diff --git a/pkg/expr/sql/db.go b/pkg/expr/sql/db.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1e7aca0c1b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/expr/sql/db.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package sql
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go/data"
+)
+
+type DB struct {
+}
+
+func (db *DB) TablesList(rawSQL string) ([]string, error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("not implemented")
+}
+
+func (db *DB) RunCommands(commands []string) (string, error) {
+	return "", errors.New("not implemented")
+}
+
+func (db *DB) QueryFramesInto(name string, query string, frames []*data.Frame, f *data.Frame) error {
+	return errors.New("not implemented")
+}
+
+func NewInMemoryDB() *DB {
+	return &DB{}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/expr/sql/parser.go b/pkg/expr/sql/parser.go
index 8b049cd57b7..4c28f668b79 100644
--- a/pkg/expr/sql/parser.go
+++ b/pkg/expr/sql/parser.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/jeremywohl/flatten"
-	"github.com/scottlepp/go-duck/duck"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ const (
 
 // TablesList returns a list of tables for the sql statement
 func TablesList(rawSQL string) ([]string, error) {
-	duckDB := duck.NewInMemoryDB()
+	duckDB := NewInMemoryDB()
 	rawSQL = strings.Replace(rawSQL, "'", "''", -1)
 	cmd := fmt.Sprintf("SELECT json_serialize_sql('%s')", rawSQL)
 	ret, err := duckDB.RunCommands([]string{cmd})
diff --git a/pkg/expr/sql_command.go b/pkg/expr/sql_command.go
index bbcb942467f..7276b5ed841 100644
--- a/pkg/expr/sql_command.go
+++ b/pkg/expr/sql_command.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go/data"
-	"github.com/scottlepp/go-duck/duck"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/expr/mathexp"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/expr/sql"
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ func (gr *SQLCommand) Execute(ctx context.Context, now time.Time, vars mathexp.V
 
 	rsp := mathexp.Results{}
 
-	duckDB := duck.NewInMemoryDB()
+	duckDB := sql.NewInMemoryDB()
 	var frame = &data.Frame{}
 	err := duckDB.QueryFramesInto(gr.refID, gr.query, allFrames, frame)
 	if err != nil {