diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/bitbucket.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/bitbucket.test.ts
index c4ef86786e..f75eea939a 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/bitbucket.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/bitbucket.test.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import { getVoidLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { rest } from 'msw';
 import { setupServer } from 'msw/node';
 import { msw } from '@backstage/test-utils';
-import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
 
 describe('Bitbucket Publisher', () => {
   const logger = getVoidLogger();
@@ -59,19 +58,11 @@ describe('Bitbucket Publisher', () => {
         ),
       );
 
-      const publisher = new BitbucketPublisher(
-        new ConfigReader({
-          integrations: {
-            bitbucket: [
-              {
-                host: 'bitbucket.org',
-                username: 'fake-user',
-                appPassword: 'fake-token',
-              },
-            ],
-          },
-        }),
-      );
+      const publisher = await BitbucketPublisher.fromConfig({
+        host: 'bitbucket.org',
+        username: 'fake-user',
+        appPassword: 'fake-token',
+      });
 
       const result = await publisher.publish({
         values: {
@@ -126,18 +117,10 @@ describe('Bitbucket Publisher', () => {
         ),
       );
 
-      const publisher = new BitbucketPublisher(
-        new ConfigReader({
-          integrations: {
-            bitbucket: [
-              {
-                host: 'bitbucket.mycompany.com',
-                token: 'fake-token',
-              },
-            ],
-          },
-        }),
-      );
+      const publisher = await BitbucketPublisher.fromConfig({
+        host: 'bitbucket.mycompany.com',
+        token: 'fake-token',
+      });
 
       const result = await publisher.publish({
         values: {
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/bitbucket.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/bitbucket.ts
index ea21f89834..d000eb7ddb 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/bitbucket.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/bitbucket.ts
@@ -17,79 +17,50 @@
 import { PublisherBase, PublisherOptions, PublisherResult } from './types';
 import { initRepoAndPush } from './helpers';
 import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
-import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
-import {
-  BitbucketIntegrationConfig,
-  readBitbucketIntegrationConfigs,
-} from '@backstage/integration';
+import { BitbucketIntegrationConfig } from '@backstage/integration';
 import gitUrlParse from 'git-url-parse';
 
 // TODO(blam): We should probably start to use a bitbucket client here that we can change
-// the  baseURL to point at on-prem or public bitbucket versions like we do for
-// github and ghe
+// the baseURL to point at on-prem or public bitbucket versions like we do for
+// github and ghe. There's to much logic and not enough types here for us to say that this way is better than using
+// a supported bitbucket client if one exists.
 export class BitbucketPublisher implements PublisherBase {
-  private readonly host?: string;
-  private readonly username?: string;
-  private readonly token?: string;
-  private readonly appPassword?: string;
-  private readonly integrations: BitbucketIntegrationConfig[];
+  static async fromConfig(config: BitbucketIntegrationConfig) {
+    return new BitbucketPublisher(
+      config.host,
+      config.token,
+      config.appPassword,
+      config.username,
+    );
+  }
 
-  static fromConfig(config: Config) {
-    return new BitbucketPublisher(config);
-  }
-  constructor(config: Config) {
-    this.integrations = readBitbucketIntegrationConfigs(
-      config.getOptionalConfigArray('integrations.bitbucket') ?? [],
-    );
-    this.token = config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.bitbucket.api.token');
-    this.host = config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.bitbucket.api.host');
-    this.username = config.getOptionalString(
-      'scaffolder.bitbucket.api.username',
-    );
-    this.appPassword = config.getOptionalString(
-      'scaffolder.bitbucket.api.appPassword',
-    );
-  }
+  constructor(
+    private readonly host: string,
+    private readonly token?: string,
+    private readonly appPassword?: string,
+    private readonly username?: string,
+  ) {}
 
   async publish({
     values,
     directory,
     logger,
   }: PublisherOptions): Promise<PublisherResult> {
-    const { resource: hostname, owner: project, name } = gitUrlParse(
-      values.storePath,
-    );
-
-    const token = this.getToken(hostname);
-    const appPassword = this.getAppPassword(hostname);
-    const username = this.getUsername(hostname);
-
-    if (!username && !appPassword && !token) {
-      throw new Error('Cannot create repository without bitbucket credentials');
-    }
-    const host = this.getHost(hostname);
-
-    if (!host) {
-      throw new Error('No host provided to create the remote repository');
-    }
+    const { owner: project, name } = gitUrlParse(values.storePath);
 
