diff --git a/.changeset/quick-poems-cover.md b/.changeset/quick-poems-cover.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..099bb550fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/quick-poems-cover.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog': minor
+---
+
+**BREAKING**: Removed support for the old backend system. Please [migrate to the new backend system](https://backstage.io/docs/backend-system/) and enable [the catalog collator](https://backstage.io/docs/features/search/collators#catalog) there.
+
+As part of this, the `/alpha` export path is gone too. Just import the module from the root of the package as usual instead.
diff --git a/.changeset/spicy-tomatoes-hammer.md b/.changeset/spicy-tomatoes-hammer.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..20564b9a05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/spicy-tomatoes-hammer.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend': minor
+---
+
+Removed the long-deprecated `DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory` and `DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions` exports, which now no longer exist in the search plugin's offerings. If you were using these, you want to migrate to [the new backend system](https://backstage.io/docs/backend-system/) and use the [catalog collator](https://backstage.io/docs/features/search/collators#catalog) directly.
diff --git a/packages/backend-legacy/src/plugins/search.ts b/packages/backend-legacy/src/plugins/search.ts
index dcdcfa9b79..1991b282e1 100644
--- a/packages/backend-legacy/src/plugins/search.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-legacy/src/plugins/search.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  */
 
 import { useHotCleanup } from '@backstage/backend-common';
-import { DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog';
 import { ToolDocumentCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore';
 import { createRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend';
 import { ElasticSearchSearchEngine } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-elasticsearch';
@@ -67,16 +66,6 @@ export default async function createPlugin(
     initialDelay: { seconds: 3 },
   });
 
-  // Collators are responsible for gathering documents known to plugins. This
-  // particular collator gathers entities from the software catalog.
-  indexBuilder.addCollator({
-    schedule,
-    factory: DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.fromConfig(env.config, {
-      discovery: env.discovery,
-      tokenManager: env.tokenManager,
-    }),
-  });
-
   indexBuilder.addCollator({
     schedule,
     factory: DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory.fromConfig(env.config, {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/report.api.md b/plugins/catalog-backend/report.api.md
index a200057a3a..dc277026f4 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/report.api.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/report.api.md
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ import { CatalogProcessorRelationResult as CatalogProcessorRelationResult_2 } fr
 import { CatalogProcessorResult as CatalogProcessorResult_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import { DatabaseService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-import { DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory as DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog';
-import { DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions as DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog';
 import { DeferredEntity as DeferredEntity_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
 import { DiscoveryService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { EntitiesSearchFilter as EntitiesSearchFilter_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
@@ -326,13 +324,6 @@ export class DefaultCatalogCollator {
 // @public @deprecated (undocumented)
 export const defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer: CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer_2;
 
-// @public @deprecated (undocumented)
-export const DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory: typeof DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory_2;
-
-// @public @deprecated (undocumented)
-export type DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions =
-  DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions_2;
-
 // @public @deprecated (undocumented)
 export type DeferredEntity = DeferredEntity_2;
 
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/deprecated.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/deprecated.ts
index 2d08d2ce0c..3865852214 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/deprecated.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/deprecated.ts
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ import {
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
 import {
   defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer as _defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer,
-  DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory as _DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory,
   type CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer as _CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer,
-  type DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions as _DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog';
 
 /**
@@ -254,12 +252,6 @@ export type AnalyzeLocationGenerateEntity = _AnalyzeLocationGenerateEntity;
  */
 export type AnalyzeLocationEntityField = _AnalyzeLocationEntityField;
 
-/**
- * @public
- * @deprecated import from `@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog` instead
- */
-export const DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory = _DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory;
-
 /**
  * @public
  * @deprecated import from `@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog` instead
@@ -267,13 +259,6 @@ export const DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory = _DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory;
 export const defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer =
   _defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer;
 
