SERVER-45406 Plumb ExpressionContext through PlanStage

This patch includes also moves ownership of the collator to the ExpressionContext.

172 files changed, 1445 insertions, 1178 deletions

diff --git a/jstests/core/doc_validation.js b/jstests/core/doc_validation.js
index 6d6af5dfe5d..1b74032c7c3 100644
--- a/jstests/core/doc_validation.js
+++ b/jstests/core/doc_validation.js
@@ -280,4 +280,13 @@ let res = coll.insert({a: 1, b: 0});
 assert.writeError(res);
 assert.eq(res.getWriteError().code, 16608);
 assert.commandWorked(coll.insert({a: -1, b: -1}));
+
+// The validator can contain an $expr that respects the collation.
+coll.drop();
+// Create collection with validator that uses case insensitive collation.
+assert.commandWorked(db.createCollection(
+    collName,
+    {validator: {$expr: {$eq: ["$a", "foobar"]}}, collation: {locale: "en", strength: 2}}));
+assert.commandWorked(coll.insert({a: "foobar"}));
+assert.commandWorked(coll.insert({a: "fooBAR"}));
 })();
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/auth/authz_manager_external_state_mock.cpp b/src/mongo/db/auth/authz_manager_external_state_mock.cpp
index 521ba897fda..2967e62ff0f 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/auth/authz_manager_external_state_mock.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/auth/authz_manager_external_state_mock.cpp
@@ -186,9 +186,8 @@ Status AuthzManagerExternalStateMock::updateOne(OperationContext* opCtx,
                                                 bool upsert,
                                                 const BSONObj& writeConcern) {
     namespace mmb = mutablebson;
-    const CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(
-        new ExpressionContext(opCtx, collator, collectionName));
+        new ExpressionContext(opCtx, std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface>(nullptr), collectionName));
     UpdateDriver driver(std::move(expCtx));
     std::map<StringData, std::unique_ptr<ExpressionWithPlaceholder>> arrayFilters;
     driver.parse(updatePattern, arrayFilters);
@@ -299,9 +298,8 @@ Status AuthzManagerExternalStateMock::_queryVector(
     const NamespaceString& collectionName,
     const BSONObj& query,
     std::vector<BSONObjCollection::iterator>* result) {
-    const CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(
-        new ExpressionContext(opCtx, collator, collectionName));
+        new ExpressionContext(opCtx, std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface>(nullptr), collectionName));
     StatusWithMatchExpression parseResult = MatchExpressionParser::parse(query, std::move(expCtx));
     if (!parseResult.isOK()) {
         return parseResult.getStatus();
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/catalog/collection.h b/src/mongo/db/catalog/collection.h
index fdfb119719b..86deaf95b0a 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/catalog/collection.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/catalog/collection.h
@@ -185,6 +185,53 @@ public:
     };
 
     /**
+     * A Collection::Validator represents a filter that is applied to all documents that are
+     * inserted. Enforcement of Validators being well formed is done lazily, so the 'Validator'
+     * class may represent a validator which is not well formed.
+     */
+    struct Validator {
+
+        /**
+         * Returns whether the validator's filter is well formed.
+         */
+        bool isOK() const {
+            return filter.isOK();
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Returns OK or the error encounter when parsing the validator.
+         */
+        Status getStatus() const {
+            return filter.getStatus();
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Empty means no validator. This must outlive 'filter'.
+         */
+        BSONObj validatorDoc;
+
+        /**
+         * A special ExpressionContext used to evaluate the filter match expression. This should
+         * outlive 'filter'.
+         */
+        boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtxForFilter;
+
+        /**
+         * The collection validator MatchExpression. This is stored as a StatusWith, as we lazily
+         * enforce that collection validators are well formed.
+         *
+         * -A non-OK Status indicates that the validator is not well formed, and any attempts to
+         * enforce the validator should error.
+         *
+         * -A value of Status::OK/nullptr indicates that there is no validator.
+         *
+         * -Anything else indicates a well formed validator. The MatchExpression will maintain
+         * pointers into _validatorDoc.
+         */
+        StatusWithMatchExpression filter = {nullptr};
+    };
+
+    /**
      * Callback function for callers of insertDocumentForBulkLoader().
      */
     using OnRecordInsertedFn = std::function<Status(const RecordId& loc)>;
@@ -354,7 +401,7 @@ public:
     /**
      * Returns a non-ok Status if validator is not legal for this collection.
      */
-    virtual StatusWithMatchExpression parseValidator(
+    virtual Validator parseValidator(
         OperationContext* opCtx,
         const BSONObj& validator,
         MatchExpressionParser::AllowedFeatureSet allowedFeatures,
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/catalog/collection_impl.cpp b/src/mongo/db/catalog/collection_impl.cpp
index d45b3e27d23..221d042bf80 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/catalog/collection_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/catalog/collection_impl.cpp
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@ CollectionImpl::CollectionImpl(OperationContext* opCtx,
       _needCappedLock(supportsDocLocking() && _recordStore && _recordStore->isCapped() &&
                       _ns.db() != "local"),
       _indexCatalog(std::make_unique<IndexCatalogImpl>(this)),
-      _swValidator{nullptr},
       _cappedNotifier(_recordStore && _recordStore->isCapped()
                           ? std::make_unique<CappedInsertNotifier>()
                           : nullptr) {
@@ -288,22 +287,23 @@ void CollectionImpl::init(OperationContext* opCtx) {
     auto collectionOptions =
         DurableCatalog::get(opCtx)->getCollectionOptions(opCtx, getCatalogId());
     _collator = parseCollation(opCtx, _ns, collectionOptions.collation);
-    _validatorDoc = collectionOptions.validator.getOwned();
+    auto validatorDoc = collectionOptions.validator.getOwned();
 
