diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/configuration/DlsFlsValveImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/configuration/DlsFlsValveImpl.java
index c4bfa54c31..3bac72890b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/configuration/DlsFlsValveImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/configuration/DlsFlsValveImpl.java
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@
 import org.opensearch.security.support.ConfigConstants;
 import org.opensearch.threadpool.ThreadPool;
 
-import static org.opensearch.security.privileges.PrivilegesEvaluator.isIndexPerm;
-
 public class DlsFlsValveImpl implements DlsFlsRequestValve {
 
     private static final String MAP_EXECUTION_HINT = "map";
@@ -137,7 +135,7 @@ public DlsFlsValveImpl(
      */
     @Override
     public boolean invoke(PrivilegesEvaluationContext context, final ActionListener<?> listener) {
-        if (!isIndexPerm(context.getAction())) {
+        if (!context.getAction().startsWith("indices:")) {
             return true;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/privileges/PrivilegesEvaluator.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/privileges/PrivilegesEvaluator.java
index 56a60bc35d..36666972ec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/privileges/PrivilegesEvaluator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/privileges/PrivilegesEvaluator.java
@@ -709,10 +709,6 @@ public static boolean isClusterPerm(String action0) {
             || (action0.equals(RenderSearchTemplateAction.NAME)));
     }
 
-    public static boolean isIndexPerm(String action0) {
-        return (action0.startsWith("indices:") && !isClusterPerm(action0));
-    }
-
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private boolean checkFilteredAliases(Resolved requestedResolved, String action, boolean isDebugEnabled) {
         final String faMode = dcm.getFilteredAliasMode();// getConfigSettings().dynamic.filtered_alias_mode;