diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/common/components/results_links/results_links.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/common/components/results_links/results_links.tsx
index 3a24364e57c36..80119d8de4b5f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/common/components/results_links/results_links.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/common/components/results_links/results_links.tsx
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ import React, { FC, useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import moment from 'moment';
 import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n-react';
 import { EuiFlexGroup, EuiFlexItem, EuiCard, EuiIcon } from '@elastic/eui';
-import {
-  DISCOVER_APP_URL_GENERATOR,
-  DiscoverUrlGeneratorState,
-} from '../../../../../../../../src/plugins/discover/public';
 import { TimeRange, RefreshInterval } from '../../../../../../../../src/plugins/data/public';
 import { FindFileStructureResponse } from '../../../../../../file_upload/common';
 import type { FileUploadPluginStart } from '../../../../../../file_upload/public';
@@ -61,9 +57,7 @@ export const ResultsLinks: FC<Props> = ({
     services: {
       fileUpload,
       application: { getUrlForApp, capabilities },
-      share: {
-        urlGenerators: { getUrlGenerator },
-      },
+      discover,
     },
   } = useDataVisualizerKibana();
 
@@ -83,32 +77,18 @@ export const ResultsLinks: FC<Props> = ({
 
     const getDiscoverUrl = async (): Promise<void> => {
       const isDiscoverAvailable = capabilities.discover?.show ?? false;
-      if (!isDiscoverAvailable) {
+      if (!isDiscoverAvailable) return;
+      if (!discover.locator) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+        console.error('Discover locator not available');
         return;
       }
-
-      const state: DiscoverUrlGeneratorState = {
+      const discoverUrl = await discover.locator.getUrl({
         indexPatternId,
-      };
-
-      if (globalState?.time) {
-        state.timeRange = globalState.time;
-      }
-
-      let discoverUrlGenerator;
-      try {
-        discoverUrlGenerator = getUrlGenerator(DISCOVER_APP_URL_GENERATOR);
-      } catch (error) {
-        // ignore error thrown when url generator is not available
-      }
-
-      if (!discoverUrlGenerator) {
-        return;
-      }
-      const discoverUrl = await discoverUrlGenerator.createUrl(state);
-      if (!unmounted) {
-        setDiscoverLink(discoverUrl);
-      }
+        timeRange: globalState?.time ? globalState.time : undefined,
+      });
+      if (unmounted) return;
+      setDiscoverLink(discoverUrl);
     };
 
     getDiscoverUrl();
@@ -148,7 +128,7 @@ export const ResultsLinks: FC<Props> = ({
       unmounted = true;
     };
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [indexPatternId, getUrlGenerator, JSON.stringify(globalState)]);
+  }, [indexPatternId, discover, JSON.stringify(globalState)]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     updateTimeValues();
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/file_data_visualizer/file_data_visualizer.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/file_data_visualizer/file_data_visualizer.tsx
index 6b2657bf357b8..e378d2a853bfd 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/file_data_visualizer/file_data_visualizer.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/file_data_visualizer/file_data_visualizer.tsx
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ interface Props {
 export type FileDataVisualizerSpec = typeof FileDataVisualizer;
 export const FileDataVisualizer: FC<Props> = ({ additionalLinks }) => {
   const coreStart = getCoreStart();
-  const { data, maps, embeddable, share, security, fileUpload, cloud } = getPluginsStart();
+  const { data, maps, embeddable, discover, share, security, fileUpload, cloud } =
+    getPluginsStart();
   const services = {
     data,
     maps,
     embeddable,
+    discover,
     share,
     security,
     fileUpload,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/components/actions_panel/actions_panel.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/components/actions_panel/actions_panel.tsx
index 2d086ab5ae700..66522fd3a9735 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/components/actions_panel/actions_panel.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/components/actions_panel/actions_panel.tsx
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ import React, { FC, useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n-react';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { EuiSpacer, EuiTitle } from '@elastic/eui';
-import {
-  DISCOVER_APP_URL_GENERATOR,
-  DiscoverUrlGeneratorState,
-} from '../../../../../../../../src/plugins/discover/public';
 import type { IndexPattern } from '../../../../../../../../src/plugins/data/common';
 import { useDataVisualizerKibana } from '../../../kibana_context';
 import { useUrlState } from '../../../common/util/url_state';
@@ -42,9 +38,7 @@ export const ActionsPanel: FC<Props> = ({
     services: {
       data,
       application: { capabilities },
-      share: {
-        urlGenerators: { getUrlGenerator },
-      },
+      discover,
     },
   } = useDataVisualizerKibana();
 
