diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2115a553bda..22158e72c16 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ go 1.15
 
 // Override xorm's outdated go-mssqldb dependency, since we can't upgrade to current xorm (due to breaking changes).
 // We need a more current go-mssqldb so we get rid of a version of apache/thrift with vulnerabilities.
-replace github.com/denisenkom/go-mssqldb => github.com/denisenkom/go-mssqldb v0.0.0-20200620013148-b91950f658ec
+// Also, use our fork with fixes for unimplemented methods (required for Go 1.16).
+replace github.com/denisenkom/go-mssqldb => github.com/grafana/go-mssqldb v0.0.0-20210326084033-d0ce3c521036
 
 // Override k8s.io/client-go outdated dependency, which is an indirect dependency of grafana/loki.
 // It's also present on grafana/loki's go.mod so we'll need till it gets updated.
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e2ca8c21276..57124938836 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -306,8 +306,6 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSs
 github.com/dchest/uniuri v0.0.0-20160212164326-8902c56451e9/go.mod h1:GgB8SF9nRG+GqaDtLcwJZsQFhcogVCJ79j4EdT0c2V4=
 github.com/deepmap/oapi-codegen v1.3.13 h1:9HKGCsdJqE4dnrQ8VerFS0/1ZOJPmAhN+g8xgp8y3K4=
 github.com/deepmap/oapi-codegen v1.3.13/go.mod h1:WAmG5dWY8/PYHt4vKxlt90NsbHMAOCiteYKZMiIRfOo=
-github.com/denisenkom/go-mssqldb v0.0.0-20200620013148-b91950f658ec h1:NfhRXXFDPxcF5Cwo06DzeIaE7uuJtAUhsDwH3LNsjos=
-github.com/denisenkom/go-mssqldb v0.0.0-20200620013148-b91950f658ec/go.mod h1:xbL0rPBG9cCiLr28tMa8zpbdarY27NDyej4t/EjAShU=
 github.com/dgraph-io/badger v1.6.0/go.mod h1:zwt7syl517jmP8s94KqSxTlM6IMsdhYy6psNgSztDR4=
 github.com/dgraph-io/badger v1.6.2/go.mod h1:JW2yswe3V058sS0kZ2h/AXeDSqFjxnZcRrVH//y2UQE=
 github.com/dgraph-io/ristretto v0.0.2/go.mod h1:KPxhHT9ZxKefz+PCeOGsrHpl1qZ7i70dGTu2u+Ahh6E=
@@ -673,6 +671,7 @@ github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20201023163331-3e6fc7fc9c4c/go.mod h1:kpwsk12EmLe
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20201203190320-1bf35d6f28c2/go.mod h1:kpwsk12EmLew5upagYY7GY0pfYCcupk39gWOCRROcvE=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20201218002935-b9804c9f04c2/go.mod h1:kpwsk12EmLew5upagYY7GY0pfYCcupk39gWOCRROcvE=
 github.com/google/renameio v0.1.0/go.mod h1:KWCgfxg9yswjAJkECMjeO8J8rahYeXnNhOm40UhjYkI=
+github.com/google/subcommands v1.0.1/go.mod h1:ZjhPrFU+Olkh9WazFPsl27BQ4UPiG37m3yTrtFlrHVk=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.0.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.1.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.1.1/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
@@ -720,6 +719,8 @@ github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.2 h1:+/TMaTYc4QFitKJxsQ7Yye35DkWvkdLcvGKqM+x0U
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.2/go.mod h1:YR8l580nyteQvAITg2hZ9XVh4b55+EU/adAjf1fMHhE=
 github.com/gosimple/slug v1.9.0 h1:r5vDcYrFz9BmfIAMC829un9hq7hKM4cHUrsv36LbEqs=
 github.com/gosimple/slug v1.9.0/go.mod h1:AMZ+sOVe65uByN3kgEyf9WEBKBCSS+dJjMX9x4vDJbg=
+github.com/grafana/go-mssqldb v0.0.0-20210326084033-d0ce3c521036 h1:GplhUk6Xes5JIhUUrggPcPBhOn+eT8+WsHiebvq7GgA=
+github.com/grafana/go-mssqldb v0.0.0-20210326084033-d0ce3c521036/go.mod h1:xbL0rPBG9cCiLr28tMa8zpbdarY27NDyej4t/EjAShU=
 github.com/grafana/grafana-aws-sdk v0.2.0 h1:UTBBYwye+ad5YUIlwN7TGxLdz1wXN3Ezhl0pseDGRVA=
 github.com/grafana/grafana-aws-sdk v0.2.0/go.mod h1:+pPo5U+pX0zWimR7YBc7ASeSQfbRkcTyQYqMiAj7G5U=
 github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-model v0.0.0-20190930120109-1fc953a61fb4 h1:SPdxCL9BChFTlyi0Khv64vdCW4TMna8+sxL7+Chx+Ag=
@@ -1865,6 +1866,7 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190328211700-ab21143f2384/go.mod h1:LCzVGOaR6xXOjkQ3
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190329151228-23e29df326fe/go.mod h1:LCzVGOaR6xXOjkQ3onu1FJEFr0SW1gC7cKk1uF8kGRs=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190416151739-9c9e1878f421/go.mod h1:LCzVGOaR6xXOjkQ3onu1FJEFr0SW1gC7cKk1uF8kGRs=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190420181800-aa740d480789/go.mod h1:LCzVGOaR6xXOjkQ3onu1FJEFr0SW1gC7cKk1uF8kGRs=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190422233926-fe54fb35175b/go.mod h1:LCzVGOaR6xXOjkQ3onu1FJEFr0SW1gC7cKk1uF8kGRs=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190425150028-36563e24a262/go.mod h1:RgjU9mgBXZiqYHBnxXauZ1Gv1EHHAz9KjViQ78xBX0Q=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190425222832-ad9eeb80039a/go.mod h1:RgjU9mgBXZiqYHBnxXauZ1Gv1EHHAz9KjViQ78xBX0Q=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190506145303-2d16b83fe98c/go.mod h1:RgjU9mgBXZiqYHBnxXauZ1Gv1EHHAz9KjViQ78xBX0Q=