diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/pgm/init/InitAdminUser.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/pgm/init/InitAdminUser.java
index 674f9c1e4b..45c5ea603a 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/pgm/init/InitAdminUser.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/pgm/init/InitAdminUser.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import com.google.gerrit.common.data.GroupReference;
 import com.google.gerrit.exceptions.NoSuchGroupException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.client.AuthType;
-import com.google.gerrit.pgm.init.api.AllUsersNameOnInitProvider;
 import com.google.gerrit.pgm.init.api.ConsoleUI;
 import com.google.gerrit.pgm.init.api.InitFlags;
 import com.google.gerrit.pgm.init.api.InitStep;
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Account;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.AccountSshKey;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.AccountState;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.externalids.ExternalId;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.config.AllUsersName;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.group.InternalGroup;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.index.account.AccountIndex;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.index.account.AccountIndexCollection;
@@ -49,7 +47,6 @@ import org.apache.commons.validator.routines.EmailValidator;
 public class InitAdminUser implements InitStep {
   private final InitFlags flags;
   private final ConsoleUI ui;
-  private final AllUsersNameOnInitProvider allUsers;
   private final AccountsOnInit accounts;
   private final VersionedAuthorizedKeysOnInit.Factory authorizedKeysFactory;
   private final ExternalIdsOnInit externalIds;
@@ -62,7 +59,6 @@ public class InitAdminUser implements InitStep {
   InitAdminUser(
       InitFlags flags,
       ConsoleUI ui,
-      AllUsersNameOnInitProvider allUsers,
       AccountsOnInit accounts,
       VersionedAuthorizedKeysOnInit.Factory authorizedKeysFactory,
       ExternalIdsOnInit externalIds,
@@ -70,7 +66,6 @@ public class InitAdminUser implements InitStep {
       GroupsOnInit groupsOnInit) {
     this.flags = flags;
     this.ui = ui;
-    this.allUsers = allUsers;
     this.accounts = accounts;
     this.authorizedKeysFactory = authorizedKeysFactory;
     this.externalIds = externalIds;
@@ -140,7 +135,7 @@ public class InitAdminUser implements InitStep {
           authorizedKeys.save("Add SSH key for initial admin user\n");
         }
 
-        AccountState as = AccountState.forAccount(new AllUsersName(allUsers.get()), a, extIds);
+        AccountState as = AccountState.forAccount(a, extIds);
         for (AccountIndex accountIndex : accountIndexCollection.getWriteIndexes()) {
           accountIndex.replace(as);
         }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/AccountCacheImpl.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/AccountCacheImpl.java
index 173d81d82b..3d81052a93 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/AccountCacheImpl.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/AccountCacheImpl.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.server.FanOutExecutor;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.externalids.ExternalId;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.externalids.ExternalIds;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.cache.CacheModule;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.config.AllUsersName;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.logging.Metadata;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.logging.TraceContext;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.logging.TraceContext.TraceTimer;
@@ -69,18 +68,15 @@ public class AccountCacheImpl implements AccountCache {
     };
   }
 
-  private final AllUsersName allUsersName;
   private final ExternalIds externalIds;
   private final LoadingCache<Account.Id, Optional<AccountState>> byId;
   private final ExecutorService executor;
 
   @Inject
   AccountCacheImpl(
-      AllUsersName allUsersName,
       ExternalIds externalIds,
       @Named(BYID_NAME) LoadingCache<Account.Id, Optional<AccountState>> byId,
       @FanOutExecutor ExecutorService executor) {
-    this.allUsersName = allUsersName;
     this.externalIds = externalIds;
     this.byId = byId;
     this.executor = executor;
@@ -171,7 +167,7 @@ public class AccountCacheImpl implements AccountCache {
   private AccountState missing(Account.Id accountId) {
     Account account = new Account(accountId, TimeUtil.nowTs());
     account.setActive(false);
-    return AccountState.forAccount(allUsersName, account);
+    return AccountState.forAccount(account);
   }
 
