diff --git a/geonode/base/api/permissions.py b/geonode/base/api/permissions.py
index c5c36534234..2fd1c34b5c4 100644
--- a/geonode/base/api/permissions.py
+++ b/geonode/base/api/permissions.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 from guardian.shortcuts import get_objects_for_user
 from itertools import chain
 from guardian.shortcuts import get_groups_with_perms
+from geonode.security.registry import permissions_registry
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ def has_permission(self, request, view):
             )
 
             # getting the user permission for that resource
-            resource_perms = res.get_user_perms(request.user)
+            resource_perms = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=res, user=request.user)
 
             groups = get_groups_with_perms(res, attach_perms=True)
             # we are making this because the request.user.groups sometimes returns empty si is not fully reliable
diff --git a/geonode/base/api/serializers.py b/geonode/base/api/serializers.py
index 96338ebf675..27a8a122a2e 100644
--- a/geonode/base/api/serializers.py
+++ b/geonode/base/api/serializers.py
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ def to_representation(self, instance):
         request = self.context.get("request", None)
         resource = ResourceBase.objects.get(pk=instance)
         return (
-            permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=resource, user=request.user, include_virtual=True)
+            permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=resource, user=request.user)
             if request and request.user and resource
             else []
         )
diff --git a/geonode/base/api/tests.py b/geonode/base/api/tests.py
index 6fa473ffcec..009acd52d7e 100644
--- a/geonode/base/api/tests.py
+++ b/geonode/base/api/tests.py
@@ -2377,10 +2377,7 @@ def test_resource_service_copy_with_perms_dataset_set_default_perms(self):
             self.assertTrue(
                 "bobby"
                 in "bobby"
-                in [
-                    x.username
-                    for x in permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=resource, include_virtual=True).get("users", [])
-                ]
+                in [x.username for x in permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=resource).get("users", [])]
             )
             # copying the resource, should remove the perms for bobby
             # only the default perms should be available
@@ -2398,17 +2395,11 @@ def test_resource_service_copy_with_perms_dataset_set_default_perms(self):
         self.assertIsNotNone(_resource)
         self.assertNotIn(
             "bobby",
-            [
-                x.username
-                for x in permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=_resource, include_virtual=True).get("users", [])
-            ],
+            [x.username for x in permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=_resource).get("users", [])],
         )
         self.assertIn(
             "admin",
-            [
-                x.username
-                for x in permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=_resource, include_virtual=True).get("users", [])
-            ],
+            [x.username for x in permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=_resource).get("users", [])],
         )
 
     def test_resource_service_copy_with_perms_doc(self):
@@ -3447,7 +3438,7 @@ def test_simple_resourcebase_can_be_created_by_resourcemanager(self):
             "groups": {anonymous_group: set(["view_resourcebase"])},
         }
 
-        actual_perms = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=resource, include_virtual=True).copy()
+        actual_perms = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=resource).copy()
         self.assertIsNotNone(actual_perms)
         self.assertTrue(self.user in actual_perms["users"].keys())
         self.assertTrue(anonymous_group in actual_perms["groups"].keys())
diff --git a/geonode/base/views.py b/geonode/base/views.py
index 31f4bf2f677..f8a9741bdef 100644
--- a/geonode/base/views.py
+++ b/geonode/base/views.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 
 from geonode.base.forms import CategoryForm, TKeywordForm, ThesaurusAvailableForm
 from geonode.base.models import Thesaurus, TopicCategory
+from geonode.security.registry import permissions_registry
 
 from .forms import ResourceBaseForm
 
@@ -535,8 +536,7 @@ def resourcebase_embed(request, resourcebaseid, template="base/base_edit.html"):
 