     // Enforce that the validator can be used on this namespace.
-    uassertStatusOK(checkValidatorCanBeUsedOnNs(_validatorDoc, ns(), _uuid));
+    uassertStatusOK(checkValidatorCanBeUsedOnNs(validatorDoc, ns(), _uuid));
     // Store the result (OK / error) of parsing the validator, but do not enforce that the result is
     // OK. This is intentional, as users may have validators on disk which were considered well
     // formed in older versions but not in newer versions.
-    _swValidator =
-        parseValidator(opCtx, _validatorDoc, MatchExpressionParser::kAllowAllSpecialFeatures);
-    if (!_swValidator.isOK()) {
+    _validator =
+        parseValidator(opCtx, validatorDoc, MatchExpressionParser::kAllowAllSpecialFeatures);
+    if (!_validator.isOK()) {
         // Log an error and startup warning if the collection validator is malformed.
         LOGV2_WARNING_OPTIONS(20293,
                               {logv2::LogTag::kStartupWarnings},
-                              "Collection {ns} has malformed validator: {swValidator_getStatus}",
+                              "Collection {ns} has malformed validator: {validatorStatus}",
+                              "Collection has malformed validator",
                               "ns"_attr = _ns,
-                              "swValidator_getStatus"_attr = _swValidator.getStatus());
+                              "validatorStatus"_attr = _validator.getStatus());
     }
     _validationAction = uassertStatusOK(_parseValidationAction(collectionOptions.validationAction));
     _validationLevel = uassertStatusOK(_parseValidationLevel(collectionOptions.validationLevel));
@@ -366,11 +366,11 @@ bool CollectionImpl::findDoc(OperationContext* opCtx,
 }
 
 Status CollectionImpl::checkValidation(OperationContext* opCtx, const BSONObj& document) const {
-    if (!_swValidator.isOK()) {
-        return _swValidator.getStatus();
+    if (!_validator.isOK()) {
+        return _validator.getStatus();
     }
 
-    const auto* const validatorMatchExpr = _swValidator.getValue().get();
+    const auto* const validatorMatchExpr = _validator.filter.getValue().get();
     if (!validatorMatchExpr)
         return Status::OK();
 
@@ -394,26 +394,26 @@ Status CollectionImpl::checkValidation(OperationContext* opCtx, const BSONObj& d
     return {ErrorCodes::DocumentValidationFailure, "Document failed validation"};
 }
 
-StatusWithMatchExpression CollectionImpl::parseValidator(
+Collection::Validator CollectionImpl::parseValidator(
     OperationContext* opCtx,
     const BSONObj& validator,
     MatchExpressionParser::AllowedFeatureSet allowedFeatures,
     boost::optional<ServerGlobalParams::FeatureCompatibility::Version>
         maxFeatureCompatibilityVersion) const {
     if (MONGO_unlikely(allowSettingMalformedCollectionValidators.shouldFail())) {
-        return {nullptr};
+        return {validator, nullptr, nullptr};
     }
 
     if (validator.isEmpty())
-        return {nullptr};
+        return {validator, nullptr, nullptr};
 
