diff --git a/pkg/services/grpcserver/service.go b/pkg/services/grpcserver/service.go
index b820662f5d1..456a26932df 100644
--- a/pkg/services/grpcserver/service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/grpcserver/service.go
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 
+	"github.com/grafana/dskit/instrument"
+	"github.com/grafana/dskit/middleware"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go/backend"
 	grpc_middleware "github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware"
 	grpcAuth "github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware/auth"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-	"github.com/weaveworks/common/instrument"
-	"github.com/weaveworks/common/middleware"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/metrics/historian.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/metrics/historian.go
index 9d2febf9890..aba23d9816a 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/metrics/historian.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/metrics/historian.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package metrics
 
 import (
+	"github.com/grafana/dskit/instrument"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
-	"github.com/weaveworks/common/instrument"
 )
 
 type Historian struct {
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/state/historian/client.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/state/historian/client.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3bbc4b713d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/state/historian/client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package historian
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/dskit/instrument"
+)
+
+// Requester executes an HTTP request.
+type Requester interface {
+	Do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
+}
+
+// TimedClient instruments a request. It implements Requester.
+type TimedClient struct {
+	client    Requester
+	collector instrument.Collector
+}
+
+type contextKey int
+
+// OperationNameContextKey specifies the operation name location within the context
+// for instrumentation.
+const OperationNameContextKey contextKey = 0
+
+// NewTimedClient creates a Requester that instruments requests on `client`.
+func NewTimedClient(client Requester, collector instrument.Collector) *TimedClient {
+	return &TimedClient{
+		client:    client,
+		collector: collector,
+	}
+}
+
+// Do executes the request.
+func (c TimedClient) Do(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	return TimeRequest(r.Context(), c.operationName(r), c.collector, c.client, r)
+}
+
+func (c TimedClient) operationName(r *http.Request) string {
+	operation, _ := r.Context().Value(OperationNameContextKey).(string)
+	if operation == "" {
+		operation = r.URL.Path
+	}
+	return operation
+}
+
+// TimeRequest performs an HTTP client request and records the duration in a histogram.
+func TimeRequest(ctx context.Context, operation string, coll instrument.Collector, client Requester, request *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	var response *http.Response
+	doRequest := func(_ context.Context) error {
+		var err error
+		response, err = client.Do(request) // nolint:bodyclose
+		return err
+	}
+	toStatusCode := func(err error) string {
+		if err == nil {
+			return strconv.Itoa(response.StatusCode)
+		}
+		return "error"
+	}
+	err := instrument.CollectedRequest(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", request.Method, operation),
+		coll, toStatusCode, doRequest)
+	return response, err
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/state/historian/client_test.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/state/historian/client_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3538a6c1733
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/state/historian/client_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package historian
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestTimedClient_operationName(t *testing.T) {
+	r, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://weave.test", nil)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	r = r.WithContext(context.WithValue(context.Background(), OperationNameContextKey, "opp"))
+	c := NewTimedClient(http.DefaultClient, nil)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "opp", c.operationName(r))
+}
+
+func TestTimedClient_operationName_Default(t *testing.T) {
+	r, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://weave.test/you/know/me", nil)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	r = r.WithContext(context.Background())
+	c := NewTimedClient(http.DefaultClient, nil)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "/you/know/me", c.operationName(r))
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/state/historian/loki.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/state/historian/loki.go
index 5275531e806..00556adfec5 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/state/historian/loki.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/state/historian/loki.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/benbjohnson/clock"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go/data"
-	"github.com/weaveworks/common/http/client"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/components/simplejson"
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ type RemoteLokiBackend struct {
 	log            log.Logger
 }
 
-func NewRemoteLokiBackend(cfg LokiConfig, req client.Requester, metrics *metrics.Historian) *RemoteLokiBackend {
+func NewRemoteLokiBackend(cfg LokiConfig, req Requester, metrics *metrics.Historian) *RemoteLokiBackend {
 	logger := log.New("ngalert.state.historian", "backend", "loki")
 	return &RemoteLokiBackend{
 		client:         NewLokiClient(cfg, req, metrics, logger),
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/state/historian/loki_http.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/state/historian/loki_http.go
index 003904e9871..8f51d315291 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/state/historian/loki_http.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/state/historian/loki_http.go
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/metrics"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
-	"github.com/weaveworks/common/http/client"
 )
 
 const defaultPageSize = 1000
 const maximumPageSize = 5000
 
-func NewRequester() client.Requester {
+func NewRequester() Requester {
 	return &http.Client{}
 }
 
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ func NewLokiConfig(cfg setting.UnifiedAlertingStateHistorySettings) (LokiConfig,
 }
 
 type HttpLokiClient struct {
-	client  client.Requester
+	client  Requester
 	encoder encoder
 	cfg     LokiConfig
 	metrics *metrics.Historian
@@ -101,8 +100,8 @@ const (
 	NeqRegEx Operator = "!~"
 )
 
-func NewLokiClient(cfg LokiConfig, req client.Requester, metrics *metrics.Historian, logger log.Logger) *HttpLokiClient {
-	tc := client.NewTimedClient(req, metrics.WriteDuration)
+func NewLokiClient(cfg LokiConfig, req Requester, metrics *metrics.Historian, logger log.Logger) *HttpLokiClient {
+	tc := NewTimedClient(req, metrics.WriteDuration)
 	return &HttpLokiClient{
 		client:  tc,
 		encoder: cfg.Encoder,
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/state/historian/loki_http_test.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/state/historian/loki_http_test.go
index 764f9e61f82..2f7b7bc502f 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/state/historian/loki_http_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/state/historian/loki_http_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"github.com/weaveworks/common/http/client"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
 )
@@ -338,7 +337,7 @@ func TestStream(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func createTestLokiClient(req client.Requester) *HttpLokiClient {
+func createTestLokiClient(req Requester) *HttpLokiClient {
 	url, _ := url.Parse("http://some.url")
 	cfg := LokiConfig{
 		WritePathURL: url,
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/state/historian/loki_test.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/state/historian/loki_test.go
index 02971c8c0bb..25c29e0fb24 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/state/historian/loki_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/state/historian/loki_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/testutil"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"github.com/weaveworks/common/http/client"
 )
 
 func TestRemoteLokiBackend(t *testing.T) {
@@ -504,7 +503,7 @@ grafana_alerting_state_history_writes_total{backend="loki",org="1"} 2
 	})
 }
 
-func createTestLokiBackend(req client.Requester, met *metrics.Historian) *RemoteLokiBackend {
+func createTestLokiBackend(req Requester, met *metrics.Historian) *RemoteLokiBackend {
 	url, _ := url.Parse("http://some.url")
 	cfg := LokiConfig{
 		WritePathURL:   url,