diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/index.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/index.ts
index 3b0c605f0e..a855b13b83 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/index.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,5 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-export {
-  createGithubProvider,
-  githubUsernameEntityNameSignInResolver,
-} from './provider';
+export { createGithubProvider } from './provider';
 export type { GithubOAuthResult, GithubProviderOptions } from './provider';
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/provider.test.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/provider.test.ts
index e425cef0ff..5cd605dcfe 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/provider.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/provider.test.ts
@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { Profile as PassportProfile } from 'passport';
-import {
-  GithubAuthProvider,
-  GithubOAuthResult,
-  githubUsernameEntityNameSignInResolver,
-} from './provider';
+import { GithubAuthProvider, GithubOAuthResult, github } from './provider';
 import * as helpers from '../../lib/passport/PassportStrategyHelper';
 import { makeProfileInfo } from '../../lib/passport/PassportStrategyHelper';
 import { OAuthStartRequest, encodeState } from '../../lib/oauth';
@@ -42,7 +38,7 @@ describe('GithubAuthProvider', () => {
         token: `token-for-user:${entityRef.name}`,
       })),
     } as unknown as AuthResolverContext,
-    signInResolver: githubUsernameEntityNameSignInResolver,
+    signInResolver: github.resolvers.byUsername(),
     authHandler: async ({ fullProfile }) => ({
       profile: makeProfileInfo(fullProfile),
     }),
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/provider.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/provider.ts
index d84c89261f..5f095ea414 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/provider.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/provider.ts
@@ -227,19 +227,6 @@ export class GithubAuthProvider implements OAuthHandlers {
   }
 }
 
-export const githubUsernameEntityNameSignInResolver: SignInResolver<
-  GithubOAuthResult
-> = async (info, ctx) => {
-  const { fullProfile } = info.result;
-
-  const userId = fullProfile.username;
-  if (!userId) {
-    throw new Error(`GitHub user profile does not contain a username`);
-  }
-
-  return ctx.signInWithCatalogUser({ entityRef: { name: userId } });
-};
-
 /**
  * @deprecated This type has been inlined into the create method and will be removed.
  */
@@ -375,6 +362,23 @@ export const github = createAuthProviderIntegration({
         });
       });
   },
+  resolvers: {
+    /**
+     * Looks up the user by matching their GitHub username to the entity name.
+     */
+    byUsername: (): SignInResolver<GithubOAuthResult> => {
+      return async (info, ctx) => {
+        const { fullProfile } = info.result;
+
+        const userId = fullProfile.username;
+        if (!userId) {
+          throw new Error(`GitHub user profile does not contain a username`);
+        }
+
+        return ctx.signInWithCatalogUser({ entityRef: { name: userId } });
+      };
+    },
+  },
 });
 
 /**