diff --git a/coderd/database/dbauthz/dbauthz.go b/coderd/database/dbauthz/dbauthz.go
index 3cb39f7879..3af34d6b36 100644
--- a/coderd/database/dbauthz/dbauthz.go
+++ b/coderd/database/dbauthz/dbauthz.go
@@ -3933,7 +3933,7 @@ func (q *querier) GetHealthSettings(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func (q *querier) GetHighestGroupAIBudgetByUser(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) (database.GetHighestGroupAIBudgetByUserRow, error) {
-	if _, err := q.GetUserByID(ctx, userID); err != nil { // AuthZ check
+	if err := q.authorizeContext(ctx, policy.ActionRead, rbac.ResourceUserObject(userID)); err != nil {
 		return database.GetHighestGroupAIBudgetByUserRow{}, err
 	}
 	return q.db.GetHighestGroupAIBudgetByUser(ctx, userID)
@@ -4940,7 +4940,7 @@ func (q *querier) GetUnexpiredLicenses(ctx context.Context) ([]database.License,
 }
 
 func (q *querier) GetUserAIBudgetOverride(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) (database.UserAIBudgetOverride, error) {
-	if _, err := q.GetUserByID(ctx, userID); err != nil { // AuthZ check
+	if err := q.authorizeContext(ctx, policy.ActionRead, rbac.ResourceUserObject(userID)); err != nil {
 		return database.UserAIBudgetOverride{}, err
 	}
 	return q.db.GetUserAIBudgetOverride(ctx, userID)
@@ -5112,7 +5112,7 @@ func (q *querier) GetUserCount(ctx context.Context, includeSystem bool) (int64,
 }
 
 func (q *querier) GetUserEveryoneFallbackGroup(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) (uuid.UUID, error) {
-	if _, err := q.GetUserByID(ctx, userID); err != nil { // AuthZ check
+	if err := q.authorizeContext(ctx, policy.ActionRead, rbac.ResourceUserObject(userID)); err != nil {
 		return uuid.Nil, err
 	}
 	return q.db.GetUserEveryoneFallbackGroup(ctx, userID)
diff --git a/coderd/database/dbauthz/dbauthz_test.go b/coderd/database/dbauthz/dbauthz_test.go
index d064aeb9bf..8f48b870be 100644
--- a/coderd/database/dbauthz/dbauthz_test.go
+++ b/coderd/database/dbauthz/dbauthz_test.go
@@ -6998,7 +6998,6 @@ func (s *MethodTestSuite) TestAIBridge() {
 	s.Run("GetUserAIBudgetOverride", s.Mocked(func(dbm *dbmock.MockStore, faker *gofakeit.Faker, check *expects) {
 		user := testutil.Fake(s.T(), faker, database.User{})
 		override := testutil.Fake(s.T(), faker, database.UserAIBudgetOverride{UserID: user.ID})
-		dbm.EXPECT().GetUserByID(gomock.Any(), user.ID).Return(user, nil).AnyTimes()
 		dbm.EXPECT().GetUserAIBudgetOverride(gomock.Any(), user.ID).Return(override, nil).AnyTimes()
 		check.Args(user.ID).Asserts(user, policy.ActionRead).Returns(override)
 	}))
@@ -7006,7 +7005,6 @@ func (s *MethodTestSuite) TestAIBridge() {
 	s.Run("GetHighestGroupAIBudgetByUser", s.Mocked(func(dbm *dbmock.MockStore, faker *gofakeit.Faker, check *expects) {
 		user := testutil.Fake(s.T(), faker, database.User{})
 		row := testutil.Fake(s.T(), faker, database.GetHighestGroupAIBudgetByUserRow{})
-		dbm.EXPECT().GetUserByID(gomock.Any(), user.ID).Return(user, nil).AnyTimes()
 		dbm.EXPECT().GetHighestGroupAIBudgetByUser(gomock.Any(), user.ID).Return(row, nil).AnyTimes()
 		check.Args(user.ID).Asserts(user, policy.ActionRead).Returns(row)
 	}))
@@ -7014,7 +7012,6 @@ func (s *MethodTestSuite) TestAIBridge() {
 	s.Run("GetUserEveryoneFallbackGroup", s.Mocked(func(dbm *dbmock.MockStore, faker *gofakeit.Faker, check *expects) {
 		user := testutil.Fake(s.T(), faker, database.User{})
 		group := testutil.Fake(s.T(), faker, database.Group{})
-		dbm.EXPECT().GetUserByID(gomock.Any(), user.ID).Return(user, nil).AnyTimes()
 		dbm.EXPECT().GetUserEveryoneFallbackGroup(gomock.Any(), user.ID).Return(group.ID, nil).AnyTimes()
 		check.Args(user.ID).Asserts(user, policy.ActionRead).Returns(group.ID)
 	}))