     Status canUseValidatorInThisContext = checkValidatorCanBeUsedOnNs(validator, ns(), _uuid);
     if (!canUseValidatorInThisContext.isOK()) {
-        return canUseValidatorInThisContext;
+        return {validator, nullptr, canUseValidatorInThisContext};
     }
 
-    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(
-        new ExpressionContext(opCtx, _collator.get(), ns()));
+    auto expCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(
+        opCtx, CollatorInterface::cloneCollator(_collator.get()), ns());
 
     // The MatchExpression and contained ExpressionContext created as part of the validator are
     // owned by the Collection and will outlive the OperationContext they were created under.
@@ -430,11 +430,14 @@ StatusWithMatchExpression CollectionImpl::parseValidator(
         MatchExpressionParser::parse(validator, expCtx, ExtensionsCallbackNoop(), allowedFeatures);
 
     if (!statusWithMatcher.isOK()) {
-        return StatusWithMatchExpression{
+        return {
+            validator,
+            boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext>(nullptr),
             statusWithMatcher.getStatus().withContext("Parsing of collection validator failed")};
     }
 
-    return statusWithMatcher;
+    return Collection::Validator{
+        validator, std::move(expCtx), std::move(statusWithMatcher.getValue())};
 }
 
 Status CollectionImpl::insertDocumentsForOplog(OperationContext* opCtx,
@@ -443,8 +446,8 @@ Status CollectionImpl::insertDocumentsForOplog(OperationContext* opCtx,
     dassert(opCtx->lockState()->isWriteLocked());
 
     // Since this is only for the OpLog, we can assume these for simplicity.
-    invariant(_swValidator.isOK());
-    invariant(_swValidator.getValue() == nullptr);
+    invariant(_validator.isOK());
+    invariant(_validator.filter.getValue() == nullptr);
     invariant(!_indexCatalog->haveAnyIndexes());
 
     Status status = _recordStore->insertRecords(opCtx, records, timestamps);
@@ -806,7 +809,7 @@ RecordId CollectionImpl::updateDocument(OperationContext* opCtx,
 }
 
 bool CollectionImpl::updateWithDamagesSupported() const {
-    if (!_swValidator.isOK() || _swValidator.getValue() != nullptr)
+    if (!_validator.isOK() || _validator.filter.getValue() != nullptr)
         return false;
 
     return _recordStore->updateWithDamagesSupported();
@@ -986,22 +989,18 @@ Status CollectionImpl::setValidator(OperationContext* opCtx, BSONObj validatorDo
 
     // Note that, by the time we reach this, we should have already done a pre-parse that checks for
     // banned features, so we don't need to include that check again.
-    auto statusWithMatcher =
+    auto newValidator =
         parseValidator(opCtx, validatorDoc, MatchExpressionParser::kAllowAllSpecialFeatures);
-    if (!statusWithMatcher.isOK())
-        return statusWithMatcher.getStatus();
+    if (!newValidator.isOK())
+        return newValidator.getStatus();
 
     DurableCatalog::get(opCtx)->updateValidator(
         opCtx, getCatalogId(), validatorDoc, getValidationLevel(), getValidationAction());
 
-    opCtx->recoveryUnit()->onRollback([this,
-                                       oldValidator = std::move(_swValidator),
-                                       oldValidatorDoc = std::move(_validatorDoc)]() mutable {
-        this->_swValidator = std::move(oldValidator);
-        this->_validatorDoc = std::move(oldValidatorDoc);
+    opCtx->recoveryUnit()->onRollback([this, oldValidator = std::move(_validator)]() mutable {
+        this->_validator = std::move(oldValidator);
     });
-    _swValidator = std::move(statusWithMatcher);
-    _validatorDoc = std::move(validatorDoc);
+    _validator = std::move(newValidator);
     return Status::OK();
 }
 
@@ -1038,8 +1037,11 @@ Status CollectionImpl::setValidationLevel(OperationContext* opCtx, StringData ne
     auto oldValidationLevel = _validationLevel;
     _validationLevel = levelSW.getValue();
 
-    DurableCatalog::get(opCtx)->updateValidator(
-        opCtx, getCatalogId(), _validatorDoc, getValidationLevel(), getValidationAction());
+    DurableCatalog::get(opCtx)->updateValidator(opCtx,
+                                                getCatalogId(),
+                                                _validator.validatorDoc,
+                                                getValidationLevel(),
+                                                getValidationAction());
     opCtx->recoveryUnit()->onRollback(
         [this, oldValidationLevel]() { this->_validationLevel = oldValidationLevel; });
 