   static class ByIdLoader extends CacheLoader<Account.Id, Optional<AccountState>> {
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/AccountState.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/AccountState.java
index 46fde8c170..556185eb20 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/AccountState.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/AccountState.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.server.account.ProjectWatches.ProjectWatchKey;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.externalids.ExternalId;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.externalids.ExternalIdNotes;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.externalids.ExternalIds;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.config.AllUsersName;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Optional;
@@ -56,16 +55,14 @@ public class AccountState {
   /**
    * Creates an AccountState from the given account config.
    *
-   * @param allUsersName the name of the All-Users repository
    * @param externalIds class to access external IDs
    * @param accountConfig the account config, must already be loaded
    * @return the account state, {@link Optional#empty()} if the account doesn't exist
    * @throws IOException if accessing the external IDs fails
    */
   public static Optional<AccountState> fromAccountConfig(
-      AllUsersName allUsersName, ExternalIds externalIds, AccountConfig accountConfig)
-      throws IOException {
-    return fromAccountConfig(allUsersName, externalIds, accountConfig, null);
+      ExternalIds externalIds, AccountConfig accountConfig) throws IOException {
+    return fromAccountConfig(externalIds, accountConfig, null);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -78,7 +75,6 @@ public class AccountState {
    * updated the revision of the external IDs branch in account config is outdated. Hence after
    * updating external IDs the external ID notes must be provided.
    *
-   * @param allUsersName the name of the All-Users repository
    * @param externalIds class to access external IDs
    * @param accountConfig the account config, must already be loaded
    * @param extIdNotes external ID notes, must already be loaded, may be {@code null}
@@ -86,10 +82,7 @@ public class AccountState {
    * @throws IOException if accessing the external IDs fails
    */
   public static Optional<AccountState> fromAccountConfig(
-      AllUsersName allUsersName,
-      ExternalIds externalIds,
-      AccountConfig accountConfig,
-      @Nullable ExternalIdNotes extIdNotes)
+      ExternalIds externalIds, AccountConfig accountConfig, @Nullable ExternalIdNotes extIdNotes)
       throws IOException {
     if (!accountConfig.getLoadedAccount().isPresent()) {
       return Optional.empty();
@@ -115,39 +108,29 @@ public class AccountState {
 
     return Optional.of(
         new AccountState(
-            allUsersName,
-            account,
-            extIds,
-            projectWatches,
-            generalPreferences,
-            diffPreferences,
-            editPreferences));
+            account, extIds, projectWatches, generalPreferences, diffPreferences, editPreferences));
   }
 
   /**
    * Creates an AccountState for a given account with no external IDs, no project watches and
    * default preferences.
    *
-   * @param allUsersName the name of the All-Users repository
    * @param account the account
    * @return the account state
    */
-  public static AccountState forAccount(AllUsersName allUsersName, Account account) {
-    return forAccount(allUsersName, account, ImmutableSet.of());
+  public static AccountState forAccount(Account account) {
+    return forAccount(account, ImmutableSet.of());
   }
 
   /**
    * Creates an AccountState for a given account with no project watches and default preferences.
    *
-   * @param allUsersName the name of the All-Users repository
    * @param account the account
    * @param extIds the external IDs
    * @return the account state
    */
-  public static AccountState forAccount(
-      AllUsersName allUsersName, Account account, Collection<ExternalId> extIds) {
+  public static AccountState forAccount(Account account, Collection<ExternalId> extIds) {
     return new AccountState(
-        allUsersName,
         account,
         ImmutableSet.copyOf(extIds),
         ImmutableMap.of(),
@@ -156,7 +139,6 @@ public class AccountState {
         EditPreferencesInfo.defaults());
   }
 
-  private final AllUsersName allUsersName;
   private final Account account;
   private final ImmutableSet<ExternalId> externalIds;
   private final Optional<String> userName;
@@ -167,14 +149,12 @@ public class AccountState {
   private Cache<IdentifiedUser.PropertyKey<Object>, Object> properties;
 
   private AccountState(
-      AllUsersName allUsersName,
       Account account,
       ImmutableSet<ExternalId> externalIds,
       ImmutableMap<ProjectWatchKey, ImmutableSet<NotifyType>> projectWatches,
       GeneralPreferencesInfo generalPreferences,
       DiffPreferencesInfo diffPreferences,
       EditPreferencesInfo editPreferences) {
-    this.allUsersName = allUsersName;
     this.account = account;
     this.externalIds = externalIds;
     this.userName = ExternalId.getUserName(externalIds);
@@ -184,10 +164,6 @@ public class AccountState {
     this.editPreferences = editPreferences;
   }
 
