diff --git a/frappe/core/page/permission_manager/permission_manager.py b/frappe/core/page/permission_manager/permission_manager.py
index 63d15a12fe..cc5a299849 100644
--- a/frappe/core/page/permission_manager/permission_manager.py
+++ b/frappe/core/page/permission_manager/permission_manager.py
@@ -111,6 +111,5 @@ def get_users_with_role(role):
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def get_standard_permissions(doctype):
 	frappe.only_for("System Manager")
-	module = frappe.db.get_value("DocType", doctype, "module")
-	path = get_file_path(module, "DocType", doctype)
-	return read_doc_from_file(path).get("permissions")
+	doc = frappe.get_doc('DocType', doctype)
+	return [p.as_dict() for p in doc.permissions]