diff --git a/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/reindex_service/server/src/lib/reindex_service.test.ts b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/reindex_service/server/src/lib/reindex_service.test.ts
index 6bf1a1b8807b4..f17625605c348 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/reindex_service/server/src/lib/reindex_service.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/reindex_service/server/src/lib/reindex_service.test.ts
@@ -110,10 +110,6 @@ describe('reindexService', () => {
             allow_restricted_indices: true,
             privileges: ['all'],
           },
-          {
-            names: ['.tasks'],
-            privileges: ['read'],
-          },
         ],
       });
     });
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/reindex_service/server/src/lib/reindex_service.ts b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/reindex_service/server/src/lib/reindex_service.ts
index 428586bd494c8..f76ff0237fdef 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/reindex_service/server/src/lib/reindex_service.ts
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/reindex_service/server/src/lib/reindex_service.ts
@@ -543,10 +543,6 @@ export const reindexServiceFactory = (
             allow_restricted_indices: true,
             privileges: ['all'],
           },
-          {
-            names: ['.tasks'],
-            privileges: ['read'],
-          },
         ],
       });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/reindex_service/server/src/lib/reindex_service_wrapper.ts b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/reindex_service/server/src/lib/reindex_service_wrapper.ts
index e8900e7deeb3a..a912c5fd8865d 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/reindex_service/server/src/lib/reindex_service_wrapper.ts
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/reindex_service/server/src/lib/reindex_service_wrapper.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import type {
 import type { ReindexSavedObject } from './types';
 
 export interface ReindexServiceScopedClientArgs {
-  savedObjects: SavedObjectsClientContract;
   dataClient: IScopedClusterClient;
   request: KibanaRequest;
 }
@@ -74,6 +73,7 @@ export class ReindexServiceWrapper {
     logger: Logger;
     licensing: LicensingPluginStart;
     security: SecurityPluginStart;
+    soClient: SavedObjectsClientContract;
     version: Version;
   };
 
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ export class ReindexServiceWrapper {
       logger,
       licensing,
       security,
+      soClient,
       version,
     };
 
@@ -116,10 +117,13 @@ export class ReindexServiceWrapper {
   public getScopedClient({
     dataClient,
     request,
-    savedObjects,
   }: ReindexServiceScopedClientArgs): ReindexServiceScopedClient {
     const callAsCurrentUser = dataClient.asCurrentUser;
-    const reindexActions = reindexActionsFactory(savedObjects, callAsCurrentUser, this.deps.logger);
+    const reindexActions = reindexActionsFactory(
+      this.deps.soClient,
+      callAsCurrentUser,
+      this.deps.logger
+    );
     const reindexService = reindexServiceFactory(
       callAsCurrentUser,
       reindexActions,
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/reindex_service/server/src/routes/batch_reindex_indices.ts b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/reindex_service/server/src/routes/batch_reindex_indices.ts
index f532589d94cfd..18b63663db7b4 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/reindex_service/server/src/routes/batch_reindex_indices.ts
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/reindex_service/server/src/routes/batch_reindex_indices.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 import { schema } from '@kbn/config-schema';
 import { errors } from '@elastic/elasticsearch';
 import { handleEsError } from '@kbn/es-ui-shared-plugin/server';
-import { REINDEX_OP_TYPE } from '@kbn/upgrade-assistant-pkg-server';
 import { REINDEX_SERVICE_BASE_PATH } from '../../../common';
 import type { RouteDependencies } from '../../types';
 import { mapAnyErrorToKibanaHttpResponse } from './map_any_error_to_kibana_http_response';
@@ -33,13 +32,10 @@ export function registerBatchReindexIndicesRoutes({
     async ({ core }, request, response) => {
       const {
         elasticsearch: { client: esClient },
-        savedObjects,
       } = await core;
-      const { getClient } = savedObjects;
 
       try {
         const reindexService = (await getReindexService()).getScopedClient({
-          savedObjects: getClient({ includedHiddenTypes: [REINDEX_OP_TYPE] }),
           dataClient: esClient,
           request,
         });
@@ -74,13 +70,11 @@ export function registerBatchReindexIndicesRoutes({
     },
     async ({ core }, request, response) => {
       const {
-        savedObjects: { getClient },
         elasticsearch: { client: esClient },
       } = await core;
       const { indices } = request.body;
 
       const reindexService = (await getReindexService()).getScopedClient({
-        savedObjects: getClient({ includedHiddenTypes: [REINDEX_OP_TYPE] }),
         dataClient: esClient,
         request,
       });
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/reindex_service/server/src/routes/reindex_indices.ts b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/reindex_service/server/src/routes/reindex_indices.ts
index 29c3871206ae5..b99f34180c53b 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/reindex_service/server/src/routes/reindex_indices.ts
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/reindex_service/server/src/routes/reindex_indices.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 import { schema } from '@kbn/config-schema';
 import { errors } from '@elastic/elasticsearch';
 import { handleEsError } from '@kbn/es-ui-shared-plugin/server';
-import { REINDEX_OP_TYPE } from '@kbn/upgrade-assistant-pkg-server';
 import { REINDEX_SERVICE_BASE_PATH } from '../../../common';
 import type { RouteDependencies } from '../../types';
 import { mapAnyErrorToKibanaHttpResponse } from './map_any_error_to_kibana_http_response';
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ export function registerReindexIndicesRoutes({ router, getReindexService }: Rout
     },
     async ({ core }, request, response) => {
       const {
-        savedObjects: { getClient },
         elasticsearch: { client: esClient },
       } = await core;
 
@@ -63,7 +61,6 @@ export function registerReindexIndicesRoutes({ router, getReindexService }: Rout
 
       try {
         const reindexService = (await getReindexService()).getScopedClient({
-          savedObjects: getClient({ includedHiddenTypes: [REINDEX_OP_TYPE] }),
           dataClient: esClient,
           request,
         });
@@ -103,15 +100,12 @@ export function registerReindexIndicesRoutes({ router, getReindexService }: Rout
     },
     async ({ core }, request, response) => {
       const {
-        savedObjects,
         elasticsearch: { client: esClient },
       } = await core;
-      const { getClient } = savedObjects;
       const { indexName } = request.params;
 
       try {
         const reindexService = (await getReindexService()).getScopedClient({
-          savedObjects: getClient({ includedHiddenTypes: [REINDEX_OP_TYPE] }),
           dataClient: esClient,
           request,
         });
@@ -147,15 +141,12 @@ export function registerReindexIndicesRoutes({ router, getReindexService }: Rout
     },
     async ({ core }, request, response) => {
       const {
-        savedObjects,
         elasticsearch: { client: esClient },
       } = await core;
       const { indexName } = request.params;
-      const { getClient } = savedObjects;
 
       try {
         const reindexService = (await getReindexService()).getScopedClient({
-          savedObjects: getClient({ includedHiddenTypes: [REINDEX_OP_TYPE] }),
           dataClient: esClient,
           request,
         });