diff --git a/superdesk/tests/mocks/search_provider.py b/superdesk/tests/mocks/search_provider.py
index bf84a0013b..0f832ab2f8 100644
--- a/superdesk/tests/mocks/search_provider.py
+++ b/superdesk/tests/mocks/search_provider.py
@@ -1,85 +1,23 @@
-from superdesk import SearchProvider, register_search_provider
-from superdesk.utils import ListCursor
+from flask import json
+from eve.utils import ParsedRequest
+
+from superdesk import SearchProvider, register_search_provider, get_resource_service
 from superdesk.errors import SuperdeskApiError
 from apps.search_providers import allowed_search_providers
-
-
-FIXTURES = [
-    {
-        "type": "text",
-        "mimetype": "application/superdesk.item.text",
-        "pubstatus": "usable",
-        "_id": "urn:localhost:sofab:english-abcd123",
-        "guid": "urn:localhost:sofab:english-abcd123",
-        "headline": "Test English Headline",
-        "slugline": "test-slugline",
-        "body_html": "<p>Test English body</p>",
-        "versioncreated": "2024-03-20T15:27:15Z",
-        "firstcreated": "2024-03-20T15:27:15Z",
-        "source": "sofab",
-        "language": "en",
-        "word_count": 3,
-        "_fetchable": False,
-    },
-    {
-        "type": "text",
-        "mimetype": "application/superdesk.item.text",
-        "pubstatus": "usable",
-        "_id": "urn:localhost:sofab:deutsch-abcd123",
-        "guid": "urn:localhost:sofab:deutsch-abcd123",
-        "headline": "Test Deutsch Headline",
-        "slugline": "test-slugline",
-        "body_html": "<p>Test Deutsch body</p>",
-        "versioncreated": "2024-03-20T15:27:15Z",
-        "firstcreated": "2024-03-20T15:27:15Z",
-        "source": "sofab",
-        "language": "de",
-        "word_count": 3,
-        "_fetchable": False,
-    },
-    {
-        "type": "text",
-        "mimetype": "application/superdesk.item.text",
-        "pubstatus": "usable",
-        "_id": "urn:localhost:sofab:deutsch-abcd123-2",
-        "guid": "urn:localhost:sofab:deutsch-abcd123-2",
-        "headline": "Test Deutsch Headline 2",
-        "slugline": "test-slugline",
-        "body_html": "<p>Test Deutsch body 2</p>",
-        "versioncreated": "2024-03-20T15:27:15Z",
-        "firstcreated": "2024-03-20T15:27:15Z",
-        "source": "sofab",
-        "language": "de",
-        "word_count": 4,
-        "_fetchable": False,
-    },
-    {
-        "type": "text",
-        "mimetype": "application/superdesk.item.text",
-        "pubstatus": "usable",
-        "_id": "urn:localhost:sofab:french-abcd123",
-        "guid": "urn:localhost:sofab:french-abcd123",
-        "headline": "Test French Headline",
-        "slugline": "test-slugline",
-        "body_html": "<p>Test French body</p>",
-        "versioncreated": "2024-03-20T15:27:15Z",
-        "firstcreated": "2024-03-20T15:27:15Z",
-        "source": "sofab",
-        "language": "fr",
-        "word_count": 3,
-        "_fetchable": False,
-    },
-]
+from apps.archive.common import ARCHIVE
 
 
 class TestSearchProvider(SearchProvider):
     label = "Test Search Provider"
 
     def find(self, query):
-        return ListCursor(FIXTURES)
+        request = ParsedRequest()
+        request.args = {"source": json.dumps(query), "repo": "archive,published"}
+        return get_resource_service("search").get(req=request, lookup=None)
 
     def fetch(self, guid):
-        item = next((item for item in FIXTURES if item.get("_id") == guid), None)
+        item = get_resource_service(ARCHIVE).find_one(req=None, _id=guid)
+
         if item is None:
             raise SuperdeskApiError.notFoundError("Search item not found")
         return item