@@ -1058,8 +1060,11 @@ Status CollectionImpl::setValidationAction(OperationContext* opCtx, StringData n
     _validationAction = actionSW.getValue();
 
 
-    DurableCatalog::get(opCtx)->updateValidator(
-        opCtx, getCatalogId(), _validatorDoc, getValidationLevel(), getValidationAction());
+    DurableCatalog::get(opCtx)->updateValidator(opCtx,
+                                                getCatalogId(),
+                                                _validator.validatorDoc,
+                                                getValidationLevel(),
+                                                getValidationAction());
     opCtx->recoveryUnit()->onRollback(
         [this, oldValidationAction]() { this->_validationAction = oldValidationAction; });
 
@@ -1073,26 +1078,23 @@ Status CollectionImpl::updateValidator(OperationContext* opCtx,
     invariant(opCtx->lockState()->isCollectionLockedForMode(ns(), MODE_X));
 
     opCtx->recoveryUnit()->onRollback([this,
-                                       oldValidator = std::move(_swValidator),
-                                       oldValidatorDoc = std::move(_validatorDoc),
+                                       oldValidator = std::move(_validator),
                                        oldValidationLevel = _validationLevel,
                                        oldValidationAction = _validationAction]() mutable {
-        this->_swValidator = std::move(oldValidator);
-        this->_validatorDoc = std::move(oldValidatorDoc);
+        this->_validator = std::move(oldValidator);
         this->_validationLevel = oldValidationLevel;
         this->_validationAction = oldValidationAction;
     });
 
     DurableCatalog::get(opCtx)->updateValidator(
         opCtx, getCatalogId(), newValidator, newLevel, newAction);
-    _validatorDoc = std::move(newValidator);
 
-    auto validatorSW =
-        parseValidator(opCtx, _validatorDoc, MatchExpressionParser::kAllowAllSpecialFeatures);
-    if (!validatorSW.isOK()) {
-        return validatorSW.getStatus();
+    auto validator =
+        parseValidator(opCtx, newValidator, MatchExpressionParser::kAllowAllSpecialFeatures);
+    if (!validator.isOK()) {
+        return validator.getStatus();
     }
-    _swValidator = std::move(validatorSW.getValue());
+    _validator = std::move(validator);
 
     auto levelSW = _parseValidationLevel(newLevel);
     if (!levelSW.isOK()) {
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/catalog/collection_impl.h b/src/mongo/db/catalog/collection_impl.h
index faa0f05100a..e3828f9471c 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/catalog/collection_impl.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/catalog/collection_impl.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     const BSONObj getValidatorDoc() const final {
-        return _validatorDoc.getOwned();
+        return _validator.validatorDoc.getOwned();
     }
 
     bool requiresIdIndex() const final;
@@ -235,12 +235,11 @@ public:
     /**
      * Returns a non-ok Status if validator is not legal for this collection.
      */
-    StatusWithMatchExpression parseValidator(
-        OperationContext* opCtx,
-        const BSONObj& validator,
-        MatchExpressionParser::AllowedFeatureSet allowedFeatures,
-        boost::optional<ServerGlobalParams::FeatureCompatibility::Version>
-            maxFeatureCompatibilityVersion = boost::none) const final;
+    Validator parseValidator(OperationContext* opCtx,
+                             const BSONObj& validator,
+                             MatchExpressionParser::AllowedFeatureSet allowedFeatures,
+                             boost::optional<ServerGlobalParams::FeatureCompatibility::Version>
+                                 maxFeatureCompatibilityVersion = boost::none) const final;
 
     /**
      * Sets the validator for this collection.
@@ -394,17 +393,8 @@ private:
     // If null, the default collation is simple binary compare.
     std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> _collator;
 
-    // Empty means no validator.
-    BSONObj _validatorDoc;
-
-    // The collection validator MatchExpression. This is stored as a StatusWith, as we lazily
-    // enforce that collection validators are well formed.
-    // -A non-OK Status indicates that the validator is not well formed, and any attempts to enforce
-    // the validator (inserts) should error.
-    // -A value of {nullptr} indicates that there is no validator.
-    // -Anything else indicates a well formed validator. The MatchExpression will maintain
-    // pointers into _validatorDoc.
-    StatusWithMatchExpression _swValidator;
+
+    Validator _validator;
 
