diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_alertmanager_guards.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_alertmanager_guards.go
index 735b823a6f5..5c30d76c110 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_alertmanager_guards.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_alertmanager_guards.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func checkRoutes(currentConfig apimodels.GettableUserConfig, newConfig apimodels
 	reporter := cmputil.DiffReporter{}
 	options := []cmp.Option{cmp.Reporter(&reporter), cmpopts.EquateEmpty(), cmpopts.IgnoreUnexported(labels.Matcher{})}
 	routesEqual := cmp.Equal(currentConfig.AlertmanagerConfig.Route, newConfig.AlertmanagerConfig.Route, options...)
-	if !routesEqual && currentConfig.AlertmanagerConfig.Route.Provenance != ngmodels.ProvenanceNone {
+	if !routesEqual && currentConfig.AlertmanagerConfig.Route.Provenance != apimodels.Provenance(ngmodels.ProvenanceNone) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("policies were provisioned and cannot be changed through the UI")
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func checkTemplates(currentConfig apimodels.GettableUserConfig, newConfig apimod
 	for name, template := range currentConfig.TemplateFiles {
 		provenance := ngmodels.ProvenanceNone
 		if prov, present := currentConfig.TemplateFileProvenances[name]; present {
-			provenance = prov
+			provenance = ngmodels.Provenance(prov)
 		}
 		if provenance == ngmodels.ProvenanceNone {
 			continue // we are only interested in non none
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func checkContactPoints(currReceivers []*apimodels.GettableApiReceiver, newRecei
 	}
 	for _, existingReceiver := range currReceivers {
 		for _, contactPoint := range existingReceiver.GrafanaManagedReceivers {
-			if contactPoint.Provenance == ngmodels.ProvenanceNone {
+			if contactPoint.Provenance == apimodels.Provenance(ngmodels.ProvenanceNone) {
 				continue // we are only interested in non none
 			}
 			postedContactPoint, present := newCPs[contactPoint.UID]
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func checkMuteTimes(currentConfig apimodels.GettableUserConfig, newConfig apimod
 	for _, muteTime := range currentConfig.AlertmanagerConfig.MuteTimeIntervals {
 		provenance := ngmodels.ProvenanceNone
 		if prov, present := currentConfig.AlertmanagerConfig.MuteTimeProvenances[muteTime.Name]; present {
-			provenance = prov
+			provenance = ngmodels.Provenance(prov)
 		}
 		if provenance == ngmodels.ProvenanceNone {
 			continue // we are only interested in non none
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_alertmanager_guards_test.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_alertmanager_guards_test.go
index a4a43b01182..07906c0b597 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_alertmanager_guards_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_alertmanager_guards_test.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func gettableRoute(t *testing.T, provenance models.Provenance) definitions.Getta
 		AlertmanagerConfig: definitions.GettableApiAlertingConfig{
 			Config: definitions.Config{
 				Route: &definitions.Route{
-					Provenance: provenance,
+					Provenance: definitions.Provenance(provenance),
 					Continue:   true,
 					GroupBy: []model.LabelName{
 						"...",
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func postableRoute(t *testing.T, provenace models.Provenance) definitions.Postab
 		AlertmanagerConfig: definitions.PostableApiAlertingConfig{
 			Config: definitions.Config{
 				Route: &definitions.Route{
-					Provenance: provenace,
+					Provenance: definitions.Provenance(provenace),
 					Continue:   true,
 					GroupBy: []model.LabelName{
 						"...",
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ func gettableTemplates(t *testing.T, name string, provenance models.Provenance)
 		TemplateFiles: map[string]string{
 			name: "some-template",
 		},
-		TemplateFileProvenances: map[string]models.Provenance{
-			name: provenance,
+		TemplateFileProvenances: map[string]definitions.Provenance{
+			name: definitions.Provenance(provenance),
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ func defaultGettableReceiver(t *testing.T, uid string, provenance models.Provena
 					Name:                  "yeah",
 					Type:                  "slack",
 					DisableResolveMessage: true,
-					Provenance:            provenance,
+					Provenance:            definitions.Provenance(provenance),
 					SecureFields: map[string]bool{
 						"url": true,
 					},
@@ -368,8 +368,8 @@ func TestCheckMuteTimes(t *testing.T) {
 						TimeIntervals: defaultInterval(t),
 					},
 				},
-				map[string]models.Provenance{
-					"test-1": models.ProvenanceNone,
+				map[string]definitions.Provenance{
+					"test-1": definitions.Provenance(models.ProvenanceNone),
 				}),
 			newConfig: postableMuteIntervals(t,
 				[]amConfig.MuteTimeInterval{
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ func TestCheckMuteTimes(t *testing.T) {
 						TimeIntervals: defaultInterval(t),
 					},
 				},
-				map[string]models.Provenance{
-					"test-1": models.ProvenanceNone,
+				map[string]definitions.Provenance{
+					"test-1": definitions.Provenance(models.ProvenanceNone),
 				}),
 			newConfig: postableMuteIntervals(t, []amConfig.MuteTimeInterval{}),
 		},
@@ -412,8 +412,8 @@ func TestCheckMuteTimes(t *testing.T) {
 						TimeIntervals: defaultInterval(t),
 					},
 				},
-				map[string]models.Provenance{
-					"test-1": models.ProvenanceAPI,
+				map[string]definitions.Provenance{
+					"test-1": definitions.Provenance(models.ProvenanceAPI),
 				}),
 			newConfig: postableMuteIntervals(t, []amConfig.MuteTimeInterval{
 				{
@@ -432,8 +432,8 @@ func TestCheckMuteTimes(t *testing.T) {
 						TimeIntervals: defaultInterval(t),
 					},
 				},
-				map[string]models.Provenance{
-					"test-1": models.ProvenanceNone,
+				map[string]definitions.Provenance{
+					"test-1": definitions.Provenance(models.ProvenanceNone),
 				}),
 			newConfig: postableMuteIntervals(t,
 				[]amConfig.MuteTimeInterval{
@@ -457,8 +457,8 @@ func TestCheckMuteTimes(t *testing.T) {
 						TimeIntervals: defaultInterval(t),
 					},
 				},
-				map[string]models.Provenance{
-					"test-1": models.ProvenanceNone,
+				map[string]definitions.Provenance{
+					"test-1": definitions.Provenance(models.ProvenanceNone),
 				}),
 			newConfig: postableMuteIntervals(t,
 				[]amConfig.MuteTimeInterval{
@@ -487,8 +487,8 @@ func TestCheckMuteTimes(t *testing.T) {
 						TimeIntervals: defaultInterval(t),
 					},
 				},
-				map[string]models.Provenance{
-					"test-1": models.ProvenanceAPI,
+				map[string]definitions.Provenance{
+					"test-1": definitions.Provenance(models.ProvenanceAPI),
 				}),
 			newConfig: postableMuteIntervals(t,
 				[]amConfig.MuteTimeInterval{
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ func TestCheckMuteTimes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func gettableMuteIntervals(t *testing.T, muteTimeIntervals []amConfig.MuteTimeInterval, provenances map[string]models.Provenance) definitions.GettableUserConfig {
+func gettableMuteIntervals(t *testing.T, muteTimeIntervals []amConfig.MuteTimeInterval, provenances map[string]definitions.Provenance) definitions.GettableUserConfig {
 	return definitions.GettableUserConfig{
 		AlertmanagerConfig: definitions.GettableApiAlertingConfig{
 			MuteTimeProvenances: provenances,
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_alertmanager_test.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_alertmanager_test.go
index 0cfc6bbaab8..6b253b0a029 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_alertmanager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_alertmanager_test.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func TestAlertmanagerConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			response := sut.RouteGetAlertingConfig(rc)
 
