diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/sql/db/dbimpl/dbEngine.go b/pkg/storage/unified/sql/db/dbimpl/dbEngine.go
index 9a303596ce2..c024c8e195a 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/sql/db/dbimpl/dbEngine.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/sql/db/dbimpl/dbEngine.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/tracing"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/storage/unified/sql/db"
 	"xorm.io/xorm"
 )
@@ -107,8 +106,7 @@ func getEnginePostgres(getter *sectionGetter, tracer tracing.Tracer) (*xorm.Engi
 	}
 
 	// FIXME: get rid of xorm
-	driverName := sqlstore.WrapDatabaseDriverWithHooks(db.DriverPostgres, tracer)
-	engine, err := xorm.NewEngine(driverName, dsn)
+	engine, err := xorm.NewEngine(db.DriverPostgres, dsn)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("open database: %w", err)
 	}