diff --git a/lib/auth/auth.go b/lib/auth/auth.go
index 5a1dfcbf796..ef4ad7b892e 100644
--- a/lib/auth/auth.go
+++ b/lib/auth/auth.go
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/bitbucket"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cache"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/circleci"
-	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cryptosuites"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/defaults"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/devicetrust/assertserver"
@@ -373,12 +372,6 @@ func NewServer(cfg *InitConfig, opts ...ServerOption) (*Server, error) {
 			return nil, trace.Wrap(err)
 		}
 	}
-	if cfg.CloudClients == nil {
-		cfg.CloudClients, err = cloud.NewClients()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, trace.Wrap(err)
-		}
-	}
 	if cfg.Notifications == nil {
 		cfg.Notifications, err = local.NewNotificationsService(cfg.Backend, cfg.Clock)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/lib/auth/init.go b/lib/auth/init.go
index 2e78c94f4a9..97a82ac4034 100644
--- a/lib/auth/init.go
+++ b/lib/auth/init.go
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/auth/migration"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/auth/state"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/backend"
-	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cryptosuites"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/events"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/modules"
@@ -302,9 +301,6 @@ type InitConfig struct {
 	// AccessMonitoringRules is a service that manages access monitoring rules.
 	AccessMonitoringRules services.AccessMonitoringRules
 
-	// CloudClients provides clients for various cloud providers.
-	CloudClients cloud.Clients
-
 	// KubeWaitingContainers is a service that manages
 	// Kubernetes ephemeral containers that are waiting
 	// to be created until moderated session conditions are met.
diff --git a/lib/cloud/clients.go b/lib/cloud/clients.go
index 0c8fe0306a6..1dbe9539ace 100644
--- a/lib/cloud/clients.go
+++ b/lib/cloud/clients.go
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ package cloud
 import (
 	"context"
 	"io"
-	"log/slog"
 	"sync"
-	"time"
 
 	gcpcredentials "cloud.google.com/go/iam/credentials/apiv1"
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore"
@@ -33,29 +31,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/mysql/armmysql"
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/postgresql/armpostgresql"
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/subscription/armsubscription"
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/credentials"
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/credentials/stscreds"
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/endpoints"
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/request"
-	awssession "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/session"
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/sts"
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/sts/stsiface"
 	"github.com/gravitational/trace"
 	"google.golang.org/api/option"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
 
-	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/types"
-	libcloudaws "github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/aws"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/azure"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/gcp"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/imds"
 	awsimds "github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/imds/aws"
 	azureimds "github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/imds/azure"
 	gcpimds "github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/imds/gcp"
-	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/modules"
-	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/utils"
 )
 
 // Clients provides interface for obtaining cloud provider clients.
@@ -65,8 +51,6 @@ type Clients interface {
 	GetInstanceMetadataClient(ctx context.Context) (imds.Client, error)
 	// GCPClients is an interface for providing GCP API clients.
 	GCPClients
-	// AWSClients is an interface for providing AWS API clients.
-	AWSClients
 	// AzureClients is an interface for Azure-specific API clients
 	AzureClients
 	// Closer closes all initialized clients.
@@ -87,12 +71,6 @@ type GCPClients interface {
 	GetGCPInstancesClient(context.Context) (gcp.InstancesClient, error)
 }
 
-// AWSClients is an interface for providing AWS API clients.
-type AWSClients interface {
-	// GetAWSSession returns AWS session for the specified region and any role(s).
-	GetAWSSession(ctx context.Context, region string, opts ...AWSOptionsFn) (*awssession.Session, error)
-}
-
 // AzureClients is an interface for Azure-specific API clients
 type AzureClients interface {
 	// GetAzureCredential returns Azure default token credential chain.
@@ -199,23 +177,16 @@ type ClientsOption func(cfg *cloudClients)
 
 // NewClients returns a new instance of cloud clients retriever.
 func NewClients(opts ...ClientsOption) (Clients, error) {
-	awsSessionsCache, err := utils.NewFnCache(utils.FnCacheConfig{
-		TTL: 15 * time.Minute,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, trace.Wrap(err)
-	}
 	azClients, err := newAzureClients()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, trace.Wrap(err)
 	}
 	cloudClients := &cloudClients{
-		awsSessionsCache: awsSessionsCache,
 		gcpClients: gcpClients{
-			gcpSQLAdmin:  newClientCache[gcp.SQLAdminClient](gcp.NewSQLAdminClient),
-			gcpGKE:       newClientCache[gcp.GKEClient](gcp.NewGKEClient),
-			gcpProjects:  newClientCache[gcp.ProjectsClient](gcp.NewProjectsClient),
-			gcpInstances: newClientCache[gcp.InstancesClient](gcp.NewInstancesClient),
+			gcpSQLAdmin:  newClientCache(gcp.NewSQLAdminClient),
+			gcpGKE:       newClientCache(gcp.NewGKEClient),
+			gcpProjects:  newClientCache(gcp.NewProjectsClient),
+			gcpInstances: newClientCache(gcp.NewInstancesClient),
 		},
 		azureClients: azClients,
 	}
@@ -230,31 +201,7 @@ func NewClients(opts ...ClientsOption) (Clients, error) {
 // cloudClients implements Clients
 var _ Clients = (*cloudClients)(nil)
 
-// WithAWSIntegrationSessionProvider sets an integration session generator for AWS apis.
-// If a client is requested for a specific Integration, instead of using the ambient credentials, this generator is used to fetch the AWS Session.
-func WithAWSIntegrationSessionProvider(sessionProvider AWSIntegrationSessionProvider) func(*cloudClients) {
-	return func(cc *cloudClients) {
-		cc.awsIntegrationSessionProviderFn = sessionProvider
-	}
-}
-
-// AWSIntegrationSessionProvider defines a function that creates an [awssession.Session] from a Region and an Integration.
-// This is used to generate aws sessions for clients that must use an Integration instead of ambient credentials.
-type AWSIntegrationSessionProvider func(ctx context.Context, region string, integration string) (*awssession.Session, error)
-
-type awsSessionCacheKey struct {
-	region      string
-	integration string
-	roleARN     string
-	externalID  string
-}
-
 type cloudClients struct {
-	// awsSessionsCache is a cache of AWS sessions, where the cache key is
-	// an instance of awsSessionCacheKey.
-	awsSessionsCache *utils.FnCache
-	// awsIntegrationSessionProviderFn is a AWS Session Generator that uses an Integration to generate an AWS Session.
-	awsIntegrationSessionProviderFn AWSIntegrationSessionProvider
 	// instanceMetadata is the cached instance metadata client.
 	instanceMetadata imds.Client
 	// gcpClients contains GCP-specific clients.
@@ -316,156 +263,6 @@ type azureClients struct {
 	azureRoleAssignmentsClients azure.ClientMap[azure.RoleAssignmentsClient]
 }
 
-// credentialsSource defines where the credentials must come from.
-type credentialsSource int
-
-const (
-	// credentialsSourceAmbient uses the default Cloud SDK method to load the credentials.
-	credentialsSourceAmbient = iota + 1
-	// credentialsSourceIntegration uses an Integration to load the credentials.
-	credentialsSourceIntegration
-)
-
-// awsOptions a struct of additional options for assuming an AWS role
-// when construction an underlying AWS session.
-type awsOptions struct {
-	// baseSession is a session to use instead of the default session for an
-	// AWS region, which is used to enable role chaining.
-	baseSession *awssession.Session
-	// assumeRoleARN is the AWS IAM Role ARN to assume.
-	assumeRoleARN string
-	// assumeRoleExternalID is used to assume an external AWS IAM Role.
-	assumeRoleExternalID string
-
-	// credentialsSource describes which source to use to fetch credentials.
-	credentialsSource credentialsSource
-
-	// integration is the name of the integration to be used to fetch the credentials.
-	integration string
-
-	// customRetryer is a custom retryer to use for the session.
-	customRetryer request.Retryer
-
-	// maxRetries is the maximum number of retries to use for the session.
-	maxRetries *int
-
-	// withoutSessionCache disables the session cache for the AWS session.
-	withoutSessionCache bool
-}
-
-func (a *awsOptions) checkAndSetDefaults() error {
-	switch a.credentialsSource {
-	case credentialsSourceAmbient:
-		if a.integration != "" {
-			return trace.BadParameter("integration and ambient credentials cannot be used at the same time")
-		}
-	case credentialsSourceIntegration:
-		if a.integration == "" {
-			return trace.BadParameter("missing integration name")
-		}
-	default:
-		return trace.BadParameter("missing credentials source (ambient or integration)")
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// AWSOptionsFn is an option function for setting additional options
-// when getting an AWS session.
-type AWSOptionsFn func(*awsOptions)
-
-// WithAssumeRole configures options needed for assuming an AWS role.
-func WithAssumeRole(roleARN, externalID string) AWSOptionsFn {
-	return func(options *awsOptions) {
-		options.assumeRoleARN = roleARN
-		options.assumeRoleExternalID = externalID
-	}
-}
-
-// WithoutSessionCache disables the session cache for the AWS session.
-func WithoutSessionCache() AWSOptionsFn {
-	return func(options *awsOptions) {
-		options.withoutSessionCache = true
-	}
-}
-
-// WithAssumeRoleFromAWSMeta extracts options needed from AWS metadata for
-// assuming an AWS role.
-func WithAssumeRoleFromAWSMeta(meta types.AWS) AWSOptionsFn {
-	return WithAssumeRole(meta.AssumeRoleARN, meta.ExternalID)
-}
-
-// WithChainedAssumeRole sets a role to assume with a base session to use
-// for assuming the role, which enables role chaining.
-func WithChainedAssumeRole(session *awssession.Session, roleARN, externalID string) AWSOptionsFn {
-	return func(options *awsOptions) {
-		options.baseSession = session
-		options.assumeRoleARN = roleARN
-		options.assumeRoleExternalID = externalID
-	}
-}
-
-// WithRetryer sets a custom retryer for the session.
-func WithRetryer(retryer request.Retryer) AWSOptionsFn {
-	return func(options *awsOptions) {
-		options.customRetryer = retryer
-	}
-}
-
-// WithMaxRetries sets the maximum allowed value for the sdk to keep retrying.
-func WithMaxRetries(maxRetries int) AWSOptionsFn {
-	return func(options *awsOptions) {
-		options.maxRetries = &maxRetries
-	}
-}
-
-// WithCredentialsMaybeIntegration sets the credential source to be
-// - ambient if the integration is an empty string
-// - integration, otherwise
-func WithCredentialsMaybeIntegration(integration string) AWSOptionsFn {
-	if integration != "" {
-		return withIntegrationCredentials(integration)
-	}
-
-	return WithAmbientCredentials()
-}
-
-// withIntegrationCredentials configures options with an Integration that must be used to fetch Credentials to assume a role.
-// This prevents the usage of AWS environment credentials.
-func withIntegrationCredentials(integration string) AWSOptionsFn {
-	return func(options *awsOptions) {
-		options.credentialsSource = credentialsSourceIntegration
-		options.integration = integration
-	}
-}
-
-// WithAmbientCredentials configures options to use the ambient credentials.
-func WithAmbientCredentials() AWSOptionsFn {
-	return func(options *awsOptions) {
-		options.credentialsSource = credentialsSourceAmbient
-	}
-}
-
-// GetAWSSession returns AWS session for the specified region, optionally
-// assuming AWS IAM Roles.
-func (c *cloudClients) GetAWSSession(ctx context.Context, region string, opts ...AWSOptionsFn) (*awssession.Session, error) {
-	var options awsOptions
-	for _, opt := range opts {
-		opt(&options)
-	}
-	var err error
-	if options.baseSession == nil {
-		options.baseSession, err = c.getAWSSessionForRegion(ctx, region, options)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, trace.Wrap(err)
-		}
-	}
-	if options.assumeRoleARN == "" {
-		return options.baseSession, nil
-	}
-	return c.getAWSSessionForRole(ctx, region, options)
-}
-
 // GetGCPIAMClient returns GCP IAM client.
 func (c *cloudClients) GetGCPIAMClient(ctx context.Context) (*gcpcredentials.IamCredentialsClient, error) {
 	c.mtx.RLock()
@@ -627,105 +424,6 @@ func (c *cloudClients) Close() (err error) {
 	return trace.Wrap(err)
 }
 