     # Call this first in order to be sure "perms_list" is correct
     permissions_json = _perms_info_json(resourcebase_obj)
-
-    perms_list = resourcebase_obj.get_user_perms(request.user)
+    perms_list = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=resourcebase_obj, user=request.user)
 
     group = None
     if resourcebase_obj.group:
diff --git a/geonode/documents/tests.py b/geonode/documents/tests.py
index 7f678328e56..4de6e8ffd46 100644
--- a/geonode/documents/tests.py
+++ b/geonode/documents/tests.py
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ def test_set_document_permissions(self):
 
         # Test that previous permissions for users other than ones specified in
         # the perm_spec (and the document owner) were
-        current_perms = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=document, include_virtual=True)
+        current_perms = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=document)
         self.assertEqual(len(current_perms["users"]), 1)
 
         # Test that the User permissions specified in the perm_spec were
diff --git a/geonode/geoapps/views.py b/geonode/geoapps/views.py
index a20064f01b8..2d9277a24f0 100644
--- a/geonode/geoapps/views.py
+++ b/geonode/geoapps/views.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 from geonode.base.forms import CategoryForm, TKeywordForm, ThesaurusAvailableForm
 from geonode.base.models import Thesaurus, TopicCategory
 from geonode.utils import resolve_object
+from geonode.security.registry import permissions_registry
 
 from .forms import GeoAppForm
 
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ def geoapp_edit(request, geoappid, template="apps/app_edit.html"):
     # Call this first in order to be sure "perms_list" is correct
     permissions_json = _perms_info_json(geoapp_obj)
 
-    perms_list = geoapp_obj.get_user_perms(request.user)
+    perms_list = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=geoapp_obj, user=request.user)
 
     group = None
     if geoapp_obj.group:
diff --git a/geonode/geoserver/security.py b/geonode/geoserver/security.py
index 5109cec0997..5cc93e77b93 100644
--- a/geonode/geoserver/security.py
+++ b/geonode/geoserver/security.py
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ def sync_resources_with_guardian(resource=None, force=False):
                 batch = AutoPriorityBatch(gf_utils.get_first_available_priority(), f"Sync resources {dataset}")
 
                 gf_utils.collect_delete_layer_rules(get_dataset_workspace(dataset), dataset.name, batch)
-                perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=dataset, include_virtual=True)
+                perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=dataset)
                 # All the other users
                 if "users" in perm_spec:
                     for user, perms in perm_spec["users"].items():
diff --git a/geonode/geoserver/tests/integration.py b/geonode/geoserver/tests/integration.py
index 39d8040e80f..06cb8a43e9a 100644
--- a/geonode/geoserver/tests/integration.py
+++ b/geonode/geoserver/tests/integration.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 from geonode.decorators import on_ogc_backend
 from geonode.base.models import TopicCategory, Link
 from geonode.geoserver.helpers import set_attributes_from_geoserver
+from geonode.security.registry import permissions_registry
 
 LOCAL_TIMEOUT = 300
 
@@ -351,4 +352,5 @@ def test_default_anonymous_permissions(self):
             saved_dataset.delete()
 
     def get_user_resource_perms(self, instance, user):
-        return list(instance.get_user_perms(user).union(instance.get_self_resource().get_user_perms(user)))
+        return permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=instance, user=user)
+        # return list(instance.get_user_perms(user).union(instance.get_self_resource().get_user_perms(user)))
diff --git a/geonode/groups/tests.py b/geonode/groups/tests.py
index db9ce8e543a..5366ab515f1 100644
--- a/geonode/groups/tests.py
+++ b/geonode/groups/tests.py
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ def test_perms_info(self):
         # Add test to test perms being sent to the front end.
         layer = Dataset.objects.first()
         layer.set_default_permissions()
-        perms_info = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer, include_virtual=True)
+        perms_info = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer)
 
         # Ensure there is only one group 'anonymous' by default
         self.assertEqual(len(perms_info["groups"].keys()), 1)
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ def test_group_activity_pages_render(self):
         try:
             # Add test to test perms being sent to the front end.
             dataset.set_default_permissions()
-            perms_info = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=dataset, include_virtual=True)
+            perms_info = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=dataset)
 