 			body := asGettableUserConfig(t, response)
-			require.Equal(t, ngmodels.ProvenanceNone, body.AlertmanagerConfig.Route.Provenance)
+			require.Equal(t, apimodels.Provenance(ngmodels.ProvenanceNone), body.AlertmanagerConfig.Route.Provenance)
 		})
 		t.Run("contact point from GET config has no provenance", func(t *testing.T) {
 			sut := createSut(t, nil)
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func TestAlertmanagerConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			response := sut.RouteGetAlertingConfig(rc)
 
 			body := asGettableUserConfig(t, response)
-			require.Equal(t, ngmodels.ProvenanceNone, body.AlertmanagerConfig.Receivers[0].GrafanaManagedReceivers[0].Provenance)
+			require.Equal(t, apimodels.Provenance(ngmodels.ProvenanceNone), body.AlertmanagerConfig.Receivers[0].GrafanaManagedReceivers[0].Provenance)
 		})
 		t.Run("templates from GET config have no provenance", func(t *testing.T) {
 			sut := createSut(t, nil)
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func TestAlertmanagerConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			response := sut.RouteGetAlertingConfig(rc)
 
 			body := asGettableUserConfig(t, response)
-			require.Equal(t, ngmodels.ProvenanceAPI, body.AlertmanagerConfig.Route.Provenance)
+			require.Equal(t, apimodels.Provenance(ngmodels.ProvenanceAPI), body.AlertmanagerConfig.Route.Provenance)
 		})
 		t.Run("contact point from GET config has expected provenance", func(t *testing.T) {
 			sut := createSut(t, nil)
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func TestAlertmanagerConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			response = sut.RouteGetAlertingConfig(rc)
 			body = asGettableUserConfig(t, response)
 
