diff --git a/enterprise/security/src/main/java/org/neo4j/server/security/enterprise/auth/EnterpriseUserManager.java b/enterprise/security/src/main/java/org/neo4j/server/security/enterprise/auth/EnterpriseUserManager.java
index d27cb7f24643..caf489d91d68 100644
--- a/enterprise/security/src/main/java/org/neo4j/server/security/enterprise/auth/EnterpriseUserManager.java
+++ b/enterprise/security/src/main/java/org/neo4j/server/security/enterprise/auth/EnterpriseUserManager.java
@@ -37,13 +37,11 @@ public interface EnterpriseUserManager extends UserManager
 
     void activateUser( String username, boolean requirePasswordChange ) throws IOException, InvalidArgumentsException;
 
-    RoleRecord newRole( String roleName, String... usernames ) throws IOException, InvalidArgumentsException;
+    void newRole( String roleName, String... usernames ) throws IOException, InvalidArgumentsException;
 
     boolean deleteRole( String roleName ) throws IOException, InvalidArgumentsException;
 
-    RoleRecord getRole( String roleName ) throws InvalidArgumentsException;
-
-    RoleRecord silentlyGetRole( String roleName );
+    void assertRoleExists( String roleName ) throws InvalidArgumentsException;
 
     /**
      * Assign a role to a user. The role and the user have to exist.
@@ -88,9 +86,8 @@ public void activateUser( String username, boolean requirePasswordChange )
         }
 
         @Override
-        public RoleRecord newRole( String roleName, String... usernames )
+        public void newRole( String roleName, String... usernames )
         {
-            return null;
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -100,15 +97,8 @@ public boolean deleteRole( String roleName )
         }
 
         @Override
-        public RoleRecord getRole( String roleName )
-        {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public RoleRecord silentlyGetRole( String roleName )
+        public void assertRoleExists( String roleName )
         {
-            return null;
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/enterprise/security/src/main/java/org/neo4j/server/security/enterprise/auth/InternalFlatFileRealm.java b/enterprise/security/src/main/java/org/neo4j/server/security/enterprise/auth/InternalFlatFileRealm.java
index 320c517c1911..ae6fbe38d71a 100644
--- a/enterprise/security/src/main/java/org/neo4j/server/security/enterprise/auth/InternalFlatFileRealm.java
+++ b/enterprise/security/src/main/java/org/neo4j/server/security/enterprise/auth/InternalFlatFileRealm.java
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ public User newUser( String username, String initialPassword, boolean requirePas
     }
 
     @Override
-    public RoleRecord newRole( String roleName, String... usernames ) throws IOException, InvalidArgumentsException
+    public void newRole( String roleName, String... usernames ) throws IOException, InvalidArgumentsException
     {
         roleRepository.assertValidRoleName( roleName );
         for ( String username : usernames )
@@ -486,8 +486,6 @@ public RoleRecord newRole( String roleName, String... usernames ) throws IOExcep
             }
             roleRepository.create( role );
         }
-
-        return role;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -506,14 +504,13 @@ public boolean deleteRole( String roleName ) throws IOException, InvalidArgument
             else
             {
                 // We should not get here, but if we do the assert will fail and give a nice error msg
-                getRole( roleName );
+                assertRoleExists( roleName );
             }
         }
         return result;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public RoleRecord getRole( String roleName ) throws InvalidArgumentsException
+    private RoleRecord getRole( String roleName ) throws InvalidArgumentsException
     {
         RoleRecord role = roleRepository.getRoleByName( roleName );
         if ( role == null )
@@ -524,7 +521,12 @@ public RoleRecord getRole( String roleName ) throws InvalidArgumentsException
     }
 
     @Override
-    public RoleRecord silentlyGetRole( String roleName )
+    public void assertRoleExists( String roleName ) throws InvalidArgumentsException
+    {
+        getRole( roleName );
+    }
+
+    private RoleRecord silentlyGetRole( String roleName )
     {
         return roleRepository.getRoleByName( roleName );
     }
diff --git a/enterprise/security/src/main/java/org/neo4j/server/security/enterprise/auth/PersonalUserManager.java b/enterprise/security/src/main/java/org/neo4j/server/security/enterprise/auth/PersonalUserManager.java
index 86be3c3b71ab..413031ce3f47 100644
--- a/enterprise/security/src/main/java/org/neo4j/server/security/enterprise/auth/PersonalUserManager.java
+++ b/enterprise/security/src/main/java/org/neo4j/server/security/enterprise/auth/PersonalUserManager.java
@@ -146,15 +146,14 @@ public User silentlyGetUser( String username )
     }
 