             # Ensure there is only one group 'anonymous' by default
             self.assertEqual(len(perms_info["groups"].keys()), 1)
diff --git a/geonode/layers/tests.py b/geonode/layers/tests.py
index 0d814cc972d..d0a9d304227 100644
--- a/geonode/layers/tests.py
+++ b/geonode/layers/tests.py
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ def test_assign_change_dataset_data_perm(self):
         layer = Dataset.objects.first()
         user = get_anonymous_user()
         layer.set_permissions({"users": {user.username: ["change_dataset_data"]}})
-        perms = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer, include_virtual=True)
+        perms = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer)
         self.assertNotIn(user, perms["users"])
         self.assertNotIn(user.username, perms["users"])
 
@@ -737,13 +737,13 @@ def test_surrogate_escape_string(self):
     def test_assign_remove_permissions(self):
         # Assing
         layer = Dataset.objects.all().first()
-        perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer, include_virtual=True)
+        perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer)
         self.assertNotIn(get_user_model().objects.get(username="norman"), perm_spec["users"])
 
         utils.set_datasets_permissions(
             "edit", resources_names=[layer.name], users_usernames=["norman"], delete_flag=False, verbose=True
         )
-        perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer, include_virtual=True)
+        perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer)
         _c = 0
         if "users" in perm_spec:
             for _u in perm_spec["users"]:
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ def test_assign_remove_permissions(self):
         utils.set_datasets_permissions(
             "read", resources_names=[layer.name], users_usernames=["norman"], delete_flag=True, verbose=True
         )
-        perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer, include_virtual=True)
+        perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer)
         _c = 0
         if "users" in perm_spec:
             for _u in perm_spec["users"]:
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ def test_assign_remove_permissions(self):
     def test_assign_remove_permissions_for_groups(self):
         # Assing
         layer = Dataset.objects.all().first()
-        perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer, include_virtual=True)
+        perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer)
         group_profile = GroupProfile.objects.create(slug="group1", title="group1", access="public")
         self.assertNotIn(group_profile, perm_spec["groups"])
 
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ def test_assign_remove_permissions_for_groups(self):
         utils.set_datasets_permissions(
             "manage", resources_names=[layer.name], groups_names=["group1"], delete_flag=False, verbose=True
         )
-        perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer, include_virtual=True)
+        perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer)
         expected = {
             "change_dataset_data",
             "change_dataset_style",
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ def test_assign_remove_permissions_for_groups(self):
         utils.set_datasets_permissions(
             "view", resources_names=[layer.name], groups_names=["group1"], delete_flag=False, verbose=True
         )
-        perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer, include_virtual=True)
+        perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer)
         expected = {"view_resourcebase"}
         # checking the perms list
         self.assertSetEqual(expected, set(perm_spec["groups"][group_profile.group]))
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ def test_assign_remove_permissions_for_groups(self):
         utils.set_datasets_permissions(
             "view", resources_names=[layer.name], groups_names=["group1"], delete_flag=True, verbose=True
         )
-        perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer, include_virtual=True)
+        perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer)
         # checking the perms list
         self.assertTrue(group_profile.group not in perm_spec["groups"])
 
@@ -1816,7 +1816,7 @@ def _create_arguments(self, perms_type, mode="set"):
     def _assert_perms(self, expected_perms, dataset, username, assertion=True):
         dataset.refresh_from_db()
 
-        perms = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=dataset, include_virtual=True)
+        perms = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=dataset)
         if assertion:
             self.assertTrue(username in [user.username for user in perms["users"]])
             actual = set(
diff --git a/geonode/layers/views.py b/geonode/layers/views.py
index f7907326936..90efbec41ae 100644
--- a/geonode/layers/views.py
+++ b/geonode/layers/views.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 from geonode.people.forms import ProfileForm
 from geonode.utils import check_ogc_backend, llbbox_to_mercator, resolve_object
 from geonode.geoserver.helpers import ogc_server_settings
+from geonode.security.registry import permissions_registry
 
