diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/helpers/app_context.mock.ts b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/helpers/app_context.mock.ts
index 0726b8597de2e..4cd2570f1d393 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/helpers/app_context.mock.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/helpers/app_context.mock.ts
@@ -21,12 +21,15 @@ import { breadcrumbService } from '../../../public/application/lib/breadcrumbs';
 // We'll mock these values to avoid testing the locators themselves.
 const idToUrlMap = {
   SNAPSHOT_RESTORE_LOCATOR: 'snapshotAndRestoreUrl',
+  DISCOVER_APP_LOCATOR: 'discoverUrl',
 };
 
 const shareMock = sharePluginMock.createSetupContract();
 shareMock.url.locators.get = (id) => ({
   // @ts-expect-error This object is missing some properties that we're not using in the UI
   useUrl: (): string | undefined => idToUrlMap[id],
+  // @ts-expect-error This object is missing some properties that we're not using in the UI
+  getUrl: (): string | undefined => idToUrlMap[id],
 });
 
 export const getAppContextMock = (mockHttpClient: HttpSetup) => ({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/helpers/kibana_context.mock.ts b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/helpers/kibana_context.mock.ts
index 785c8dc49a76c..043e141f4a360 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/helpers/kibana_context.mock.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/helpers/kibana_context.mock.ts
@@ -6,25 +6,9 @@
  */
 
 import { dataPluginMock } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/data/public/mocks';
-import { discoverPluginMock } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/discover/public/mocks';
 import { applicationServiceMock } from '../../../../../../src/core/public/application/application_service.mock';
 
-const discoverMock = discoverPluginMock.createStartContract();
-
 export const kibanaContextMock = {
   data: dataPluginMock.createStartContract(),
   application: applicationServiceMock.createStartContract(),
-  discover: {
-    ...discoverMock,
-    locator: {
-      ...discoverMock.locator,
-      getLocation: jest.fn(() =>
-        Promise.resolve({
-          app: '/discover',
-          path: 'logs',
-          state: {},
-        })
-      ),
-    },
-  },
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/overview/fix_logs_step/fix_logs_step.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/overview/fix_logs_step/fix_logs_step.test.tsx
index c19f06f03ecc2..dec34ba1e3720 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/overview/fix_logs_step/fix_logs_step.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/overview/fix_logs_step/fix_logs_step.test.tsx
@@ -151,11 +151,7 @@ describe('Overview - Fix deprecation logs step', () => {
 
     test('Has a link to see logs in discover app', async () => {
       await act(async () => {
-        testBed = await setupOverviewPage({
-          getUrlForApp: jest.fn((app, options) => {
-            return `${app}/${options.path}`;
-          }),
-        });
+        testBed = await setupOverviewPage();
       });
 
       const { exists, component, find } = testBed;
@@ -163,7 +159,7 @@ describe('Overview - Fix deprecation logs step', () => {
       component.update();
 
       expect(exists('viewDiscoverLogs')).toBe(true);
-      expect(find('viewDiscoverLogs').props().href).toBe('/discover/logs');
+      expect(find('viewDiscoverLogs').props().href).toBe('discoverUrl');
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/kibana.json b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/kibana.json
index 948459ca7e95f..4573be8fdc041 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/kibana.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/kibana.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "githubTeam": "kibana-stack-management"
   },
   "configPath": ["xpack", "upgrade_assistant"],
-  "requiredPlugins": ["management", "discover", "data", "licensing", "features", "infra", "share"],
+  "requiredPlugins": ["management", "data", "licensing", "features", "infra", "share"],
   "optionalPlugins": ["usageCollection", "cloud"],
   "requiredBundles": ["esUiShared", "kibanaReact", "kibanaUtils"]
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/components/overview/fix_logs_step/external_links.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/components/overview/fix_logs_step/external_links.tsx
index 0cd5ad5bfdb2f..7ddd1c562ac3f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/components/overview/fix_logs_step/external_links.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/components/overview/fix_logs_step/external_links.tsx
@@ -39,24 +39,26 @@ const getDeprecationIndexPatternId = async (dataService: DataPublicPluginStart)
 };
 
 const DiscoverAppLink: FunctionComponent = () => {
-  const { getUrlForApp } = useAppContext();
-  const { data: dataService, discover: discoverService } = useKibana().services;
+  const { share } = useAppContext();
+  const { data: dataService } = useKibana().services;
 
   const [discoveryUrl, setDiscoveryUrl] = useState<string | undefined>();
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const getDiscoveryUrl = async () => {
       const indexPatternId = await getDeprecationIndexPatternId(dataService);
-      const appLocation = await discoverService?.locator?.getLocation({ indexPatternId });
+      const locator = share.url.locators.get('DISCOVER_APP_LOCATOR');
 
-      const result = getUrlForApp(appLocation?.app as string, {
-        path: appLocation?.path,
-      });
-      setDiscoveryUrl(result);
+      if (!locator) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const url = await locator.getUrl({ indexPatternId });
+      setDiscoveryUrl(url);
     };
 
     getDiscoveryUrl();
-  }, [dataService, discoverService, getUrlForApp]);
+  }, [dataService, share.url.locators]);
 
   return (
     <EuiLink href={discoveryUrl} target="_blank" data-test-subj="viewDiscoverLogs">
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/plugin.ts
index ca7ee174b20f5..1b083caca0418 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/plugin.ts
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ export class UpgradeAssistantUIPlugin
       title: pluginName,
       order: 1,
       async mount(params) {
-        const [coreStart, { discover, data }] = await coreSetup.getStartServices();
-        const services: AppServicesContext = { discover, data, cloud };
+        const [coreStart, { data }] = await coreSetup.getStartServices();
+        const services: AppServicesContext = { data, cloud };
 
         const {
           chrome: { docTitle },
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/types.ts
index 356a2e22c3c7f..5a9ece6de5006 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/types.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import { CloudSetup } from '../../cloud/public';
 import { LicensingPluginStart } from '../../licensing/public';
 
 export interface AppServicesContext {
-  discover: DiscoverStart;
   data: DataPublicPluginStart;
   cloud?: CloudSetup;
 }