-			require.Equal(t, ngmodels.ProvenanceAPI, body.AlertmanagerConfig.Receivers[0].GrafanaManagedReceivers[0].Provenance)
+			require.Equal(t, apimodels.Provenance(ngmodels.ProvenanceAPI), body.AlertmanagerConfig.Receivers[0].GrafanaManagedReceivers[0].Provenance)
 		})
 		t.Run("templates from GET config have expected provenance", func(t *testing.T) {
 			sut := createSut(t, nil)
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func TestAlertmanagerConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			body := asGettableUserConfig(t, response)
 			require.NotNil(t, body.TemplateFileProvenances)
 			require.Len(t, body.TemplateFileProvenances, 1)
-			require.Equal(t, ngmodels.ProvenanceAPI, body.TemplateFileProvenances["a"])
+			require.Equal(t, apimodels.Provenance(ngmodels.ProvenanceAPI), body.TemplateFileProvenances["a"])
 		})
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_provisioning.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_provisioning.go
index 297200cfa9a..2a834a3f8c5 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_provisioning.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_provisioning.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func (srv *ProvisioningSrv) RoutePutTemplate(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, body de
 	tmpl := definitions.NotificationTemplate{
 		Name:       name,
 		Template:   body.Template,
-		Provenance: alerting_models.ProvenanceAPI,
+		Provenance: definitions.Provenance(alerting_models.ProvenanceAPI),
 	}
 	modified, err := srv.templates.SetTemplate(c.Req.Context(), c.OrgID, tmpl)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func (srv *ProvisioningSrv) RouteGetMuteTimings(c *contextmodel.ReqContext) resp
 }
 
 func (srv *ProvisioningSrv) RoutePostMuteTiming(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, mt definitions.MuteTimeInterval) response.Response {
-	mt.Provenance = alerting_models.ProvenanceAPI
+	mt.Provenance = definitions.Provenance(alerting_models.ProvenanceAPI)
 	created, err := srv.muteTimings.CreateMuteTiming(c.Req.Context(), mt, c.OrgID)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, provisioning.ErrValidation) {
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func (srv *ProvisioningSrv) RoutePostMuteTiming(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, mt d
 
 func (srv *ProvisioningSrv) RoutePutMuteTiming(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, mt definitions.MuteTimeInterval, name string) response.Response {
 	mt.Name = name
-	mt.Provenance = alerting_models.ProvenanceAPI
+	mt.Provenance = definitions.Provenance(alerting_models.ProvenanceAPI)
 	updated, err := srv.muteTimings.UpdateMuteTiming(c.Req.Context(), mt, c.OrgID)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, provisioning.ErrValidation) {
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ func (srv *ProvisioningSrv) RouteGetAlertRules(c *contextmodel.ReqContext) respo
 	if err != nil {
 		return ErrResp(http.StatusInternalServerError, err, "")
 	}
-	return response.JSON(http.StatusOK, definitions.NewAlertRules(rules))
+	return response.JSON(http.StatusOK, ProvisionedAlertRuleFromAlertRules(rules))
 }
 
 func (srv *ProvisioningSrv) RouteRouteGetAlertRule(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, UID string) response.Response {
@@ -267,11 +267,11 @@ func (srv *ProvisioningSrv) RouteRouteGetAlertRule(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, U
 	if err != nil {
 		return ErrResp(http.StatusInternalServerError, err, "")
 	}
-	return response.JSON(http.StatusOK, definitions.NewAlertRule(rule, provenace))
+	return response.JSON(http.StatusOK, ProvisionedAlertRuleFromAlertRule(rule, provenace))
 }
 
 func (srv *ProvisioningSrv) RoutePostAlertRule(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, ar definitions.ProvisionedAlertRule) response.Response {
-	upstreamModel, err := ar.UpstreamModel()
+	upstreamModel, err := AlertRuleFromProvisionedAlertRule(ar)
 	upstreamModel.OrgID = c.OrgID
 	if err != nil {
 		return ErrResp(http.StatusBadRequest, err, "")
@@ -291,12 +291,12 @@ func (srv *ProvisioningSrv) RoutePostAlertRule(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, ar de
 		return ErrResp(http.StatusInternalServerError, err, "")
 	}
 
-	resp := definitions.NewAlertRule(createdAlertRule, provenance)
+	resp := ProvisionedAlertRuleFromAlertRule(createdAlertRule, provenance)
 	return response.JSON(http.StatusCreated, resp)
 }
 
 func (srv *ProvisioningSrv) RoutePutAlertRule(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, ar definitions.ProvisionedAlertRule, UID string) response.Response {
-	updated, err := ar.UpstreamModel()
+	updated, err := AlertRuleFromProvisionedAlertRule(ar)
 	if err != nil {
 		ErrResp(http.StatusBadRequest, err, "")
 	}
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ func (srv *ProvisioningSrv) RoutePutAlertRule(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, ar def
 		return ErrResp(http.StatusInternalServerError, err, "")
 	}
 
-	resp := definitions.NewAlertRule(updatedAlertRule, provenance)
+	resp := ProvisionedAlertRuleFromAlertRule(updatedAlertRule, provenance)
 	return response.JSON(http.StatusOK, resp)
 }
 