     const description = values.description as string;
     const result = await this.createRemote({
       project,
       name,
       description,
-      host,
-      username,
-      token,
-      appPassword,
     });
 
     await initRepoAndPush({
       dir: directory,
       remoteUrl: result.remoteUrl,
       auth: {
-        username: username ? username : 'x-token-auth',
-        password: appPassword ? appPassword : token ?? '',
+        username: this.username ? this.username : 'x-token-auth',
+        password: this.appPassword ? this.appPassword : this.token ?? '',
       },
       logger,
     });
@@ -97,15 +68,11 @@ export class BitbucketPublisher implements PublisherBase {
   }
 
   private async createRemote(opts: {
-    username?: string;
-    token?: string;
-    appPassword?: string;
     project: string;
     name: string;
     description: string;
-    host: string;
   }): Promise<PublisherResult> {
-    if (opts.host === 'bitbucket.org') {
+    if (this.host === 'bitbucket.org') {
       return this.createBitbucketCloudRepository(opts);
     }
     return this.createBitbucketServerRepository(opts);
@@ -115,22 +82,11 @@ export class BitbucketPublisher implements PublisherBase {
     project: string;
     name: string;
     description: string;
-    username?: string;
-    appPassword?: string;
   }): Promise<PublisherResult> {
-    const { project, name, description, username, appPassword } = opts;
-    if (!appPassword) {
-      throw new Error(
-        'appPassword is required to create the remote repository',
-      );
-    }
-
-    if (!username) {
-      throw new Error('username is required to create the remote repository');
-    }
+    const { project, name, description } = opts;
 
     let response: Response;
-    const buffer = Buffer.from(`${username}:${appPassword}`, 'utf8');
+    const buffer = Buffer.from(`${this.username}:${this.appPassword}`, 'utf8');
 
     const options: RequestInit = {
       method: 'POST',
@@ -171,13 +127,8 @@ export class BitbucketPublisher implements PublisherBase {
     project: string;
     name: string;
     description: string;
-    token?: string;
-    host: string;
   }): Promise<PublisherResult> {
-    const { project, name, description, token, host } = opts;
-    if (!token) {
-      throw new Error('No token provided to create the remote repository');
-    }
+    const { project, name, description } = opts;
 
     let response: Response;
     const options: RequestInit = {
@@ -187,13 +138,13 @@ export class BitbucketPublisher implements PublisherBase {
         description: description,
       }),
       headers: {
-        Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${this.token}`,
         'Content-Type': 'application/json',
       },
     };
     try {
       response = await fetch(
-        `https://${host}/rest/api/1.0/projects/${project}/repos`,
+        `https://${this.host}/rest/api/1.0/projects/${project}/repos`,
         options,
       );
     } catch (e) {
@@ -212,25 +163,4 @@ export class BitbucketPublisher implements PublisherBase {
     }
     throw new Error(`Not a valid response code ${await response.text()}`);
   }
-
-  private getToken(host: string): string | undefined {
-    return this.token || this.integrations.find(c => c.host === host)?.token;
-  }
-
-  private getUsername(host: string): string | undefined {
-    return (
-      this.username || this.integrations.find(c => c.host === host)?.username
-    );
-  }
-
-  private getAppPassword(host: string): string | undefined {
-    return (
-      this.appPassword ||
-      this.integrations.find(c => c.host === host)?.appPassword
-    );
-  }
-
-  private getHost(host: string): string | undefined {
-    return this.host || this.integrations.find(c => c.host === host)?.host;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/github.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/github.test.ts
index c5b8187bc4..29e095a152 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/github.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/github.test.ts
@@ -38,21 +38,16 @@ describe('GitHub Publisher', () => {
   });
 
   describe('with public repo visibility', () => {
-    const publisher = new GithubPublisher(
-      new ConfigReader({
-        integrations: {
-          github: [
-            {
-              token: 'fake-token',
-              host: 'github.com',
-            },
-          ],
-        },
-      }),
-    );
-
     describe('publish: createRemoteInGithub', () => {
       it('should use octokit to create a repo in an organisation if the organisation property is set', async () => {
+        const publisher = await GithubPublisher.fromConfig(
+          {
+            token: 'fake-token',
+            host: 'github.com',
+          },
+          { repoVisibility: 'public' },
+        );
+
         mockGithubClient.repos.createInOrg.mockResolvedValue({
           data: {
             clone_url: 'https://github.com/backstage/backstage.git',
@@ -64,7 +59,7 @@ describe('GitHub Publisher', () => {
           },
         } as RestEndpointMethodTypes['users']['getByUsername']['response']);
 
