttempt
-
-		return nil
-	})
-}
-
-func (ss *SQLStore) DeleteOldLoginAttempts(ctx context.Context, cmd *models.DeleteOldLoginAttemptsCommand) error {
-	return ss.WithTransactionalDbSession(ctx, func(sess *DBSession) error {
-		var maxId int64
-		sql := "SELECT max(id) as id FROM login_attempt WHERE created < ?"
-		result, err := sess.Query(sql, cmd.OlderThan.Unix())
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if len(result) == 0 || result[0] == nil {
-			return nil
-		}
-
-		maxId = toInt64(result[0]["id"])
-
-		if maxId == 0 {
-			return nil
-		}
-
-		sql = "DELETE FROM login_attempt WHERE id <= ?"
-
-		if result, err := sess.Exec(sql, maxId); err != nil {
-			return err
-		} else if cmd.DeletedRows, err = result.RowsAffected(); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		return nil
-	})
-}
-
-func (ss *SQLStore) GetUserLoginAttemptCount(ctx context.Context, query *models.GetUserLoginAttemptCountQuery) error {
-	return ss.WithDbSession(ctx, func(dbSession *DBSession) error {
-		loginAttempt := new(models.LoginAttempt)
-		total, err := dbSession.
-			Where("username = ?", query.Username).
-			And("created >= ?", query.Since.Unix()).
-			Count(loginAttempt)
-
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		query.Result = total
-		return nil
-	})
-}
-
-func toInt64(i interface{}) int64 {
-	switch i := i.(type) {
-	case []byte:
-		n, _ := strconv.ParseInt(string(i), 10, 64)
-		return n
-	case int:
-		return int64(i)
-	case int64:
-		return i
-	}
-	return 0
-}
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/login_attempt_test.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/login_attempt_test.go
index 4d6d123278a..f79e0bcddbe 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/login_attempt_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/login_attempt_test.go
@@ -1,135 +1 @@
 package sqlstore
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-)
-
-func mockTime(mock time.Time) time.Time {
-	getTimeNow = func() time.Time { return mock }
-	return mock
-}
-
-func TestIntegrationLoginAttempts(t *testing.T) {
-	if testing.Short() {
-		t.Skip("skipping integration test")
-	}
-	var beginningOfTime, timePlusOneMinute, timePlusTwoMinutes time.Time
-	var sqlStore *SQLStore
-	user := "user"
-
-	setup := func(t *testing.T) {
-		sqlStore = InitTestDB(t)
-		beginningOfTime = mockTime(time.Date(2017, 10, 22, 8, 0, 0, 0, time.Local))
-		err := sqlStore.CreateLoginAttempt(context.Background(), &models.CreateLoginAttemptCommand{
-			Username:  user,
-			IpAddress: "192.168.0.1",
-		})
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		timePlusOneMinute = mockTime(beginningOfTime.Add(time.Minute * 1))
-		err = sqlStore.CreateLoginAttempt(context.Background(), &models.CreateLoginAttemptCommand{
-			Username:  user,
-			IpAddress: "192.168.0.1",
-		})
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		timePlusTwoMinutes = mockTime(beginningOfTime.Add(time.Minute * 2))
-		err = sqlStore.CreateLoginAttempt(context.Background(), &models.CreateLoginAttemptCommand{
-			Username:  user,
-			IpAddress: "192.168.0.1",
-		})
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-	}
-
-	t.Run("Should return a total count of zero login attempts when comparing since beginning of time + 2min and 1s", func(t *testing.T) {
-		setup(t)
-		query := models.GetUserLoginAttemptCountQuery{
-			Username: user,
-			Since:    timePlusTwoMinutes.Add(time.Second * 1),
-		}
-		err := sqlStore.GetUserLoginAttemptCount(context.Background(), &query)
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, int64(0), query.Result)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Should return the total count of login attempts since beginning of time", func(t *testing.T) {
-		setup(t)
-		query := models.GetUserLoginAttemptCountQuery{
-			Username: user,
-			Since:    beginningOfTime,
-		}
-		err := sqlStore.GetUserLoginAttemptCount(context.Background(), &query)
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, int64(3), query.Result)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Should return the total count of login attempts since beginning of time + 1min", func(t *testing.T) {
-		setup(t)
-		query := models.GetUserLoginAttemptCountQuery{
-			Username: user,
-			Since:    timePlusOneMinute,
-		}
-		err := sqlStore.GetUserLoginAttemptCount(context.Background(), &query)
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, int64(2), query.Result)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Should return the total count of login attempts since beginning of time + 2min", func(t *testing.T) {
-		setup(t)
-		query := models.GetUserLoginAttemptCountQuery{
-			Username: user,
-			Since:    timePlusTwoMinutes,
-		}
-		err := sqlStore.GetUserLoginAttemptCount(context.Background(), &query)
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, int64(1), query.Result)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Should return deleted rows older than beginning of time", func(t *testing.T) {
-		setup(t)
-		cmd := models.DeleteOldLoginAttemptsCommand{
-			OlderThan: beginningOfTime,
-		}
-		err := sqlStore.DeleteOldLoginAttempts(context.Background(), &cmd)
-
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, int64(0), cmd.DeletedRows)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Should return deleted rows older than beginning of time + 1min", func(t *testing.T) {
-		setup(t)
-		cmd := models.DeleteOldLoginAttemptsCommand{
-			OlderThan: timePlusOneMinute,
-		}
-		err := sqlStore.DeleteOldLoginAttempts(context.Background(), &cmd)
-
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, int64(1), cmd.DeletedRows)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Should return deleted rows older than beginning of time + 2min", func(t *testing.T) {
-		setup(t)
-		cmd := models.DeleteOldLoginAttemptsCommand{
-			OlderThan: timePlusTwoMinutes,
-		}
-		err := sqlStore.DeleteOldLoginAttempts(context.Background(), &cmd)
-
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, int64(2), cmd.DeletedRows)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Should return deleted rows older than beginning of time + 2min and 1s", func(t *testing.T) {
-		setup(t)
-		cmd := models.DeleteOldLoginAttemptsCommand{
-			OlderThan: timePlusTwoMinutes.Add(time.Second * 1),
-		}
-		err := sqlStore.DeleteOldLoginAttempts(context.Background(), &cmd)
-
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, int64(3), cmd.DeletedRows)
-	})
-}
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/store.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/store.go
index 5265d2b67e0..99b7991ed17 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/store.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/store.go
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ type Store interface {
 	DeleteOrg(ctx context.Context, cmd *models.DeleteOrgCommand) error
 	GetOrgById(context.Context, *models.GetOrgByIdQuery) error
 	GetOrgByNameHandler(ctx context.Context, query *models.GetOrgByNameQuery) error
-	CreateLoginAttempt(ctx context.Context, cmd *models.CreateLoginAttemptCommand) error
-	GetUserLoginAttemptCount(ctx context.Context, query *models.GetUserLoginAttemptCountQuery) error
-	DeleteOldLoginAttempts(ctx context.Context, cmd *models.DeleteOldLoginAttemptsCommand) error
 	CreateUser(ctx context.Context, cmd user.CreateUserCommand) (*user.User, error)
 	SetUsingOrg(ctx context.Context, cmd *models.SetUsingOrgCommand) error
 	GetUserProfile(ctx context.Context, query *models.GetUserProfileQuery) error