diff --git a/internal/auth/jwtauth.go b/internal/auth/jwtauth.go
index 3c14057946..0557e65803 100644
--- a/internal/auth/jwtauth.go
+++ b/internal/auth/jwtauth.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/v2/jwt/openid"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 
 	"github.com/stacklok/minder/internal/constants"
 	"github.com/stacklok/minder/internal/util"
@@ -152,19 +151,6 @@ func GetDefaultProject(ctx context.Context) (uuid.UUID, error) {
 	return permissions.ProjectIds[0], nil
 }
 
-// IsAuthorizedForProject returns true if the user is authorized for the given project
-func IsAuthorizedForProject(ctx context.Context, projectID uuid.UUID) bool {
-	permissions := GetPermissionsFromContext(ctx)
-
-	return slices.Contains(permissions.ProjectIds, projectID)
-}
-
-// GetUserProjects returns all the projects where a user belongs to
-func GetUserProjects(ctx context.Context) ([]uuid.UUID, error) {
-	permissions := GetPermissionsFromContext(ctx)
-	return permissions.ProjectIds, nil
-}
-
 // UserDetails is a helper struct for getting user details
 type UserDetails struct {
 	Name  string
diff --git a/internal/controlplane/handlers_profile.go b/internal/controlplane/handlers_profile.go
index e3b4f16887..99e1607ca8 100644
--- a/internal/controlplane/handlers_profile.go
+++ b/internal/controlplane/handlers_profile.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (s *Server) ensureDefaultProjectForContext(ctx context.Context, inout *mind
 // verifyValidProject verifies that the project is valid and the user is authorized to access it
 // TODO: This will have to change once we have the hierarchy tree in place.
 func verifyValidProject(ctx context.Context, in *engine.EntityContext) error {
-	if !auth.IsAuthorizedForProject(ctx, in.GetProject().GetID()) {
+	if err := AuthorizedOnProject(ctx, in.GetProject().GetID()); err != nil {
 		return status.Errorf(codes.PermissionDenied, "user is not authorized to access this resource")
 	}