 if check_ogc_backend(geoserver.BACKEND_PACKAGE):
     from geonode.geoserver.helpers import gs_catalog
@@ -646,7 +647,7 @@ def dataset_metadata_detail(request, layername, template="datasets/dataset_metad
     site_url = settings.SITEURL.rstrip("/") if settings.SITEURL.startswith("http") else settings.SITEURL
 
     register_event(request, "view_metadata", layer)
-    perms_list = layer.get_user_perms(request.user)
+    perms_list = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer, user=request.user)
 
     return render(
         request,
diff --git a/geonode/people/tests.py b/geonode/people/tests.py
index 18ae6736fe0..46e4047c8b7 100644
--- a/geonode/people/tests.py
+++ b/geonode/people/tests.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def test_set_unset_user_dataset_permissions(self):
                 )
         for layer in self.layers:
             user = get_user_model().objects.first()
-            perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer, include_virtual=True)
+            perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer)
             self.assertFalse(user in perm_spec["users"], f"{layer} - {user}")
 
     @override_settings(ASYNC_SIGNALS=False)
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def test_set_unset_group_dataset_permissions(self):
                     verbose=True,
                 )
         for layer in self.layers:
-            perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer, include_virtual=True)
+            perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer)
             self.assertTrue(self.groups[0] in perm_spec["groups"])
 
     @override_settings(ASYNC_SIGNALS=False)
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ def test_unset_group_dataset_perms(self):
                     verbose=True,
                 )
         for layer in self.layers:
-            perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer, include_virtual=True)
+            perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer)
             self.assertTrue(user not in perm_spec["users"])
 
     def test_forgot_username(self):
diff --git a/geonode/resource/manager.py b/geonode/resource/manager.py
index 4f62f5307f5..e2bb8cb2d91 100644
--- a/geonode/resource/manager.py
+++ b/geonode/resource/manager.py
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ def _safe_assign_perm(perm, user_or_group, obj=None):
                         uuid,
                         instance=_resource,
                         owner=owner,
-                        permissions=permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=_resource, include_virtual=True),
+                        permissions=permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=_resource),
                         created=created,
                     ):
                         # This might not be a severe error. E.g. for datasets outside of local GeoServer
diff --git a/geonode/security/models.py b/geonode/security/models.py
index 914aab02317..f8e3b29d09f 100644
--- a/geonode/security/models.py
+++ b/geonode/security/models.py
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ def user_can(self, user, permission):
         """
         Checks if a has a given permission to the resource.
         """
-        user_perms = self.get_user_perms(user)
+        user_perms = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=self, user=user)
 
         if permission not in user_perms:
             # TODO cater for permissions with syntax base.permission_codename
diff --git a/geonode/security/registry.py b/geonode/security/registry.py
index 41a42277668..81f84274281 100644
--- a/geonode/security/registry.py
+++ b/geonode/security/registry.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def __check_item(self, item):
 
     def fixup_perms(self, instance, payload, include_virtual=True, *args, **kwargs):
         for handler in self.REGISTRY:
-            payload = handler.fixup_perms(instance, payload, include_virtual, *args, **kwargs)
+            payload = handler.fixup_perms(instance, payload, include_virtual=include_virtual, *args, **kwargs)
         return payload
 
     def get_perms(self, instance, user=None, include_virtual=True, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/geonode/security/tests.py b/geonode/security/tests.py
index 4197f7cb4a4..bcd690c0c54 100644
--- a/geonode/security/tests.py
+++ b/geonode/security/tests.py
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ def test_set_dataset_permissions(self):
 
         # Test that previous permissions for users other than ones specified in
         # the perm_spec (and the layers owner) were removed
-        current_perms = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer, include_virtual=True)
+        current_perms = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=layer)
         self.assertGreaterEqual(len(current_perms["users"]), 1)
 