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ func (srv *ProvisioningSrv) RouteGetAlertRuleGroup(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, f
 		}
 		return ErrResp(http.StatusInternalServerError, err, "")
 	}
-	return response.JSON(http.StatusOK, definitions.NewAlertRuleGroupFromModel(g))
+	return response.JSON(http.StatusOK, AlertRuleGroupToApi(g))
 }
 
 // RouteGetAlertRulesExport retrieves all alert rules in a format compatible with file provisioning.
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ func (srv *ProvisioningSrv) RouteGetAlertRuleExport(c *contextmodel.ReqContext,
 func (srv *ProvisioningSrv) RoutePutAlertRuleGroup(c *contextmodel.ReqContext, ag definitions.AlertRuleGroup, folderUID string, group string) response.Response {
 	ag.FolderUID = folderUID
 	ag.Title = group
-	groupModel, err := ag.ToModel()
+	groupModel, err := AlertRuleGroupFromApi(ag)
 	if err != nil {
 		ErrResp(http.StatusBadRequest, err, "")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_provisioning_test.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_provisioning_test.go
index 4b63f046706..2e9f3097a2b 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_provisioning_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_provisioning_test.go
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func TestProvisioningApi(t *testing.T) {
 				require.Equal(t, 201, response.Status())
 				created := deserializeRule(t, response.Body())
 				require.Equal(t, int64(3), created.OrgID)
-				require.Equal(t, models.ProvenanceNone, created.Provenance)
+				require.Equal(t, definitions.Provenance(models.ProvenanceNone), created.Provenance)
 			})
 
 			t.Run("PUT sets expected fields with no provenance", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func TestProvisioningApi(t *testing.T) {
 				require.Equal(t, 200, response.Status())
 				created := deserializeRule(t, response.Body())
 				require.Equal(t, int64(3), created.OrgID)
-				require.Equal(t, models.ProvenanceNone, created.Provenance)
+				require.Equal(t, definitions.Provenance(models.ProvenanceNone), created.Provenance)
 			})
 		})
 
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ func (f *fakeNotificationPolicyService) GetPolicyTree(ctx context.Context, orgID
 		return definitions.Route{}, store.ErrNoAlertmanagerConfiguration
 	}
 	result := f.tree
-	result.Provenance = f.prov
+	result.Provenance = definitions.Provenance(f.prov)
 	return result, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_ruler.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_ruler.go
index 8a9632f898f..6f73cd98fce 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_ruler.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_ruler.go
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ func toGettableExtendedRuleNode(r ngmodels.AlertRule, namespaceID int64, provena
 			RuleGroup:       r.RuleGroup,
 			NoDataState:     apimodels.NoDataState(r.NoDataState),
 			ExecErrState:    apimodels.ExecutionErrorState(r.ExecErrState),
-			Provenance:      provenance,
+			Provenance:      apimodels.Provenance(provenance),
 			IsPaused:        r.IsPaused,
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_ruler_test.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_ruler_test.go
index 43ee46caa8e..bace6d77e34 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_ruler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_ruler_test.go
@@ -367,10 +367,10 @@ func TestRouteGetNamespaceRulesConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			for _, group := range groups {
 				for _, actualRule := range group.Rules {
 					if actualRule.GrafanaManagedAlert.UID == expectedRules[0].UID {
-						require.Equal(t, models.ProvenanceAPI, actualRule.GrafanaManagedAlert.Provenance)
+						require.Equal(t, apimodels.Provenance(models.ProvenanceAPI), actualRule.GrafanaManagedAlert.Provenance)
 						found = true
 					} else {
-						require.Equal(t, models.ProvenanceNone, actualRule.GrafanaManagedAlert.Provenance)
+						require.Equal(t, apimodels.Provenance(models.ProvenanceNone), actualRule.GrafanaManagedAlert.Provenance)
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/compat.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/compat.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1c37c9c0786
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/compat.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/prometheus/common/model"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/models"
+)
+
+// AlertRuleFromProvisionedAlertRule converts definitions.ProvisionedAlertRule to models.AlertRule
+func AlertRuleFromProvisionedAlertRule(a definitions.ProvisionedAlertRule) (models.AlertRule, error) {
+	return models.AlertRule{
+		ID:           a.ID,
+		UID:          a.UID,
+		OrgID:        a.OrgID,
+		NamespaceUID: a.FolderUID,
+		RuleGroup:    a.RuleGroup,
+		Title:        a.Title,
+		Condition:    a.Condition,
+		Data:         a.Data,
+		Updated:      a.Updated,
+		NoDataState:  a.NoDataState,
+		ExecErrState: a.ExecErrState,
+		For:          time.Duration(a.For),
+		Annotations:  a.Annotations,
+		Labels:       a.Labels,
+		IsPaused:     a.IsPaused,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// ProvisionedAlertRuleFromAlertRule converts models.AlertRule to definitions.ProvisionedAlertRule and sets provided provenance status
+func ProvisionedAlertRuleFromAlertRule(rule models.AlertRule, provenance models.Provenance) definitions.ProvisionedAlertRule {
+	return definitions.ProvisionedAlertRule{
+		ID:           rule.ID,
+		UID:          rule.UID,
+		OrgID:        rule.OrgID,
+		FolderUID:    rule.NamespaceUID,
+		RuleGroup:    rule.RuleGroup,
+		Title:        rule.Title,
+		For:          model.Duration(rule.For),
+		Condition:    rule.Condition,
+		Data:         rule.Data,
+		Updated:      rule.Updated,
+		NoDataState:  rule.NoDataState,
+		ExecErrState: rule.ExecErrState,
+		Annotations:  rule.Annotations,
+		Labels:       rule.Labels,
+		Provenance:   definitions.Provenance(provenance), // TODO validate enum conversion?
+		IsPaused:     rule.IsPaused,
+	}
+}
+
+// ProvisionedAlertRuleFromAlertRules converts a collection of models.AlertRule to definitions.ProvisionedAlertRules with provenance status models.ProvenanceNone
+func ProvisionedAlertRuleFromAlertRules(rules []*models.AlertRule) definitions.ProvisionedAlertRules {
+	result := make([]definitions.ProvisionedAlertRule, 0, len(rules))
+	for _, r := range rules {
+		result = append(result, ProvisionedAlertRuleFromAlertRule(*r, models.ProvenanceNone))
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+func AlertRuleGroupFromApi(a definitions.AlertRuleGroup) (models.AlertRuleGroup, error) {
+	ruleGroup := models.AlertRuleGroup{
+		Title:     a.Title,
+		FolderUID: a.FolderUID,
+		Interval:  a.Interval,
+	}
+	for i := range a.Rules {
+		converted, err := AlertRuleFromProvisionedAlertRule(a.Rules[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			return models.AlertRuleGroup{}, err
+		}
+		ruleGroup.Rules = append(ruleGroup.Rules, converted)
+	}
+	return ruleGroup, nil
+}
+
+func AlertRuleGroupToApi(d models.AlertRuleGroup) definitions.AlertRuleGroup {
+	rules := make([]definitions.ProvisionedAlertRule, 0, len(d.Rules))
+	for i := range d.Rules {
+		rules = append(rules, ProvisionedAlertRuleFromAlertRule(d.Rules[i], d.Provenance))
+	}
+	return definitions.AlertRuleGroup{
+		Title:     d.Title,
+		FolderUID: d.FolderUID,
+		Interval:  d.Interval,
+		Rules:     rules,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/provisioning_alert_rules_test.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/compat_test.go
similarity index 63%
rename from pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/provisioning_alert_rules_test.go
rename to pkg/services/ngalert/api/compat_test.go
index fd8845e41c4..42fcfca87e5 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/provisioning_alert_rules_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/compat_test.go
@@ -1,34 +1,36 @@
-package definitions
+package api
 
