diff --git a/platform/search/bundle.js b/platform/search/bundle.js
index 74040b84f4..fb5714fab6 100644
--- a/platform/search/bundle.js
+++ b/platform/search/bundle.js
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ define([
                     "type": "provider",
                     "implementation": GenericSearchProvider,
                     "depends": [
-                        "$timeout",
                         "$q",
                         "$log",
                         "modelService",
diff --git a/platform/search/src/services/GenericSearchProvider.js b/platform/search/src/services/GenericSearchProvider.js
index ce2ae642ed..fbe45ae6d8 100644
--- a/platform/search/src/services/GenericSearchProvider.js
+++ b/platform/search/src/services/GenericSearchProvider.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
  * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
  *****************************************************************************/
+/*global setTimeout*/
 
 /**
  * Module defining GenericSearchProvider. Created by shale on 07/16/2015.
@@ -41,9 +42,8 @@ define([
      * @param {TopicService} topic the topic service.
      * @param {Array} ROOTS An array of object Ids to begin indexing.
      */
-    function GenericSearchProvider($timeout, $q, $log, modelService, workerService, topic, ROOTS) {
+    function GenericSearchProvider($q, $log, modelService, workerService, topic, ROOTS) {
         var provider = this;
-        this.$timeout = $timeout;
         this.$q = $q;
         this.$log = $log;
         this.modelService = modelService;
@@ -193,8 +193,7 @@ define([
      */
     GenericSearchProvider.prototype.beginIndexRequest = function () {
         var idToIndex = this.idsToIndex.shift(),
-            provider = this,
-            $timeout = this.$timeout;
+            provider = this;
 
         this.pendingRequests += 1;
         this.modelService
@@ -210,10 +209,10 @@ define([
                     .warn('Failed to index domain object ' + idToIndex);
             })
             .then(function () {
-                $timeout(function () {
+                setTimeout(function () {
                     provider.pendingRequests -= 1;
                     provider.keepIndexing();
-                }, 0, false);
+                }, 0);
             });
     };
 
diff --git a/platform/search/test/services/GenericSearchProviderSpec.js b/platform/search/test/services/GenericSearchProviderSpec.js
index c9fc1ff03d..abfe3d011d 100644
--- a/platform/search/test/services/GenericSearchProviderSpec.js
+++ b/platform/search/test/services/GenericSearchProviderSpec.js
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ define([
 ) {
 
     describe('GenericSearchProvider', function () {
-        var $timeout,
-            $q,
+        var $q,
             $log,
             modelService,
             models,
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ define([
             provider;
 
         beforeEach(function () {
-            $timeout = jasmine.createSpy('$timeout');
             $q = jasmine.createSpyObj(
                 '$q',
                 ['defer']
@@ -82,12 +80,7 @@ define([
 
             spyOn(GenericSearchProvider.prototype, 'scheduleForIndexing');
 
-            $timeout.andCallFake(function (callback, millis) {
-                window.setTimeout(callback, millis);
-            });
-
             provider = new GenericSearchProvider(
-                $timeout,
                 $q,
                 $log,
                 modelService,