diff --git a/packages/api/src/acl/accessControlService.ts b/packages/api/src/acl/accessControlService.ts
index 98bc939c24..57d072561a 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/acl/accessControlService.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/acl/accessControlService.ts
@@ -174,16 +174,7 @@ export class AccessControlService {
 
       this.validateResourceType(resourceType);
 
-      // Find all public ACL entries where the public principal has at least the required permission bits
-      const entries = await this._aclModel
-        .find({
-          principalType: PrincipalType.PUBLIC,
-          resourceType,
-          permBits: { $bitsAllSet: requiredPermissions },
-        })
-        .distinct('resourceId');
-
-      return entries;
+      return await this._dbMethods.findPublicResourceIds(resourceType, requiredPermissions);
     } catch (error) {
       if (error instanceof Error) {
         logger.error(`[PermissionService.findPubliclyAccessibleResources] Error: ${error.message}`);