     ValidationAction _validationAction;
     ValidationLevel _validationLevel;
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/catalog/collection_mock.h b/src/mongo/db/catalog/collection_mock.h
index 001bee4db5d..ecab3451f6d 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/catalog/collection_mock.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/catalog/collection_mock.h
@@ -170,12 +170,11 @@ public:
         std::abort();
     }
 
-    StatusWithMatchExpression parseValidator(
-        OperationContext* opCtx,
-        const BSONObj& validator,
-        MatchExpressionParser::AllowedFeatureSet allowedFeatures,
-        boost::optional<ServerGlobalParams::FeatureCompatibility::Version>
-            maxFeatureCompatibilityVersion) const {
+    Validator parseValidator(OperationContext* opCtx,
+                             const BSONObj& validator,
+                             MatchExpressionParser::AllowedFeatureSet allowedFeatures,
+                             boost::optional<ServerGlobalParams::FeatureCompatibility::Version>
+                                 maxFeatureCompatibilityVersion) const {
         std::abort();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/catalog/database_impl.cpp b/src/mongo/db/catalog/database_impl.cpp
index 685ae79ef5c..f8c08086602 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/catalog/database_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/catalog/database_impl.cpp
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ Status DatabaseImpl::userCreateNS(OperationContext* opCtx,
 
     if (!collectionOptions.validator.isEmpty()) {
         boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(
-            new ExpressionContext(opCtx, collator.get(), nss));
+            new ExpressionContext(opCtx, std::move(collator), nss));
 
         // Save this to a variable to avoid reading the atomic variable multiple times.
         const auto currentFCV = serverGlobalParams.featureCompatibility.getVersion();
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/catalog/index_catalog_entry_impl.cpp b/src/mongo/db/catalog/index_catalog_entry_impl.cpp
index aca5e622a02..44630f8772a 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/catalog/index_catalog_entry_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/catalog/index_catalog_entry_impl.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include "mongo/db/matcher/expression_parser.h"
 #include "mongo/db/multi_key_path_tracker.h"
 #include "mongo/db/operation_context.h"
+#include "mongo/db/pipeline/expression_context.h"
 #include "mongo/db/query/collation/collator_factory_interface.h"
 #include "mongo/db/query/collection_query_info.h"
 #include "mongo/db/service_context.h"
@@ -97,14 +98,14 @@ IndexCatalogEntryImpl::IndexCatalogEntryImpl(OperationContext* const opCtx,
     if (_descriptor->isPartial()) {
         const BSONObj& filter = _descriptor->partialFilterExpression();
 
-        boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(
-            new ExpressionContext(opCtx, _collator.get(), ns()));
+        _expCtxForFilter = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(
+            opCtx, CollatorInterface::cloneCollator(_collator.get()), ns());
 
         // Parsing the partial filter expression is not expected to fail here since the
         // expression would have been successfully parsed upstream during index creation.
         StatusWithMatchExpression statusWithMatcher =
             MatchExpressionParser::parse(filter,
-                                         std::move(expCtx),
+                                         _expCtxForFilter,
                                          ExtensionsCallbackNoop(),
                                          MatchExpressionParser::kBanAllSpecialFeatures);
         invariant(statusWithMatcher.getStatus());
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/catalog/index_catalog_entry_impl.h b/src/mongo/db/catalog/index_catalog_entry_impl.h
index 7cb8d5c98c6..4f4691359aa 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/catalog/index_catalog_entry_impl.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/catalog/index_catalog_entry_impl.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class IndexAccessMethod;
 class IndexDescriptor;
 class MatchExpression;
 class OperationContext;
+class ExpressionContext;
 
 class IndexCatalogEntryImpl : public IndexCatalogEntry {
     IndexCatalogEntryImpl(const IndexCatalogEntryImpl&) = delete;
@@ -224,6 +225,8 @@ private:
 
     std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> _collator;
     std::unique_ptr<MatchExpression> _filterExpression;
+    // Special ExpressionContext used to evaluate the partial filter expression.
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtxForFilter;
 
     // cached stuff
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/catalog/index_catalog_impl.cpp b/src/mongo/db/catalog/index_catalog_impl.cpp
index 0c637730bf6..e8079ede4b9 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/catalog/index_catalog_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/catalog/index_catalog_impl.cpp
@@ -667,6 +667,11 @@ Status IndexCatalogImpl::_isSpecOk(OperationContext* opCtx, const BSONObj& spec)
         }
     }
 