-        const result = await publisher.publish({
+        const result = await publisher!.publish({
           values: {
             storePath: 'https://github.com/blam/test',
             owner: 'bob',
@@ -103,6 +98,14 @@ describe('GitHub Publisher', () => {
       });
 
       it('should use octokit to create a repo in the authed user if the organisation property is not set', async () => {
+        const publisher = await GithubPublisher.fromConfig(
+          {
+            token: 'fake-token',
+            host: 'github.com',
+          },
+          { repoVisibility: 'public' },
+        );
+
         mockGithubClient.repos.createForAuthenticatedUser.mockResolvedValue({
           data: {
             clone_url: 'https://github.com/backstage/backstage.git',
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ describe('GitHub Publisher', () => {
           },
         } as RestEndpointMethodTypes['users']['getByUsername']['response']);
 
-        const result = await publisher.publish({
+        const result = await publisher!.publish({
           values: {
             storePath: 'https://github.com/blam/test',
             owner: 'bob',
@@ -147,6 +150,14 @@ describe('GitHub Publisher', () => {
     });
 
     it('should invite other user in the authed user', async () => {
+      const publisher = await GithubPublisher.fromConfig(
+        {
+          token: 'fake-token',
+          host: 'github.com',
+        },
+        { repoVisibility: 'public' },
+      );
+
       mockGithubClient.repos.createForAuthenticatedUser.mockResolvedValue({
         data: {
           clone_url: 'https://github.com/backstage/backstage.git',
@@ -158,7 +169,7 @@ describe('GitHub Publisher', () => {
         },
       } as RestEndpointMethodTypes['users']['getByUsername']['response']);
 
-      const result = await publisher.publish({
+      const result = await publisher!.publish({
         values: {
           storePath: 'https://github.com/blam/test',
           owner: 'bob',
@@ -197,20 +208,15 @@ describe('GitHub Publisher', () => {
   });
 
   describe('with internal repo visibility', () => {
-    const publisher = new GithubPublisher(
-      new ConfigReader({
-        integrations: {
-          github: [{ host: 'github.com', token: 'fake-token' }],
-        },
-        scaffolder: {
-          github: {
-            visibility: 'internal',
-          },
-        },
-      }),
-    );
-
     it('creates a private repository in the organization with visibility set to internal', async () => {
+      const publisher = await GithubPublisher.fromConfig(
+        {
+          token: 'fake-token',
+          host: 'github.com',
+        },
+        { repoVisibility: 'internal' },
+      );
+
       mockGithubClient.repos.createInOrg.mockResolvedValue({
         data: {
           clone_url: 'https://github.com/backstage/backstage.git',
@@ -222,7 +228,7 @@ describe('GitHub Publisher', () => {
         },
       } as RestEndpointMethodTypes['users']['getByUsername']['response']);
 
-      const result = await publisher.publish({
+      const result = await publisher!.publish({
         values: {
           isOrg: true,
           storePath: 'https://github.com/blam/test',
@@ -253,25 +259,15 @@ describe('GitHub Publisher', () => {
   });
 
   describe('private visibility in a user account', () => {
-    const publisher = new GithubPublisher(
-      new ConfigReader({
-        integrations: {
-          github: [
-            {
-              token: 'fake-token',
-              host: 'github.com',
-            },
-          ],
-        },
-        scaffolder: {
-          github: {
-            visibility: 'private',
-          },
-        },
-      }),
-    );
-
     it('creates a private repository', async () => {
+      const publisher = await GithubPublisher.fromConfig(
+        {
+          token: 'fake-token',
+          host: 'github.com',
+        },
+        { repoVisibility: 'private' },
+      );
+
       mockGithubClient.repos.createForAuthenticatedUser.mockResolvedValue({
         data: {
           clone_url: 'https://github.com/backstage/backstage.git',
@@ -283,7 +279,7 @@ describe('GitHub Publisher', () => {
         },
       } as RestEndpointMethodTypes['users']['getByUsername']['response']);
 