-// awsAmbientSessionProvider loads a new session using the environment variables.
-// Describe in detail here: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-go/v1/developer-guide/configuring-sdk.html#specifying-credentials
-func awsAmbientSessionProvider(ctx context.Context, region string) (*awssession.Session, error) {
-	awsSessionOptions := buildAWSSessionOptions(region, nil /* credentials */)
-
-	session, err := awssession.NewSessionWithOptions(awsSessionOptions)
-	return session, trace.Wrap(err)
-}
-
-// getAWSSessionForRegion returns AWS session for the specified region.
-func (c *cloudClients) getAWSSessionForRegion(ctx context.Context, region string, opts awsOptions) (*awssession.Session, error) {
-	if err := opts.checkAndSetDefaults(); err != nil {
-		return nil, trace.Wrap(err)
-	}
-
-	createSession := func(ctx context.Context) (*awssession.Session, error) {
-		if opts.credentialsSource == credentialsSourceIntegration {
-			if c.awsIntegrationSessionProviderFn == nil {
-				return nil, trace.BadParameter("missing aws integration session provider")
-			}
-
-			slog.DebugContext(ctx, "Initializing AWS session",
-				"region", region,
-				"integration", opts.integration,
-			)
-			session, err := c.awsIntegrationSessionProviderFn(ctx, region, opts.integration)
-			return session, trace.Wrap(err)
-		}
-
-		slog.DebugContext(ctx, "Initializing AWS session using environment credentials",
-			"region", region,
-		)
-		session, err := awsAmbientSessionProvider(ctx, region)
-		return session, trace.Wrap(err)
-	}
-
-	if opts.withoutSessionCache {
-		sess, err := createSession(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, trace.Wrap(err)
-		}
-		if opts.customRetryer != nil || opts.maxRetries != nil {
-			return sess.Copy(&aws.Config{
-				Retryer:    opts.customRetryer,
-				MaxRetries: opts.maxRetries,
-			}), nil
-		}
-		return sess, trace.Wrap(err)
-	}
-
-	cacheKey := awsSessionCacheKey{
-		region:      region,
-		integration: opts.integration,
-	}
-
-	sess, err := utils.FnCacheGet(ctx, c.awsSessionsCache, cacheKey, func(ctx context.Context) (*awssession.Session, error) {
-		session, err := createSession(ctx)
-		return session, trace.Wrap(err)
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, trace.Wrap(err)
-	}
-	if opts.customRetryer != nil || opts.maxRetries != nil {
-		return sess.Copy(&aws.Config{
-			Retryer:    opts.customRetryer,
-			MaxRetries: opts.maxRetries,
-		}), nil
-	}
-	return sess, err
-}
-
-// getAWSSessionForRole returns AWS session for the specified region and role.
-func (c *cloudClients) getAWSSessionForRole(ctx context.Context, region string, options awsOptions) (*awssession.Session, error) {
-	if err := options.checkAndSetDefaults(); err != nil {
-		return nil, trace.Wrap(err)
-	}
-
-	createSession := func(ctx context.Context) (*awssession.Session, error) {
-		stsClient := sts.New(options.baseSession)
-		return newSessionWithRole(ctx, stsClient, region, options.assumeRoleARN, options.assumeRoleExternalID)
-	}
-
-	if options.withoutSessionCache {
-		session, err := createSession(ctx)
-		return session, trace.Wrap(err)
-	}
-
-	cacheKey := awsSessionCacheKey{
-		region:      region,
-		integration: options.integration,
-		roleARN:     options.assumeRoleARN,
-		externalID:  options.assumeRoleExternalID,
-	}
-	return utils.FnCacheGet(ctx, c.awsSessionsCache, cacheKey, func(ctx context.Context) (*awssession.Session, error) {
-		session, err := createSession(ctx)
-		return session, trace.Wrap(err)
-	})
-}
-
 func (c *cloudClients) initGCPIAMClient(ctx context.Context) (*gcpcredentials.IamCredentialsClient, error) {
 	c.mtx.Lock()
 	defer c.mtx.Unlock()
@@ -891,7 +589,6 @@ var _ Clients = (*TestCloudClients)(nil)
 
 // TestCloudClients are used in tests.
 type TestCloudClients struct {
-	STS                     stsiface.STSAPI
 	GCPSQL                  gcp.SQLAdminClient
 	GCPGKE                  gcp.GKEClient
 	GCPProjects             gcp.ProjectsClient
@@ -916,43 +613,6 @@ type TestCloudClients struct {
 	AzureRoleAssignments    azure.RoleAssignmentsClient
 }
 