-/**
- * @public
- * @deprecated import from `@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog` instead
- */
-export type DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions =
-  _DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions;
-
 /**
  * @public
  * @deprecated import from `@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog` instead
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/package.json b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/package.json
index 9a6cc9f2bc..6b4307c6c0 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/package.json
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
     "pluginPackage": "@backstage/plugin-search-backend"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "main": "dist/index.cjs.js",
+    "types": "dist/index.d.ts"
   },
   "homepage": "https://backstage.io",
   "repository": {
@@ -17,23 +19,8 @@
     "directory": "plugins/search-backend-module-catalog"
   },
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
-  "exports": {
-    ".": "./src/index.ts",
-    "./alpha": "./src/alpha.ts",
-    "./package.json": "./package.json"
-  },
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "types": "src/index.ts",
-  "typesVersions": {
-    "*": {
-      "alpha": [
-        "src/alpha.ts"
-      ],
-      "package.json": [
-        "package.json"
-      ]
-    }
-  },
   "files": [
     "dist",
     "config.d.ts"
@@ -48,7 +35,6 @@
     "test": "backstage-cli package test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@backstage/backend-common": "^0.25.0",
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/catalog-client": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/report-alpha.api.md b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/report-alpha.api.md
deleted file mode 100644
index a622e05a3e..0000000000
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/report-alpha.api.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-## API Report File for "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog"
-
-> Do not edit this file. It is a report generated by [API Extractor](https://api-extractor.com/).
-
-```ts
-import { BackendFeature } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-
-// @alpha (undocumented)
-const _feature: BackendFeature;
-export default _feature;
-
-// (No @packageDocumentation comment for this package)
-```
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/report.api.md b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/report.api.md
index 76314dcdf5..17460d28c8 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/report.api.md
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/report.api.md
@@ -3,22 +3,10 @@
 > Do not edit this file. It is a report generated by [API Extractor](https://api-extractor.com/).
 
 ```ts
-/// <reference types="node" />
-
-import { AuthService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { BackendFeature } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
-import { CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer as CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog';
 import { CatalogEntityDocument } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-common';
-import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
-import { DiscoveryService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-import { DocumentCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-search-common';
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { ExtensionPoint } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-import { GetEntitiesRequest } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
-import { Permission } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
-import { Readable } from 'stream';
-import { TokenManager } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export type CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer = (
@@ -27,43 +15,16 @@ export type CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer = (
 
 // @public
 export type CatalogCollatorExtensionPoint = {
-  setEntityTransformer(transformer: CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer_2): void;
+  setEntityTransformer(transformer: CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer): void;
 };
 
 // @public
 export const catalogCollatorExtensionPoint: ExtensionPoint<CatalogCollatorExtensionPoint>;
 
-// @public
-const _default: BackendFeature;
-export default _default;
-
 // @public (undocumented)
 export const defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer: CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer;
 
-// @public @deprecated
-export class DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory implements DocumentCollatorFactory {
-  // (undocumented)
-  static fromConfig(
-    configRoot: Config,
-    options: DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions,
-  ): DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory;
-  // (undocumented)
-  getCollator(): Promise<Readable>;
-  // (undocumented)
-  readonly type = 'software-catalog';
-  // (undocumented)
-  readonly visibilityPermission: Permission;
-}
-
-// @public @deprecated (undocumented)
-export type DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions = {
-  auth?: AuthService;
-  discovery: DiscoveryService;
-  tokenManager?: TokenManager;
-  locationTemplate?: string;
-  filter?: GetEntitiesRequest['filter'];
-  batchSize?: number;
-  catalogClient?: CatalogApi;
-  entityTransformer?: CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer;
-};
+// @public
+const searchBackendModule: BackendFeature;
+export default searchBackendModule;
 ```
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/alpha.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/alpha.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e5554e85bd..0000000000
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/alpha.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2024 The Backstage Authors
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-import { default as feature } from './module';
-
-/** @alpha */
-const _feature = feature;
-export default _feature;
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.test.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.test.ts
index d4c77c617d..68aedbdef8 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import { mockServices } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
-import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
 import { catalogServiceMock } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node/testUtils';
 import { TestPipeline } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node';
 import { Readable } from 'stream';
@@ -54,9 +53,7 @@ const expectedEntities: Entity[] = [
 
