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 aaec0b177197a..3fe15fa1671f1 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
@@ -109,10 +109,6 @@ describe('reindexService', () => {
               allow_restricted_indices: true,
               privileges: ['all'],
             },
-            {
-              names: ['.tasks'],
-              privileges: ['read'],
-            },
           ],
         },
       });
@@ -139,10 +135,6 @@ 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 5193c3d4dd86e..6767cb3d500eb 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
@@ -523,10 +523,6 @@ 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.test.ts b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/upgrade_assistant/server/routes/reindex_indices/batch_reindex_indices.test.ts
index 21c88aea907ea..65a1a90758ebf 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/upgrade_assistant/server/routes/reindex_indices/batch_reindex_indices.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/upgrade_assistant/server/routes/reindex_indices/batch_reindex_indices.test.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ describe('reindex API', () => {
       licensing: licensingMock.createSetup(),
       lib: { handleEsError },
       getSecurityPlugin: () => securityMock.createStart(),
+      getSavedObjectsService: () => ({
+        createInternalRepository: jest.fn(),
+      }),
     };
     registerBatchReindexIndicesRoutes(routeDependencies, () => worker);
 
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 6abc8d4e40ee7..7bbd0a88f6246 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
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import { schema } from '@kbn/config-schema';
 import { errors } from '@elastic/elasticsearch';
+import { SavedObjectsClient } from '@kbn/core/server';
 
 import { API_BASE_PATH } from '../../../common/constants';
 import { REINDEX_OP_TYPE, ReindexStatus } from '../../../common/types';
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export function registerBatchReindexIndicesRoutes(
     licensing,
     log,
     getSecurityPlugin,
+    getSavedObjectsService,
     lib: { handleEsError },
   }: RouteDependencies,
   getWorker: () => ReindexWorker
@@ -51,15 +53,14 @@ export function registerBatchReindexIndicesRoutes(
     versionCheckHandlerWrapper(async ({ core }, request, response) => {
       const {
         elasticsearch: { client: esClient },
-        savedObjects,
       } = await core;
-      const { getClient } = savedObjects;
-      const callAsCurrentUser = esClient.asCurrentUser;
-      const reindexActions = reindexActionsFactory(
-        getClient({ includedHiddenTypes: [REINDEX_OP_TYPE] }),
-        callAsCurrentUser,
-        log
+
+      const soClient = new SavedObjectsClient(
+        getSavedObjectsService().createInternalRepository([REINDEX_OP_TYPE])
       );
+
+      const callAsCurrentUser = esClient.asCurrentUser;
+      const reindexActions = reindexActionsFactory(soClient, callAsCurrentUser, log);
       try {
         const inProgressOps = await reindexActions.findAllByStatus(ReindexStatus.inProgress);
         const { queue } = sortAndOrderReindexOperations(inProgressOps);
@@ -100,10 +101,14 @@ export function registerBatchReindexIndicesRoutes(
     },
     versionCheckHandlerWrapper(async ({ core }, request, response) => {
       const {
-        savedObjects: { getClient },
         elasticsearch: { client: esClient },
       } = await core;
       const { indexNames } = request.body;
+
+      const soClient = new SavedObjectsClient(
+        getSavedObjectsService().createInternalRepository([REINDEX_OP_TYPE])
+      );
+
       const results: PostBatchResponse = {
         enqueued: [],
         errors: [],
@@ -111,7 +116,7 @@ export function registerBatchReindexIndicesRoutes(
       for (const indexName of indexNames) {
         try {
           const result = await reindexHandler({
-            savedObjects: getClient({ includedHiddenTypes: [REINDEX_OP_TYPE] }),
+            savedObjects: soClient,
             dataClient: esClient,
             indexName,
             log,
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/upgrade_assistant/server/routes/reindex_indices/reindex_indices.test.ts b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/upgrade_assistant/server/routes/reindex_indices/reindex_indices.test.ts
index daf9daedf8b3a..3d504e85f8794 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/upgrade_assistant/server/routes/reindex_indices/reindex_indices.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/upgrade_assistant/server/routes/reindex_indices/reindex_indices.test.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ describe('reindex API', () => {
       licensing: licensingMock.createSetup(),
       lib: { handleEsError },
       getSecurityPlugin: () => securityMock.createStart(),
+      getSavedObjectsService: () => ({
+        createInternalRepository: jest.fn(),
+      }),
     };
     registerReindexIndicesRoutes(routeDependencies, () => worker);
 
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 a241b54d4bf47..a7b6edd6bbf4e 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
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import { schema } from '@kbn/config-schema';
 import { errors } from '@elastic/elasticsearch';
+import { SavedObjectsClient } from '@kbn/core/server';
 
 import { API_BASE_PATH } from '../../../common/constants';
 import { ReindexStatusResponse, REINDEX_OP_TYPE } from '../../../common/types';
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ export function registerReindexIndicesRoutes(
     licensing,
     log,
     getSecurityPlugin,
+    getSavedObjectsService,
     lib: { handleEsError },
   }: RouteDependencies,
   getWorker: () => ReindexWorker
@@ -52,13 +54,17 @@ export function registerReindexIndicesRoutes(
     },
     versionCheckHandlerWrapper(async ({ core }, request, response) => {
       const {
-        savedObjects: { getClient },
         elasticsearch: { client: esClient },
       } = await core;
       const { indexName } = request.params;
+
+      const soClient = new SavedObjectsClient(
+        getSavedObjectsService().createInternalRepository([REINDEX_OP_TYPE])
+      );
+
       try {
         const result = await reindexHandler({
-          savedObjects: getClient({ includedHiddenTypes: [REINDEX_OP_TYPE] }),
+          savedObjects: soClient,
           dataClient: esClient,
           indexName,
           log,
@@ -105,17 +111,16 @@ 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 = new SavedObjectsClient(
+        getSavedObjectsService().createInternalRepository([REINDEX_OP_TYPE])
       );
+
+      const reindexActions = reindexActionsFactory(soClient, asCurrentUser, log);
       const reindexService = reindexServiceFactory(asCurrentUser, reindexActions, log, licensing);
 
       try {