-  public AllUsersName getAllUsersNameForIndexing() {
-    return allUsersName;
-  }
-
   /** Get the cached account metadata. */
   public Account getAccount() {
     return account;
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/Accounts.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/Accounts.java
index f3758bf2c4..dbe7ba7b4c 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/Accounts.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/Accounts.java
@@ -134,9 +134,7 @@ public class Accounts {
   private Optional<AccountState> read(Repository allUsersRepository, Account.Id accountId)
       throws IOException, ConfigInvalidException {
     return AccountState.fromAccountConfig(
-        allUsersName,
-        externalIds,
-        new AccountConfig(accountId, allUsersName, allUsersRepository).load());
+        externalIds, new AccountConfig(accountId, allUsersName, allUsersRepository).load());
   }
 
   public static Stream<Account.Id> readUserRefs(Repository repo) throws IOException {
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/AccountsUpdate.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/AccountsUpdate.java
index 20a1c978f1..cd47945998 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/AccountsUpdate.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/AccountsUpdate.java
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ public class AccountsUpdate {
               AccountConfig accountConfig = read(r, accountId);
               Account account =
                   accountConfig.getNewAccount(new Timestamp(committerIdent.getWhen().getTime()));
-              AccountState accountState = AccountState.forAccount(allUsersName, account);
+              AccountState accountState = AccountState.forAccount(account);
               InternalAccountUpdate.Builder updateBuilder = InternalAccountUpdate.builder();
               updater.update(accountState, updateBuilder);
 
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ public class AccountsUpdate {
         r -> {
           AccountConfig accountConfig = read(r, accountId);
           Optional<AccountState> account =
-              AccountState.fromAccountConfig(allUsersName, externalIds, accountConfig);
+              AccountState.fromAccountConfig(externalIds, accountConfig);
           if (!account.isPresent()) {
             return null;
           }
@@ -592,8 +592,7 @@ public class AccountsUpdate {
     }
 
     public AccountState getAccount() throws IOException {
-      return AccountState.fromAccountConfig(allUsersName, externalIds, accountConfig, extIdNotes)
-          .get();
+      return AccountState.fromAccountConfig(externalIds, accountConfig, extIdNotes).get();
     }
 
     public ExternalIdNotes getExternalIdNotes() {
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/index/account/AccountField.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/index/account/AccountField.java
index ab3a96d3e8..b881a35b9d 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/index/account/AccountField.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/index/account/AccountField.java
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import com.google.gerrit.index.SchemaUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.RefNames;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.AccountState;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.externalids.ExternalId;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.config.AllUsersName;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.config.AllUsersNameProvider;
 import java.sql.Timestamp;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -144,7 +146,11 @@ public class AccountField {
                     RefState.create(
                             RefNames.refsUsers(a.getAccount().getId()),
                             ObjectId.fromString(a.getAccount().getMetaId()))
-                        .toByteArray(a.getAllUsersNameForIndexing()));
+                        // We use the default AllUsers name to avoid having to pass around that
+                        // variable just for indexing.
+                        // This field is only used for staleness detection which will discover the
+                        // default name and replace it with the actually configured name.
+                        .toByteArray(new AllUsersName(AllUsersNameProvider.DEFAULT)));
               });
 
   /**
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/index/account/StalenessChecker.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/index/account/StalenessChecker.java
index 46647002f3..0423bb915d 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/index/account/StalenessChecker.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/index/account/StalenessChecker.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.RefNames;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.externalids.ExternalId;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.externalids.ExternalIds;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.AllUsersName;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.config.AllUsersNameProvider;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.git.GitRepositoryManager;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.index.IndexUtils;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
@@ -106,7 +107,11 @@ public class StalenessChecker {
 