         # Test that there are no duplicates on returned permissions
@@ -1899,7 +1899,7 @@ def test_set_compact_permissions(self):
             permissions, expected = item
             self.resource.set_permissions(permissions)
             for authorized_subject, expected_perms in expected.items():
-                perms_got = [x for x in self.resource.get_self_resource().get_user_perms(authorized_subject)]
+                perms_got = [x for x in permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=self.resource, user=authorized_subject)]
                 self.assertSetEqual(
                     set(expected_perms),
                     set(perms_got),
@@ -1981,7 +1981,7 @@ def test_permissions_are_set_as_expected_resource_publishing_True(self):
             permissions, expected = item
             self.resource.set_permissions(permissions)
             for authorized_subject, expected_perms in expected.items():
-                perms_got = [x for x in self.resource.get_self_resource().get_user_perms(authorized_subject)]
+                perms_got = [x for x in permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=self.resource, user=authorized_subject)]
                 self.assertSetEqual(
                     set(expected_perms),
                     set(perms_got),
@@ -2054,7 +2054,9 @@ def test_permissions_are_set_as_expected_admin_upload_resource_publishing_True(s
                 permissions, expected = item
                 self.resource.set_permissions(permissions)
                 for authorized_subject, expected_perms in expected.items():
-                    perms_got = [x for x in self.resource.get_self_resource().get_user_perms(authorized_subject)]
+                    perms_got = [
+                        x for x in permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=self.resource, user=authorized_subject)
+                    ]
                     self.assertSetEqual(
                         set(expected_perms),
                         set(perms_got),
@@ -2125,7 +2127,7 @@ def test_permissions_are_set_as_expected_admin_upload_resource_publishing_False(
             permissions, expected = item
             self.resource.set_permissions(permissions)
             for authorized_subject, expected_perms in expected.items():
-                perms_got = [x for x in self.resource.get_self_resource().get_user_perms(authorized_subject)]
+                perms_got = [x for x in permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=self.resource, user=authorized_subject)]
                 self.assertSetEqual(
                     set(expected_perms),
                     set(perms_got),
@@ -2180,7 +2182,7 @@ def test_permissions_on_user_role_promotion_to_manager(self):
             sut.refresh_from_db()
             self.assertEqual(sut.role, "manager")
             for authorized_subject, expected_perms in expected.items():
-                perms_got = [x for x in self.resource.get_self_resource().get_user_perms(authorized_subject)]
+                perms_got = [x for x in permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=self.resource, user=authorized_subject)]
                 self.assertSetEqual(
                     set(expected_perms), set(perms_got), msg=f"use case #0 - user: {authorized_subject.username}"
                 )
@@ -2212,7 +2214,7 @@ def test_permissions_on_user_role_demote_to_member(self):
             self.group_member: ["download_resourcebase", "view_resourcebase"],
         }
         for authorized_subject, expected_perms in expected.items():
-            perms_got = [x for x in self.resource.get_self_resource().get_user_perms(authorized_subject)]
+            perms_got = [x for x in permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=self.resource, user=authorized_subject)]
             self.assertSetEqual(
                 set(expected_perms), set(perms_got), msg=f"use case #0 - user: {authorized_subject.username}"
             )
@@ -2245,7 +2247,7 @@ def test_permissions_on_user_role_demote_to_member_only_RESOURCE_PUBLISHING_acti
             self.group_member: ["download_resourcebase", "view_resourcebase"],
         }
         for authorized_subject, expected_perms in expected.items():
-            perms_got = [x for x in self.resource.get_self_resource().get_user_perms(authorized_subject)]
+            perms_got = [x for x in permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=self.resource, user=authorized_subject)]
             self.assertSetEqual(
                 set(expected_perms), set(perms_got), msg=f"use case #0 - user: {authorized_subject.username}"
             )
@@ -2301,7 +2303,7 @@ def test_permissions_on_user_role_promote_to_manager_only_RESOURCE_PUBLISHING_ac
             ],
         }
         for authorized_subject, expected_perms in expected.items():
-            perms_got = [x for x in self.resource.get_self_resource().get_user_perms(authorized_subject)]
+            perms_got = [x for x in permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=self.resource, user=authorized_subject)]
             self.assertSetEqual(
                 set(expected_perms), set(perms_got), msg=f"use case #0 - user: {authorized_subject.username}"
             )
@@ -2313,10 +2315,7 @@ def test_if_anonymoys_default_perms_is_false_should_not_assign_perms_to_user_gro
         """
 
