diff --git a/passbook/api/permissions.py b/passbook/api/permissions.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b9da70d82..000000000
--- a/passbook/api/permissions.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-"""permission classes for django restframework"""
-from rest_framework.permissions import BasePermission, DjangoObjectPermissions
-
-from passbook.policies.engine import PolicyEngine
-from passbook.policies.models import PolicyBindingModel
-
-
-class CustomObjectPermissions(DjangoObjectPermissions):
-    """Similar to `DjangoObjectPermissions`, but adding 'view' permissions."""
-
-    perms_map = {
-        "GET": ["%(app_label)s.view_%(model_name)s"],
-        "OPTIONS": ["%(app_label)s.view_%(model_name)s"],
-        "HEAD": ["%(app_label)s.view_%(model_name)s"],
-        "POST": ["%(app_label)s.add_%(model_name)s"],
-        "PUT": ["%(app_label)s.change_%(model_name)s"],
-        "PATCH": ["%(app_label)s.change_%(model_name)s"],
-        "DELETE": ["%(app_label)s.delete_%(model_name)s"],
-    }
-
-
-class PolicyPermissions(BasePermission):
-    """Permission checker based on PolicyEngine"""
-
-    policy_engine: PolicyEngine
-
-    def has_object_permission(self, request, view, obj: PolicyBindingModel) -> bool:
-        self.policy_engine = PolicyEngine(obj.policies, request.user, request)
-        self.policy_engine.request.obj = obj
-        return self.policy_engine.build().passing
diff --git a/passbook/api/v2/urls.py b/passbook/api/v2/urls.py
index 7785a0ccc..610c17280 100644
--- a/passbook/api/v2/urls.py
+++ b/passbook/api/v2/urls.py
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ from django.urls import path, re_path
 from drf_yasg import openapi
 from drf_yasg.views import get_schema_view
 from rest_framework import routers
+from rest_framework.permissions import AllowAny
 
 from passbook.admin.api.overview import AdministrationOverviewViewSet
 from passbook.admin.api.overview_metrics import AdministrationMetricsViewSet
-from passbook.api.permissions import CustomObjectPermissions
 from passbook.api.v2.messages import MessagesViewSet
 from passbook.audit.api import EventViewSet
 from passbook.core.api.applications import ApplicationViewSet
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ info = openapi.Info(
 SchemaView = get_schema_view(
     info,
     public=True,
-    permission_classes=(CustomObjectPermissions,),
+    permission_classes=(AllowAny,),
 )
 
 urlpatterns = [
diff --git a/passbook/core/api/applications.py b/passbook/core/api/applications.py
index f2bcb5e9c..f75df3d16 100644
--- a/passbook/core/api/applications.py
+++ b/passbook/core/api/applications.py
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 """Application API Views"""
+from django.db.models import QuerySet
+from rest_framework.request import Request
+from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.serializers import ModelSerializer
 from rest_framework.viewsets import ModelViewSet
+from rest_framework_guardian.filters import ObjectPermissionsFilter
 
 from passbook.core.models import Application
+from passbook.policies.engine import PolicyEngine
 
 
 class ApplicationSerializer(ModelSerializer):
@@ -29,3 +34,24 @@ class ApplicationViewSet(ModelViewSet):
 
     queryset = Application.objects.all()
     serializer_class = ApplicationSerializer
+    lookup_field = "slug"
+
+    def _filter_queryset_for_list(self, queryset: QuerySet) -> QuerySet:
+        """Custom filter_queryset method which ignores guardian, but still supports sorting"""
+        for backend in list(self.filter_backends):
+            if backend == ObjectPermissionsFilter:
+                continue
+            queryset = backend().filter_queryset(self.request, queryset, self)
+        return queryset
+
+    def list(self, request: Request, *_, **__) -> Response:
+        """Custom list method that checks Policy based access instead of guardian"""
+        queryset = self._filter_queryset_for_list(self.get_queryset())
+        allowed_applications = []
+        for application in queryset.order_by("name"):
+            engine = PolicyEngine(application, self.request.user, self.request)
+            engine.build()
+            if engine.passing:
+                allowed_applications.append(application)
+        serializer = self.get_serializer(allowed_applications, many=True)
+        return Response(serializer.data)