diff --git a/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/upgrade_assistant/server/lib/reindexing/reindex_service.test.ts b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/upgrade_assistant/server/lib/reindexing/reindex_service.test.ts
index 10ee1bc81ac1e..c64900c4ab5e9 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/upgrade_assistant/server/lib/reindexing/reindex_service.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/upgrade_assistant/server/lib/reindexing/reindex_service.test.ts
@@ -136,10 +136,6 @@ describe('reindexService', () => {
             allow_restricted_indices: true,
             privileges: ['all'],
           },
-          {
-            names: ['.tasks'],
-            privileges: ['read'],
-          },
         ],
       });
     });
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/upgrade_assistant/server/lib/reindexing/reindex_service.ts b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/upgrade_assistant/server/lib/reindexing/reindex_service.ts
index 8545ba12216fd..f1ba6493e9550 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/upgrade_assistant/server/lib/reindexing/reindex_service.ts
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/upgrade_assistant/server/lib/reindexing/reindex_service.ts
@@ -522,10 +522,6 @@ export const reindexServiceFactory = (
             allow_restricted_indices: true,
             privileges: ['all'],
           },
-          {
-            names: ['.tasks'],
-            privileges: ['read'],
-          },
         ],
       });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/upgrade_assistant/server/routes/reindex_indices/batch_reindex_indices.ts b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/upgrade_assistant/server/routes/reindex_indices/batch_reindex_indices.ts
index c43d417d73e97..0e9bec9821ff8 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/upgrade_assistant/server/routes/reindex_indices/batch_reindex_indices.ts
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/upgrade_assistant/server/routes/reindex_indices/batch_reindex_indices.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export function registerBatchReindexIndicesRoutes(
     licensing,
     log,
     getSecurityPlugin,
+    getSavedObjectsService,
     lib: { handleEsError },
   }: RouteDependencies,
   getWorker: () => ReindexWorker
@@ -47,15 +48,13 @@ export function registerBatchReindexIndicesRoutes(
     versionCheckHandlerWrapper(async ({ core }, request, response) => {
       const {
         elasticsearch: { client: esClient },
-        savedObjects,
       } = await core;
-      const { getClient } = savedObjects;
+
+      const soClient = getSavedObjectsService().getUnsafeInternalClient({
+        includedHiddenTypes: [REINDEX_OP_TYPE],
+      });
       const callAsCurrentUser = esClient.asCurrentUser;
-      const reindexActions = reindexActionsFactory(
-        getClient({ includedHiddenTypes: [REINDEX_OP_TYPE] }),
-        callAsCurrentUser,
-        log
-      );
+      const reindexActions = reindexActionsFactory(soClient, callAsCurrentUser, log);
       try {
         const inProgressOps = await reindexActions.findAllByStatus(ReindexStatus.inProgress);
         const { queue } = sortAndOrderReindexOperations(inProgressOps);
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/upgrade_assistant/server/routes/reindex_indices/reindex_indices.ts b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/upgrade_assistant/server/routes/reindex_indices/reindex_indices.ts
index bb6c0e47a599e..04cb17096512c 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/upgrade_assistant/server/routes/reindex_indices/reindex_indices.ts
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/upgrade_assistant/server/routes/reindex_indices/reindex_indices.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export function registerReindexIndicesRoutes(
     licensing,
     log,
     getSecurityPlugin,
+    getSavedObjectsService,
     lib: { handleEsError },
   }: RouteDependencies,
   getWorker: () => ReindexWorker
@@ -48,13 +49,15 @@ export function registerReindexIndicesRoutes(
     },
     versionCheckHandlerWrapper(async ({ core }, request, response) => {
       const {
-        savedObjects: { getClient },
         elasticsearch: { client: esClient },
       } = await core;
       const { indexName } = request.params;
+      const soClient = getSavedObjectsService().getUnsafeInternalClient({
+        includedHiddenTypes: [REINDEX_OP_TYPE],
+      });
       try {
         const result = await reindexHandler({
-          savedObjects: getClient({ includedHiddenTypes: [REINDEX_OP_TYPE] }),
+          savedObjects: soClient,
           dataClient: esClient,
           indexName,
           log,
@@ -97,17 +100,14 @@ export function registerReindexIndicesRoutes(
     },
     versionCheckHandlerWrapper(async ({ core }, request, response) => {
       const {
-        savedObjects,
         elasticsearch: { client: esClient },
       } = await core;
-      const { getClient } = savedObjects;
       const { indexName } = request.params;
       const asCurrentUser = esClient.asCurrentUser;
-      const reindexActions = reindexActionsFactory(
-        getClient({ includedHiddenTypes: [REINDEX_OP_TYPE] }),
-        asCurrentUser,
-        log
-      );
+      const soClient = getSavedObjectsService().getUnsafeInternalClient({
+        includedHiddenTypes: [REINDEX_OP_TYPE],
+      });
+      const reindexActions = reindexActionsFactory(soClient, asCurrentUser, log);
       const reindexService = reindexServiceFactory(asCurrentUser, reindexActions, log, licensing);
 
       try {