diff --git a/packages/backend/src/plugins/search.ts b/packages/backend/src/plugins/search.ts
index ad5111aaf3..671f4ea55e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/plugins/search.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/plugins/search.ts
@@ -13,22 +13,29 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+import { useHotCleanup } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { createRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend';
 import { IndexBuilder } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node';
 import { PluginEnvironment } from '../types';
-// import { DefaultCatalogCollator } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend';
+import { DefaultCatalogCollator } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend';
 
-export default async function createPlugin({ logger }: PluginEnvironment) {
+export default async function createPlugin({
+  logger,
+  discovery,
+}: PluginEnvironment) {
   const indexBuilder = new IndexBuilder();
-  // TODO: Within this PR, update to use REST API instead of Catalog Builder.
-  /* indexRegistry.addCollator({
+
+  indexBuilder.addCollator({
     type: 'software-catalog',
     defaultRefreshIntervalSeconds: 600,
-    collator: new DefaultCatalogCollator(entitiesCatalog),
-  });*/
+    collator: new DefaultCatalogCollator(discovery),
+  });
 
-  // TODO: Make this a more proper refresh loop.
-  indexBuilder.build();
+  // TODO: Move refresh loop logic into the builder.
+  const timerId = setInterval(() => {
+    indexBuilder.build();
+  }, 60000);
+  useHotCleanup(module, () => clearInterval(timerId));
 
   return await createRouter({
     logger,
diff --git a/packages/search-common/src/types.ts b/packages/search-common/src/types.ts
index ad8dcf9fc6..ad784c3b36 100644
--- a/packages/search-common/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/search-common/src/types.ts
@@ -49,16 +49,6 @@ export interface IndexableDocument {
    * is clicked).
    */
   location: string;
-
-  /**
-   * (Optional) The owner of the document (e.g. spec.owner on a catalog entity).
-   */
-  owner?: string;
-
-  /**
-   * (Optional) The lifecycle of the document (e.g. spec.lifecycle on a catalog entity).
-   */
-  lifecycle?: string;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/Collator.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/DefaultCatalogCollator.ts
similarity index 66%
rename from plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/Collator.ts
rename to plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/DefaultCatalogCollator.ts
index 625cc09a6b..72bf43f8f9 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/Collator.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/DefaultCatalogCollator.ts
@@ -14,35 +14,40 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import { PluginEndpointDiscovery } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { IndexableDocument, DocumentCollator } from '@backstage/search-common';
-import { EntitiesCatalog } from '../catalog';
+import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
 
 export interface CatalogEntityDocument extends IndexableDocument {
   componentType: string;
+  namespace: string;
+  kind: string;
 }
 
 export class DefaultCatalogCollator implements DocumentCollator {
-  protected entitiesCatalog: EntitiesCatalog;
+  protected discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery;
 
-  constructor(entitiesCatalog: EntitiesCatalog) {
-    this.entitiesCatalog = entitiesCatalog;
+  constructor(discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery) {
+    this.discovery = discovery;
   }
 
   async execute() {
-    const entities = await this.entitiesCatalog.entities();
+    const baseUrl = await this.discovery.getBaseUrl('catalog');
+    const res = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/entities`);
+    const entities: Entity[] = await res.json();
     return entities.map(
       (entity): CatalogEntityDocument => {
         return {
           title: entity.metadata.name,
+          // TODO: Use a config-based template approach for entity location.
           location: `/catalog/${
             entity.metadata.namespace || 'default'
           }/component/${entity.metadata.name}`,
           text: entity.metadata.description || '',
           componentType: entity.spec?.type?.toString() || 'other',
-          ...(entity.spec?.owner && { owner: entity.spec.owner.toString() }),
-          ...(entity.metadata.lifecycle && {
-            lifecycle: entity.metadata.lifecycle.toString(),
-          }),
+          namespace: entity.metadata.namespace || 'default',
+          kind: entity.kind,
         };
       },
     );
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/index.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/index.ts
index 568fafaed5..aed16aad76 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/index.ts
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-export * from './Collator';
+export * from './DefaultCatalogCollator';