         resource = resource_manager.create(str(uuid.uuid4), Dataset, defaults={"owner": self.group_member})
-        self.assertFalse(
-            self.group_profile.group
-            in permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=resource, include_virtual=True)["groups"].keys()
-        )
+        self.assertFalse(self.group_profile.group in permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=resource)["groups"].keys())
 
     @override_settings(DEFAULT_ANONYMOUS_DOWNLOAD_PERMISSION=False)
     def test_if_anonymoys_default_download_perms_is_false_should_not_assign_perms_to_user_group(self):
@@ -2325,10 +2324,7 @@ def test_if_anonymoys_default_download_perms_is_false_should_not_assign_perms_to
         """
 
         resource = resource_manager.create(str(uuid.uuid4), Dataset, defaults={"owner": self.group_member})
-        self.assertFalse(
-            self.group_profile.group
-            in permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=resource, include_virtual=True)["groups"].keys()
-        )
+        self.assertFalse(self.group_profile.group in permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=resource)["groups"].keys())
 
     @override_settings(DEFAULT_ANONYMOUS_DOWNLOAD_PERMISSION=False)
     @override_settings(RESOURCE_PUBLISHING=True)
@@ -2339,13 +2335,8 @@ def test_if_anonymoys_default_perms_is_false_should_assign_perms_to_user_group_i
         """
 
         resource = resource_manager.create(str(uuid.uuid4), Dataset, defaults={"owner": self.group_member})
-        self.assertTrue(
-            self.group_profile.group
-            in permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=resource, include_virtual=True)["groups"].keys()
-        )
-        group_val = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=resource, include_virtual=True)["groups"][
-            self.group_profile.group
-        ]
+        self.assertTrue(self.group_profile.group in permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=resource)["groups"].keys())
+        group_val = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=resource)["groups"][self.group_profile.group]
         self.assertSetEqual({"view_resourcebase", "download_resourcebase"}, set(group_val))
 
     @override_settings(DEFAULT_ANONYMOUS_VIEW_PERMISSION=False)
@@ -2360,13 +2351,8 @@ def test_if_anonymoys_default_perms_is_false_should_assign_perms_to_user_group_i
 
         resource = resource_manager.create(str(uuid.uuid4), Dataset, defaults={"owner": self.group_member})
 
-        self.assertTrue(
-            self.group_profile.group
-            in permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=resource, include_virtual=True)["groups"].keys()
-        )
-        group_val = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=resource, include_virtual=True)["groups"][
-            self.group_profile.group
-        ]
+        self.assertTrue(self.group_profile.group in permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=resource)["groups"].keys())
+        group_val = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=resource)["groups"][self.group_profile.group]
         self.assertSetEqual({"view_resourcebase", "download_resourcebase"}, set(group_val))
 
 
@@ -2427,7 +2413,7 @@ def setUp(self):
             assign_perm(perm, self.member_with_perms, self.resource.get_self_resource())
 
         # Assert inital assignment of permissions to groups and users
-        resource_perm_specs = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=self.resource, include_virtual=True)
+        resource_perm_specs = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=self.resource)
         self.assertSetEqual(
             set(resource_perm_specs["users"][self.author]), set(self.owner_perms + self.edit_perms + self.dataset_perms)
         )
@@ -2476,7 +2462,7 @@ def test_owner_is_group_manager(self):
             # Admin publishes and approves the resource
             response = self.admin_approve_and_publish_resource()
             self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-            resource_perm_specs = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=self.resource, include_virtual=True)
+            resource_perm_specs = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=self.resource)
 
