diff --git a/pkg/api/dashboard.go b/pkg/api/dashboard.go
index 14a1e3baf32..e7fcf5d4355 100644
--- a/pkg/api/dashboard.go
+++ b/pkg/api/dashboard.go
@@ -278,9 +278,8 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) PostDashboard(c *m.ReqContext, cmd m.SaveDashboardCommand)
 	}
 
 	if hs.Cfg.EditorsCanAdmin && newDashboard {
-		aclService := dashboards.NewAclService()
 		inFolder := cmd.FolderId > 0
-		err := aclService.MakeUserAdmin(cmd.OrgId, cmd.UserId, dashboard.Id, !inFolder)
+		err := dashboards.MakeUserAdmin(cmd.OrgId, cmd.UserId, dashboard.Id, !inFolder)
 		if err != nil {
 			hs.log.Error("Could not make user admin", "dashboard", cmd.Result.Title, "user", c.SignedInUser.UserId, "error", err)
 			return Error(500, "Failed to make user admin of dashboard", err)
diff --git a/pkg/api/folder.go b/pkg/api/folder.go
index 66c640f96e8..4b64fc1139f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/folder.go
+++ b/pkg/api/folder.go
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) CreateFolder(c *m.ReqContext, cmd m.CreateFolderCommand) R
 	}
 
 	if hs.Cfg.EditorsCanAdmin {
-		aclService := dashboards.NewAclService()
-		if err := aclService.MakeUserAdmin(c.OrgId, c.SignedInUser.UserId, cmd.Result.Id, true); err != nil {
+		if err := dashboards.MakeUserAdmin(c.OrgId, c.SignedInUser.UserId, cmd.Result.Id, true); err != nil {
 			hs.log.Error("Could not make user admin", "folder", cmd.Result.Title, "user", c.SignedInUser.UserId, "error", err)
 			return Error(500, "Failed to make user admin of folder", err)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/services/dashboards/acl_service.go b/pkg/services/dashboards/acl_service.go
index dae3ec1372b..6158b190d68 100644
--- a/pkg/services/dashboards/acl_service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/dashboards/acl_service.go
@@ -2,23 +2,11 @@ package dashboards
 
 import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/bus"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/log"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
 	"time"
 )
 
-// NewService factory for creating a new dashboard service
-var NewAclService = func() *AclService {
-	return &AclService{
-		log: log.New("dashboard-acl-service"),
-	}
-}
-
-type AclService struct {
-	log log.Logger
-}
-
-func (as *AclService) MakeUserAdmin(orgId int64, userId int64, dashboardId int64, setViewAndEditPermissions bool) error {
+func MakeUserAdmin(orgId int64, userId int64, dashboardId int64, setViewAndEditPermissions bool) error {
 	rtEditor := models.ROLE_EDITOR
 	rtViewer := models.ROLE_VIEWER