diff --git a/pkg/registry/apps/plugins/register.go b/pkg/registry/apps/plugins/register.go
index 68082f59713..d29da1eb6c4 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apps/plugins/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apps/plugins/register.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/appinstaller"
 	grafanaauthorizer "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/auth/authorizer"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginassets"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/pluginstore"
 )
@@ -36,9 +37,13 @@ func ProvideAppInstaller(
 	pluginStore pluginstore.Store,
 	pluginAssetsService *pluginassets.Service,
 	accessControlService accesscontrol.Service, accessClient authlib.AccessClient,
+	features featuremgmt.FeatureToggles,
 ) (*AppInstaller, error) {
-	if err := registerAccessControlRoles(accessControlService); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("registering access control roles: %w", err)
+	//nolint:staticcheck // not yet migrated to OpenFeature
+	if features.IsEnabledGlobally(featuremgmt.FlagPluginStoreServiceLoading) {
+		if err := registerAccessControlRoles(accessControlService); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("registering access control roles: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	localProvider := meta.NewLocalProvider(pluginStore, pluginAssetsService)
diff --git a/pkg/server/wire_gen.go b/pkg/server/wire_gen.go
index 1cb7301fb36..cd4844ba79e 100644
--- a/pkg/server/wire_gen.go
+++ b/pkg/server/wire_gen.go
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ func Initialize(ctx context.Context, cfg *setting.Cfg, opts Options, apiOpts api
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	appInstaller, err := plugins.ProvideAppInstaller(configProvider, eventualRestConfigProvider, pluginstoreService, pluginassetsService, acimplService, accessClient)
+	appInstaller, err := plugins.ProvideAppInstaller(configProvider, eventualRestConfigProvider, pluginstoreService, pluginassetsService, acimplService, accessClient, featureToggles)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1447,7 +1447,7 @@ func InitializeForTest(ctx context.Context, t sqlutil.ITestDB, testingT interfac
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	appInstaller, err := plugins.ProvideAppInstaller(configProvider, eventualRestConfigProvider, pluginstoreService, pluginassetsService, acimplService, accessClient)
+	appInstaller, err := plugins.ProvideAppInstaller(configProvider, eventualRestConfigProvider, pluginstoreService, pluginassetsService, acimplService, accessClient, featureToggles)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/tests/apis/plugins/plugins_test.go b/pkg/tests/apis/plugins/plugins_test.go
index d8c45713337..0844bda9757 100644
--- a/pkg/tests/apis/plugins/plugins_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tests/apis/plugins/plugins_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/tests/apis"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/tests/testinfra"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/tests/testsuite"
@@ -177,6 +178,9 @@ func setupHelper(t *testing.T) *apis.K8sTestHelper {
 		AppModeProduction:      true,
 		DisableAnonymous:       true,
 		APIServerRuntimeConfig: "plugins.grafana.app/v0alpha1=true",
+		EnableFeatureToggles: []string{
+			featuremgmt.FlagPluginStoreServiceLoading,
+		},
 	})
 	t.Cleanup(func() { helper.Shutdown() })
 	return helper