diff --git a/.changeset/beige-files-reflect.md b/.changeset/beige-files-reflect.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e888d5e0f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/beige-files-reflect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore': patch
+---
+
+Ensure that all services are dependency injected into the module instead of taken from options
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/alpha-api-report.md b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/alpha-api-report.md
index 70fae9ef93..7c6e91b6a1 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/alpha-api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/alpha-api-report.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export const searchModuleCatalogCollator: (
 // @alpha
 export type SearchModuleCatalogCollatorOptions = Omit<
   DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions,
-  'discovery' | 'tokenManager'
+  'discovery' | 'tokenManager' | 'catalogClient'
 > & {
   schedule?: TaskScheduleDefinition;
 };
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/package.json b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/package.json
index 1c625a6e5f..37473ef04b 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/package.json
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-node": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^"
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/alpha.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/alpha.ts
index f79aacab52..cfd8c13539 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/alpha.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/alpha.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory,
   DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog';
+import { catalogServiceRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node/alpha';
 
 /**
  * @alpha
@@ -37,14 +38,15 @@ import {
  */
 export type SearchModuleCatalogCollatorOptions = Omit<
   DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions,
-  'discovery' | 'tokenManager'
+  'discovery' | 'tokenManager' | 'catalogClient'
 > & {
   schedule?: TaskScheduleDefinition;
 };
 
 /**
- * @alpha
  * Search backend module for the Catalog index.
+ *
+ * @alpha
  */
 export const searchModuleCatalogCollator = createBackendModule(
   (options?: SearchModuleCatalogCollatorOptions) => ({
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ export const searchModuleCatalogCollator = createBackendModule(
           tokenManager: coreServices.tokenManager,
           scheduler: coreServices.scheduler,
           indexRegistry: searchIndexRegistryExtensionPoint,
+          catalog: catalogServiceRef,
         },
         async init({
           config,
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ export const searchModuleCatalogCollator = createBackendModule(
           tokenManager,
           scheduler,
           indexRegistry,
+          catalog,
         }) {
           const defaultSchedule = {
             frequency: { minutes: 10 },
@@ -80,6 +84,7 @@ export const searchModuleCatalogCollator = createBackendModule(
               ...options,
               discovery,
               tokenManager,
+              catalogClient: catalog,
             }),
           });
         },
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/alpha-api-report.md b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/alpha-api-report.md
index cf32b59dd3..7b0f2658d6 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/alpha-api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/alpha-api-report.md
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 ```ts
 import { BackendFeature } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { TaskScheduleDefinition } from '@backstage/backend-tasks';
-import { ToolDocumentCollatorFactoryOptions } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore';
 
 // @alpha
 export const searchModuleExploreCollator: (
@@ -13,10 +12,7 @@ export const searchModuleExploreCollator: (
 ) => BackendFeature;
 
 // @alpha
-export type SearchModuleExploreCollatorOptions = Omit<
-  ToolDocumentCollatorFactoryOptions,
-  'logger' | 'discovery'
-> & {
+export type SearchModuleExploreCollatorOptions = {
   schedule?: TaskScheduleDefinition;
 };
 
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/src/alpha.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/src/alpha.ts
index 542d6def2b..fadbcda3a5 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/src/alpha.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/src/alpha.ts
@@ -27,25 +27,21 @@ import { TaskScheduleDefinition } from '@backstage/backend-tasks';
 import { loggerToWinstonLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { searchIndexRegistryExtensionPoint } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node/alpha';
 
-import {
-  ToolDocumentCollatorFactory,
-  ToolDocumentCollatorFactoryOptions,
-} from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore';
+import { ToolDocumentCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore';
 
 /**
- * @alpha
  * Options for {@link searchModuleExploreCollator}.
+ *
+ * @alpha
  */
-export type SearchModuleExploreCollatorOptions = Omit<
-  ToolDocumentCollatorFactoryOptions,
-  'logger' | 'discovery'
-> & {
+export type SearchModuleExploreCollatorOptions = {
   schedule?: TaskScheduleDefinition;
 };
 
 /**
- * @alpha
  * Search backend module for the Explore index.
+ *
+ * @alpha
  */
 export const searchModuleExploreCollator = createBackendModule(
   (options?: SearchModuleExploreCollatorOptions) => ({
@@ -58,9 +54,17 @@ export const searchModuleExploreCollator = createBackendModule(
           logger: coreServices.logger,
           discovery: coreServices.discovery,
           scheduler: coreServices.scheduler,
+          tokenManager: coreServices.tokenManager,
           indexRegistry: searchIndexRegistryExtensionPoint,
         },
-        async init({ config, logger, discovery, scheduler, indexRegistry }) {
+        async init({
+          config,
+          logger,
+          discovery,
+          scheduler,
+          indexRegistry,
+          tokenManager,
+        }) {
           const defaultSchedule = {
             frequency: { minutes: 10 },
             timeout: { minutes: 15 },
@@ -72,9 +76,9 @@ export const searchModuleExploreCollator = createBackendModule(
               options?.schedule ?? defaultSchedule,
             ),
             factory: ToolDocumentCollatorFactory.fromConfig(config, {
-              ...options,
               discovery,
               logger: loggerToWinstonLogger(logger),
+              tokenManager,
             }),
           });
         },
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/alpha-api-report.md b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/alpha-api-report.md
index 71ce09b744..0eac010b4c 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/alpha-api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/alpha-api-report.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export const searchModuleTechDocsCollator: (
 // @alpha
 export type SearchModuleTechDocsCollatorOptions = Omit<
   TechDocsCollatorFactoryOptions,
-  'logger' | 'discovery' | 'tokenManager'
+  'logger' | 'discovery' | 'tokenManager' | 'catalogClient'
 > & {
   schedule?: TaskScheduleDefinition;
 };
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/package.json b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/package.json
index c378a395c0..ffc9d0ff4f 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/package.json
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-node": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/src/alpha.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/src/alpha.ts
index fe34d5241b..5d82b6804f 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/src/alpha.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/src/alpha.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
 import { TaskScheduleDefinition } from '@backstage/backend-tasks';
 import { loggerToWinstonLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { searchIndexRegistryExtensionPoint } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node/alpha';
+import { catalogServiceRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node/alpha';
 
 import {
   DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory,
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ import {
  */
 export type SearchModuleTechDocsCollatorOptions = Omit<
   TechDocsCollatorFactoryOptions,
-  'logger' | 'discovery' | 'tokenManager'
+  'logger' | 'discovery' | 'tokenManager' | 'catalogClient'
 > & {
   schedule?: TaskScheduleDefinition;
 };
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ export const searchModuleTechDocsCollator = createBackendModule(
           discovery: coreServices.discovery,
           tokenManager: coreServices.tokenManager,
           scheduler: coreServices.scheduler,
+          catalog: catalogServiceRef,
           indexRegistry: searchIndexRegistryExtensionPoint,
         },
         async init({
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ export const searchModuleTechDocsCollator = createBackendModule(
           discovery,
           tokenManager,
           scheduler,
+          catalog,
           indexRegistry,
         }) {
           const defaultSchedule = {
@@ -84,6 +87,7 @@ export const searchModuleTechDocsCollator = createBackendModule(
               discovery,
               tokenManager,
               logger: loggerToWinstonLogger(logger),
+              catalogClient: catalog,
             }),
           });
         },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 1fb653e7bc..f628161240 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8519,6 +8519,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-node": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^"
@@ -8599,6 +8600,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-node": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^"