 import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions"
 )
 
 func TestToModel(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("if no rules are provided the rule field should be nil", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ruleGroup := AlertRuleGroup{
+		ruleGroup := definitions.AlertRuleGroup{
 			Title:     "123",
 			FolderUID: "123",
 			Interval:  10,
 		}
-		tm, err := ruleGroup.ToModel()
+		tm, err := AlertRuleGroupFromApi(ruleGroup)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Nil(t, tm.Rules)
 	})
 	t.Run("if rules are provided the rule field should be not nil", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ruleGroup := AlertRuleGroup{
+		ruleGroup := definitions.AlertRuleGroup{
 			Title:     "123",
 			FolderUID: "123",
 			Interval:  10,
-			Rules: []ProvisionedAlertRule{
+			Rules: []definitions.ProvisionedAlertRule{
 				{
 					UID: "1",
 				},
 			},
 		}
-		tm, err := ruleGroup.ToModel()
+		tm, err := AlertRuleGroupFromApi(ruleGroup)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Len(t, tm.Rules, 1)
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/alertmanager.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/alertmanager.go
index ce0ddc37285..d883f169990 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/alertmanager.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/alertmanager.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/common/model"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/models"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/secrets"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/util"
 )
@@ -567,11 +566,13 @@ func (c *PostableUserConfig) UnmarshalYAML(value *yaml.Node) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+type Provenance string
+
 // swagger:model
 type GettableUserConfig struct {
-	TemplateFiles           map[string]string            `yaml:"template_files" json:"template_files"`
-	TemplateFileProvenances map[string]models.Provenance `yaml:"template_file_provenances,omitempty" json:"template_file_provenances,omitempty"`
-	AlertmanagerConfig      GettableApiAlertingConfig    `yaml:"alertmanager_config" json:"alertmanager_config"`
+	TemplateFiles           map[string]string         `yaml:"template_files" json:"template_files"`
+	TemplateFileProvenances map[string]Provenance     `yaml:"template_file_provenances,omitempty" json:"template_file_provenances,omitempty"`
+	AlertmanagerConfig      GettableApiAlertingConfig `yaml:"alertmanager_config" json:"alertmanager_config"`
 
