diff --git a/awx/main/models/__init__.py b/awx/main/models/__init__.py
index 8b8cf114157e..8803842fd0ce 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/__init__.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/__init__.py
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 from awx.main.models.rbac import (  # noqa
     Role,
     batch_role_ancestor_rebuilding,
-    get_roles_on_resource,
     role_summary_fields_generator,
     ROLE_SINGLETON_SYSTEM_ADMINISTRATOR,
     ROLE_SINGLETON_SYSTEM_AUDITOR,
diff --git a/awx/main/models/mixins.py b/awx/main/models/mixins.py
index 75b304a32a08..3ab32ba81038 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/mixins.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/mixins.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 # AWX
 from awx.main.models.base import prevent_search
-from awx.main.models.rbac import Role, RoleAncestorEntry, get_roles_on_resource
+from awx.main.models.rbac import Role, RoleAncestorEntry
 from awx.main.utils import parse_yaml_or_json, get_custom_venv_choices, get_licenser, polymorphic
 from awx.main.utils.execution_environments import get_default_execution_environment
 from awx.main.utils.encryption import decrypt_value, get_encryption_key, is_encrypted
@@ -54,10 +54,7 @@ def accessible_objects(cls, accessor, role_field):
         Use instead of `MyModel.objects` when you want to only consider
         resources that a user has specific permissions for. For example:
         MyModel.accessible_objects(user, 'read_role').filter(name__istartswith='bar');
-        NOTE: This should only be used for list type things. If you have a
-        specific resource you want to check permissions on, it is more
-        performant to resolve the resource in question then call
-        `myresource.get_permissions(user)`.
+        NOTE: This should only be used for list type things.
         """
         return ResourceMixin._accessible_objects(cls, accessor, role_field)
 
@@ -86,15 +83,6 @@ def _accessible_pk_qs(cls, accessor, role_field, content_types=None):
     def _accessible_objects(cls, accessor, role_field):
         return cls.objects.filter(pk__in=ResourceMixin._accessible_pk_qs(cls, accessor, role_field))
 
-    def get_permissions(self, accessor):
-        """
-        Returns a string list of the roles a accessor has for a given resource.
-        An accessor can be either a User, Role, or an arbitrary resource that
-        contains one or more Roles associated with it.
-        """
-
-        return get_roles_on_resource(self, accessor)
-
 
 class SurveyJobTemplateMixin(models.Model):
     class Meta:
diff --git a/docs/rbac.md b/docs/rbac.md
index f64bc2222331..25591f6cf9c0 100644
--- a/docs/rbac.md
+++ b/docs/rbac.md
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@ The `singleton` class method is a helper method on the `Role` model that helps i
 You may use the `user in some_role` syntax to check and see if the specified
 user is a member of the given role, **or** a member of any ancestor role.
 
+#### `get_roles_on_resource(resource, accessor)`
+
+This is a static method (not bound to a class) that will efficiently return the names
+of all roles that the `accessor` (a user or a team) has on a particular resource.
+The resource is a python object for something like an organization, credential, or job template.
+Return value is a list of strings like `["admin_role", "execute_role"]`.
 
 ### Fields
 
@@ -126,13 +132,17 @@ By mixing in the `ResourceMixin` to your model, you are turning your model in to
     objects.filter(name__istartswith='december')
 ```
 
-##### `get_permissions(self, user)`
+##### `accessible_pk_qs(cls, user, role_field)`
+
+`accessible_pk_qs` returns a queryset of ids that match the same role filter as `accessible_objects`.
+A key difference is that this is more performant to use in subqueries when filtering related models.
 
-`get_permissions` is an instance method that will give you the list of role names that the user has access to for a given object.
+Say that another model, `YourModel` has a ForeignKey reference to `MyModel` via a field `my_model`,
+and you want to return all instances of `YourModel` that have a visible related `MyModel`.
+The best way to do this is:
 
 ```python
-    >>> instance.get_permissions(admin)
-    ['admin_role', 'execute_role', 'read_role']
+    YourModel.filter(my_model=MyModel.accessible_pk_qs(user, 'admin_role'))
 ```
 
 ## Usage
@@ -144,10 +154,7 @@ After exploring the _Overview_, the usage of the RBAC implementation in your cod
     class Document(Model, ResourceMixin):
        ...
     # declare your new role
-    readonly_role = ImplicitRoleField(
-        role_name="readonly",
-        permissions={'read':True},
-    )
+    readonly_role = ImplicitRoleField()
 ```
 
 Now that your model is a resource and has a `Role` defined, you can begin to access the helper methods provided to you by the `ResourceMixin` for checking a user's access to your resource. Here is the output of a Python REPL session:
@@ -156,11 +163,11 @@ Now that your model is a resource and has a `Role` defined, you can begin to acc
     # we've created some documents and a user
     >>> document = Document.objects.filter(pk=1)
     >>> user = User.objects.first()
-    >>> user in document.read_role
+    >>> user in document.readonly_role
     False  # not accessible by default
     >>> document.readonly_role.members.add(user)
-    >>> user in document.read_role
+    >>> user in document.readonly_role
     True   # now it is accessible
-    >>> user in document.admin_role
+    >>> user in document.readonly_role
     False  # my role does not have admin permission
 ```