 describe('DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory', () => {
   const config = mockServices.rootConfig();
-  const discovery = mockServices.discovery.mock({
-    getBaseUrl: async () => 'http://localhost:7007',
-  });
+  const auth = mockServices.auth();
   const catalog = catalogServiceMock({ entities: expectedEntities });
 
   describe('getCollator', () => {
@@ -65,8 +62,8 @@ describe('DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory', () => {
 
     beforeEach(async () => {
       factory = DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.fromConfig(config, {
-        discovery,
-        catalogClient: catalog,
+        auth,
+        catalog,
       });
       collator = await factory.getCollator();
     });
@@ -117,8 +114,8 @@ describe('DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory', () => {
 
     it('maps a returned entity to an expected CatalogEntityDocument with custom transformer', async () => {
       const customFactory = DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.fromConfig(config, {
-        discovery,
-        catalogClient: catalog,
+        auth,
+        catalog,
         entityTransformer: entity => ({
           title: `custom-title-${
             entity.metadata.title ?? entity.metadata.name
@@ -173,11 +170,19 @@ describe('DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory', () => {
 
     it('maps a returned entity with a custom locationTemplate', async () => {
       // Provide an alternate location template.
-      factory = DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.fromConfig(new ConfigReader({}), {
-        discovery: discovery,
-        catalogClient: catalog,
-        locationTemplate: '/software/:name',
-      });
+      factory = DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.fromConfig(
+        mockServices.rootConfig({
+          data: {
+            search: {
+              collators: { catalog: { locationTemplate: '/software/:name' } },
+            },
+          },
+        }),
+        {
+          auth,
+          catalog,
+        },
+      );
       collator = await factory.getCollator();
 
       const pipeline = TestPipeline.fromCollator(collator);
@@ -189,13 +194,19 @@ describe('DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory', () => {
 
     it('allows filtering of the retrieved catalog entities', async () => {
       // Provide a custom filter.
-      factory = DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.fromConfig(new ConfigReader({}), {
-        discovery: discovery,
-        catalogClient: catalog,
-        filter: {
-          kind: ['Foo', 'Bar'],
+      factory = DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.fromConfig(
+        mockServices.rootConfig({
+          data: {
+            search: {
+              collators: { catalog: { filter: { kind: ['Foo', 'Bar'] } } },
+            },
+          },
+        }),
+        {
+          auth,
+          catalog,
         },
-      });
+      );
       collator = await factory.getCollator();
 
       const pipeline = TestPipeline.fromCollator(collator);
@@ -206,11 +217,19 @@ describe('DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory', () => {
     });
 
     it('paginates through catalog entities using batchSize', async () => {
-      factory = DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.fromConfig(config, {
-        discovery,
-        catalogClient: catalog,
-        batchSize: 1,
-      });
+      factory = DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.fromConfig(
+        mockServices.rootConfig({
+          data: {
+            search: {
+              collators: { catalog: { batchSize: 1 } },
+            },
+          },
+        }),
+        {
+          auth,
+          catalog,
+        },
+      );
       collator = await factory.getCollator();
 
       const pipeline = TestPipeline.fromCollator(collator);
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.ts
index ff3e81843b..1cef2e21df 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.ts
@@ -14,20 +14,13 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import {
-  TokenManager,
-  createLegacyAuthAdapters,
-} from '@backstage/backend-common';
-import { AuthService, DiscoveryService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-import {
-  CatalogApi,
-  CatalogClient,
-  GetEntitiesRequest,
-} from '@backstage/catalog-client';
+import { AuthService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import { QueryEntitiesInitialRequest } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import { stringifyEntityRef } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import { CatalogEntityDocument } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-common';
 import { catalogEntityReadPermission } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-common/alpha';
+import { CatalogService } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
 import { Permission } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
 import { DocumentCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-search-common';
 import { Readable } from 'stream';
@@ -35,29 +28,10 @@ import { CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer } from './CatalogCollatorEntityTransfo
 import { readCollatorConfigOptions } from './config';
 import { defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer } from './defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer';
 