-      const result = await publisher.publish({
+      const result = await publisher!.publish({
         values: {
           storePath: 'https://github.com/blam/test',
           owner: 'bob',
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/github.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/github.ts
index a9004966a4..cc8921ce40 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/github.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/github.ts
@@ -16,68 +16,54 @@
 
 import { PublisherBase, PublisherOptions, PublisherResult } from './types';
 import { initRepoAndPush } from './helpers';
-import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
-import {
-  GitHubIntegrationConfig,
-  readGitHubIntegrationConfigs,
-} from '@backstage/integration';
+import { GitHubIntegrationConfig } from '@backstage/integration';
 import gitUrlParse from 'git-url-parse';
 import { Octokit } from '@octokit/rest';
 
 export type RepoVisibilityOptions = 'private' | 'internal' | 'public';
 export class GithubPublisher implements PublisherBase {
-  private scaffolderToken: string | undefined;
-  private readonly integrations: GitHubIntegrationConfig[];
-  private readonly apiBaseUrl: string | undefined;
-  private readonly repoVisibility: RepoVisibilityOptions;
+  static async fromConfig(
+    config: GitHubIntegrationConfig,
+    { repoVisibility }: { repoVisibility: RepoVisibilityOptions },
+  ) {
+    if (!config.token) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
 
-  static fromConfig(config: Config) {
-    return new GithubPublisher(config);
-  }
-  constructor(config: Config) {
-    this.integrations = readGitHubIntegrationConfigs(
-      config.getOptionalConfigArray('integrations.github') ?? [],
-    );
-
-    this.scaffolderToken = config.getOptionalString(
-      'scaffolder.github.api.token',
-    );
-
-    this.apiBaseUrl = config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.github.api.baseUrl');
-
-    this.repoVisibility = (config.getOptionalString(
-      'scaffolder.github.visibility',
-    ) ?? 'public') as RepoVisibilityOptions;
+    const githubClient = new Octokit({
+      auth: config.token,
+      baseUrl: config.apiBaseUrl,
+    });
+
+    return new GithubPublisher(config.token, githubClient, repoVisibility);
   }
+  constructor(
+    private readonly token: string,
+    private readonly client: Octokit,
+    private readonly repoVisibility: RepoVisibilityOptions,
+  ) {}
 
   async publish({
     values,
     directory,
     logger,
   }: PublisherOptions): Promise<PublisherResult> {
-    const { resource: host, owner, name } = gitUrlParse(values.storePath);
-    const token = this.getToken(host);
-
-    if (!token) {
-      throw new Error('No token provided to create the remote repository');
-    }
+    const { owner, name } = gitUrlParse(values.storePath);
 
     const description = values.description as string;
     const access = values.access as string;
     const remoteUrl = await this.createRemote({
       description,
       access,
-      host,
       name,
       owner,
-      token,
     });
 
     await initRepoAndPush({
       dir: directory,
       remoteUrl,
       auth: {
-        username: token ?? '',
+        username: this.token,
         password: 'x-oauth-basic',
       },
       logger,
@@ -95,30 +81,24 @@ export class GithubPublisher implements PublisherBase {
     access: string;
     name: string;
     owner: string;
-    host: string;
-    token: string;
     description: string;
   }) {
-    const { access, description, host, owner, name, token } = opts;
+    const { access, description, owner, name } = opts;
 
-    // create a github client with the config
-    const githubClient = new Octokit({
-      auth: token,
-      baseUrl: this.getBaseUrl(host),
+    const user = await this.client.users.getByUsername({
+      username: owner,
     });
 
-    const user = await githubClient.users.getByUsername({ username: owner });
-
     const repoCreationPromise =
       user.data.type === 'Organization'
-        ? githubClient.repos.createInOrg({
+        ? this.client.repos.createInOrg({
             name,
             org: owner,
             private: this.repoVisibility !== 'public',
             visibility: this.repoVisibility,
             description,
           })
-        : githubClient.repos.createForAuthenticatedUser({
+        : this.client.repos.createForAuthenticatedUser({
             name,
             private: this.repoVisibility === 'private',
             description,
@@ -128,7 +108,7 @@ export class GithubPublisher implements PublisherBase {
 
     if (access?.startsWith(`${owner}/`)) {
       const [, team] = access.split('/');
-      await githubClient.teams.addOrUpdateRepoPermissionsInOrg({
+      await this.client.teams.addOrUpdateRepoPermissionsInOrg({
         org: owner,
         team_slug: team,
         owner,
@@ -137,7 +117,7 @@ export class GithubPublisher implements PublisherBase {
       });
       // no need to add access if it's the person who own's the personal account
     } else if (access && access !== owner) {
-      await githubClient.repos.addCollaborator({
+      await this.client.repos.addCollaborator({
         owner,
         repo: name,
         username: access,
@@ -147,18 +127,4 @@ export class GithubPublisher implements PublisherBase {
 