             # Once a resource has been published, the 'publish_resourcebase' permission should be removed anyway
             self.assertSetEqual(
@@ -2487,7 +2473,7 @@ def test_owner_is_group_manager(self):
             # Admin un-approves and un-publishes the resource
             response = self.admin_unapprove_and_unpublish_resource()
             self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-            resource_perm_specs = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=self.resource, include_virtual=True)
+            resource_perm_specs = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=self.resource)
 
             self.assertSetEqual(
                 set(resource_perm_specs["users"][self.author]),
@@ -2497,7 +2483,7 @@ def test_owner_is_group_manager(self):
             GroupMember.objects.get(group=self.owner_group, user=self.author).demote()
 
     def assertions_for_approved_or_published_is_true(self):
-        resource_perm_specs = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=self.resource, include_virtual=True)
+        resource_perm_specs = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=self.resource)
         self.assertSetEqual(set(resource_perm_specs["users"][self.author]), set(self.owner_perms))
         self.assertSetEqual(
             set(resource_perm_specs["users"][self.member_with_perms]), set(self.owner_perms + self.dataset_perms)
@@ -2514,7 +2500,7 @@ def assertions_for_approved_or_published_is_true(self):
         self.assertSetEqual(set(resource_perm_specs["groups"][self.resource_group.group]), set(self.safe_perms))
 
     def assertions_for_approved_and_published_is_false(self):
-        resource_perm_specs = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=self.resource, include_virtual=True)
+        resource_perm_specs = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=self.resource)
         self.assertSetEqual(
             set(resource_perm_specs["users"][self.author]), set(self.owner_perms + self.edit_perms + self.dataset_perms)
         )
@@ -2638,7 +2624,7 @@ def test_anonymous_user_is_stripped_off(self):
             assign_perm(perm, get_anonymous_user(), resource)
             assign_perm(perm, Group.objects.get(name="anonymous"), resource)
 
-        perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=resource, include_virtual=True)
+        perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=resource)
         anonymous_user_perm = perm_spec["users"].get(get_anonymous_user())
         self.assertEqual(anonymous_user_perm, None, "Anynmous user wasn't removed")
 
diff --git a/geonode/security/utils.py b/geonode/security/utils.py
index 9a91ba5e42f..2038a03d06f 100644
--- a/geonode/security/utils.py
+++ b/geonode/security/utils.py
@@ -626,9 +626,7 @@ def get_permissions(
         if _resource:
             from geonode.security.registry import permissions_registry
 
-            perm_spec = _permissions or copy.deepcopy(
-                permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=_resource, include_virtual=True)
-            )
+            perm_spec = _permissions or copy.deepcopy(permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=_resource))
 
             # Sanity checks
             if isinstance(perm_spec, str):
@@ -714,7 +712,7 @@ def set_group_member_permissions(user, group, role):
                 ).filter(owner=user)
                 _resources = queryset.iterator()
             for _r in _resources:
-                perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=_r, include_virtual=True)
+                perm_spec = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=_r)
                 if "users" not in perm_spec:
                     perm_spec["users"] = {}
                 if "groups" not in perm_spec:
diff --git a/geonode/security/views.py b/geonode/security/views.py
index 8a5ed3891f9..9c695c4fd9e 100644
--- a/geonode/security/views.py
+++ b/geonode/security/views.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 
 def _perms_info(obj):
-    return permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=obj, include_virtual=True)
+    return permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=obj)
 
 
 def _perms_info_json(obj):
diff --git a/geonode/services/views.py b/geonode/services/views.py
index c5c676721d5..3341fb7fcc1 100644
--- a/geonode/services/views.py
+++ b/geonode/services/views.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 from .models import Service
 from . import forms, enumerations
 from .serviceprocessors import get_service_handler
+from geonode.security.registry import permissions_registry
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ def harvest_resources_handle_get(request, service, handler):
         {"id": "type-filter", "data_key": "type"},
     ]
 
