SQL Management Pack - login to databases required?

I've recently imported the SQL Management Packs (version 6.5.4.0) and discovery has been working fine - Databases are being discovered and displayed in the Databases view in the SCOM console. On one of the 2012R2 SQL servers, I noticed these errors in the
OpsMgr Event Log (see below)
The information that the MP needs for the Database properties (DB Free space, source log shipping, etc.) seems like it could be achieved without having to login to each individual database. Is there a reason why the SQL MP requires this type of intrusive
mechanism for querying information? Is there a way to disable these login scripts but still obtain the information about databases?

You can find the content of the monitoring script here
http://systemcentercore.com/?GetElement=Microsoft.SQLServer.2012.DBSizeRawPerfProvider&Type=DataSourceModuleType&ManagementPack=Microsoft.SQLServer.2012.Monitoring&Version=6.5.1.0
I don't have toroughly reviewed it, but if you do you'll probably find
how it works and why it needs to log into every database.
Now, if you do believe that you can obtain the same informations using WMI and without logging into the DBs, you'll have to disable every monitor that tries to connect into them and write your own ones...

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FROM   apple
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FROM   apple
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