diff --git c/core/modules/search/lib/Drupal/search/Access/SearchAccessCheck.php w/core/modules/search/lib/Drupal/search/Access/SearchAccessCheck.php
index d607fd7..fb9a74e 100644
--- c/core/modules/search/lib/Drupal/search/Access/SearchAccessCheck.php
+++ w/core/modules/search/lib/Drupal/search/Access/SearchAccessCheck.php
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ public function __construct(SearchPluginManager $search_plugin_manager) {
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public function applies(Route $route) {
-    return array_key_exists('search_content', $route->getRequirements());
+  public function appliesTo() {
+    return array('_search_access');
   }
 
   /**
diff --git c/core/modules/search/lib/Drupal/search/Access/SearchPluginAccessCheck.php w/core/modules/search/lib/Drupal/search/Access/SearchPluginAccessCheck.php
index f82e52e..977c08d 100644
--- c/core/modules/search/lib/Drupal/search/Access/SearchPluginAccessCheck.php
+++ w/core/modules/search/lib/Drupal/search/Access/SearchPluginAccessCheck.php
@@ -18,11 +18,16 @@ class SearchPluginAccessCheck extends SearchAccessCheck {
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
+  public function appliesTo() {
+    return array('_search_plugin_view_access');
+  }
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
   public function access(Route $route, Request $request) {
     $account = $request->attributes->get('_account');
     $requirements = $route->getRequirements();
     $plugin_id = $requirements['_search_plugin_view_access'];
-    $access = !empty($account) && $account->hasPermission('search content');
     return $access && $this->searchManager->pluginAccess($plugin_id, $account);
   }
 }
diff --git c/core/modules/search/lib/Drupal/search/Routing/SearchRouteSubscriber.php w/core/modules/search/lib/Drupal/search/Routing/SearchRouteSubscriber.php
index ada6075..a66df26 100644
--- c/core/modules/search/lib/Drupal/search/Routing/SearchRouteSubscriber.php
+++ w/core/modules/search/lib/Drupal/search/Routing/SearchRouteSubscriber.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class SearchRouteSubscriber implements EventSubscriberInterface {
    *
    * @var \Drupal\search\SearchPluginManager
    */
-  protected $searchPluginManager;
+  protected $searchManager;
 
   /**
    * Constructs a new search route subscriber.
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class SearchRouteSubscriber implements EventSubscriberInterface {
    *   The search plugin manager.
    */
   public function __construct(SearchPluginManager $search_plugin_manager) {
-    $this->searchPluginManager = $search_plugin_manager;
+    $this->searchManager = $search_plugin_manager;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -52,20 +52,22 @@ public static function getSubscribedEvents() {
   public function routes(RouteBuildEvent $event) {
     $collection = $event->getRouteCollection();
 
-    $default_info = search_get_default_plugin_info();
-    if ($default_info) {
-      foreach ($this->searchPluginManager->getActiveDefinitions() as $plugin_id => $search_info) {
-        $route = new Route(
-          'search/' . $search_info['path'],
-          array(
-            '_content' => 'Drupal\search\Controller\SearchController::searchView',
-            'plugin_id' => $plugin_id,
-            'keys' => '',
-          ),
-          array('_search_plugin_view_access' => $plugin_id)
-        );
-        $collection->add('search_view.' . $plugin_id, $route);
-      }
+    foreach ($this->searchManager->getActiveDefinitions() as $plugin_id => $search_info) {
+      $path = 'search/' . $search_info['path'];
+      $defaults = array(
+          '_content' => 'Drupal\search\Controller\SearchController::searchView',
+          'plugin_id' => $plugin_id,
+          'keys' => '',
+      );
+      $requirements = array(
+        '_search_plugin_view_access' => $plugin_id,
+        '_permission' => 'search content',
+      );
+      $options = array(
+        '_access_mode' => 'ALL',
+      );
+      $route = new Route($path, $defaults, $requirements, $options);
+      $collection->add('search_view.' . $plugin_id, $route);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git c/core/modules/search/search.routing.yml w/core/modules/search/search.routing.yml
index 3e76916..0094b77 100644
--- c/core/modules/search/search.routing.yml
+++ w/core/modules/search/search.routing.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ search_view:
     _content: '\Drupal\search\Controller\SearchController::view'
     plugin_id: NULL
     keys: ''
+  options:
+    _access_mode: 'ALL'
   requirements:
     _permission: 'search content'
-    _access_mode: 'ALL'
+    _search_access: 'TRUE'