     @Override
-    public RoleRecord newRole( String roleName, String... usernames )
+    public void newRole( String roleName, String... usernames )
             throws IOException, InvalidArgumentsException, AuthorizationViolationException
     {
         try
         {
             assertUserManager();
-            RoleRecord newRole = userManager.newRole( roleName, usernames );
+            userManager.newRole( roleName, usernames );
             securityLog.info( subject, "created role `%s`", roleName );
-            return newRole;
         }
         catch ( AuthorizationViolationException | IOException | InvalidArgumentsException e )
         {
@@ -233,15 +232,9 @@ public Set<String> getAllUsernames() throws AuthorizationViolationException
     }
 
     @Override
-    public RoleRecord getRole( String roleName ) throws InvalidArgumentsException
+    public void assertRoleExists( String roleName ) throws InvalidArgumentsException
     {
-        return userManager.getRole( roleName );
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public RoleRecord silentlyGetRole( String roleName )
-    {
-        return userManager.silentlyGetRole( roleName );
+        userManager.assertRoleExists( roleName );
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/enterprise/security/src/test/java/org/neo4j/server/security/enterprise/auth/AuthProceduresInteractionTestBase.java b/enterprise/security/src/test/java/org/neo4j/server/security/enterprise/auth/AuthProceduresInteractionTestBase.java
index 8b1f00575f5c..b8bddaf40cda 100644
--- a/enterprise/security/src/test/java/org/neo4j/server/security/enterprise/auth/AuthProceduresInteractionTestBase.java
+++ b/enterprise/security/src/test/java/org/neo4j/server/security/enterprise/auth/AuthProceduresInteractionTestBase.java
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ public void shouldAllowAddingAndRemovingUserFromMultipleRoles() throws Exception
     public void shouldCreateRole() throws Exception
     {
         assertEmpty( adminSubject, "CALL dbms.security.createRole('new_role')" );
-        userManager.getRole( "new_role" );
+        userManager.assertRoleExists( "new_role" );
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/enterprise/security/src/test/java/org/neo4j/server/security/enterprise/auth/PersonalUserManagerTest.java b/enterprise/security/src/test/java/org/neo4j/server/security/enterprise/auth/PersonalUserManagerTest.java
index 5387694ba5db..deb6faccf4ec 100644
--- a/enterprise/security/src/test/java/org/neo4j/server/security/enterprise/auth/PersonalUserManagerTest.java
+++ b/enterprise/security/src/test/java/org/neo4j/server/security/enterprise/auth/PersonalUserManagerTest.java
@@ -184,14 +184,14 @@ public void activateUser( String username, boolean requirePasswordChange )
         }
 
         @Override
-        public RoleRecord newRole( String roleName, String... usernames ) throws IOException, InvalidArgumentsException
+        public void newRole( String roleName, String... usernames ) throws IOException, InvalidArgumentsException
         {
             if ( failNextCall )
             {
                 failNextCall = false;
                 throw new IOException( "newRoleException" );
             }
-            return delegate.newRole( roleName, usernames );
+            delegate.newRole( roleName, usernames );
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -206,20 +206,14 @@ public boolean deleteRole( String roleName ) throws IOException, InvalidArgument
         }
 
         @Override
-        public RoleRecord getRole( String roleName ) throws InvalidArgumentsException
+        public void assertRoleExists( String roleName ) throws InvalidArgumentsException
         {
             if ( failNextCall )
             {
                 failNextCall = false;
                 throw new InvalidArgumentsException( "getRoleException" );
             }
-            return delegate.getRole( roleName );
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public RoleRecord silentlyGetRole( String roleName )
-        {
-            return delegate.silentlyGetRole( roleName );
+            delegate.assertRoleExists( roleName );
         }
 
         @Override