     for (Map.Entry<Project.NameKey, RefState> e :
         RefState.parseStates(result.get().getValue(AccountField.REF_STATE)).entries()) {
-      try (Repository repo = repoManager.openRepository(e.getKey())) {
+      // Custom All-Users repository names are not indexed. Instead, the default name is used.
+      // Therefore, defer to the currently configured All-Users name.
+      Project.NameKey repoName =
+          e.getKey().get().equals(AllUsersNameProvider.DEFAULT) ? allUsersName : e.getKey();
+      try (Repository repo = repoManager.openRepository(repoName)) {
         if (!e.getValue().match(repo)) {
           // Ref was modified since the account was indexed.
           return true;
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/testing/FakeAccountCache.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/testing/FakeAccountCache.java
index b99a32d7df..c86bcf4e30 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/testing/FakeAccountCache.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/testing/FakeAccountCache.java
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.common.Nullable;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Account;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.AccountCache;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.AccountState;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.config.AllUsersName;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.config.AllUsersNameProvider;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.util.time.TimeUtil;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -78,6 +76,6 @@ public class FakeAccountCache implements AccountCache {
   }
 
   private static AccountState newState(Account account) {
-    return AccountState.forAccount(new AllUsersName(AllUsersNameProvider.DEFAULT), account);
+    return AccountState.forAccount(account);
   }
 }
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/account/AccountResolverTest.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/account/AccountResolverTest.java
index d4ad7d7751..5470e3c9ca 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/account/AccountResolverTest.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/account/AccountResolverTest.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.server.account.AccountResolver.Result;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.AccountResolver.Searcher;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.AccountResolver.StringSearcher;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.AccountResolver.UnresolvableAccountException;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.config.AllUsersName;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.util.time.TimeUtil;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
@@ -329,14 +328,13 @@ public class AccountResolverTest {
   }
 
   private AccountState newAccount(int id) {
-    return AccountState.forAccount(
-        new AllUsersName("All-Users"), new Account(Account.id(id), TimeUtil.nowTs()));
+    return AccountState.forAccount(new Account(Account.id(id), TimeUtil.nowTs()));
   }
 
   private AccountState newInactiveAccount(int id) {
     Account a = new Account(Account.id(id), TimeUtil.nowTs());
     a.setActive(false);
-    return AccountState.forAccount(new AllUsersName("All-Users"), a);
+    return AccountState.forAccount(a);
   }
 
   private static ImmutableSet<Account.Id> ids(int... ids) {
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/index/account/AccountFieldTest.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/index/account/AccountFieldTest.java
index 5573be7120..0f73cc5378 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/index/account/AccountFieldTest.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/index/account/AccountFieldTest.java
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ public class AccountFieldTest {
     Account account = new Account(Account.id(1), TimeUtil.nowTs());
     String metaId = "0e39795bb25dc914118224995c53c5c36923a461";
     account.setMetaId(metaId);
-    List<String> values =
-        toStrings(AccountField.REF_STATE.get(AccountState.forAccount(allUsersName, account)));
+    List<String> values = toStrings(AccountField.REF_STATE.get(AccountState.forAccount(account)));
     assertThat(values).hasSize(1);
     String expectedValue =
         allUsersName.get() + ":" + RefNames.refsUsers(account.getId()) + ":" + metaId;
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ public class AccountFieldTest {
     List<String> values =
         toStrings(
             AccountField.EXTERNAL_ID_STATE.get(
-                AccountState.forAccount(null, account, ImmutableSet.of(extId1, extId2))));
+                AccountState.forAccount(account, ImmutableSet.of(extId1, extId2))));
     String expectedValue1 = extId1.key().sha1().name() + ":" + extId1.blobId().name();
     String expectedValue2 = extId2.key().sha1().name() + ":" + extId2.blobId().name();
     assertThat(values).containsExactly(expectedValue1, expectedValue2);
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/mail/send/FromAddressGeneratorProviderTest.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/mail/send/FromAddressGeneratorProviderTest.java
index 128279f6bb..0e04739a24 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/mail/send/FromAddressGeneratorProviderTest.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/mail/send/FromAddressGeneratorProviderTest.java
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ import com.google.gerrit.mail.Address;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Account;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.AccountCache;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.AccountState;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.config.AllUsersName;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.config.AllUsersNameProvider;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.util.time.TimeUtil;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -383,6 +381,6 @@ public class FromAddressGeneratorProviderTest {
     final Account account = new Account(userId, TimeUtil.nowTs());
     account.setFullName(name);
     account.setPreferredEmail(email);
-    return AccountState.forAccount(new AllUsersName(AllUsersNameProvider.DEFAULT), account);
+    return AccountState.forAccount(account);
   }
 }