diff --git a/awx/main/access.py b/awx/main/access.py
index 730c0decf7..9e40d1fb50 100644
--- a/awx/main/access.py
+++ b/awx/main/access.py
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ __all__ = [
     'get_user_queryset',
     'check_user_access',
     'check_user_access_with_errors',
-    'user_accessible_objects',
     'consumer_access',
 ]
 
@@ -136,10 +135,6 @@ def register_access(model_class, access_class):
     access_registry[model_class] = access_class
 
 
-def user_accessible_objects(user, role_name):
-    return ResourceMixin._accessible_objects(User, user, role_name)
-
-
 def get_user_queryset(user, model_class):
     """
     Return a queryset for the given model_class containing only the instances
diff --git a/awx/main/models/__init__.py b/awx/main/models/__init__.py
index fc779f9cf5..8b8cf11415 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/__init__.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/__init__.py
@@ -91,13 +91,12 @@ from oauth2_provider.models import Grant, RefreshToken  # noqa -- needed django-
 
 # Add custom methods to User model for permissions checks.
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User  # noqa
-from awx.main.access import get_user_queryset, check_user_access, check_user_access_with_errors, user_accessible_objects  # noqa
+from awx.main.access import get_user_queryset, check_user_access, check_user_access_with_errors  # noqa
 
 
 User.add_to_class('get_queryset', get_user_queryset)
 User.add_to_class('can_access', check_user_access)
 User.add_to_class('can_access_with_errors', check_user_access_with_errors)
-User.add_to_class('accessible_objects', user_accessible_objects)
 
 
 def convert_jsonfields():
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_user.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_user.py
index d5386343bd..54a1cd57fe 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_user.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_user.py
@@ -122,25 +122,6 @@ def test_team_org_resource_role(ext_auth, organization, rando, org_admin, team):
         ] == [True for i in range(2)]
 
 
-@pytest.mark.django_db
-def test_user_accessible_objects(user, organization):
-    """
-    We cannot directly use accessible_objects for User model because
-    both editing and read permissions are obligated to complex business logic
-    """
-    admin = user('admin', False)
-    u = user('john', False)
-    access = UserAccess(admin)
-    assert access.get_queryset().count() == 1  # can only see himself
-
-    organization.member_role.members.add(u)
-    organization.member_role.members.add(admin)
-    assert access.get_queryset().count() == 2
-
-    organization.member_role.members.remove(u)
-    assert access.get_queryset().count() == 1
-
-
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_org_admin_create_sys_auditor(org_admin):
     access = UserAccess(org_admin)