-// GetAWSSession returns AWS session for the specified region, optionally
-// assuming AWS IAM Roles.
-func (c *TestCloudClients) GetAWSSession(ctx context.Context, region string, opts ...AWSOptionsFn) (*awssession.Session, error) {
-	var options awsOptions
-	for _, opt := range opts {
-		opt(&options)
-	}
-	var err error
-	if options.baseSession == nil {
-		options.baseSession, err = c.getAWSSessionForRegion(region)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, trace.Wrap(err)
-		}
-	}
-	if options.assumeRoleARN == "" {
-		return options.baseSession, nil
-	}
-	return newSessionWithRole(ctx, c.STS, region, options.assumeRoleARN, options.assumeRoleExternalID)
-}
-
-// GetAWSSession returns AWS session for the specified region.
-func (c *TestCloudClients) getAWSSessionForRegion(region string) (*awssession.Session, error) {
-	useFIPSEndpoint := endpoints.FIPSEndpointStateUnset
-	if modules.GetModules().IsBoringBinary() {
-		useFIPSEndpoint = endpoints.FIPSEndpointStateEnabled
-	}
-
-	return awssession.NewSession(&aws.Config{
-		Credentials: credentials.NewCredentials(&credentials.StaticProvider{Value: credentials.Value{
-			AccessKeyID:     "fakeClientKeyID",
-			SecretAccessKey: "fakeClientSecret",
-		}}),
-		Region:          aws.String(region),
-		UseFIPSEndpoint: useFIPSEndpoint,
-	})
-}
-
 // GetGCPIAMClient returns GCP IAM client.
 func (c *TestCloudClients) GetGCPIAMClient(ctx context.Context) (*gcpcredentials.IamCredentialsClient, error) {
 	return gcpcredentials.NewIamCredentialsClient(ctx,
@@ -1075,43 +735,3 @@ func (c *TestCloudClients) GetAzureRoleAssignmentsClient(subscription string) (a
 func (c *TestCloudClients) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }
-
-// newSessionWithRole assumes a given AWS IAM Role, passing an external ID if given,
-// and returns a new AWS session with the assumed role in the given region.
-func newSessionWithRole(ctx context.Context, svc stscreds.AssumeRoler, region, roleARN, externalID string) (*awssession.Session, error) {
-	slog.DebugContext(ctx, "Initializing AWS session for assumed role",
-		"assumed_role", roleARN,
-		"region", region,
-	)
-	// Make a credentials with AssumeRoleProvider and test it out.
-	cred := stscreds.NewCredentialsWithClient(svc, roleARN, func(p *stscreds.AssumeRoleProvider) {
-		if externalID != "" {
-			p.ExternalID = aws.String(externalID)
-		}
-	})
-	if _, err := cred.GetWithContext(ctx); err != nil {
-		return nil, trace.Wrap(libcloudaws.ConvertRequestFailureError(err))
-	}
-
-	awsSessionOptions := buildAWSSessionOptions(region, cred)
-
-	// Create a new session with the credentials.
-	roleSession, err := awssession.NewSessionWithOptions(awsSessionOptions)
-	return roleSession, trace.Wrap(err)
-}
-
-func buildAWSSessionOptions(region string, cred *credentials.Credentials) awssession.Options {
-	useFIPSEndpoint := endpoints.FIPSEndpointStateUnset
-	if modules.GetModules().IsBoringBinary() {
-		useFIPSEndpoint = endpoints.FIPSEndpointStateEnabled
-	}
-
-	return awssession.Options{
-		SharedConfigState: awssession.SharedConfigEnable,
-		Config: aws.Config{
-			Region:          aws.String(region),
-			Credentials:     cred,
-			UseFIPSEndpoint: useFIPSEndpoint,
-		},
-	}
-}
diff --git a/lib/cloud/clients_test.go b/lib/cloud/clients_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 483b7bd5c5f..00000000000
--- a/lib/cloud/clients_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Teleport
- * Copyright (C) 2023  Gravitational, Inc.
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-package cloud
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
-	awssession "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/session"
-	"github.com/gravitational/trace"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-)
-
-func TestClientGetAWSSessionIntegration(t *testing.T) {
-	dummyIntegration := "integration-test"
-	dummyRegion := "test-region-123"
-
-	t.Run("without an integration session provider, must return a missing aws integration session provider error", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx := context.Background()
-
-		clients, err := NewClients()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, clients.Close()) })
-
-		_, err = clients.GetAWSSession(ctx, "us-region-2", WithCredentialsMaybeIntegration("integration-test"))
-		require.True(t, trace.IsBadParameter(err), "expected err to be BadParameter, got %+v", err)
-		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "missing aws integration session provider")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("with an integration session provider, must return the session", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx := context.Background()
-		dummySession := &awssession.Session{
-			Config: &aws.Config{
-				Region: &dummyRegion,
-			},
-		}
-
-		clients, err := NewClients(WithAWSIntegrationSessionProvider(func(ctx context.Context, region, integration string) (*awssession.Session, error) {
-			assert.Equal(t, dummyIntegration, integration)
-			assert.Equal(t, dummyRegion, region)
-			return dummySession, nil
-		}))
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, clients.Close()) })
-
-		sess, err := clients.GetAWSSession(ctx, dummyRegion, WithCredentialsMaybeIntegration("integration-test"))
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, dummySession, sess)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("with an integration session provider, but using an empty integration falls back to ambient credentials, must not call the integration session provider", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx := context.Background()
-
-		clients, err := NewClients(WithAWSIntegrationSessionProvider(func(ctx context.Context, region, integration string) (*awssession.Session, error) {
-			assert.Fail(t, "should not be called")
-			return nil, nil
-		}))
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, clients.Close()) })
-
-		sess, err := clients.GetAWSSession(ctx, dummyRegion, WithCredentialsMaybeIntegration(""))
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NotNil(t, sess)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("with an integration session provider, but using ambient credentials, must not call the integration session provider", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx := context.Background()
-
-		clients, err := NewClients(WithAWSIntegrationSessionProvider(func(ctx context.Context, region, integration string) (*awssession.Session, error) {
-			assert.Fail(t, "should not be called")
-			return nil, nil
-		}))
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, clients.Close()) })
-
-		sess, err := clients.GetAWSSession(ctx, dummyRegion, WithAmbientCredentials())
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NotNil(t, sess)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("with an integration session provider, but no credential source defined", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx := context.Background()
-
-		clients, err := NewClients(WithAWSIntegrationSessionProvider(func(ctx context.Context, region, integration string) (*awssession.Session, error) {
-			assert.Fail(t, "should not be called")
-			return nil, nil
-		}))
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, clients.Close()) })
-
-		_, err = clients.GetAWSSession(ctx, dummyRegion)
-		require.Error(t, err)
-		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "missing credentials source")
-	})
-}
diff --git a/lib/cloud/mocks/aws_config.go b/lib/cloud/mocks/aws_config.go
index d148e9512c8..e56804bbde8 100644
--- a/lib/cloud/mocks/aws_config.go
+++ b/lib/cloud/mocks/aws_config.go
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ func (f *FakeOIDCIntegrationClient) GetIntegration(ctx context.Context, name str
 	if f.Unauth {
 		return nil, trace.AccessDenied("unauthorized")
 	}
-	return f.Integration, nil
+	if f.Integration.GetName() == name {
+		return f.Integration, nil
+	}
+	return nil, trace.NotFound("integration %q not found", name)
 }
 
 func (f *FakeOIDCIntegrationClient) GenerateAWSOIDCToken(ctx context.Context, integrationName string) (string, error) {
diff --git a/lib/service/service.go b/lib/service/service.go
index a522f034912..7003d108b98 100644
--- a/lib/service/service.go
+++ b/lib/service/service.go
@@ -2136,11 +2136,6 @@ func (process *TeleportProcess) initAuthService() error {
 		return trace.Wrap(err)
 	}
 
-	cloudClients, err := cloud.NewClients()
-	if err != nil {
-		return trace.Wrap(err)
-	}
-
 	logger := process.logger.With(teleport.ComponentKey, teleport.Component(teleport.ComponentAuth, process.id))
 
 	// first, create the AuthServer
@@ -2187,7 +2182,6 @@ func (process *TeleportProcess) initAuthService() error {
 			Clock:                   cfg.Clock,
 			HTTPClientForAWSSTS:     cfg.Auth.HTTPClientForAWSSTS,
 			Tracer:                  process.TracingProvider.Tracer(teleport.ComponentAuth),
-			CloudClients:            cloudClients,
 			Logger:                  logger,
 		}, func(as *auth.Server) error {
 			if !process.Config.CachePolicy.Enabled {
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/access_test.go b/lib/srv/db/access_test.go
index 6da256f8b26..87b4254bc31 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/access_test.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/access_test.go
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	registerTestSnowflakeEngine()
 	registerTestElasticsearchEngine()
 	registerTestSQLServerEngine()
-	registerTestDynamoDBEngine()
 	os.Exit(m.Run())
 }
 
@@ -2483,7 +2482,6 @@ func (p *agentParams) setDefaults(c *testContext) {
 
 	if p.CloudClients == nil {
 		p.CloudClients = &clients.TestCloudClients{
-			STS:    &mocks.STSClientV1{},
 			GCPSQL: p.GCPSQL,
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/cloud/aws.go b/lib/srv/db/cloud/aws.go
index 5ec00224d04..091f066cebe 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/cloud/aws.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/cloud/aws.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/types"
-	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud"
 	awslib "github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/aws"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/awsconfig"
 	dbiam "github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/srv/db/common/iam"
@@ -40,8 +39,6 @@ import (
 type awsConfig struct {
 	// awsConfigProvider provides [aws.Config] for AWS SDK service clients.
 	awsConfigProvider awsconfig.Provider
-	// clients is an interface for creating AWS clients.
-	clients cloud.Clients
 	// identity is AWS identity this database agent is running as.
 	identity awslib.Identity
 	// database is the database instance to configure.
@@ -55,9 +52,6 @@ type awsConfig struct {
 
