diff --git a/awx/api/generics.py b/awx/api/generics.py
index cb875db5b0f1..4020bb67576e 100644
--- a/awx/api/generics.py
+++ b/awx/api/generics.py
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 from rest_framework.renderers import StaticHTMLRenderer
 from rest_framework.negotiation import DefaultContentNegotiation
 
-from ansible_base.filters.rest_framework.field_lookup_backend import FieldLookupBackend
-from ansible_base.utils.models import get_all_field_names
+from ansible_base.rest_filters.rest_framework.field_lookup_backend import FieldLookupBackend
+from ansible_base.lib.utils.models import get_all_field_names
 
 # AWX
 from awx.main.models import UnifiedJob, UnifiedJobTemplate, User, Role, Credential, WorkflowJobTemplateNode, WorkflowApprovalTemplate
diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index 523b21af827b..806e46cc85f4 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 # Django-Polymorphic
 from polymorphic.models import PolymorphicModel
 
-from ansible_base.utils.models import get_type_for_model
+from ansible_base.lib.utils.models import get_type_for_model
 
 # AWX
 from awx.main.access import get_user_capabilities
diff --git a/awx/conf/models.py b/awx/conf/models.py
index 91274140fbae..e4442fcecf5e 100644
--- a/awx/conf/models.py
+++ b/awx/conf/models.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # Django
 from django.db import models
 
-from ansible_base.utils.models import prevent_search
+from ansible_base.lib.utils.models import prevent_search
 
 # AWX
 from awx.main.models.base import CreatedModifiedModel
diff --git a/awx/main/access.py b/awx/main/access.py
index 6b57723e5b7e..5b297353568f 100644
--- a/awx/main/access.py
+++ b/awx/main/access.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # Django OAuth Toolkit
 from awx.main.models.oauth import OAuth2Application, OAuth2AccessToken
 
-from ansible_base.utils.validation import to_python_boolean
+from ansible_base.lib.utils.validation import to_python_boolean
 
 # AWX
 from awx.main.utils import (
diff --git a/awx/main/models/__init__.py b/awx/main/models/__init__.py
index 53b7ea63cd3c..2363543a9c61 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/__init__.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from django.db import connection
 from django.db.models.signals import pre_delete  # noqa
 
-from ansible_base.utils.models import prevent_search
+from ansible_base.lib.utils.models import prevent_search
 
 # AWX
 from awx.main.models.base import BaseModel, PrimordialModel, accepts_json, CLOUD_INVENTORY_SOURCES, VERBOSITY_CHOICES  # noqa
diff --git a/awx/main/models/ad_hoc_commands.py b/awx/main/models/ad_hoc_commands.py
index 9143f30f9830..0583e07c0438 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/ad_hoc_commands.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/ad_hoc_commands.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 
-from ansible_base.utils.models import prevent_search
+from ansible_base.lib.utils.models import prevent_search
 
 # AWX
 from awx.api.versioning import reverse
diff --git a/awx/main/models/ha.py b/awx/main/models/ha.py
index 08490234f234..4792d4e4d4bb 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/ha.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/ha.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import redis
 from solo.models import SingletonModel
 
-from ansible_base.utils.models import prevent_search
+from ansible_base.lib.utils.models import prevent_search
 
 # AWX
 from awx import __version__ as awx_application_version
diff --git a/awx/main/models/inventory.py b/awx/main/models/inventory.py
index ab8ae3284b1b..71c6eb0a9265 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/inventory.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/inventory.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 # REST Framework
 from rest_framework.exceptions import ParseError
 
-from ansible_base.utils.models import prevent_search
+from ansible_base.lib.utils.models import prevent_search
 
 # AWX
 from awx.api.versioning import reverse
diff --git a/awx/main/models/jobs.py b/awx/main/models/jobs.py
index a01f791af66c..7bd52d44388f 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/jobs.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/jobs.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # REST Framework
 from rest_framework.exceptions import ParseError
 
-from ansible_base.utils.models import prevent_search
+from ansible_base.lib.utils.models import prevent_search
 
 # AWX
 from awx.api.versioning import reverse
diff --git a/awx/main/models/mixins.py b/awx/main/models/mixins.py
index a2b787396777..9e9a9e9c295f 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/mixins.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/mixins.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from django.utils.crypto import get_random_string
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
-from ansible_base.utils.models import prevent_search
+from ansible_base.lib.utils.models import prevent_search
 
 # AWX
 from awx.main.models.rbac import Role, RoleAncestorEntry
diff --git a/awx/main/models/notifications.py b/awx/main/models/notifications.py
index 4b5ce89fca05..aa72f98293cc 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/notifications.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/notifications.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from jinja2 import sandbox, ChainableUndefined
 from jinja2.exceptions import TemplateSyntaxError, UndefinedError, SecurityError
 
-from ansible_base.utils.models import prevent_search
+from ansible_base.lib.utils.models import prevent_search
 
 # AWX
 from awx.api.versioning import reverse
diff --git a/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py b/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
index 83696d1eefce..a169feec25db 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 # Django-Polymorphic
 from polymorphic.models import PolymorphicModel
 
-from ansible_base.utils.models import prevent_search, get_type_for_model
+from ansible_base.lib.utils.models import prevent_search, get_type_for_model
 