-/**
- * @public
- * @deprecated This type is deprecated along with the {@link DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory}.
- */
 export type DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions = {
-  auth?: AuthService;
-  discovery: DiscoveryService;
-  tokenManager?: TokenManager;
-  /**
-   * @deprecated Use the config key `search.collators.catalog.locationTemplate` instead.
-   */
-  locationTemplate?: string;
-  /**
-   * @deprecated Use the config key `search.collators.catalog.filter` instead.
-   */
-  filter?: GetEntitiesRequest['filter'];
-  /**
-   * @deprecated Use the config key `search.collators.catalog.batchSize` instead.
-   */
-  batchSize?: number;
-  // TODO(freben): Change to required CatalogService instead when fully migrated to the new backend system.
-  catalogClient?: CatalogApi;
-  /**
+  auth: AuthService;
+  catalog: CatalogService;
+  /*
    * Allows you to customize how entities are shaped into documents.
    */
   entityTransformer?: CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer;
@@ -65,9 +39,6 @@ export type DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions = {
 
 /**
  * Collates entities from the Catalog into documents for the search backend.
- *
- * @public
- * @deprecated Migrate to the {@link https://backstage.io/docs/backend-system/building-backends/migrating | new backend system} and install this collator via module instead (see {@link https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/nbs10/search-deprecate-create-router/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/README.md#installation | here} for more installation details).
  */
 export class DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory implements DocumentCollatorFactory {
   public readonly type = 'software-catalog';
@@ -75,9 +46,9 @@ export class DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory implements DocumentCollatorFactory {
     catalogEntityReadPermission;
 
   private locationTemplate: string;
-  private filter?: GetEntitiesRequest['filter'];
+  private filter?: QueryEntitiesInitialRequest['filter'];
   private batchSize: number;
-  private readonly catalogClient: CatalogApi;
+  private readonly catalog: CatalogService;
   private entityTransformer: CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer;
   private auth: AuthService;
 
@@ -86,47 +57,37 @@ export class DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory implements DocumentCollatorFactory {
     options: DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions,
   ) {
     const configOptions = readCollatorConfigOptions(configRoot);
-    const { auth: adaptedAuth } = createLegacyAuthAdapters({
-      auth: options.auth,
-      discovery: options.discovery,
-      tokenManager: options.tokenManager,
-    });
     return new DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory({
-      locationTemplate:
-        options.locationTemplate ?? configOptions.locationTemplate,
-      filter: options.filter ?? configOptions.filter,
-      batchSize: options.batchSize ?? configOptions.batchSize,
+      locationTemplate: configOptions.locationTemplate,
+      filter: configOptions.filter,
+      batchSize: configOptions.batchSize,
       entityTransformer: options.entityTransformer,
-      auth: adaptedAuth,
-      discovery: options.discovery,
-      catalogClient: options.catalogClient,
+      auth: options.auth,
+      catalog: options.catalog,
     });
   }
 
   private constructor(options: {
     locationTemplate: string;
-    filter: GetEntitiesRequest['filter'];
+    filter: QueryEntitiesInitialRequest['filter'];
     batchSize: number;
     entityTransformer?: CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer;
     auth: AuthService;
-    discovery: DiscoveryService;
-    catalogClient?: CatalogApi;
+    catalog: CatalogService;
   }) {
     const {
       auth,
       batchSize,
-      discovery,
       locationTemplate,
       filter,
-      catalogClient,
+      catalog,
       entityTransformer,
     } = options;
 
     this.locationTemplate = locationTemplate;
     this.filter = filter;
     this.batchSize = batchSize;
-    this.catalogClient =
-      catalogClient || new CatalogClient({ discoveryApi: discovery });
+    this.catalog = catalog;
     this.entityTransformer =
       entityTransformer ?? defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer;
     this.auth = auth;
@@ -141,17 +102,13 @@ export class DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory implements DocumentCollatorFactory {
     let cursor: string | undefined = undefined;
 