     return data?.clone_url;
   }
-
-  private getToken(host: string): string | undefined {
-    return (
-      this.scaffolderToken ||
-      this.integrations.find(c => c.host === host)?.token
-    );
-  }
-
-  private getBaseUrl(host: string): string | undefined {
-    return (
-      this.apiBaseUrl ||
-      this.integrations.find(c => c.host === host)?.apiBaseUrl
-    );
-  }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/gitlab.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/gitlab.test.ts
index fe997f295d..885dfc2fe1 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/gitlab.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/gitlab.test.ts
@@ -50,18 +50,10 @@ describe('GitLab Publisher', () => {
 
   describe('publish: createRemoteInGitLab', () => {
     it('should use gitbeaker to create a repo in a namespace if the namespace property is set', async () => {
-      const publisher = new GitlabPublisher(
-        new ConfigReader({
-          integrations: {
-            gitlab: [
-              {
-                host: 'gitlab.com',
-                token: 'fake-token',
-              },
-            ],
-          },
-        }),
-      );
+      const publisher = await GitlabPublisher.fromConfig({
+        host: 'gitlab.com',
+        token: 'fake-token',
+      });
 
       mockGitlabClient.Namespaces.show.mockResolvedValue({
         id: 42,
@@ -70,7 +62,7 @@ describe('GitLab Publisher', () => {
         http_url_to_repo: 'mockclone',
       } as { http_url_to_repo: string });
 
-      const result = await publisher.publish({
+      const result = await publisher!.publish({
         values: {
           isOrg: true,
           storePath: 'https://gitlab.com/blam/test',
@@ -97,18 +89,10 @@ describe('GitLab Publisher', () => {
     });
 
     it('should use gitbeaker to create a repo in the authed user if the namespace property is not set', async () => {
-      const publisher = new GitlabPublisher(
-        new ConfigReader({
-          integrations: {
-            gitlab: [
-              {
-                host: 'gitlab.com',
-                token: 'fake-token',
-              },
-            ],
-          },
-        }),
-      );
+      const publisher = await GitlabPublisher.fromConfig({
+        host: 'gitlab.com',
+        token: 'fake-token',
+      });
 
       mockGitlabClient.Namespaces.show.mockResolvedValue({});
       mockGitlabClient.Users.current.mockResolvedValue({
@@ -118,7 +102,7 @@ describe('GitLab Publisher', () => {
         http_url_to_repo: 'mockclone',
       } as { http_url_to_repo: string });
 
-      const result = await publisher.publish({
+      const result = await publisher!.publish({
         values: {
           storePath: 'https://gitlab.com/blam/test',
           owner: 'bob',
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/gitlab.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/gitlab.ts
index 76167cf20f..b8139be49e 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/gitlab.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/gitlab.ts
@@ -16,61 +16,37 @@
 
 import { PublisherBase, PublisherOptions, PublisherResult } from './types';
 import { Gitlab } from '@gitbeaker/node';
-import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
+import { Gitlab as GitlabClient } from '@gitbeaker/core';
 import { initRepoAndPush } from './helpers';
 import gitUrlParse from 'git-url-parse';
 
-import {
-  GitLabIntegrationConfig,
-  readGitLabIntegrationConfigs,
-} from '@backstage/integration';
+import { GitLabIntegrationConfig } from '@backstage/integration';
 
 export class GitlabPublisher implements PublisherBase {
-  private readonly integrations: GitLabIntegrationConfig[];
-  private readonly scaffolderToken: string | undefined;
-  private readonly apiBaseUrl: string | undefined;
+  static async fromConfig(config: GitLabIntegrationConfig) {
+    if (!config.token) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
 
-  constructor(config: Config) {
-    this.integrations = readGitLabIntegrationConfigs(
-      config.getOptionalConfigArray('integrations.gitlab') ?? [],
-    );
-    this.scaffolderToken = config.getOptionalString(
-      'scaffolder.gitlab.api.token',
-    );
-
-    this.apiBaseUrl = config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.gitlab.api.baseUrl');
+    const client = new Gitlab({ host: config.apiBaseUrl, token: config.token });
+    return new GitlabPublisher(config.token, client);
   }
 