 // Check validates the config.
 func (c *awsConfig) Check() error {
-	if c.clients == nil {
-		return trace.BadParameter("missing parameter clients")
-	}
 	if c.identity == nil {
 		return trace.BadParameter("missing parameter identity")
 	}
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/cloud/iam.go b/lib/srv/db/cloud/iam.go
index 2cd2da23a35..dfea3893469 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/cloud/iam.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/cloud/iam.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/types"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/utils/retryutils"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/auth/authclient"
-	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud"
 	awslib "github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/aws"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/awsconfig"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/services"
@@ -48,8 +47,6 @@ type IAMConfig struct {
 	AccessPoint authclient.DatabaseAccessPoint
 	// AWSConfigProvider provides [aws.Config] for AWS SDK service clients.
 	AWSConfigProvider awsconfig.Provider
-	// Clients is an interface for retrieving cloud clients.
-	Clients cloud.Clients
 	// HostID is the host identified where this agent is running.
 	// DELETE IN 11.0.
 	HostID string
@@ -70,13 +67,6 @@ func (c *IAMConfig) Check() error {
 	if c.AWSConfigProvider == nil {
 		return trace.BadParameter("missing AWSConfigProvider")
 	}
-	if c.Clients == nil {
-		cloudClients, err := cloud.NewClients()
-		if err != nil {
-			return trace.Wrap(err)
-		}
-		c.Clients = cloudClients
-	}
 	if c.HostID == "" {
 		return trace.BadParameter("missing HostID")
 	}
@@ -245,7 +235,6 @@ func (c *IAM) getAWSConfigurator(ctx context.Context, database types.Database) (
 	}
 	return newAWS(ctx, awsConfig{
 		awsConfigProvider: c.cfg.AWSConfigProvider,
-		clients:           c.cfg.Clients,
 		database:          database,
 		identity:          identity,
 		policyName:        policyName,
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/cloud/iam_test.go b/lib/srv/db/cloud/iam_test.go
index 3c7e4c63f28..cae979ddaa3 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/cloud/iam_test.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/cloud/iam_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/types"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/auth/authclient"
-	clients "github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/mocks"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/defaults"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/services"
@@ -156,8 +155,7 @@ func TestAWSIAM(t *testing.T) {
 		AWSConfigProvider: &mocks.AWSConfigProvider{
 			STSClient: stsClient,
 		},
-		Clients: &clients.TestCloudClients{},
-		HostID:  "host-id",
+		HostID: "host-id",
 		onProcessedTask: func(iamTask, error) {
 			taskChan <- struct{}{}
 		},
@@ -298,13 +296,11 @@ func TestAWSIAMNoPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name       string
 		meta       types.AWS
-		clients    clients.Clients
 		awsClients awsClientProvider
 	}{
 		{
-			name:    "RDS database",
-			meta:    types.AWS{Region: "localhost", AccountID: "123456789012", RDS: types.RDS{InstanceID: "postgres-rds", ResourceID: "postgres-rds-resource-id"}},
-			clients: &clients.TestCloudClients{},
+			name: "RDS database",
+			meta: types.AWS{Region: "localhost", AccountID: "123456789012", RDS: types.RDS{InstanceID: "postgres-rds", ResourceID: "postgres-rds-resource-id"}},
 			awsClients: fakeAWSClients{
 				iamClient: &mocks.IAMMock{Unauth: true},
 				rdsClient: &mocks.RDSClient{Unauth: true},
@@ -312,9 +308,8 @@ func TestAWSIAMNoPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "Aurora cluster",
-			meta:    types.AWS{Region: "localhost", AccountID: "123456789012", RDS: types.RDS{ClusterID: "postgres-aurora", ResourceID: "postgres-aurora-resource-id"}},
-			clients: &clients.TestCloudClients{},
+			name: "Aurora cluster",
+			meta: types.AWS{Region: "localhost", AccountID: "123456789012", RDS: types.RDS{ClusterID: "postgres-aurora", ResourceID: "postgres-aurora-resource-id"}},
 			awsClients: fakeAWSClients{
 				iamClient: &mocks.IAMMock{Unauth: true},
 				rdsClient: &mocks.RDSClient{Unauth: true},
@@ -322,9 +317,8 @@ func TestAWSIAMNoPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "RDS database missing metadata",
-			meta:    types.AWS{Region: "localhost", RDS: types.RDS{ClusterID: "postgres-aurora"}},
-			clients: &clients.TestCloudClients{},
+			name: "RDS database missing metadata",
+			meta: types.AWS{Region: "localhost", RDS: types.RDS{ClusterID: "postgres-aurora"}},
 			awsClients: fakeAWSClients{
 				iamClient: &mocks.IAMMock{Unauth: true},
 				rdsClient: &mocks.RDSClient{Unauth: true},
@@ -332,27 +326,24 @@ func TestAWSIAMNoPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "Redshift cluster",
-			meta:    types.AWS{Region: "localhost", AccountID: "123456789012", Redshift: types.Redshift{ClusterID: "redshift-cluster-1"}},
-			clients: &clients.TestCloudClients{},
+			name: "Redshift cluster",
+			meta: types.AWS{Region: "localhost", AccountID: "123456789012", Redshift: types.Redshift{ClusterID: "redshift-cluster-1"}},
 			awsClients: fakeAWSClients{
 				iamClient: &mocks.IAMMock{Unauth: true},
 				stsClient: stsClient,
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "ElastiCache",
-			meta:    types.AWS{Region: "localhost", AccountID: "123456789012", ElastiCache: types.ElastiCache{ReplicationGroupID: "some-group"}},
-			clients: &clients.TestCloudClients{},
+			name: "ElastiCache",
+			meta: types.AWS{Region: "localhost", AccountID: "123456789012", ElastiCache: types.ElastiCache{ReplicationGroupID: "some-group"}},
 			awsClients: fakeAWSClients{
 				iamClient: &mocks.IAMMock{Unauth: true},
 				stsClient: stsClient,
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "IAM UnmodifiableEntityException",
-			meta:    types.AWS{Region: "localhost", AccountID: "123456789012", Redshift: types.Redshift{ClusterID: "redshift-cluster-1"}},
-			clients: &clients.TestCloudClients{},
+			name: "IAM UnmodifiableEntityException",
+			meta: types.AWS{Region: "localhost", AccountID: "123456789012", Redshift: types.Redshift{ClusterID: "redshift-cluster-1"}},
 			awsClients: fakeAWSClients{
 				iamClient: &mocks.IAMMock{
 					Error: &iamtypes.UnmodifiableEntityException{
@@ -369,7 +360,6 @@ func TestAWSIAMNoPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 			// Make configurator.
 			configurator, err := NewIAM(ctx, IAMConfig{
 				AccessPoint: &mockAccessPoint{},
-				Clients:     test.clients,
 				HostID:      "host-id",
 				AWSConfigProvider: &mocks.AWSConfigProvider{
 					STSClient: stsClient,
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/cloud/meta.go b/lib/srv/db/cloud/meta.go
index ca84c8a0a60..9a1de680d9e 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/cloud/meta.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/cloud/meta.go
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/types"
-	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/awsconfig"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/srv/db/common"
 	discoverycommon "github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/srv/discovery/common"
@@ -147,8 +146,6 @@ func (defaultAWSClients) getSTSClient(cfg aws.Config, optFns ...func(*sts.Option
 
 // MetadataConfig is the cloud metadata service config.
 type MetadataConfig struct {
-	// Clients is an interface for retrieving cloud clients.
-	Clients cloud.Clients
 	// AWSConfigProvider provides [aws.Config] for AWS SDK service clients.
 	AWSConfigProvider awsconfig.Provider
 
@@ -158,13 +155,6 @@ type MetadataConfig struct {
 
 // Check validates the metadata service config.
 func (c *MetadataConfig) Check() error {
-	if c.Clients == nil {
-		cloudClients, err := cloud.NewClients()
-		if err != nil {
-			return trace.Wrap(err)
-		}
-		c.Clients = cloudClients
-	}
 	if c.AWSConfigProvider == nil {
 		return trace.BadParameter("missing AWSConfigProvider")
 	}
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/cloud/meta_test.go b/lib/srv/db/cloud/meta_test.go
index 1aea1d19e38..46ef553afb2 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/cloud/meta_test.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/cloud/meta_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/types"
-	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/mocks"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/defaults"
 )
@@ -137,9 +136,6 @@ func TestAWSMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Create metadata fetcher.
 	metadata, err := NewMetadata(MetadataConfig{
-		Clients: &cloud.TestCloudClients{
-			STS: &fakeSTS.STSClientV1,
-		},
 		AWSConfigProvider: &mocks.AWSConfigProvider{
 			STSClient: fakeSTS,
 		},
@@ -420,9 +416,6 @@ func TestAWSMetadataNoPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Create metadata fetcher.
 	metadata, err := NewMetadata(MetadataConfig{
-		Clients: &cloud.TestCloudClients{
-			STS: &fakeSTS.STSClientV1,
-		},
 		AWSConfigProvider: &mocks.AWSConfigProvider{
 			STSClient: fakeSTS,
 		},
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/cloud/resource_checker.go b/lib/srv/db/cloud/resource_checker.go
index 12fe017c3ca..85cd9df8a47 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/cloud/resource_checker.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/cloud/resource_checker.go
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ type DiscoveryResourceCheckerConfig struct {
 	AWSConfigProvider awsconfig.Provider
 	// ResourceMatchers is a list of database resource matchers.
 	ResourceMatchers []services.ResourceMatcher
-	// Clients is an interface for retrieving cloud clients.
-	Clients cloud.Clients
+	// AzureClients is an interface for retrieving Azure cloud clients.
+	AzureClients cloud.AzureClients
 	// Context is the database server close context.
 	Context context.Context
 	// Logger is used for logging.
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ type DiscoveryResourceCheckerConfig struct {
 
 // CheckAndSetDefaults validates the config and sets default values.
 func (c *DiscoveryResourceCheckerConfig) CheckAndSetDefaults() error {
-	if c.Clients == nil {
+	if c.AzureClients == nil {
 		cloudClients, err := cloud.NewClients()
 		if err != nil {
 			return trace.Wrap(err)
 		}
-		c.Clients = cloudClients
+		c.AzureClients = cloudClients
 	}
 	if c.AWSConfigProvider == nil {
 		return trace.BadParameter("missing AWSConfigProvider")
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/cloud/resource_checker_credentials.go b/lib/srv/db/cloud/resource_checker_credentials.go
index 0e6d5e7770d..1902a2d886f 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/cloud/resource_checker_credentials.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/cloud/resource_checker_credentials.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func newCredentialsChecker(cfg DiscoveryResourceCheckerConfig) (*credentialsChec
 	return &credentialsChecker{
 		awsConfigProvider: cfg.AWSConfigProvider,
 		awsClients:        defaultAWSClients{},
-		azureClients:      cfg.Clients,
+		azureClients:      cfg.AzureClients,
 		resourceMatchers:  cfg.ResourceMatchers,
 		logger:            cfg.Logger,
 		cache:             cache,
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/cloud/resource_checker_url.go b/lib/srv/db/cloud/resource_checker_url.go
index b9c3cd59d9c..947b86b537e 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/cloud/resource_checker_url.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/cloud/resource_checker_url.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/types"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/utils"
 	apiawsutils "github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/utils/aws"
-	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/awsconfig"
 )
 
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ type urlChecker struct {
 	// awsClients is an SDK client provider.
 	awsClients awsClientProvider
 
-	clients     cloud.Clients
 	logger      *slog.Logger
 	warnOnError bool
 
@@ -60,7 +58,6 @@ func newURLChecker(cfg DiscoveryResourceCheckerConfig) *urlChecker {
 	return &urlChecker{
 		awsConfigProvider: cfg.AWSConfigProvider,
 		awsClients:        defaultAWSClients{},
-		clients:           cfg.Clients,
 		logger:            cfg.Logger,
 		warnOnError:       getWarnOnError(),
 	}
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/cloud/resource_checker_url_aws_test.go b/lib/srv/db/cloud/resource_checker_url_aws_test.go
index 7af30ae2fe7..754879b78eb 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/cloud/resource_checker_url_aws_test.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/cloud/resource_checker_url_aws_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/types"
 	apiawsutils "github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/utils/aws"
-	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/awsconfig"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/mocks"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/srv/discovery/common"
@@ -119,26 +118,16 @@ func TestURLChecker_AWS(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Len(t, docdbClusterDBs, 2) // Primary, reader.
 	testCases = append(testCases, docdbClusterDBs...)
 