@@ -54,38 +48,24 @@ export const ActionsPanel: FC<Props> = ({
     const indexPatternId = indexPattern.id;
     const getDiscoverUrl = async (): Promise<void> => {
       const isDiscoverAvailable = capabilities.discover?.show ?? false;
-      if (!isDiscoverAvailable) {
+      if (!isDiscoverAvailable) return;
+      if (!discover.locator) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+        console.error('Discover locator not available');
         return;
       }
-
-      const state: DiscoverUrlGeneratorState = {
+      const discoverUrl = await discover.locator.getUrl({
         indexPatternId,
-      };
-
-      state.filters = data.query.filterManager.getFilters() ?? [];
-
-      if (searchString && searchQueryLanguage !== undefined) {
-        state.query = { query: searchString, language: searchQueryLanguage };
-      }
-      if (globalState?.time) {
-        state.timeRange = globalState.time;
-      }
-      if (globalState?.refreshInterval) {
-        state.refreshInterval = globalState.refreshInterval;
-      }
-
-      let discoverUrlGenerator;
-      try {
-        discoverUrlGenerator = getUrlGenerator(DISCOVER_APP_URL_GENERATOR);
-      } catch (error) {
-        // ignore error thrown when url generator is not available
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const discoverUrl = await discoverUrlGenerator.createUrl(state);
-      if (!unmounted) {
-        setDiscoverLink(discoverUrl);
-      }
+        filters: data.query.filterManager.getFilters() ?? [],
+        query:
+          searchString && searchQueryLanguage !== undefined
+            ? { query: searchString, language: searchQueryLanguage }
+            : undefined,
+        timeRange: globalState?.time ? globalState.time : undefined,
+        refreshInterval: globalState?.refreshInterval ? globalState.refreshInterval : undefined,
+      });
+      if (unmounted) return;
+      setDiscoverLink(discoverUrl);
     };
 
     Promise.all(
@@ -115,7 +95,7 @@ export const ActionsPanel: FC<Props> = ({
     searchQueryLanguage,
     globalState,
     capabilities,
-    getUrlGenerator,
+    discover,
     additionalLinks,
     data.query,
   ]);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/index_data_visualizer.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/index_data_visualizer.tsx
index c0fc46b01cb74..c03bdeb56d069 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/index_data_visualizer.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/index_data_visualizer.tsx
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ export const IndexDataVisualizer: FC<{ additionalLinks: ResultLink[] }> = ({ add
     data,
     maps,
     embeddable,
+    discover,
     share,
     security,
     fileUpload,
@@ -279,6 +280,7 @@ export const IndexDataVisualizer: FC<{ additionalLinks: ResultLink[] }> = ({ add
     data,
     maps,
     embeddable,
+    discover,
     share,
     security,
     fileUpload,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/plugin.ts
index 265f7e11e3b09..06ec021d28ba8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/plugin.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { ChartsPluginStart } from 'src/plugins/charts/public';
 import type { CloudStart } from '../../cloud/public';
 import type { EmbeddableSetup, EmbeddableStart } from '../../../../src/plugins/embeddable/public';
 import type { SharePluginSetup, SharePluginStart } from '../../../../src/plugins/share/public';
+import type { DiscoverSetup, DiscoverStart } from '../../../../src/plugins/discover/public';
 import { Plugin } from '../../../../src/core/public';
 
 import { setStartServices } from './kibana_services';
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export interface DataVisualizerSetupDependencies {
   home?: HomePublicPluginSetup;
   embeddable: EmbeddableSetup;
   share: SharePluginSetup;
+  discover: DiscoverSetup;
 }
 export interface DataVisualizerStartDependencies {
   data: DataPublicPluginStart;
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ export interface DataVisualizerStartDependencies {
   embeddable: EmbeddableStart;
   security?: SecurityPluginSetup;
   share: SharePluginStart;
+  discover: DiscoverStart;
   lens?: LensPublicStart;
   charts: ChartsPluginStart;
   dataViewFieldEditor?: IndexPatternFieldEditorStart;