 	// amSimple stores a map[string]interface of the decoded alertmanager config.
 	// This enables circumventing the underlying alertmanager secret type
@@ -635,7 +636,7 @@ func (c *GettableUserConfig) GetGrafanaReceiverMap() map[string]*GettableGrafana
 
 type GettableApiAlertingConfig struct {
 	Config              `yaml:",inline"`
-	MuteTimeProvenances map[string]models.Provenance `yaml:"muteTimeProvenances,omitempty" json:"muteTimeProvenances,omitempty"`
+	MuteTimeProvenances map[string]Provenance `yaml:"muteTimeProvenances,omitempty" json:"muteTimeProvenances,omitempty"`
 	// Override with our superset receiver type
 	Receivers []*GettableApiReceiver `yaml:"receivers,omitempty" json:"receivers,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -722,7 +723,7 @@ type Route struct {
 	GroupInterval  *model.Duration `yaml:"group_interval,omitempty" json:"group_interval,omitempty"`
 	RepeatInterval *model.Duration `yaml:"repeat_interval,omitempty" json:"repeat_interval,omitempty"`
 
-	Provenance models.Provenance `yaml:"provenance,omitempty" json:"provenance,omitempty"`
+	Provenance Provenance `yaml:"provenance,omitempty" json:"provenance,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // UnmarshalYAML implements the yaml.Unmarshaler interface for Route. This is a copy of alertmanager's upstream except it removes validation on the label key.
@@ -1006,13 +1007,13 @@ func (r RawMessage) MarshalYAML() (interface{}, error) {
 }
 
 type GettableGrafanaReceiver struct {
-	UID                   string            `json:"uid"`
-	Name                  string            `json:"name"`
-	Type                  string            `json:"type"`
-	DisableResolveMessage bool              `json:"disableResolveMessage"`
-	Settings              RawMessage        `json:"settings,omitempty"`
-	SecureFields          map[string]bool   `json:"secureFields"`
-	Provenance            models.Provenance `json:"provenance,omitempty"`
+	UID                   string          `json:"uid"`
+	Name                  string          `json:"name"`
+	Type                  string          `json:"type"`
+	DisableResolveMessage bool            `json:"disableResolveMessage"`
+	Settings              RawMessage      `json:"settings,omitempty"`
+	SecureFields          map[string]bool `json:"secureFields"`
+	Provenance            Provenance      `json:"provenance,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type PostableGrafanaReceiver struct {
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/cortex-ruler.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/cortex-ruler.go
index 4a96c98a188..6fe7c99cb1d 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/cortex-ruler.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/cortex-ruler.go
@@ -393,6 +393,6 @@ type GettableGrafanaRule struct {
 	RuleGroup       string              `json:"rule_group" yaml:"rule_group"`
 	NoDataState     NoDataState         `json:"no_data_state" yaml:"no_data_state"`
 	ExecErrState    ExecutionErrorState `json:"exec_err_state" yaml:"exec_err_state"`
-	Provenance      models.Provenance   `json:"provenance,omitempty" yaml:"provenance,omitempty"`
+	Provenance      Provenance          `json:"provenance,omitempty" yaml:"provenance,omitempty"`
 	IsPaused        bool                `json:"is_paused" yaml:"is_paused"`
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/provisioning_alert_rules.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/provisioning_alert_rules.go
index 75ff2bb6619..94704fb5f38 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/provisioning_alert_rules.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/provisioning_alert_rules.go
@@ -133,60 +133,11 @@ type ProvisionedAlertRule struct {
 	// example: {"team": "sre-team-1"}
 	Labels map[string]string `json:"labels,omitempty"`
 	// readonly: true
-	Provenance models.Provenance `json:"provenance,omitempty"`
+	Provenance Provenance `json:"provenance,omitempty"`
 	// example: false
 	IsPaused bool `json:"isPaused"`
 }
 
