diff --git a/app/graphql/mutations/award_emojis/base.rb b/app/graphql/mutations/award_emojis/base.rb
index d868db84f9d..583744c3884 100644
--- a/app/graphql/mutations/award_emojis/base.rb
+++ b/app/graphql/mutations/award_emojis/base.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 module Mutations
   module AwardEmojis
     class Base < BaseMutation
-      include Gitlab::Graphql::Authorize::AuthorizeResource
-
       authorize :award_emoji
 
       argument :awardable_id,
diff --git a/app/graphql/mutations/base_mutation.rb b/app/graphql/mutations/base_mutation.rb
index 08d2a1f18a3..7273a74cb86 100644
--- a/app/graphql/mutations/base_mutation.rb
+++ b/app/graphql/mutations/base_mutation.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 module Mutations
   class BaseMutation < GraphQL::Schema::RelayClassicMutation
+    prepend Gitlab::Graphql::Authorize::AuthorizeResource
     prepend Gitlab::Graphql::CopyFieldDescription
 
     field :errors, [GraphQL::STRING_TYPE],
diff --git a/app/graphql/mutations/merge_requests/base.rb b/app/graphql/mutations/merge_requests/base.rb
index e85d16fc2c5..28e0cdc8cc7 100644
--- a/app/graphql/mutations/merge_requests/base.rb
+++ b/app/graphql/mutations/merge_requests/base.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 module Mutations
   module MergeRequests
     class Base < BaseMutation
-      include Gitlab::Graphql::Authorize::AuthorizeResource
       include Mutations::ResolvesProject
 
       argument :project_path, GraphQL::ID_TYPE,
diff --git a/app/graphql/mutations/notes/base.rb b/app/graphql/mutations/notes/base.rb
index a7198f5fba6..31dabc0a660 100644
--- a/app/graphql/mutations/notes/base.rb
+++ b/app/graphql/mutations/notes/base.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 module Mutations
   module Notes
     class Base < BaseMutation
-      include Gitlab::Graphql::Authorize::AuthorizeResource
-
       field :note,
             Types::Notes::NoteType,
             null: true,
diff --git a/doc/development/api_graphql_styleguide.md b/doc/development/api_graphql_styleguide.md
index c83a0427c98..7569ccc04c1 100644
--- a/doc/development/api_graphql_styleguide.md
+++ b/doc/development/api_graphql_styleguide.md
@@ -424,12 +424,8 @@ Will generate a field called `mergeRequestSetWip` that
 
 ### Authorizing resources
 
-To authorize resources inside a mutation, we can include the
-`Gitlab::Graphql::Authorize::AuthorizeResource` concern in the
-mutation.
-
-This allows us to provide the required abilities on the mutation like
-this:
+To authorize resources inside a mutation, we first provide the required
+ abilities on the mutation like this:
 
 ```ruby
 module Mutations