-  static fromConfig(config: Config) {
-    return new GitlabPublisher(config);
-  }
+  constructor(
+    private readonly token: string,
+    private readonly client: GitlabClient,
+  ) {}
 
   async publish({
     values,
     directory,
     logger,
   }: PublisherOptions): Promise<PublisherResult> {
-    const { resource: host, owner, name } = gitUrlParse(values.storePath);
-
-    const token = this.getToken(host);
-    if (!token) {
-      throw new Error(
-        'No authentication set for Gitlab publisher. Creating the remote repository is not possible without a token',
-      );
-    }
-
-    const baseUrl = this.getBaseUrl(host);
-    if (!baseUrl) {
-      throw new Error(
-        'No host set for Gitlab publisher. Creating the remote repository is not possible without a host',
-      );
-    }
+    const { owner, name } = gitUrlParse(values.storePath);
 
     const remoteUrl = await this.createRemote({
-      host: baseUrl,
       owner,
       name,
-      token,
     });
 
     await initRepoAndPush({
@@ -78,7 +54,7 @@ export class GitlabPublisher implements PublisherBase {
       remoteUrl,
       auth: {
         username: 'oauth2',
-        password: token,
+        password: this.token,
       },
       logger,
     });
@@ -90,37 +66,21 @@ export class GitlabPublisher implements PublisherBase {
     return { remoteUrl, catalogInfoUrl };
   }
 
-  private getToken(host: string): string | undefined {
-    return (
-      this.scaffolderToken ||
-      this.integrations.find(c => c.host === host)?.token
-    );
-  }
+  private async createRemote(opts: { name: string; owner: string }) {
+    const { owner, name } = opts;
 
-  private getBaseUrl(host: string): string | undefined {
-    return (
-      this.apiBaseUrl ||
-      this.integrations.find(c => c.host === host)?.apiBaseUrl
-    );
-  }
-
-  private async createRemote(opts: {
-    host: string;
-    name: string;
-    owner: string;
-    token: string;
-  }) {
-    const { owner, name, host, token } = opts;
-
-    const client = new Gitlab({ host: host, token: token });
-    let targetNamespace = ((await client.Namespaces.show(owner)) as {
+    // TODO(blam): this needs cleaning up to be nicer. The amount of brackets is too damn high!
+    // Shouldn't have to cast things now
+    let targetNamespace = ((await this.client.Namespaces.show(owner)) as {
       id: number;
     }).id;
+
     if (!targetNamespace) {
-      targetNamespace = ((await client.Users.current()) as { id: number }).id;
+      targetNamespace = ((await this.client.Users.current()) as { id: number })
+        .id;
     }
 
-    const project = (await client.Projects.create({
+    const project = (await this.client.Projects.create({
       namespace_id: targetNamespace,
       name: name,
     })) as { http_url_to_repo: string };
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/publishers.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/publishers.test.ts
index 869d1fcd03..87bcd1d003 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/publishers.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/publishers.test.ts
@@ -22,61 +22,86 @@ import { GitlabPublisher } from './gitlab';
 import { BitbucketPublisher } from './bitbucket';
 
 jest.mock('@octokit/rest');
+jest.mock('azure-devops-node-api');
 
 describe('Publishers', () => {
+  const logger = getVoidLogger();
+
   it('should throw an error when the publisher for the source location is not registered', () => {
     const publishers = new Publishers();
 
-    expect(() =>
-      publishers.get('https://github.com/org/repo', {
-        logger: getVoidLogger(),
-      }),
-    ).toThrow(
+    expect(() => publishers.get('https://github.com/org/repo')).toThrow(
       expect.objectContaining({
         message:
-          'No matching publisher detected for "https://github.com/org/repo". Please make sure this host is registered in the integration config',
+          'Unable to find a publisher for URL: https://github.com/org/repo. Please make sure to register this host under an integration in app-config',
       }),
     );
   });
 
   it('should return the correct preparer when the source matches for github', async () => {
-    const publishers = await Publishers.fromConfig(new ConfigReader({}));
-
-    expect(
-      publishers.get('https://github.com/org/repo', {
-        logger: getVoidLogger(),
+    const publishers = await Publishers.fromConfig(
+      new ConfigReader({
+        integrations: {
+          github: [{ host: 'github.com', token: 'blob' }],
+        },
       }),
-    ).toBeInstanceOf(GithubPublisher);
+      {
+        logger,
+      },
+    );
+
+    expect(publishers.get('https://github.com/org/repo')).toBeInstanceOf(
+      GithubPublisher,
+    );
   });
 
