diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/resolvers.js b/packages/core-data/src/resolvers.js
index d5b4a5db764ee..6d4f9aae5b9df 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/resolvers.js
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/resolvers.js
@@ -519,16 +519,7 @@ export const hasPermission =
 export const canUserEditEntityRecord =
 	( kind, name, recordId ) =>
 	async ( { dispatch } ) => {
-		const configs = await dispatch( getOrLoadEntitiesConfig( kind, name ) );
-		const entityConfig = configs.find(
-			( config ) => config.name === name && config.kind === kind
-		);
-		if ( ! entityConfig ) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		const resource = entityConfig.__unstable_rest_base;
-		await dispatch( canUser( 'update', resource, recordId ) );
+		await dispatch( hasPermission( 'update', kind, name, recordId ) );
 	};
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/selectors.ts b/packages/core-data/src/selectors.ts
index e110ed4e63bcd..8c20323fea63d 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/selectors.ts
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/selectors.ts
@@ -1173,13 +1173,7 @@ export function canUserEditEntityRecord(
 	name: string,
 	recordId: EntityRecordKey
 ): boolean | undefined {
-	const entityConfig = getEntityConfig( state, kind, name );
-	if ( ! entityConfig ) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	const resource = entityConfig.__unstable_rest_base;
-
-	return canUser( state, 'update', resource, recordId );
+	return hasPermission( state, 'update', kind, name, recordId );
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/test/selectors.js b/packages/core-data/src/test/selectors.js
index fcfc80e65594d..86bebead04284 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/test/selectors.js
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/test/selectors.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import {
 	getEmbedPreview,
 	isPreviewEmbedFallback,
 	canUser,
-	canUserEditEntityRecord,
 	getAutosave,
 	getAutosaves,
 	getCurrentUser,
@@ -712,61 +711,6 @@ describe( 'canUser', () => {
 	} );
 } );
 
-describe( 'canUserEditEntityRecord', () => {
-	it( 'returns false by default', () => {
-		const state = deepFreeze( {
-			userPermissions: {},
-			entities: { records: {} },
-		} );
-		expect( canUserEditEntityRecord( state, 'postType', 'post' ) ).toBe(
-			false
-		);
-	} );
-
-	it( 'returns whether the user can edit', () => {
-		const state = deepFreeze( {
-			userPermissions: {
-				'create/posts': false,
-				'update/posts/1': true,
-			},
-			entities: {
-				config: [
-					{
-						kind: 'postType',
-						name: 'post',
-						__unstable_rest_base: 'posts',
-					},
-				],
-				records: {
-					root: {
-						postType: {
-							queriedData: {
-								items: {
-									default: {
-										post: {
-											slug: 'post',
-											__unstable: 'posts',
-										},
-									},
-								},
-								itemIsComplete: {
-									default: {
-										post: true,
-									},
-								},
-								queries: {},
-							},
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		} );
-		expect(
-			canUserEditEntityRecord( state, 'postType', 'post', '1' )
-		).toBe( true );
-	} );
-} );
-
 describe( 'hasPermission', () => {
 	it( 'returns undefined by default', () => {
 		const state = deepFreeze( {