-	// Mock cloud clients.
-	mockClients := &cloud.TestCloudClients{
-		STS: &mocks.STSClientV1{},
-	}
-	mockClientsUnauth := &cloud.TestCloudClients{
-		STS: &mocks.STSClientV1{},
-	}
-
 	// Test both check methods.
 	// Note that "No permissions" logs should only be printed during the second
 	// group ("basic endpoint check").
 	methods := []struct {
 		name              string
-		clients           cloud.Clients
 		awsConfigProvider awsconfig.Provider
 		awsClients        awsClientProvider
 	}{
 		{
 			name:              "API check",
-			clients:           mockClients,
 			awsConfigProvider: &mocks.AWSConfigProvider{},
 			awsClients: fakeAWSClients{
 				ecClient: &mocks.ElastiCacheClient{
@@ -167,7 +156,6 @@ func TestURLChecker_AWS(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:              "basic endpoint check",
-			clients:           mockClientsUnauth,
 			awsConfigProvider: &mocks.AWSConfigProvider{},
 			awsClients: fakeAWSClients{
 				ecClient:         &mocks.ElastiCacheClient{Unauth: true},
@@ -183,7 +171,6 @@ func TestURLChecker_AWS(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, method := range methods {
 		t.Run(method.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			c := newURLChecker(DiscoveryResourceCheckerConfig{
-				Clients:           method.clients,
 				AWSConfigProvider: method.awsConfigProvider,
 				Logger:            utils.NewSlogLoggerForTests(),
 			})
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/cloud/users/users.go b/lib/srv/db/cloud/users/users.go
index 45eeba3c3bd..95a511b8650 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/cloud/users/users.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/cloud/users/users.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/types"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/utils/retryutils"
-	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/awsconfig"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/srv/db/secrets"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/utils/interval"
@@ -43,8 +42,6 @@ import (
 type Config struct {
 	// AWSConfigProvider provides [aws.Config] for AWS SDK service clients.
 	AWSConfigProvider awsconfig.Provider
-	// Clients is an interface for retrieving cloud clients.
-	Clients cloud.Clients
 	// Clock is used to control time.
 	Clock clockwork.Clock
 	// Interval is the interval between user updates. Interval is also used as
@@ -93,13 +90,6 @@ func (c *Config) CheckAndSetDefaults() error {
 	if c.UpdateMeta == nil {
 		return trace.BadParameter("missing UpdateMeta")
 	}
-	if c.Clients == nil {
-		cloudClients, err := cloud.NewClients()
-		if err != nil {
-			return trace.Wrap(err)
-		}
-		c.Clients = cloudClients
-	}
 	if c.Clock == nil {
 		c.Clock = clockwork.NewRealClock()
 	}
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/cloud/users/users_test.go b/lib/srv/db/cloud/users/users_test.go
index 9d817db8448..937e85f2672 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/cloud/users/users_test.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/cloud/users/users_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/types"
-	clients "github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud"
 	libaws "github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/aws"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/mocks"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/defaults"
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ func TestUsers(t *testing.T) {
 
 	users, err := NewUsers(Config{
 		AWSConfigProvider: &mocks.AWSConfigProvider{},
-		Clients:           &clients.TestCloudClients{},
 		Clock:             clock,
 		UpdateMeta: func(_ context.Context, database types.Database) error {
 			// Update db1 to group3 when setupAllDatabases.
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/common/auth.go b/lib/srv/db/common/auth.go
index d0347f3c6a6..92b5c7a785c 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/common/auth.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/common/auth.go
@@ -1180,26 +1180,18 @@ func (a *dbAuth) GetAWSIAMCreds(ctx context.Context, database types.Database, da
 		return "", "", "", trace.Wrap(err)
 	}
 
-	baseSession, err := a.cfg.Clients.GetAWSSession(ctx, dbAWS.Region,
-		cloud.WithAssumeRoleFromAWSMeta(dbAWS),
-		cloud.WithAmbientCredentials(),
+	awsCfg, err := a.cfg.AWSConfigProvider.GetConfig(ctx, dbAWS.Region,
+		awsconfig.WithAssumeRole(dbAWS.AssumeRoleARN, dbAWS.ExternalID),
+		// ExternalID should only be used once. If the baseSession assumes a role,
+		// the chained sessions should have an empty external ID.
+		awsconfig.WithAssumeRole(arn, externalIDForChainedAssumeRole(dbAWS)),
+		awsconfig.WithAmbientCredentials(),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", "", "", trace.Wrap(err)
 	}
 
-	// ExternalID should only be used once. If the baseSession assumes a role,
-	// the chained sessions should have an empty external ID.
-
-	sess, err := a.cfg.Clients.GetAWSSession(ctx, dbAWS.Region,
-		cloud.WithChainedAssumeRole(baseSession, arn, externalIDForChainedAssumeRole(dbAWS)),
-		cloud.WithAmbientCredentials(),
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", "", "", trace.Wrap(err)
-	}
-
-	creds, err := sess.Config.Credentials.Get()
+	creds, err := awsCfg.Credentials.Retrieve(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", "", "", trace.Wrap(err)
 	}
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/common/auth_test.go b/lib/srv/db/common/auth_test.go
index a1cfd04f167..3fb9645b9dd 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/common/auth_test.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/common/auth_test.go
@@ -609,9 +609,7 @@ func TestAuthGetAWSTokenWithAssumedRole(t *testing.T) {
 		Clock:       clock,
 		AuthClient:  new(authClientMock),
 		AccessPoint: new(accessPointMock),
-		Clients: &cloud.TestCloudClients{
-			STS: &fakeSTS.STSClientV1,
-		},
+		Clients:     &cloud.TestCloudClients{},
 		AWSConfigProvider: &mocks.AWSConfigProvider{
 			STSClient: fakeSTS,
 		},
@@ -701,10 +699,10 @@ func TestGetAWSIAMCreds(t *testing.T) {
 				Clock:       clock,
 				AuthClient:  new(authClientMock),
 				AccessPoint: new(accessPointMock),
-				Clients: &cloud.TestCloudClients{
-					STS: &tt.stsMock.STSClientV1,
+				Clients:     &cloud.TestCloudClients{},
+				AWSConfigProvider: &mocks.AWSConfigProvider{
+					STSClient: tt.stsMock,
 				},
-				AWSConfigProvider: &mocks.AWSConfigProvider{},
 				awsClients: fakeAWSClients{
 					stsClient: tt.stsMock,
 				},
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/common/engines.go b/lib/srv/db/common/engines.go
index d7a5da72dec..b989b934627 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/common/engines.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/common/engines.go
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ type EngineConfig struct {
 	AuthClient *authclient.Client
 	// AWSConfigProvider provides [aws.Config] for AWS SDK service clients.
 	AWSConfigProvider awsconfig.Provider
-	// CloudClients provides access to cloud API clients.
-	CloudClients cloud.Clients
+	// GCPClients provides access to Google Cloud API clients.
+	GCPClients cloud.GCPClients
 	// Context is the database server close context.
 	Context context.Context
 	// Clock is the clock interface.
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ func (c *EngineConfig) CheckAndSetDefaults() error {
 	if c.AWSConfigProvider == nil {
 		return trace.BadParameter("missing AWSConfigProvider")
 	}
-	if c.CloudClients == nil {
-		return trace.BadParameter("engine config CloudClients are missing")
+	if c.GCPClients == nil {
+		return trace.BadParameter("engine config GCPClients are missing")
 	}
 	if c.Context == nil {
 		c.Context = context.Background()
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/common/engines_test.go b/lib/srv/db/common/engines_test.go
index 8ef522db8de..14a56c4fc4c 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/common/engines_test.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/common/engines_test.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestRegisterEngine(t *testing.T) {
 		Audit:             &testAudit{},
 		AuthClient:        &authclient.Client{},
 		AWSConfigProvider: &mocks.AWSConfigProvider{},
-		CloudClients:      cloudClients,
+		GCPClients:        cloudClients,
 	}
 	require.NoError(t, ec.CheckAndSetDefaults())
 
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/dynamodb/engine.go b/lib/srv/db/dynamodb/engine.go
index d877741dc62..734ff51568f 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/dynamodb/engine.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/dynamodb/engine.go
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport"
 	apievents "github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/types/events"
 	apiaws "github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/utils/aws"
-	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/defaults"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/events"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/modules"
@@ -71,8 +70,6 @@ type Engine struct {
 	// RoundTrippers is a cache of RoundTrippers, mapped by service endpoint.
 	// It is not guarded by a mutex, since requests are processed serially.
 	RoundTrippers map[string]http.RoundTripper
-	// CredentialsGetter is used to obtain STS credentials.
-	CredentialsGetter libaws.CredentialsGetter
 	// UseFIPS will ensure FIPS endpoint resolution.
 	UseFIPS bool
 }
@@ -141,18 +138,9 @@ func (e *Engine) HandleConnection(ctx context.Context, _ *common.Session) error
 	}
 	defer e.Audit.OnSessionEnd(e.Context, e.sessionCtx)
 