+    // Create an ExpressionContext, used to parse the match expression and to house the collator for
+    // the remaining checks.
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(
+        new ExpressionContext(opCtx, std::move(collator), nss));
+
     // Ensure if there is a filter, its valid.
     BSONElement filterElement = spec.getField("partialFilterExpression");
     if (filterElement) {
@@ -680,10 +685,6 @@ Status IndexCatalogImpl::_isSpecOk(OperationContext* opCtx, const BSONObj& spec)
                           "\"partialFilterExpression\" for an index must be a document");
         }
 
-        // The collator must outlive the constructed MatchExpression.
-        boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(
-            new ExpressionContext(opCtx, collator.get(), nss));
-
         // Parsing the partial filter expression is not expected to fail here since the
         // expression would have been successfully parsed upstream during index creation.
         StatusWithMatchExpression statusWithMatcher =
@@ -717,7 +718,8 @@ Status IndexCatalogImpl::_isSpecOk(OperationContext* opCtx, const BSONObj& spec)
         }
 
         if (collationElement &&
-            !CollatorInterface::collatorsMatch(collator.get(), _collection->getDefaultCollator())) {
+            !CollatorInterface::collatorsMatch(expCtx->getCollator(),
+                                               _collection->getDefaultCollator())) {
             return Status(ErrorCodes::CannotCreateIndex,
                           "_id index must have the collection default collation");
         }
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/commands/count_cmd.cpp b/src/mongo/db/commands/count_cmd.cpp
index 2f2a7c4b09d..876a6f8847d 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/commands/count_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/commands/count_cmd.cpp
@@ -170,8 +170,11 @@ public:
         // version on initial entry into count.
         auto rangePreserver = CollectionShardingState::get(opCtx, nss)->getCurrentMetadata();
 
+        auto expCtx = makeExpressionContextForGetExecutor(
+            opCtx, request.getCollation().value_or(BSONObj()), nss);
+
         auto statusWithPlanExecutor =
-            getExecutorCount(opCtx, collection, request, true /*explain*/, nss);
+            getExecutorCount(expCtx, collection, request, true /*explain*/, nss);
         if (!statusWithPlanExecutor.isOK()) {
             return statusWithPlanExecutor.getStatus();
         }
@@ -228,7 +231,12 @@ public:
         auto rangePreserver = CollectionShardingState::get(opCtx, nss)->getCurrentMetadata();
 
         auto statusWithPlanExecutor =
-            getExecutorCount(opCtx, collection, request, false /*explain*/, nss);
+            getExecutorCount(makeExpressionContextForGetExecutor(
+                                 opCtx, request.getCollation().value_or(BSONObj()), nss),
+                             collection,
+                             request,
+                             false /*explain*/,
+                             nss);
         uassertStatusOK(statusWithPlanExecutor.getStatus());
 
         auto exec = std::move(statusWithPlanExecutor.getValue());
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/commands/distinct.cpp b/src/mongo/db/commands/distinct.cpp
index cbbaa62d243..135ab17773d 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/commands/distinct.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/commands/distinct.cpp
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public:
         Collection* const collection = ctx->getCollection();
 
         auto executor = uassertStatusOK(
-            getExecutorDistinct(opCtx, collection, QueryPlannerParams::DEFAULT, &parsedDistinct));
+            getExecutorDistinct(collection, QueryPlannerParams::DEFAULT, &parsedDistinct));
 
         auto bodyBuilder = result->getBodyBuilder();
         Explain::explainStages(executor.get(), collection, verbosity, BSONObj(), &bodyBuilder);
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ public:
         Collection* const collection = ctx->getCollection();
 
         auto executor =
-            getExecutorDistinct(opCtx, collection, QueryPlannerParams::DEFAULT, &parsedDistinct);
+            getExecutorDistinct(collection, QueryPlannerParams::DEFAULT, &parsedDistinct);
         uassertStatusOK(executor.getStatus());
 
         {
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/commands/find_and_modify.cpp b/src/mongo/db/commands/find_and_modify.cpp
index 5d995f1c70e..923d44eb10c 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/commands/find_and_modify.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/commands/find_and_modify.cpp
@@ -275,8 +275,9 @@ public:
             css->checkShardVersionOrThrow(opCtx);
 
