diff --git a/.changeset/real-crabs-obey.md b/.changeset/real-crabs-obey.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a52f0e5a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/real-crabs-obey.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore': patch
+---
+
+Migrate search collator to use the new auth services.
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/src/alpha.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/src/alpha.ts
index 5a990b19f6..21c5901885 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/src/alpha.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/src/alpha.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export default createBackendModule({
         discovery: coreServices.discovery,
         scheduler: coreServices.scheduler,
         tokenManager: coreServices.tokenManager,
+        auth: coreServices.auth,
         indexRegistry: searchIndexRegistryExtensionPoint,
       },
       async init({
@@ -51,8 +52,9 @@ export default createBackendModule({
         logger,
         discovery,
         scheduler,
-        indexRegistry,
         tokenManager,
+        auth,
+        indexRegistry,
       }) {
         const defaultSchedule = {
           frequency: { minutes: 10 },
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ export default createBackendModule({
           factory: ToolDocumentCollatorFactory.fromConfig(config, {
             discovery,
             logger,
+            auth,
             tokenManager,
           }),
         });