diff --git a/server/util/quota/BUILD b/server/util/quota/BUILD
index 56cc15060f9..393b5d0ee92 100644
--- a/server/util/quota/BUILD
+++ b/server/util/quota/BUILD
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ go_library(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         "//server/environment",
-        "//server/interfaces",
         "//server/util/status",
         "@org_golang_google_grpc//metadata",
     ],
diff --git a/server/util/quota/quota.go b/server/util/quota/quota.go
index ff3019e1c9d..7d0a753ff04 100644
--- a/server/util/quota/quota.go
+++ b/server/util/quota/quota.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/buildbuddy-io/buildbuddy/server/environment"
-	"github.com/buildbuddy-io/buildbuddy/server/interfaces"
 	"github.com/buildbuddy-io/buildbuddy/server/util/status"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
 )
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ func getGroupID(ctx context.Context, env environment.Env) string {
 	if a := env.GetAuthenticator(); a != nil {
 		user, err := a.AuthenticatedUser(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
-			return interfaces.AuthAnonymousUser
+			return ""
 		}
 		return user.GetGroupID()
 	}