             Collection* const collection = autoColl.getCollection();
-            const auto exec = uassertStatusOK(
-                getExecutorDelete(opCtx, opDebug, collection, &parsedDelete, verbosity));
+
+            const auto exec =
+                uassertStatusOK(getExecutorDelete(opDebug, collection, &parsedDelete, verbosity));
 
             auto bodyBuilder = result->getBodyBuilder();
             Explain::explainStages(exec.get(), collection, verbosity, BSONObj(), &bodyBuilder);
@@ -300,8 +301,8 @@ public:
             css->checkShardVersionOrThrow(opCtx);
 
             Collection* const collection = autoColl.getCollection();
-            const auto exec = uassertStatusOK(
-                getExecutorUpdate(opCtx, opDebug, collection, &parsedUpdate, verbosity));
+            const auto exec =
+                uassertStatusOK(getExecutorUpdate(opDebug, collection, &parsedUpdate, verbosity));
 
             auto bodyBuilder = result->getBodyBuilder();
             Explain::explainStages(exec.get(), collection, verbosity, BSONObj(), &bodyBuilder);
@@ -390,7 +391,7 @@ public:
                 checkIfTransactionOnCappedColl(collection, inTransaction);
 
                 const auto exec = uassertStatusOK(getExecutorDelete(
-                    opCtx, opDebug, collection, &parsedDelete, boost::none /* verbosity */));
+                    opDebug, collection, &parsedDelete, boost::none /* verbosity */));
 
                 {
                     stdx::lock_guard<Client> lk(*opCtx->getClient());
@@ -496,7 +497,7 @@ public:
                 checkIfTransactionOnCappedColl(collection, inTransaction);
 
                 const auto exec = uassertStatusOK(getExecutorUpdate(
-                    opCtx, opDebug, collection, &parsedUpdate, boost::none /* verbosity */));
+                    opDebug, collection, &parsedUpdate, boost::none /* verbosity */));
 
                 {
                     stdx::lock_guard<Client> lk(*opCtx->getClient());
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/commands/list_collections.cpp b/src/mongo/db/commands/list_collections.cpp
index 7ef36d2e1cf..fae03f2159a 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/commands/list_collections.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/commands/list_collections.cpp
@@ -255,16 +255,17 @@ public:
         const bool nameOnly = jsobj["nameOnly"].trueValue();
         const bool authorizedCollections = jsobj["authorizedCollections"].trueValue();
 
+        // The collator is null because collection objects are compared using binary comparison.
+        auto expCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(
+            opCtx, std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface>(nullptr), NamespaceString(dbname));
+
         // Check for 'filter' argument.
         BSONElement filterElt = jsobj["filter"];
         if (!filterElt.eoo()) {
             if (filterElt.type() != mongo::Object) {
                 uasserted(ErrorCodes::BadValue, "\"filter\" must be an object");
             }
-            // The collator is null because collection objects are compared using binary comparison.
-            const CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
-            boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(
-                new ExpressionContext(opCtx, collator, NamespaceString(StringData(dbname))));
+
             StatusWithMatchExpression statusWithMatcher =
                 MatchExpressionParser::parse(filterElt.Obj(), std::move(expCtx));
             uassertStatusOK(statusWithMatcher.getStatus());
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ public:
                                                              cursorNss);
 
             auto ws = std::make_unique<WorkingSet>();
-            auto root = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(opCtx, ws.get());
+            auto root = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(expCtx.get(), ws.get());
 
             if (db) {
                 if (auto collNames = _getExactNameMatches(matcher.get())) {
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/commands/list_databases.cpp b/src/mongo/db/commands/list_databases.cpp
index 9a383f85522..c656355ec06 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/commands/list_databases.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/commands/list_databases.cpp
@@ -126,9 +126,8 @@ public:
         if (auto filterObj = cmd.getFilter()) {
             // The collator is null because database metadata objects are compared using simple
             // binary comparison.
-            const CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
-            boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(
-                new ExpressionContext(opCtx, collator, NamespaceString(dbname)));
+            auto expCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(
+                opCtx, std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface>(nullptr), NamespaceString(dbname));
             auto matcher =
                 uassertStatusOK(MatchExpressionParser::parse(filterObj.get(), std::move(expCtx)));
             filter = std::move(matcher);
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/commands/list_indexes.cpp b/src/mongo/db/commands/list_indexes.cpp
index 02dc4b7ead2..0c3cf1c3053 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/commands/list_indexes.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/commands/list_indexes.cpp
@@ -155,9 +155,13 @@ public:
                     str::stream() << "ns does not exist: " << ctx.getNss().ns(),
                     collection);
             nss = ctx.getNss();
+
+            auto expCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(
+                opCtx, std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface>(nullptr), nss);
+
             auto indexList = listIndexesInLock(opCtx, collection, nss, includeBuildUUIDs);
             auto ws = std::make_unique<WorkingSet>();
-            auto root = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(opCtx, ws.get());
+            auto root = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(expCtx.get(), ws.get());
 
