diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/utils.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/utils.py
index 57393b3108..a19eabf98c 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/utils.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/utils.py
@@ -1,19 +1,53 @@
 """ Course Discovery API Service. """
-from django.conf import settings
+import datetime
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from edx_rest_api_client.client import EdxRestApiClient
+import jwt
+
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.theming import helpers
-from openedx.core.lib.token_utils import get_id_token
 from provider.oauth2.models import Client
+from student.models import UserProfile, anonymous_id_for_user
 
 CLIENT_NAME = 'course-discovery'
 
 
+def get_id_token(user):
+    """
+    Return a JWT for `user`, suitable for use with the course discovery service.
+
+    Arguments:
+        user (User): User for whom to generate the JWT.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: The JWT.
+    """
+    try:
+        # Service users may not have user profiles.
+        full_name = UserProfile.objects.get(user=user).name
+    except UserProfile.DoesNotExist:
+        full_name = None
+
+    now = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+    expires_in = getattr(settings, 'OAUTH_ID_TOKEN_EXPIRATION', 30)
+
+    payload = {
+        'preferred_username': user.username,
+        'name': full_name,
+        'email': user.email,
+        'administrator': user.is_staff,
+        'iss': helpers.get_value('OAUTH_OIDC_ISSUER', settings.OAUTH_OIDC_ISSUER),
+        'exp': now + datetime.timedelta(seconds=expires_in),
+        'iat': now,
+        'aud': helpers.get_value('JWT_AUTH', settings.JWT_AUTH)['JWT_AUDIENCE'],
+        'sub': anonymous_id_for_user(user, None),
+    }
+    secret_key = helpers.get_value('JWT_AUTH', settings.JWT_AUTH)['JWT_SECRET_KEY']
+
+    return jwt.encode(payload, secret_key)
+
+
 def course_discovery_api_client(user):
     """ Returns a Course Discovery API client setup with authentication for the specified user. """
     course_discovery_client = Client.objects.get(name=CLIENT_NAME)
-    secret_key = helpers.get_value('JWT_AUTH', settings.JWT_AUTH)['JWT_SECRET_KEY']
-    return EdxRestApiClient(
-        course_discovery_client.url,
-        jwt=get_id_token(user, CLIENT_NAME, secret_key=secret_key)
-    )
+    return EdxRestApiClient(course_discovery_client.url, jwt=get_id_token(user))