diff --git a/management/server/account.go b/management/server/account.go
index 7ce22f821..901a6b9f4 100644
--- a/management/server/account.go
+++ b/management/server/account.go
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ func BuildManager(
 		metrics:                  metrics,
 		requestBuffer:            NewAccountRequestBuffer(ctx, store),
 	}
-	totalAccounts, err := store.GetTotalAccounts(ctx, LockingStrengthShare)
+	totalAccounts, err := store.GetTotalAccounts(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/management/server/sql_store.go b/management/server/sql_store.go
index 1d9086a0f..6d531ba2e 100644
--- a/management/server/sql_store.go
+++ b/management/server/sql_store.go
@@ -870,9 +870,9 @@ func (s *SqlStore) GetAccountCreatedBy(ctx context.Context, lockStrength Locking
 	return createdBy, nil
 }
 
-func (s *SqlStore) GetTotalAccounts(ctx context.Context, lockStrength LockingStrength) (int64, error) {
+func (s *SqlStore) GetTotalAccounts(ctx context.Context) (int64, error) {
 	var count int64
-	result := s.db.Clauses(clause.Locking{Strength: string(lockStrength)}).Model(&Account{}).Count(&count)
+	result := s.db.Model(&Account{}).Count(&count)
 	if result.Error != nil {
 		log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("failed to get total accounts from store: %s", result.Error)
 		return 0, status.Errorf(status.Internal, "failed to get total accounts from store")
diff --git a/management/server/store.go b/management/server/store.go
index a846eacd7..7ecad3208 100644
--- a/management/server/store.go
+++ b/management/server/store.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ type Store interface {
 	GetAccountSettings(ctx context.Context, lockStrength LockingStrength, accountID string) (*Settings, error)
 	GetAccountDNSSettings(ctx context.Context, lockStrength LockingStrength, accountID string) (*DNSSettings, error)
 	GetAccountCreatedBy(ctx context.Context, lockStrength LockingStrength, accountID string) (string, error)
-	GetTotalAccounts(ctx context.Context, lockStrength LockingStrength) (int64, error)
+	GetTotalAccounts(ctx context.Context) (int64, error)
 	SaveAccount(ctx context.Context, account *Account) error
 	DeleteAccount(ctx context.Context, account *Account) error
 	UpdateAccountDomainAttributes(ctx context.Context, lockStrength LockingStrength, accountID string, domain string, category string, isPrimaryDomain *bool) error