   it('should return the correct preparer when the source matches for azure', async () => {
-    const publishers = await Publishers.fromConfig(new ConfigReader({}));
+    const publishers = await Publishers.fromConfig(
+      new ConfigReader({
+        integrations: {
+          azure: [{ host: 'dev.azure.com', token: 'blob' }],
+        },
+      }),
+      {
+        logger,
+      },
+    );
 
     expect(
-      publishers.get('https://dev.azure.com/org/project/_git/repo', {
-        logger: getVoidLogger(),
-      }),
+      publishers.get('https://dev.azure.com/org/project/_git/repo'),
     ).toBeInstanceOf(AzurePublisher);
   });
 
   it('should return the correct preparer when the source matches for bitbucket', async () => {
-    const publishers = await Publishers.fromConfig(new ConfigReader({}));
-
-    expect(
-      publishers.get('https://bitbucket.org/owner/repo', {
-        logger: getVoidLogger(),
+    const publishers = await Publishers.fromConfig(
+      new ConfigReader({
+        integrations: {
+          bitbucket: [{ host: 'bitbucket.com', token: 'blob' }],
+        },
       }),
-    ).toBeInstanceOf(BitbucketPublisher);
+      {
+        logger,
+      },
+    );
+    expect(publishers.get('https://bitbucket.org/owner/repo')).toBeInstanceOf(
+      BitbucketPublisher,
+    );
   });
 
   it('should return the correct preparer when the source matches for gitlab', async () => {
-    const publishers = await Publishers.fromConfig(new ConfigReader({}));
-
-    expect(
-      publishers.get('https://gitlab.com/owner/repo', {
-        logger: getVoidLogger(),
+    const publishers = await Publishers.fromConfig(
+      new ConfigReader({
+        integrations: {
+          gitlab: [{ host: 'gitlab.com', token: 'blob' }],
+        },
       }),
-    ).toBeInstanceOf(GitlabPublisher);
+      {
+        logger,
+      },
+    );
+    expect(publishers.get('https://gitlab.com/owner/repo')).toBeInstanceOf(
+      GitlabPublisher,
+    );
   });
 
   it('should respect registrations for custom URLs for providers using the integrations config', async () => {
@@ -88,12 +113,13 @@ describe('Publishers', () => {
           ],
         },
       }),
+      {
+        logger,
+      },
     );
 
     expect(
-      publishers.get('https://my.special.github.enterprise.thing/org/repo', {
-        logger: getVoidLogger(),
-      }),
+      publishers.get('https://my.special.github.enterprise.thing/org/repo'),
     ).toBeInstanceOf(GithubPublisher);
   });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/publishers.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/publishers.ts
index 2527ad12b4..d5cbf5c245 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/publishers.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/publishers.ts
@@ -14,70 +14,125 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { Logger } from 'winston';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
-import {
-  DeprecatedLocationTypeDetector,
-  makeDeprecatedLocationTypeDetector,
-} from '../helpers';
 import { PublisherBase, PublisherBuilder } from './types';
-import { RemoteProtocol } from '../types';
-import { GithubPublisher } from './github';
+import { GithubPublisher, RepoVisibilityOptions } from './github';
 import { GitlabPublisher } from './gitlab';
 import { AzurePublisher } from './azure';
 import { BitbucketPublisher } from './bitbucket';
+import { Logger } from 'winston';
+import { ScmIntegrations } from '@backstage/integration';
 
 export class Publishers implements PublisherBuilder {
-  private publisherMap = new Map<RemoteProtocol, PublisherBase>();
+  private publisherMap = new Map<string, PublisherBase | undefined>();
 
-  constructor(private readonly typeDetector?: DeprecatedLocationTypeDetector) {}
-
-  register(protocol: RemoteProtocol, publisher: PublisherBase) {
-    this.publisherMap.set(protocol, publisher);
+  register(host: string, preparer: PublisherBase | undefined) {
+    this.publisherMap.set(host, preparer);
   }
 