     do {
-      const { token } = await this.auth.getPluginRequestToken({
-        onBehalfOf: await this.auth.getOwnServiceCredentials(),
-        targetPluginId: 'catalog',
-      });
-      const response = await this.catalogClient.queryEntities(
+      const response = await this.catalog.queryEntities(
         {
           filter: this.filter,
           limit: this.batchSize,
           ...(cursor ? { cursor } : {}),
         },
-        { token },
+        { credentials: await this.auth.getOwnServiceCredentials() },
       );
       cursor = response.pageInfo.nextCursor;
       entitiesRetrieved += response.items.length;
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/index.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/index.ts
index 5876e71a02..d4fbbab760 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/collators/index.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,5 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-export { DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory } from './DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory';
-export type { DefaultCatalogCollatorFactoryOptions } from './DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory';
-
 export { defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer } from './defaultCatalogCollatorEntityTransformer';
 export type { CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer } from './CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer';
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/index.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/index.ts
index 3e0ec59cc0..60e8db394a 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/index.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,13 @@
 
 /**
  * @packageDocumentation
+ *
  * A module for the search backend that exports Catalog modules.
  */
 
-export * from './module';
-export { default } from './module';
+export {
+  type CatalogCollatorExtensionPoint,
+  catalogCollatorExtensionPoint,
+  searchBackendModule as default,
+} from './module';
 export * from './collators';
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/module.test.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/module.test.ts
index d05c96c8ec..a24694ca29 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/module.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/module.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import { mockServices, startTestBackend } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
 import { searchIndexRegistryExtensionPoint } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node/alpha';
-import searchModuleCatalogCollator from './module';
+import { searchBackendModule } from './module';
 
 describe('searchModuleCatalogCollator', () => {
   it('should register the catalog collator to the search index registry extension point with factory and schedule', async () => {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe('searchModuleCatalogCollator', () => {
       extensionPoints: [
         [searchIndexRegistryExtensionPoint, extensionPointMock],
       ],
-      features: [searchModuleCatalogCollator],
+      features: [searchBackendModule],
     });
 
     expect(extensionPointMock.addCollator).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe('searchModuleCatalogCollator', () => {
           ],
         ],
         features: [
-          searchModuleCatalogCollator,
+          searchBackendModule,
           mockServices.rootConfig.factory({
             data: {
               search: {
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/module.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/module.ts
index 3256a2b32f..01b2d37e7c 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/module.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/src/module.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 
 /**
  * @packageDocumentation
- * A module for the search backend that exports Catalog modules.
+ *
+ * A collator module for the search backend that indexes your software catalog.
  */
 
 import {
@@ -24,13 +25,11 @@ import {
   createBackendModule,
   createExtensionPoint,
 } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-import { catalogServiceRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node/alpha';
-import {
-  CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer,
-  DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory,
-} from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog';
+import { catalogServiceRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
 import { searchIndexRegistryExtensionPoint } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node/alpha';
 import { readScheduleConfigOptions } from './collators/config';
+import { CatalogCollatorEntityTransformer } from './collators';
+import { DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory } from './collators/DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory';
 
 /**
  * Options for {@link catalogCollatorExtensionPoint}.
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ export const catalogCollatorExtensionPoint =
  *
  * @public
  */
-export default createBackendModule({
+export const searchBackendModule = createBackendModule({
   pluginId: 'search',
   moduleId: 'catalog-collator',
   register(env) {
@@ -79,28 +78,19 @@ export default createBackendModule({
       deps: {
         auth: coreServices.auth,
         config: coreServices.rootConfig,
-        discovery: coreServices.discovery,
         scheduler: coreServices.scheduler,
         indexRegistry: searchIndexRegistryExtensionPoint,
         catalog: catalogServiceRef,
       },
-      async init({
-        auth,
-        config,
-        discovery,
-        scheduler,
-        indexRegistry,
-        catalog,
-      }) {
+      async init({ auth, config, scheduler, indexRegistry, catalog }) {
         indexRegistry.addCollator({
           schedule: scheduler.createScheduledTaskRunner(
             readScheduleConfigOptions(config),
           ),
           factory: DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory.fromConfig(config, {
             auth,
+            catalog,
             entityTransformer,
-            discovery,
-            catalogClient: catalog,
           }),
         });
       },