diff --git a/frappe/__init__.py b/frappe/__init__.py
index 853a8d34f7..871d1b9e92 100644
--- a/frappe/__init__.py
+++ b/frappe/__init__.py
@@ -466,11 +466,6 @@ def get_roles(username=None):
 	import frappe.permissions
 	return frappe.permissions.get_roles(username or local.session.user)
 
-def get_doctype_roles(doctype, access_type="read"):
-	"""Returns a list of roles that are allowed to access passed doctype."""
-	meta = get_meta(doctype)
-	return [d.role for d in meta.get("permissions") if d.get(access_type)]
-
 def get_request_header(key, default=None):
 	"""Return HTTP request header.
 
diff --git a/frappe/desk/doctype/todo/todo.py b/frappe/desk/doctype/todo/todo.py
index 5d4fa75b65..a766375fde 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/doctype/todo/todo.py
+++ b/frappe/desk/doctype/todo/todo.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def on_doctype_update():
 def get_permission_query_conditions(user):
 	if not user: user = frappe.session.user
 
-	todo_roles = frappe.get_doctype_roles('ToDo')
+	todo_roles = frappe.permissions.get_doctype_roles('ToDo')
 	if 'All' in todo_roles: 
 		todo_roles.remove('All')
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def get_permission_query_conditions(user):
 
 def has_permission(doc, ptype="read", user=None):
 	user = user or frappe.session.user
-	todo_roles = frappe.get_doctype_roles('ToDo', ptype)
+	todo_roles = frappe.permissions.get_doctype_roles('ToDo', ptype)
 	if 'All' in todo_roles: 
 		todo_roles.remove('All')
 
diff --git a/frappe/permissions.py b/frappe/permissions.py
index abb1f6653a..e597402c38 100644
--- a/frappe/permissions.py
+++ b/frappe/permissions.py
@@ -362,6 +362,11 @@ def get_roles(user=None, with_standard=True):
 
 	return roles
 
+def get_doctype_roles(doctype, access_type="read"):
+	"""Returns a list of roles that are allowed to access passed doctype."""
+	meta = frappe.get_meta(doctype)
+	return [d.role for d in meta.get("permissions") if d.get(access_type)]
+
 def get_perms_for(roles, perm_doctype='DocPerm'):
 	'''Get perms for given roles'''
 	filters = {