-func (a *ProvisionedAlertRule) UpstreamModel() (models.AlertRule, error) {
-	return models.AlertRule{
-		ID:           a.ID,
-		UID:          a.UID,
-		OrgID:        a.OrgID,
-		NamespaceUID: a.FolderUID,
-		RuleGroup:    a.RuleGroup,
-		Title:        a.Title,
-		Condition:    a.Condition,
-		Data:         a.Data,
-		Updated:      a.Updated,
-		NoDataState:  a.NoDataState,
-		ExecErrState: a.ExecErrState,
-		For:          time.Duration(a.For),
-		Annotations:  a.Annotations,
-		Labels:       a.Labels,
-		IsPaused:     a.IsPaused,
-	}, nil
-}
-
-func NewAlertRule(rule models.AlertRule, provenance models.Provenance) ProvisionedAlertRule {
-	return ProvisionedAlertRule{
-		ID:           rule.ID,
-		UID:          rule.UID,
-		OrgID:        rule.OrgID,
-		FolderUID:    rule.NamespaceUID,
-		RuleGroup:    rule.RuleGroup,
-		Title:        rule.Title,
-		For:          model.Duration(rule.For),
-		Condition:    rule.Condition,
-		Data:         rule.Data,
-		Updated:      rule.Updated,
-		NoDataState:  rule.NoDataState,
-		ExecErrState: rule.ExecErrState,
-		Annotations:  rule.Annotations,
-		Labels:       rule.Labels,
-		Provenance:   provenance,
-		IsPaused:     rule.IsPaused,
-	}
-}
-
-func NewAlertRules(rules []*models.AlertRule) ProvisionedAlertRules {
-	result := make([]ProvisionedAlertRule, 0, len(rules))
-	for _, r := range rules {
-		result = append(result, NewAlertRule(*r, models.ProvenanceNone))
-	}
-	return result
-}
-
 // swagger:route GET /api/v1/provisioning/folder/{FolderUID}/rule-groups/{Group} provisioning stable RouteGetAlertRuleGroup
 //
 // Get a rule group.
@@ -268,32 +219,3 @@ type AlertRuleGroup struct {
 // AlertingFileExport is the full provisioned file export.
 // swagger:model
 type AlertingFileExport = file.AlertingFileExport
-
-func (a *AlertRuleGroup) ToModel() (models.AlertRuleGroup, error) {
-	ruleGroup := models.AlertRuleGroup{
-		Title:     a.Title,
-		FolderUID: a.FolderUID,
-		Interval:  a.Interval,
-	}
-	for i := range a.Rules {
-		converted, err := a.Rules[i].UpstreamModel()
-		if err != nil {
-			return models.AlertRuleGroup{}, err
-		}
-		ruleGroup.Rules = append(ruleGroup.Rules, converted)
-	}
-	return ruleGroup, nil
-}
-
-func NewAlertRuleGroupFromModel(d models.AlertRuleGroup) AlertRuleGroup {
-	rules := make([]ProvisionedAlertRule, 0, len(d.Rules))
-	for i := range d.Rules {
-		rules = append(rules, NewAlertRule(d.Rules[i], d.Provenance))
-	}
-	return AlertRuleGroup{
-		Title:     d.Title,
-		FolderUID: d.FolderUID,
-		Interval:  d.Interval,
-		Rules:     rules,
-	}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/provisioning_mute_timings.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/provisioning_mute_timings.go
index 99d15fd2989..ae61889a0d8 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/provisioning_mute_timings.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/provisioning_mute_timings.go
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package definitions
 
 import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/config"
-
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/models"
 )
 
 // swagger:route GET /api/v1/provisioning/mute-timings provisioning stable RouteGetMuteTimings
@@ -71,7 +69,7 @@ type MuteTimingPayload struct {
 // swagger:model
 type MuteTimeInterval struct {
 	config.MuteTimeInterval `json:",inline" yaml:",inline"`
-	Provenance              models.Provenance `json:"provenance,omitempty"`
+	Provenance              Provenance `json:"provenance,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (mt *MuteTimeInterval) ResourceType() string {
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/provisioning_templates.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/provisioning_templates.go
index 5d34e563e6e..d91c47193b7 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/provisioning_templates.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/provisioning_templates.go
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 package definitions
 
-import (
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/models"
-)
-
 // swagger:route GET /api/v1/provisioning/templates provisioning stable RouteGetTemplates
 //
 // Get all notification templates.
@@ -47,9 +43,9 @@ type RouteGetTemplateParam struct {
 
 // swagger:model
 type NotificationTemplate struct {
-	Name       string            `json:"name"`
-	Template   string            `json:"template"`
-	Provenance models.Provenance `json:"provenance,omitempty"`
+	Name       string     `json:"name"`
+	Template   string     `json:"template"`
+	Provenance Provenance `json:"provenance,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // swagger:model
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/alertmanager_config.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/alertmanager_config.go
index eb7b9c02d4b..5ca9ea840d6 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/alertmanager_config.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/alertmanager_config.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (moa *MultiOrgAlertmanager) mergeProvenance(ctx context.Context, config def
 		if err != nil {
 			return definitions.GettableUserConfig{}, err
 		}
-		config.AlertmanagerConfig.Route.Provenance = provenance
+		config.AlertmanagerConfig.Route.Provenance = definitions.Provenance(provenance)
 	}
 
 	cp := definitions.EmbeddedContactPoint{}
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func (moa *MultiOrgAlertmanager) mergeProvenance(ctx context.Context, config def
 	for _, receiver := range config.AlertmanagerConfig.Receivers {
 		for _, contactPoint := range receiver.GrafanaManagedReceivers {
 			if provenance, exists := cpProvs[contactPoint.UID]; exists {
-				contactPoint.Provenance = provenance
+				contactPoint.Provenance = definitions.Provenance(provenance)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -150,14 +150,20 @@ func (moa *MultiOrgAlertmanager) mergeProvenance(ctx context.Context, config def
 	if err != nil {
 		return definitions.GettableUserConfig{}, nil
 	}
-	config.TemplateFileProvenances = tmplProvs
+	config.TemplateFileProvenances = make(map[string]definitions.Provenance, len(tmplProvs))
+	for key, provenance := range tmplProvs {
+		config.TemplateFileProvenances[key] = definitions.Provenance(provenance)
+	}
 