-	meta := e.sessionCtx.Database.GetAWS()
-	awsSession, err := e.CloudClients.GetAWSSession(ctx, meta.Region,
-		cloud.WithAssumeRoleFromAWSMeta(meta),
-		cloud.WithAmbientCredentials(),
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return trace.Wrap(err)
-	}
 	signer, err := libaws.NewSigningService(libaws.SigningServiceConfig{
 		Clock:             e.Clock,
-		SessionProvider:   libaws.StaticAWSSessionProvider(awsSession),
-		CredentialsGetter: e.CredentialsGetter,
+		AWSConfigProvider: e.AWSConfigProvider,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return trace.Wrap(err)
@@ -223,12 +211,14 @@ func (e *Engine) process(ctx context.Context, req *http.Request, signer *libaws.
 		return trace.Wrap(err)
 	}
 	signingCtx := &libaws.SigningCtx{
-		SigningName:   re.SigningName,
-		SigningRegion: re.SigningRegion,
-		Expiry:        e.sessionCtx.Identity.Expires,
-		SessionName:   e.sessionCtx.Identity.Username,
-		AWSRoleArn:    roleArn,
-		SessionTags:   e.sessionCtx.Database.GetAWS().SessionTags,
+		SigningName:       re.SigningName,
+		SigningRegion:     re.SigningRegion,
+		Expiry:            e.sessionCtx.Identity.Expires,
+		SessionName:       e.sessionCtx.Identity.Username,
+		BaseAWSRoleARN:    meta.AssumeRoleARN,
+		BaseAWSExternalID: meta.ExternalID,
+		AWSRoleArn:        roleArn,
+		SessionTags:       e.sessionCtx.Database.GetAWS().SessionTags,
 	}
 	if meta.AssumeRoleARN == "" {
 		signingCtx.AWSExternalID = meta.ExternalID
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/dynamodb/test.go b/lib/srv/db/dynamodb/test.go
index 92e57e4915c..b12d0493ea7 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/dynamodb/test.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/dynamodb/test.go
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ func NewTestServer(config common.TestServerConfig, opts ...TestServerOption) (*T
 
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
 	mux.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		err := awsutils.VerifyAWSSignatureV2(r, credentials.NewStaticCredentialsProvider("AKIDl", "SECRET", "SESSION"))
+		err := awsutils.VerifyAWSSignatureV2(r,
+			credentials.NewStaticCredentialsProvider("FAKEACCESSKEYID", "secret", "token"),
+		)
 		if err != nil {
 			code := trace.ErrorToCode(err)
 			body, _ := json.Marshal(jsonErr{
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/dynamodb_test.go b/lib/srv/db/dynamodb_test.go
index f7a2b259e11..16ee32af423 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/dynamodb_test.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/dynamodb_test.go
@@ -22,48 +22,29 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"net"
-	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials"
 	awsdynamodb "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/dynamodb"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/types"
+	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/mocks"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/defaults"
 	libevents "github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/events"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/srv/db/common"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/srv/db/dynamodb"
-	awsutils "github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/utils/aws"
-	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/utils/aws/migration"
 )
 
-func registerTestDynamoDBEngine() {
-	// Override DynamoDB engine that is used normally with the test one
-	// with custom HTTP client.
-	common.RegisterEngine(newTestDynamoDBEngine, defaults.ProtocolDynamoDB)
-}
-
-func newTestDynamoDBEngine(ec common.EngineConfig) common.Engine {
-	return &dynamodb.Engine{
-		EngineConfig:  ec,
-		RoundTrippers: make(map[string]http.RoundTripper),
-		// inject mock AWS credentials.
-		CredentialsGetter: awsutils.NewStaticCredentialsGetter(
-			migration.NewCredentialsAdapter(
-				credentials.NewStaticCredentialsProvider("AKIDl", "SECRET", "SESSION"),
-			),
-		),
-	}
-}
-
 func TestAccessDynamoDB(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	mockTables := []string{"table-one", "table-two"}
-	testCtx := setupTestContext(ctx, t,
-		withDynamoDB("DynamoDB"))
+	testCtx := setupTestContext(ctx, t)
+	testCtx.server = testCtx.setupDatabaseServer(ctx, t, agentParams{
+		AWSConfigProvider: &mocks.AWSConfigProvider{},
+		Databases:         []types.Database{withDynamoDB("DynamoDB")(t, ctx, testCtx)},
+	})
 	go testCtx.startHandlingConnections()
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -143,8 +124,11 @@ func TestAccessDynamoDB(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestAuditDynamoDB(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	testCtx := setupTestContext(ctx, t,
-		withDynamoDB("DynamoDB"))
+	testCtx := setupTestContext(ctx, t)
+	testCtx.server = testCtx.setupDatabaseServer(ctx, t, agentParams{
+		AWSConfigProvider: &mocks.AWSConfigProvider{},
+		Databases:         []types.Database{withDynamoDB("DynamoDB")(t, ctx, testCtx)},
+	})
 	go testCtx.startHandlingConnections()
 
 	testCtx.createUserAndRole(ctx, t, "alice", "admin", []string{"admin"}, []string{types.Wildcard})
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/mysql/engine.go b/lib/srv/db/mysql/engine.go
index 9828d484b7b..369e4a832ab 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/mysql/engine.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/mysql/engine.go
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func (e *Engine) connect(ctx context.Context, sessionCtx *common.Session) (*clie
 		}
 	case sessionCtx.Database.IsCloudSQL():
 		// Get the client once for subsequent calls (it acquires a read lock).
-		gcpClient, err := e.CloudClients.GetGCPSQLAdminClient(ctx)
+		gcpClient, err := e.GCPClients.GetGCPSQLAdminClient(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, trace.Wrap(err)
 		}
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/objects/fetcher.go b/lib/srv/db/objects/fetcher.go
index 676c2b822b3..af1887e0217 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/objects/fetcher.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/objects/fetcher.go
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ type ImportRulesReader interface {
 
 // ObjectFetcherConfig provides static object fetcher configuration.
 type ObjectFetcherConfig struct {
-	ImportRules  ImportRulesReader
-	Auth         common.Auth
-	CloudClients libcloud.Clients
-	Log          *slog.Logger
+	ImportRules ImportRulesReader
+	Auth        common.Auth
+	GCPClients  libcloud.GCPClients
+	Log         *slog.Logger
 }
 
 // ObjectFetcher defines an interface for retrieving database objects.
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/objects/importer.go b/lib/srv/db/objects/importer.go
index b5c3d6d5a3a..295bd0e99cb 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/objects/importer.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/objects/importer.go
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ func startDatabaseImporter(ctx context.Context, cfg Config, database types.Datab
 	cfg.Log = cfg.Log.With("database", database.GetName(), "protocol", database.GetProtocol())
 
 	fetcher, err := GetObjectFetcher(ctx, database, ObjectFetcherConfig{
-		ImportRules:  cfg.ImportRules,
-		Auth:         cfg.Auth,
-		CloudClients: cfg.CloudClients,
-		Log:          cfg.Log,
+		ImportRules: cfg.ImportRules,
+		Auth:        cfg.Auth,
+		GCPClients:  cfg.GCPClients,
+		Log:         cfg.Log,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, trace.Wrap(err)
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/objects/objects.go b/lib/srv/db/objects/objects.go
index ae292ed13b5..248a3882640 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/objects/objects.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/objects/objects.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	DatabaseObjectClient *databaseobject.Client
 	ImportRules          ImportRulesReader
 	Auth                 common.Auth
-	CloudClients         cloud.Clients
+	GCPClients           cloud.GCPClients
 
 	// ScanInterval specifies how often the database is scanned.
 	// A higher ScanInterval reduces the load on the database and database agent,
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ func (c *Config) CheckAndSetDefaults(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if c.Auth == nil {
 		return trace.BadParameter("missing parameter Auth")
 	}
-	if c.CloudClients == nil {
-		return trace.BadParameter("missing parameter CloudClients")
+	if c.GCPClients == nil {
+		return trace.BadParameter("missing parameter GCPClients")
 	}
 	if c.Log == nil {
 		c.Log = slog.Default().With(teleport.ComponentKey, "db:obj_importer")
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/postgres/connector.go b/lib/srv/db/postgres/connector.go
index 81873b6afd7..3a73d9e58b0 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/postgres/connector.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/postgres/connector.go
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 type connector struct {
-	auth         common.Auth
-	cloudClients libcloud.Clients
-	log          *slog.Logger
+	auth       common.Auth
+	gcpClients libcloud.GCPClients
+	log        *slog.Logger
 
 	certExpiry    time.Time
 	database      types.Database
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (c *connector) getConnectConfig(ctx context.Context) (*pgconn.Config, error
 			return nil, trace.Wrap(err)
 		}
 		// Get the client once for subsequent calls (it acquires a read lock).
-		gcpClient, err := c.cloudClients.GetGCPSQLAdminClient(ctx)
+		gcpClient, err := c.gcpClients.GetGCPSQLAdminClient(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, trace.Wrap(err)
 		}
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/postgres/engine.go b/lib/srv/db/postgres/engine.go
index ec1f95d5fa1..f7b581b6579 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/postgres/engine.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/postgres/engine.go
@@ -505,9 +505,9 @@ func (e *Engine) receiveFromServer(serverConn *pgconn.PgConn, serverErrCh chan<-
 
 func (e *Engine) newConnector(sessionCtx *common.Session) *connector {
 	conn := &connector{
-		auth:         e.Auth,
-		cloudClients: e.CloudClients,
-		log:          e.Log,
+		auth:       e.Auth,
+		gcpClients: e.GCPClients,
+		log:        e.Log,
 