-  get(storePath: string, { logger }: { logger: Logger }): PublisherBase {
-    const protocol = this.typeDetector?.(storePath);
-
-    if (!protocol) {
+  get(url: string): PublisherBase {
+    const preparer = this.publisherMap.get(new URL(url).host);
+    if (!preparer) {
       throw new Error(
-        `No matching publisher detected for "${storePath}". Please make sure this host is registered in the integration config`,
+        `Unable to find a publisher for URL: ${url}. Please make sure to register this host under an integration in app-config`,
       );
     }
-
-    logger.info(
-      `Selected publisher ${protocol} for publishing to URL ${storePath}`,
-    );
-
-    const publisher = this.publisherMap.get(protocol as RemoteProtocol);
-    if (!publisher) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `Failed to detect publisher type. Unable to determine integration type for location "${protocol}". ` +
-          "Please add appropriate configuration to the 'integrations' configuration section",
-      );
-    }
-
-    logger.info(`Selected publisher for protocol ${protocol}`);
-
-    return publisher;
+    return preparer;
   }
 
-  static async fromConfig(config: Config): Promise<PublisherBuilder> {
-    const typeDetector = makeDeprecatedLocationTypeDetector(config);
-    const publishers = new Publishers(typeDetector);
+  static async fromConfig(
+    config: Config,
+    { logger }: { logger: Logger },
+  ): Promise<PublisherBuilder> {
+    const publishers = new Publishers();
 
-    const githubPublisher = GithubPublisher.fromConfig(config);
-    publishers.register('file', githubPublisher);
-    publishers.register('github', githubPublisher);
+    const scm = ScmIntegrations.fromConfig(config);
 
-    const gitLabPublisher = GitlabPublisher.fromConfig(config);
-    publishers.register('gitlab', gitLabPublisher);
+    for (const integration of scm.azure.list()) {
+      const publisher = await AzurePublisher.fromConfig(integration.config);
 
-    const azurePublisher = AzurePublisher.fromConfig(config);
-    publishers.register('azure', azurePublisher);
+      if (publisher) {
+        publishers.register(integration.config.host, publisher);
+      } else {
+        logger.warn('DEPRECATED');
 
-    const bitbucketPublisher = BitbucketPublisher.fromConfig(config);
-    publishers.register('bitbucket', bitbucketPublisher);
+        publishers.register(
+          integration.config.host,
+          await AzurePublisher.fromConfig({
+            token: config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.azure.token'),
+            host: integration.config.host,
+          }),
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    for (const integration of scm.github.list()) {
+      const repoVisibility = (config.getOptionalString(
+        'scaffolder.github.visibility',
+      ) ?? 'public') as RepoVisibilityOptions;
+
+      const publisher = await GithubPublisher.fromConfig(integration.config, {
+        repoVisibility,
+      });
+
+      if (publisher) {
+        publishers.register(integration.config.host, publisher);
+      } else {
+        logger.warn('DEPRECATED');
+
+        publishers.register(
+          integration.config.host,
+          await GithubPublisher.fromConfig(
+            {
+              token: config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.github.token') ?? '',
+              host: integration.config.host,
+            },
+            { repoVisibility },
+          ),
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    for (const integration of scm.gitlab.list()) {
+      const publisher = await GitlabPublisher.fromConfig(integration.config);
+
+      if (publisher) {
+        publishers.register(integration.config.host, publisher);
+      } else {
+        logger.warn('DEPRECATED');
+
+        publishers.register(
+          integration.config.host,
+          await GitlabPublisher.fromConfig({
+            token: config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.gitlab.token') ?? '',
+            host: integration.config.host,
+          }),
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    for (const integration of scm.bitbucket.list()) {
+      const publisher = await BitbucketPublisher.fromConfig(integration.config);
+
+      if (publisher) {
+        publishers.register(integration.config.host, publisher);
+      } else {
+        logger.warn('DEPRECATED');
+
+        publishers.register(
+          integration.config.host,
+          await BitbucketPublisher.fromConfig({
+            token: config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.bitbucket.token') ?? '',
+            username:
+              config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.bitbucket.username') ?? '',
+            appPassword:
+              config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.bitbucket.appPassword') ??
+              '',
+            host: integration.config.host,
+          }),
+        );
+      }
+    }
 
     return publishers;
   }
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/types.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/types.ts
index cb726dfe09..f135d9a39f 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/types.ts
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@ export type PublisherResult = {
 
 export type PublisherBuilder = {
   register(protocol: RemoteProtocol, publisher: PublisherBase): void;
-  get(storePath: string, { logger }: { logger: Logger }): PublisherBase;
+  get(storePath: string): PublisherBase;
 };