diff --git a/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service.go b/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service.go
index 3d26169edd7..f59416924de 100644
--- a/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service.go
@@ -1638,12 +1638,14 @@ func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) DeleteInFolders(ctx context.Context, orgID int64
 	defer span.End()
 
 	// We need a list of dashboard uids inside the folder to delete related public dashboards
-	dashes, err := dr.dashboardStore.FindDashboards(ctx, &dashboards.FindPersistedDashboardsQuery{
+	dashes, err := dr.searchDashboardsThroughK8s(ctx, &dashboards.FindPersistedDashboardsQuery{
 		SignedInUser: u,
-		FolderUIDs:   folderUIDs,
-		OrgId:        orgID,
 		Type:         searchstore.TypeDashboard,
+		Limit:        100000,
+		OrgId:        orgID,
+		FolderUIDs:   folderUIDs,
 	})
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return folder.ErrInternal.Errorf("failed to fetch dashboards: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -1658,7 +1660,14 @@ func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) DeleteInFolders(ctx context.Context, orgID int64
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return dr.dashboardStore.DeleteDashboardsInFolders(ctx, &dashboards.DeleteDashboardsInFolderRequest{FolderUIDs: folderUIDs, OrgID: orgID})
+	for _, dash := range dashes {
+		errDel := dr.DeleteDashboard(ctx, dash.ID, dash.UID, orgID)
+		if errDel != nil {
+			dr.log.Error("failed to delete dashboard inside folder", "dashboardUID", dash.UID, "folderUIDs", folderUIDs, "error", errDel)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return err
 }
 
 func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) Kind() string { return entity.StandardKindDashboard }