 		certExpiry:    sessionCtx.GetExpiry(),
 		database:      sessionCtx.Database,
@@ -533,9 +533,6 @@ func (e *Engine) handleCancelRequest(ctx context.Context, sessionCtx *common.Ses
 	// Instead, use the pgconn config string parser for convenience and dial
 	// db host:port ourselves.
 	network, address := pgconn.NetworkAddress(config.Host, config.Port)
-	if err != nil {
-		return trace.Wrap(err)
-	}
 	dialer := net.Dialer{Timeout: defaults.DefaultIOTimeout}
 	conn, err := dialer.DialContext(ctx, network, address)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/postgres/objects.go b/lib/srv/db/postgres/objects.go
index f965baf5cf0..67d2a37e984 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/postgres/objects.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/postgres/objects.go
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ func (f *objectFetcher) getDatabaseNames(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error)
 
 func (f *objectFetcher) connectAsAdmin(ctx context.Context, databaseName string) (*pgx.Conn, error) {
 	conn := &connector{
-		auth:         f.cfg.Auth,
-		cloudClients: f.cfg.CloudClients,
-		log:          f.cfg.Log,
+		auth:       f.cfg.Auth,
+		gcpClients: f.cfg.GCPClients,
+		log:        f.cfg.Log,
 
 		certExpiry:   time.Now().Add(time.Hour),
 		database:     f.db,
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/postgres/users.go b/lib/srv/db/postgres/users.go
index 56fb14a2dd9..1e49614bb72 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/postgres/users.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/postgres/users.go
@@ -204,10 +204,10 @@ func (e *Engine) applyPermissions(ctx context.Context, sessionCtx *common.Sessio
 	}
 
 	fetcher, err := objects.GetObjectFetcher(ctx, sessionCtx.Database, objects.ObjectFetcherConfig{
-		ImportRules:  e.AuthClient,
-		Auth:         e.Auth,
-		CloudClients: e.CloudClients,
-		Log:          e.Log,
+		ImportRules: e.AuthClient,
+		Auth:        e.Auth,
+		GCPClients:  e.GCPClients,
+		Log:         e.Log,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return trace.Wrap(err)
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/server.go b/lib/srv/db/server.go
index 223744173ae..b4a122b3765 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/server.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/server.go
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ func (c *Config) CheckAndSetDefaults(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	}
 	if c.AWSDatabaseFetcherFactory == nil {
 		factory, err := db.NewAWSFetcherFactory(db.AWSFetcherFactoryConfig{
-			CloudClients:      c.CloudClients,
 			AWSConfigProvider: c.AWSConfigProvider,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -253,7 +252,6 @@ func (c *Config) CheckAndSetDefaults(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	}
 	if c.CloudMeta == nil {
 		c.CloudMeta, err = cloud.NewMetadata(cloud.MetadataConfig{
-			Clients:           c.CloudClients,
 			AWSConfigProvider: c.AWSConfigProvider,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -264,7 +262,6 @@ func (c *Config) CheckAndSetDefaults(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 		c.CloudIAM, err = cloud.NewIAM(ctx, cloud.IAMConfig{
 			AccessPoint:       c.AccessPoint,
 			AWSConfigProvider: c.AWSConfigProvider,
-			Clients:           c.CloudClients,
 			HostID:            c.HostID,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -289,7 +286,6 @@ func (c *Config) CheckAndSetDefaults(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 		}
 		c.CloudUsers, err = users.NewUsers(users.Config{
 			AWSConfigProvider: c.AWSConfigProvider,
-			Clients:           c.CloudClients,
 			UpdateMeta:        c.CloudMeta.Update,
 			ClusterName:       clusterName.GetClusterName(),
 		})
@@ -303,7 +299,7 @@ func (c *Config) CheckAndSetDefaults(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 			DatabaseObjectClient: c.AuthClient.DatabaseObjectsClient(),
 			ImportRules:          c.AuthClient,
 			Auth:                 c.Auth,
-			CloudClients:         c.CloudClients,
+			GCPClients:           c.CloudClients,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			return trace.Wrap(err)
@@ -313,7 +309,7 @@ func (c *Config) CheckAndSetDefaults(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	if c.discoveryResourceChecker == nil {
 		c.discoveryResourceChecker, err = cloud.NewDiscoveryResourceChecker(cloud.DiscoveryResourceCheckerConfig{
 			ResourceMatchers:  c.ResourceMatchers,
-			Clients:           c.CloudClients,
+			AzureClients:      c.CloudClients,
 			AWSConfigProvider: c.AWSConfigProvider,
 			Context:           ctx,
 		})
@@ -1204,7 +1200,7 @@ func (s *Server) createEngine(sessionCtx *common.Session, audit common.Audit) (c
 		Audit:             audit,
 		AuthClient:        s.cfg.AuthClient,
 		AWSConfigProvider: s.cfg.AWSConfigProvider,
-		CloudClients:      s.cfg.CloudClients,
+		GCPClients:        s.cfg.CloudClients,
 		Context:           s.connContext,
 		Clock:             s.cfg.Clock,
 		Log:               sessionCtx.Log,
diff --git a/lib/srv/db/watcher_test.go b/lib/srv/db/watcher_test.go
index 8e35120eddf..e6e06ff3520 100644
--- a/lib/srv/db/watcher_test.go
+++ b/lib/srv/db/watcher_test.go
@@ -335,15 +335,8 @@ func TestWatcherCloudFetchers(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	testCtx := setupTestContext(ctx, t)
 
-	testCloudClients := &clients.TestCloudClients{
-		AzureSQLServer: azure.NewSQLClientByAPI(&azure.ARMSQLServerMock{
-			AllServers: []*armsql.Server{azSQLServer},
-		}),
-		AzureManagedSQLServer: azure.NewManagedSQLClientByAPI(&azure.ARMSQLManagedServerMock{}),
-	}
 	dbFetcherFactory, err := db.NewAWSFetcherFactory(db.AWSFetcherFactoryConfig{
 		AWSConfigProvider: &mocks.AWSConfigProvider{},
-		CloudClients:      testCloudClients,
 		AWSClients: fakeAWSClients{
 			rdsClient: &mocks.RDSClient{Unauth: true}, // Access denied error should not affect other fetchers.
 			rssClient: &mocks.RedshiftServerlessClient{
@@ -376,7 +369,6 @@ func TestWatcherCloudFetchers(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		}},
 		CloudClients: &clients.TestCloudClients{
-			STS: &mocks.STSClientV1{},
 			AzureSQLServer: azure.NewSQLClientByAPI(&azure.ARMSQLServerMock{
 				AllServers: []*armsql.Server{azSQLServer},
 			}),
diff --git a/lib/srv/discovery/access_graph_aws.go b/lib/srv/discovery/access_graph_aws.go
index 185dd3f908a..9b17be7fd3d 100644
--- a/lib/srv/discovery/access_graph_aws.go
+++ b/lib/srv/discovery/access_graph_aws.go
@@ -505,7 +505,6 @@ func (s *Server) accessGraphAWSFetchersFromMatchers(ctx context.Context, matcher
 			ctx,
 			aws_sync.Config{
 				AWSConfigProvider:   s.AWSConfigProvider,
-				CloudClients:        s.CloudClients,
 				GetEKSClient:        s.GetAWSSyncEKSClient,
 				GetEC2Client:        s.GetEC2Client,
 				AssumeRole:          assumeRole,
diff --git a/lib/srv/discovery/access_graph_test.go b/lib/srv/discovery/access_graph_test.go
index c6efe1064cb..633770bce7d 100644
--- a/lib/srv/discovery/access_graph_test.go
+++ b/lib/srv/discovery/access_graph_test.go
@@ -190,11 +190,11 @@ func TestServer_updateDiscoveryConfigStatus(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "merge two errors",
 			args: args{
 				fetchers: []*fakeFetcher{
-					&fakeFetcher{
+					{
 						discoveryConfigName: "test1",
 						err:                 fmt.Errorf("error in fetcher 1"),
 					},
-					&fakeFetcher{
+					{
 						discoveryConfigName: "test1",
 						err:                 fmt.Errorf("error in fetcher 2"),
 					},
diff --git a/lib/srv/discovery/discovery.go b/lib/srv/discovery/discovery.go
index b5c9b14df95..b29cef50e2c 100644
--- a/lib/srv/discovery/discovery.go
+++ b/lib/srv/discovery/discovery.go
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ssm"
 	ssmtypes "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ssm/types"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts"
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/session"
 	"github.com/gravitational/trace"
 	"github.com/jonboulle/clockwork"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/awsconfig"
 	gcpimds "github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/imds/gcp"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cryptosuites"
-	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/integrations/awsoidc"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/services"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/services/readonly"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/srv/discovery/common"
@@ -240,12 +238,7 @@ func (c *Config) CheckAndSetDefaults() error {
 kubernetes matchers are present.`)
 	}
 	if c.CloudClients == nil {
-		awsIntegrationSessionProvider := func(ctx context.Context, region, integration string) (*session.Session, error) {
-			return awsoidc.NewSessionV1(ctx, c.AccessPoint, region, integration)
-		}
-		cloudClients, err := cloud.NewClients(
-			cloud.WithAWSIntegrationSessionProvider(awsIntegrationSessionProvider),
-		)
+		cloudClients, err := cloud.NewClients()
 		if err != nil {
 			return trace.Wrap(err, "unable to create cloud clients")
 		}
@@ -264,7 +257,6 @@ kubernetes matchers are present.`)
 	}
 	if c.AWSDatabaseFetcherFactory == nil {
 		factory, err := db.NewAWSFetcherFactory(db.AWSFetcherFactoryConfig{
-			CloudClients:      c.CloudClients,
 			AWSConfigProvider: c.AWSConfigProvider,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/lib/srv/discovery/discovery_test.go b/lib/srv/discovery/discovery_test.go
index dcde4aa6d38..bc397e4e717 100644
--- a/lib/srv/discovery/discovery_test.go
+++ b/lib/srv/discovery/discovery_test.go
@@ -365,7 +365,6 @@ func TestDiscoveryServer(t *testing.T) {
 		wantInstalledInstances    []string
 		wantDiscoveryConfigStatus *discoveryconfig.Status
 		userTasksDiscoverCheck    require.ValueAssertionFunc
-		cloudClients              cloud.Clients
 		ssmRunError               error
 	}{
 		{
@@ -947,7 +946,6 @@ func TestDiscoveryServer(t *testing.T) {
 				Emitter:          tc.emitter,
 				Log:              logger,
 				DiscoveryGroup:   defaultDiscoveryGroup,
-				CloudClients:     tc.cloudClients,
 				clock:            fakeClock,
 			})
 			require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -2174,7 +2172,6 @@ func TestDiscoveryDatabase(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	testCloudClients := &cloud.TestCloudClients{
-		STS: &mocks.STSClientV1{},
 		AzureRedis: azure.NewRedisClientByAPI(&azure.ARMRedisMock{
 			Servers: []*armredis.ResourceInfo{azRedisResource},
 		}),
@@ -2550,7 +2547,6 @@ func TestDiscoveryDatabase(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			dbFetcherFactory, err := db.NewAWSFetcherFactory(db.AWSFetcherFactoryConfig{
 				AWSConfigProvider: fakeConfigProvider,
-				CloudClients:      testCloudClients,
 				AWSClients: fakeAWSClients{
 					ecClient:  &mocks.ElastiCacheClient{},
 					mdbClient: &mocks.MemoryDBClient{},
@@ -2685,12 +2681,8 @@ func TestDiscoveryDatabaseRemovingDiscoveryConfigs(t *testing.T) {
 	fakeConfigProvider := &mocks.AWSConfigProvider{
 		STSClient: &mocks.STSClient{},
 	}
-	testCloudClients := &cloud.TestCloudClients{
-		STS: &fakeConfigProvider.STSClient.STSClientV1,
-	}
 	dbFetcherFactory, err := db.NewAWSFetcherFactory(db.AWSFetcherFactoryConfig{
 		AWSConfigProvider: fakeConfigProvider,
-		CloudClients:      testCloudClients,
 		AWSClients: fakeAWSClients{
 			rdsClient: &mocks.RDSClient{
 				DBInstances: []rdstypes.DBInstance{*awsRDSInstance},
@@ -2730,7 +2722,6 @@ func TestDiscoveryDatabaseRemovingDiscoveryConfigs(t *testing.T) {
 		&Config{
 			AWSConfigProvider:         fakeConfigProvider,
 			AWSDatabaseFetcherFactory: dbFetcherFactory,
-			CloudClients:              testCloudClients,
 			ClusterFeatures:           func() proto.Features { return proto.Features{} },
 			KubernetesClient:          fake.NewSimpleClientset(),
 			AccessPoint:               getDiscoveryAccessPoint(tlsServer.Auth(), authClient),
diff --git a/lib/srv/discovery/fetchers/aws-sync/aws-sync.go b/lib/srv/discovery/fetchers/aws-sync/aws-sync.go
index 21a5ca1af85..146637659bb 100644
--- a/lib/srv/discovery/fetchers/aws-sync/aws-sync.go
+++ b/lib/srv/discovery/fetchers/aws-sync/aws-sync.go
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import (
 