-    perms_list = service.get_user_perms(request.user)
+    perms_list = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=service, user=request.user)
 
     result = render(
         request,
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ def service_detail(request, service_id):
 
     permissions_json = _perms_info_json(service)
 
-    perms_list = service.get_user_perms(request.user)
+    perms_list = permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=service, user=request.user)
 
     harvested_resources_ids = []
     if service.harvester:
diff --git a/geonode/upload/tests/end2end/integration.py b/geonode/upload/tests/end2end/integration.py
index f1fb6276729..e5fc6ec7cc2 100644
--- a/geonode/upload/tests/end2end/integration.py
+++ b/geonode/upload/tests/end2end/integration.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 from geonode.tests.utils import upload_step, Client
 from geonode.geoserver.helpers import ogc_server_settings, cascading_delete
 from geonode.geoserver.signals import gs_catalog
+from geonode.security.registry import permissions_registry
 
 from geoserver.catalog import Catalog
 from gisdata import BAD_DATA
@@ -695,7 +696,7 @@ def get_wms_timepositions():
         resp, data = self.client.upload_file(thefile, perms='{"users": {"AnonymousUser": []}, "groups":{}}')
         _dataset = Dataset.objects.get(name=dataset_name)
         _user = get_user_model().objects.get(username="AnonymousUser")
-        self.assertEqual(_dataset.get_user_perms(_user).count(), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=_dataset, user=_user).count(), 0)
 
         # initial state is no positions or info
         self.assertTrue(get_wms_timepositions() is None)
diff --git a/geonode/upload/tests/end2end/test_end2end.py b/geonode/upload/tests/end2end/test_end2end.py
index bd6e34761cc..e5e5de4aa72 100644
--- a/geonode/upload/tests/end2end/test_end2end.py
+++ b/geonode/upload/tests/end2end/test_end2end.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def _assertimport(
 
             # check if the dynamic model is created
             if os.getenv("IMPORTER_ENABLE_DYN_MODELS", False):
-                _schema_id = ModelSchema.objects.filter(name__icontains=initial_name.lower().replace(' ', '_'))
+                _schema_id = ModelSchema.objects.filter(name__icontains=initial_name.lower().replace(" ", "_"))
                 self.assertTrue(_schema_id.exists())
                 schema_entity = _schema_id.first()
                 self.assertTrue(FieldSchema.objects.filter(model_schema=schema_entity).exists())
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ def _assertimport(
 
             # check if the geonode resource exists
             resource = ResourceBase.objects.filter(
-                Q(alternate__icontains=f"geonode:{initial_name.lower().replace(' ', '_')}") | Q(alternate__icontains=initial_name.lower().replace(' ', '_'))
+                Q(alternate__icontains=f"geonode:{initial_name.lower().replace(' ', '_')}")
+                | Q(alternate__icontains=initial_name.lower().replace(" ", "_"))
             )
             self.assertTrue(resource.exists())
 
diff --git a/geonode/upload/tests/integration.py b/geonode/upload/tests/integration.py
index 4d9877f3a7c..4e2c113b483 100644
--- a/geonode/upload/tests/integration.py
+++ b/geonode/upload/tests/integration.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 from geonode.upload.utils import _ALLOW_TIME_STEP
 from geonode.geoserver.helpers import ogc_server_settings, cascading_delete
 from geonode.geoserver.signals import gs_catalog
+from geonode.security.registry import permissions_registry
 
 from geoserver.catalog import Catalog
 from gisdata import BAD_DATA
@@ -696,7 +697,7 @@ def get_wms_timepositions():
         resp, data = self.client.upload_file(thefile, perms='{"users": {"AnonymousUser": []}, "groups":{}}')
         _dataset = Dataset.objects.get(name=dataset_name)
         _user = get_user_model().objects.get(username="AnonymousUser")
-        self.assertEqual(_dataset.get_user_perms(_user).count(), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(permissions_registry.get_perms(instance=_dataset, user=_user).count(), 0)
 
         # initial state is no positions or info
         self.assertTrue(get_wms_timepositions() is None)