diff --git a/superset/cli/examples.py b/superset/cli/examples.py
index d4ba3af87e531..029b16cc50850 100755
--- a/superset/cli/examples.py
+++ b/superset/cli/examples.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from flask.cli import with_appcontext
 
 import superset.utils.database as database_utils
+from superset import security_manager
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -113,4 +114,8 @@ def load_examples(
     force: bool = False,
 ) -> None:
     """Loads a set of Slices and Dashboards and a supporting dataset"""
-    load_examples_run(load_test_data, load_big_data, only_metadata, force)
+    # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+    from superset.utils.core import override_user
+
+    with override_user(security_manager.find_user(username="admin")):
+        load_examples_run(load_test_data, load_big_data, only_metadata, force)
diff --git a/superset/commands/importers/v1/examples.py b/superset/commands/importers/v1/examples.py
index a877f9b02f6b3..f3054063b26fd 100644
--- a/superset/commands/importers/v1/examples.py
+++ b/superset/commands/importers/v1/examples.py
@@ -16,14 +16,12 @@
 # under the License.
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Set, Tuple
 
-from flask import current_app
-from flask_login import login_user
 from marshmallow import Schema
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from sqlalchemy.orm.exc import MultipleResultsFound
 from sqlalchemy.sql import select
 
-from superset import db, security_manager
+from superset import db
 from superset.charts.commands.importers.v1 import ImportChartsCommand
 from superset.charts.commands.importers.v1.utils import import_chart
 from superset.charts.schemas import ImportV1ChartSchema
@@ -69,24 +67,18 @@ def __init__(self, contents: Dict[str, str], *args: Any, **kwargs: Any):
     def run(self) -> None:
         self.validate()
 
-        # login as the admin so we have the correct permissions to import everything
-        admin = security_manager.find_user("admin")
-        with current_app.app_context():
-            with current_app.test_request_context("/login"):
-                login_user(admin)
-
-                # rollback to prevent partial imports
-                try:
-                    self._import(
-                        db.session,
-                        self._configs,
-                        self.overwrite,
-                        self.force_data,
-                    )
-                    db.session.commit()
-                except Exception as ex:
-                    db.session.rollback()
-                    raise self.import_error() from ex
+        # rollback to prevent partial imports
+        try:
+            self._import(
+                db.session,
+                self._configs,
+                self.overwrite,
+                self.force_data,
+            )
+            db.session.commit()
+        except Exception as ex:
+            db.session.rollback()
+            raise self.import_error() from ex
 
     @classmethod
     def _get_uuids(cls) -> Set[str]:
diff --git a/superset/examples/utils.py b/superset/examples/utils.py
index a8316a18c5c0f..8c2cfea23c4e6 100644
--- a/superset/examples/utils.py
+++ b/superset/examples/utils.py
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ def load_configs_from_directory(
     contents[METADATA_FILE_NAME] = yaml.dump(metadata)
 
     command = ImportExamplesCommand(
-        contents, overwrite=overwrite, force_data=force_data
+        contents,
+        overwrite=overwrite,
+        force_data=force_data,
     )
     try:
         command.run()