diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java
index f926386104..cd582024dd 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, String[] permissions, in
                 if (validatePermissions(plugin.getInstance(), savedPermissionCall, permissions, grantResults)) {
                     // handle request permissions call
                     if (savedPermissionCall.getMethodName().equals("requestPermissions")) {
-                        savedPermissionCall.resolve(getPermissionStates(plugin.getInstance()));
+                        savedPermissionCall.resolve(plugin.getInstance().getPermissionStates());
                     } else {
                         // handle permission requests by other methods on the plugin
                         plugin.getInstance().onRequestPermissionsResult(savedPermissionCall, requestCode, permissions, grantResults);
diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Plugin.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Plugin.java
index 899c3b60da..b569986626 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Plugin.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Plugin.java
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ public void removeAllListeners(PluginCall call) {
      */
     @PluginMethod
     public void checkPermissions(PluginCall pluginCall) {
-        JSObject permissionsResult = bridge.getPermissionStates(this);
+        JSObject permissionsResult = getPermissionStates();
 
         if (permissionsResult.length() == 0) {
             // if no permissions are defined on the plugin, resolve undefined