 	usageeventsv1 "github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/gen/proto/go/usageevents/v1"
 	accessgraphv1alpha "github.com/gravitational/teleport/gen/proto/go/accessgraph/v1alpha"
-	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/awsconfig"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/srv/server"
 )
@@ -48,8 +47,6 @@ const pageSize int32 = 500
 type Config struct {
 	// AWSConfigProvider provides [aws.Config] for AWS SDK service clients.
 	AWSConfigProvider awsconfig.Provider
-	// CloudClients is the cloud clients to use when fetching AWS resources.
-	CloudClients cloud.Clients
 	// GetEKSClient gets an AWS EKS client for the given region.
 	GetEKSClient EKSClientGetter
 	// GetEC2Client gets an AWS EC2 client for the given region.
diff --git a/lib/srv/discovery/fetchers/db/aws.go b/lib/srv/discovery/fetchers/db/aws.go
index 24de91e83e3..10a49173a5a 100644
--- a/lib/srv/discovery/fetchers/db/aws.go
+++ b/lib/srv/discovery/fetchers/db/aws.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/types"
-	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/awsconfig"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/srv/discovery/common"
 )
@@ -49,8 +48,6 @@ type awsFetcherPlugin interface {
 
 // awsFetcherConfig is the AWS database fetcher configuration.
 type awsFetcherConfig struct {
-	// AWSClients are the AWS API clients.
-	AWSClients cloud.AWSClients
 	// AWSConfigProvider provides [aws.Config] for AWS SDK service clients.
 	AWSConfigProvider awsconfig.Provider
 	// Type is the type of DB matcher, for example "rds", "redshift", etc.
@@ -78,9 +75,6 @@ type awsFetcherConfig struct {
 
 // CheckAndSetDefaults validates the config and sets defaults.
 func (cfg *awsFetcherConfig) CheckAndSetDefaults(component string) error {
-	if cfg.AWSClients == nil {
-		return trace.BadParameter("missing parameter AWSClients")
-	}
 	if cfg.AWSConfigProvider == nil {
 		return trace.BadParameter("missing AWSConfigProvider")
 	}
diff --git a/lib/srv/discovery/fetchers/db/aws_redshift_serverless_test.go b/lib/srv/discovery/fetchers/db/aws_redshift_serverless_test.go
index dd64dcdade4..bf657836520 100644
--- a/lib/srv/discovery/fetchers/db/aws_redshift_serverless_test.go
+++ b/lib/srv/discovery/fetchers/db/aws_redshift_serverless_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/types"
-	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/awstesthelpers"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/cloud/mocks"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/srv/discovery/common"
@@ -51,8 +50,7 @@ func TestRedshiftServerlessFetcher(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tests := []awsFetcherTest{
 		{
-			name:         "fetch all",
-			inputClients: &cloud.TestCloudClients{},
+			name: "fetch all",
 			fetcherCfg: AWSFetcherFactoryConfig{
 				AWSClients: fakeAWSClients{
 					rssClient: &mocks.RedshiftServerlessClient{
diff --git a/lib/srv/discovery/fetchers/db/db.go b/lib/srv/discovery/fetchers/db/db.go
index d7cca43f75d..eca656ca067 100644
--- a/lib/srv/discovery/fetchers/db/db.go
+++ b/lib/srv/discovery/fetchers/db/db.go
@@ -121,14 +121,9 @@ type AWSFetcherFactoryConfig struct {
 	AWSConfigProvider awsconfig.Provider
 	// AWSClients provides AWS SDK clients.
 	AWSClients AWSClientProvider
-	// CloudClients is an interface for retrieving AWS SDK v1 cloud clients.
-	CloudClients cloud.AWSClients
 }
 
 func (c *AWSFetcherFactoryConfig) checkAndSetDefaults() error {
-	if c.CloudClients == nil {
-		return trace.BadParameter("missing CloudClients")
-	}
 	if c.AWSConfigProvider == nil {
 		return trace.BadParameter("missing AWSConfigProvider")
 	}
@@ -173,7 +168,6 @@ func (f *AWSFetcherFactory) MakeFetchers(ctx context.Context, matchers []types.A
 			for _, makeFetcher := range makeFetchers {
 				for _, region := range matcher.Regions {
 					fetcher, err := makeFetcher(awsFetcherConfig{
-						AWSClients:          f.cfg.CloudClients,
 						Type:                matcherType,
 						AssumeRole:          assumeRole,
 						Labels:              matcher.Tags,
diff --git a/lib/srv/discovery/fetchers/db/helpers_test.go b/lib/srv/discovery/fetchers/db/helpers_test.go
index 5feae42c7b3..69b94ff9b08 100644
--- a/lib/srv/discovery/fetchers/db/helpers_test.go
+++ b/lib/srv/discovery/fetchers/db/helpers_test.go
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ var testAssumeRole = types.AssumeRole{
 // awsFetcherTest is a common test struct for AWS fetchers.
 type awsFetcherTest struct {
 	name          string
-	inputClients  *cloud.TestCloudClients
 	fetcherCfg    AWSFetcherFactoryConfig
 	inputMatchers []types.AWSMatcher
 	wantDatabases types.Databases
@@ -125,11 +124,6 @@ func testAWSFetchers(t *testing.T, tests ...awsFetcherTest) {
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		test := test
 		fakeSTS := &mocks.STSClient{}
-		if test.inputClients != nil {
-			require.Nil(t, test.inputClients.STS, "testAWSFetchers injects an STS mock itself, but test input had already configured it. This is a test configuration error.")
-			test.inputClients.STS = &fakeSTS.STSClientV1
-		}
-		test.fetcherCfg.CloudClients = test.inputClients
 		require.Nil(t, test.fetcherCfg.AWSConfigProvider, "testAWSFetchers injects a fake AWSConfigProvider, but the test input had already configured it. This is a test configuration error.")
 		test.fetcherCfg.AWSConfigProvider = &mocks.AWSConfigProvider{
 			STSClient: fakeSTS,
diff --git a/lib/srv/server/azure_watcher_test.go b/lib/srv/server/azure_watcher_test.go
index 0c9a183b1fc..3ff11436ebc 100644
--- a/lib/srv/server/azure_watcher_test.go
+++ b/lib/srv/server/azure_watcher_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type mockClients struct {
-	cloud.Clients
+	cloud.AzureClients
 
 	azureClient azure.VirtualMachinesClient
 }