diff --git a/src/credentials/GroupDataProviderImpl.cpp b/src/credentials/GroupDataProviderImpl.cpp
index 87eb9d04d6ee4b..95764967dab051 100644
--- a/src/credentials/GroupDataProviderImpl.cpp
+++ b/src/credentials/GroupDataProviderImpl.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,15 @@ using GroupEndpoint = GroupDataProvider::GroupEndpoint;
 using EpochKey      = GroupDataProvider::EpochKey;
 using KeySet        = GroupDataProvider::KeySet;
 using GroupSession  = GroupDataProvider::GroupSession;
-using FabricList    = CommonPersistentData::FabricList;
+
+struct FabricList : public CommonPersistentData::FabricList
+{
+    CHIP_ERROR UpdateKey(StorageKeyName & key) override
+    {
+        key = DefaultStorageKeyAllocator::GroupFabricList();
+        return CHIP_NO_ERROR;
+    }
+};
 
 constexpr size_t kPersistentBufferMax = 128;
 
diff --git a/src/lib/support/CommonPersistentData.h b/src/lib/support/CommonPersistentData.h
index 24c3e9a0354ce4..f04ba591959c4e 100644
--- a/src/lib/support/CommonPersistentData.h
+++ b/src/lib/support/CommonPersistentData.h
@@ -76,11 +76,8 @@ struct StoredDataList : public PersistentData<kMaxSerializedSize>
 constexpr size_t kPersistentFabricBufferMax = 32;
 struct FabricList : StoredDataList<FabricIndex, kPersistentFabricBufferMax>
 {
-    CHIP_ERROR UpdateKey(StorageKeyName & key) override
-    {
-        key = DefaultStorageKeyAllocator::FabricList();
-        return CHIP_NO_ERROR;
-    }
+    // Subclasses need to define UpdateKey to be whatever fabric list key they
+    // care about.
 
     void Clear() override
     {
diff --git a/src/lib/support/DefaultStorageKeyAllocator.h b/src/lib/support/DefaultStorageKeyAllocator.h
index dd7098ecf607f9..6a4b906c2426b8 100644
--- a/src/lib/support/DefaultStorageKeyAllocator.h
+++ b/src/lib/support/DefaultStorageKeyAllocator.h
@@ -102,9 +102,6 @@ class DefaultStorageKeyAllocator
     static StorageKeyName FabricMetadata(FabricIndex fabric) { return StorageKeyName::Formatted("f/%x/m", fabric); }
     static StorageKeyName FabricOpKey(FabricIndex fabric) { return StorageKeyName::Formatted("f/%x/o", fabric); }
 
-    // Fabric List
-    static StorageKeyName FabricList() { return StorageKeyName::FromConst("g/fl"); }
-
     // Fail-safe handling
     static StorageKeyName FailSafeCommitMarkerKey() { return StorageKeyName::FromConst("g/fs/c"); }
     static StorageKeyName FailSafeNetworkConfig() { return StorageKeyName::FromConst("g/fs/n"); }
@@ -147,6 +144,7 @@ class DefaultStorageKeyAllocator
     // Group Data Provider
 
     // List of fabric indices that have endpoint-to-group associations defined.
+    static StorageKeyName GroupFabricList() { return StorageKeyName::FromConst("g/gfl"); }
     static StorageKeyName FabricGroups(chip::FabricIndex fabric) { return StorageKeyName::Formatted("f/%x/g", fabric); }
     static StorageKeyName FabricGroup(chip::FabricIndex fabric, chip::GroupId group)
     {