 # AWX
 from awx.main.models.base import CommonModelNameNotUnique, PasswordFieldsModel, NotificationFieldsModel
diff --git a/awx/main/models/workflow.py b/awx/main/models/workflow.py
index 5f0cbff7caa8..9e8eb1a460f2 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/workflow.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/workflow.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 from jinja2 import sandbox
 from jinja2.exceptions import TemplateSyntaxError, UndefinedError, SecurityError
 
-from ansible_base.utils.models import prevent_search
+from ansible_base.lib.utils.models import prevent_search
 
 # AWX
 from awx.api.versioning import reverse
diff --git a/awx/main/scheduler/task_manager.py b/awx/main/scheduler/task_manager.py
index 18ebec427508..d064549012b1 100644
--- a/awx/main/scheduler/task_manager.py
+++ b/awx/main/scheduler/task_manager.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 
-from ansible_base.utils.models import get_type_for_model
+from ansible_base.lib.utils.models import get_type_for_model
 
 # AWX
 from awx.main.dispatch.reaper import reap_job
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_survey_spec.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_survey_spec.py
index 97a7f65c0fca..ec20806f6bfd 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_survey_spec.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_survey_spec.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import pytest
 import json
 
-from ansible_base.utils.models import get_type_for_model
+from ansible_base.lib.utils.models import get_type_for_model
 
 from awx.api.versioning import reverse
 from awx.main.models.jobs import JobTemplate, Job
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_filters.py b/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_filters.py
index 0066fdd0f631..29c2e3a93d97 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_filters.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_filters.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Django
 from rest_framework.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 
-from ansible_base.filters.rest_framework.field_lookup_backend import FieldLookupBackend
+from ansible_base.rest_filters.rest_framework.field_lookup_backend import FieldLookupBackend
 
 from awx.main.models import (
     AdHocCommand,
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_common.py b/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_common.py
index 1d960c45db17..3114fda7d30f 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_common.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_common.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 from rest_framework.exceptions import ParseError
 
-from ansible_base.utils.models import get_type_for_model
+from ansible_base.lib.utils.models import get_type_for_model
 
 from awx.main.utils import common
 from awx.api.validators import HostnameRegexValidator
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_filters.py b/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_filters.py
index ad1115043f89..55dd8ddf341e 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_filters.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_filters.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def __init__(self):
 @mock.patch('awx.main.utils.filters.get_model', return_value=mockHost())
 class TestSmartFilterQueryFromString:
     @mock.patch(
-        'ansible_base.filters.rest_framework.field_lookup_backend.get_fields_from_path', lambda model, path: ([model], path)
+        'ansible_base.rest_filters.rest_framework.field_lookup_backend.get_fields_from_path', lambda model, path: ([model], path)
     )  # disable field filtering, because a__b isn't a real Host field
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "filter_string,q_expected",
diff --git a/awx/main/utils/filters.py b/awx/main/utils/filters.py
index 682938cb1662..6aa882a0c4a1 100644
--- a/awx/main/utils/filters.py
+++ b/awx/main/utils/filters.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def __init__(self, t):
             else:
                 # detect loops and restrict access to sensitive fields
                 # this import is intentional here to avoid a circular import
-                from ansible_base.filters.rest_framework.field_lookup_backend import FieldLookupBackend
+                from ansible_base.rest_filters.rest_framework.field_lookup_backend import FieldLookupBackend
 
                 FieldLookupBackend().get_field_from_lookup(Host, k)
                 kwargs[k] = v
diff --git a/awx/settings/defaults.py b/awx/settings/defaults.py
index ae3610633a4d..f3f8f1881bac 100644
--- a/awx/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/awx/settings/defaults.py
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
     'awx.ui',
     'awx.sso',
     'solo',
-    'ansible_base',
+    'ansible_base.rest_filters',
 ]
 
 INTERNAL_IPS = ('127.0.0.1',)
@@ -1077,13 +1077,10 @@
 
 
 # django-ansible-base
-ANSIBLE_BASE_FEATURES = {'AUTHENTICATION': False, 'SWAGGER': False, 'FILTERING': True}
+ANSIBLE_BASE_TEAM_MODEL = 'main.Team'
+ANSIBLE_BASE_ORGANIZATION_MODEL = 'main.Organization'
 
-from ansible_base import settings  # noqa: E402
+from ansible_base.lib import dynamic_config  # noqa: E402
 
-settings_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(settings.__file__), 'dynamic_settings.py')
+settings_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(dynamic_config.__file__), 'dynamic_settings.py')
 include(settings_file)
-
-ANSIBLE_BASE_TEAM_MODEL = 'main.Team'
-
-ANSIBLE_BASE_ORGANIZATION_MODEL = 'main.Organization'
diff --git a/requirements/requirements_git.txt b/requirements/requirements_git.txt
index 5f141306b753..0d2bef443074 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements_git.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements_git.txt
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ git+https://github.com/ansible/ansible-runner.git@devel#egg=ansible-runner
 # specifically need https://github.com/robgolding/django-radius/pull/27
 git+https://github.com/ansible/django-radius.git@develop#egg=django-radius
 git+https://github.com/ansible/python3-saml.git@devel#egg=python3-saml
-git+https://github.com/ansible/django-ansible-base.git@devel#egg=django-ansible-base[filtering]
+django-ansible-base @ git+https://github.com/john-westcott-iv/django-ansible-base@app_split#egg=django-ansible-base[rest_filters]
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