diff --git a/.changeset/heavy-baths-rule.md b/.changeset/heavy-baths-rule.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4034035227
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/heavy-baths-rule.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-github': minor
+---
+
+**BREAKING** The `GithubLocationAnalyzer` now requires the `AuthService` when being constructed and the `TokenManger` has been removed.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/package.json b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/package.json
index 42c56abf36..9028a33ab6 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
     "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/catalog-backend-module-github/report.api.md b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/report.api.md
index 8cd87f646a..f6d69adbd0 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/report.api.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/report.api.md
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import { SchedulerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { SchedulerServiceTaskRunner } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { ScmIntegrationRegistry } from '@backstage/integration';
 import { ScmLocationAnalyzer } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
-import { TokenManager } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { UserEntity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 
 // @public
@@ -128,8 +127,7 @@ export class GithubLocationAnalyzer implements ScmLocationAnalyzer {
 export type GithubLocationAnalyzerOptions = {
   config: Config;
   discovery: DiscoveryService;
-  tokenManager?: TokenManager;
-  auth?: AuthService;
+  auth: AuthService;
   githubCredentialsProvider?: GithubCredentialsProvider;
   catalog?: CatalogApi;
 };
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/analyzers/GithubLocationAnalyzer.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/analyzers/GithubLocationAnalyzer.ts
index cbf43287a3..21d8e5b8ea 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/analyzers/GithubLocationAnalyzer.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/analyzers/GithubLocationAnalyzer.ts
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ import {
   AnalyzeOptions,
   ScmLocationAnalyzer,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
-import {
-  TokenManager,
-  createLegacyAuthAdapters,
-} from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import { AuthService, DiscoveryService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { extname } from 'path';
@@ -40,8 +36,7 @@ import { extname } from 'path';
 export type GithubLocationAnalyzerOptions = {
   config: Config;
   discovery: DiscoveryService;
-  tokenManager?: TokenManager;
-  auth?: AuthService;
+  auth: AuthService;
   githubCredentialsProvider?: GithubCredentialsProvider;
   catalog?: CatalogApi;
 };
@@ -61,11 +56,7 @@ export class GithubLocationAnalyzer implements ScmLocationAnalyzer {
       options.githubCredentialsProvider ||
       DefaultGithubCredentialsProvider.fromIntegrations(this.integrations);
 
-    this.auth = createLegacyAuthAdapters({
-      auth: options.auth,
-      discovery: options.discovery,
-      tokenManager: options.tokenManager,
-    }).auth;
+    this.auth = options.auth;
   }
 
   supports(url: string) {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 20037a1652..47568260b1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5579,7 +5579,6 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-github@workspace:plugins/catalog-backend-module-github"
   dependencies:
-    "@backstage/backend-common": "npm:^0.25.0"
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/catalog-client": "workspace:^"