 	mt := definitions.MuteTimeInterval{}
 	mtProvs, err := moa.ProvStore.GetProvenances(ctx, org, mt.ResourceType())
 	if err != nil {
 		return definitions.GettableUserConfig{}, nil
 	}
-	config.AlertmanagerConfig.MuteTimeProvenances = mtProvs
+	config.AlertmanagerConfig.MuteTimeProvenances = make(map[string]definitions.Provenance, len(mtProvs))
+	for key, provenance := range mtProvs {
+		config.AlertmanagerConfig.MuteTimeProvenances[key] = definitions.Provenance(provenance)
+	}
 
 	return config, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/mute_timings.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/mute_timings.go
index ef65d70dffe..54d4b7d4294 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/mute_timings.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/mute_timings.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (svc *MuteTimingService) CreateMuteTiming(ctx context.Context, mt definitio
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		err = svc.prov.SetProvenance(ctx, &mt, orgID, mt.Provenance)
+		err = svc.prov.SetProvenance(ctx, &mt, orgID, models.Provenance(mt.Provenance))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (svc *MuteTimingService) UpdateMuteTiming(ctx context.Context, mt definitio
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		err = svc.prov.SetProvenance(ctx, &mt, orgID, mt.Provenance)
+		err = svc.prov.SetProvenance(ctx, &mt, orgID, models.Provenance(mt.Provenance))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/notification_policies.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/notification_policies.go
index f9e71ef8683..55d6cb39c76 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/notification_policies.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/notification_policies.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (nps *NotificationPolicyService) GetPolicyTree(ctx context.Context, orgID i
 	}
 
 	result := *cfg.AlertmanagerConfig.Route
-	result.Provenance = provenance
+	result.Provenance = definitions.Provenance(provenance)
 
 	return result, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/notification_policies_test.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/notification_policies_test.go
index 5ffd39c06d9..b5be44f5c24 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/notification_policies_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/notification_policies_test.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func TestNotificationPolicyService(t *testing.T) {
 		tree, err := sut.GetPolicyTree(context.Background(), 1)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-		require.Equal(t, models.ProvenanceNone, tree.Provenance)
+		require.Equal(t, models.ProvenanceNone, models.Provenance(tree.Provenance))
 	})
 
 	t.Run("service returns upgraded provenance value", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func TestNotificationPolicyService(t *testing.T) {
 
 		updated, err := sut.GetPolicyTree(context.Background(), 1)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, models.ProvenanceAPI, updated.Provenance)
+		require.Equal(t, models.ProvenanceAPI, models.Provenance(updated.Provenance))
 	})
 
 	t.Run("service respects concurrency token when updating", func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/templates.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/templates.go
index 3cb71e7deaf..a05bb48105b 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/templates.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/templates.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (t *TemplateService) SetTemplate(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, tmpl def
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		err = t.prov.SetProvenance(ctx, &tmpl, orgID, tmpl.Provenance)
+		err = t.prov.SetProvenance(ctx, &tmpl, orgID, models.Provenance(tmpl.Provenance))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/services/provisioning/alerting/mute_times_provisioner.go b/pkg/services/provisioning/alerting/mute_times_provisioner.go
index d83f94d5e69..71b8b1a4111 100644
--- a/pkg/services/provisioning/alerting/mute_times_provisioner.go
+++ b/pkg/services/provisioning/alerting/mute_times_provisioner.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (c *defaultMuteTimesProvisioner) Provision(ctx context.Context,
 					cache[muteTiming.OrgID][interval.Name] = interval
 				}
 			}
-			muteTiming.MuteTime.Provenance = models.ProvenanceFile
+			muteTiming.MuteTime.Provenance = definitions.Provenance(models.ProvenanceFile)
 			if _, exists := cache[muteTiming.OrgID][muteTiming.MuteTime.Name]; exists {
 				_, err := c.muteTimingService.UpdateMuteTiming(ctx, muteTiming.MuteTime, muteTiming.OrgID)
 				if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/services/provisioning/alerting/text_templates.go b/pkg/services/provisioning/alerting/text_templates.go
index 9d3f7dc1887..4b60b3912e2 100644
--- a/pkg/services/provisioning/alerting/text_templates.go
+++ b/pkg/services/provisioning/alerting/text_templates.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/models"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning"
 )
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ func (c *defaultTextTemplateProvisioner) Provision(ctx context.Context,
 	files []*AlertingFile) error {
 	for _, file := range files {
 		for _, template := range file.Templates {
-			template.Data.Provenance = models.ProvenanceFile
+			template.Data.Provenance = definitions.Provenance(models.ProvenanceFile)
 			_, err := c.templateService.SetTemplate(ctx, template.OrgID, template.Data)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err