             for (auto&& indexSpec : indexList) {
                 WorkingSetID id = ws->allocate();
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/commands/run_aggregate.cpp b/src/mongo/db/commands/run_aggregate.cpp
index ad65b9d9a48..104c5da8cba 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/commands/run_aggregate.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/commands/run_aggregate.cpp
@@ -467,8 +467,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter> createOuterPipelineProxyExe
     // Transfer ownership of the Pipeline to the PipelineProxyStage.
     auto ws = std::make_unique<WorkingSet>();
     auto proxy = hasChangeStream
-        ? std::make_unique<ChangeStreamProxyStage>(opCtx, std::move(pipeline), ws.get())
-        : std::make_unique<PipelineProxyStage>(opCtx, std::move(pipeline), ws.get());
+        ? std::make_unique<ChangeStreamProxyStage>(expCtx.get(), std::move(pipeline), ws.get())
+        : std::make_unique<PipelineProxyStage>(expCtx.get(), std::move(pipeline), ws.get());
 
     // This PlanExecutor will simply forward requests to the Pipeline, so does not need
     // to yield or to be registered with any collection's CursorManager to receive
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/commands/write_commands/write_commands.cpp b/src/mongo/db/commands/write_commands/write_commands.cpp
index 172cf11d2f7..3435008fc6c 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/commands/write_commands/write_commands.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/commands/write_commands/write_commands.cpp
@@ -410,11 +410,8 @@ private:
             // info is more accurate.
             AutoGetCollection collection(opCtx, _batch.getNamespace(), MODE_IX);
 
-            auto exec = uassertStatusOK(getExecutorUpdate(opCtx,
-                                                          &CurOp::get(opCtx)->debug(),
-                                                          collection.getCollection(),
-                                                          &parsedUpdate,
-                                                          verbosity));
+            auto exec = uassertStatusOK(getExecutorUpdate(
+                &CurOp::get(opCtx)->debug(), collection.getCollection(), &parsedUpdate, verbosity));
             auto bodyBuilder = result->getBodyBuilder();
             Explain::explainStages(
                 exec.get(), collection.getCollection(), verbosity, BSONObj(), &bodyBuilder);
@@ -487,11 +484,8 @@ private:
             AutoGetCollection collection(opCtx, _batch.getNamespace(), MODE_IX);
 
             // Explain the plan tree.
-            auto exec = uassertStatusOK(getExecutorDelete(opCtx,
-                                                          &CurOp::get(opCtx)->debug(),
-                                                          collection.getCollection(),
-                                                          &parsedDelete,
-                                                          verbosity));
+            auto exec = uassertStatusOK(getExecutorDelete(
+                &CurOp::get(opCtx)->debug(), collection.getCollection(), &parsedDelete, verbosity));
             auto bodyBuilder = result->getBodyBuilder();
             Explain::explainStages(
                 exec.get(), collection.getCollection(), verbosity, BSONObj(), &bodyBuilder);
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/and_hash.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/and_hash.cpp
index 6c913377c4f..d2666c905e6 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/and_hash.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/and_hash.cpp
@@ -55,16 +55,16 @@ const size_t AndHashStage::kLookAheadWorks = 10;
 // static
 const char* AndHashStage::kStageType = "AND_HASH";
 
-AndHashStage::AndHashStage(OperationContext* opCtx, WorkingSet* ws)
-    : PlanStage(kStageType, opCtx),
+AndHashStage::AndHashStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx, WorkingSet* ws)
+    : PlanStage(kStageType, expCtx),
       _ws(ws),
       _hashingChildren(true),
       _currentChild(0),
       _memUsage(0),
       _maxMemUsage(kDefaultMaxMemUsageBytes) {}
 
-AndHashStage::AndHashStage(OperationContext* opCtx, WorkingSet* ws, size_t maxMemUsage)
-    : PlanStage(kStageType, opCtx),
+AndHashStage::AndHashStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx, WorkingSet* ws, size_t maxMemUsage)
+    : PlanStage(kStageType, expCtx),
       _ws(ws),
       _hashingChildren(true),
       _currentChild(0),
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/and_hash.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/and_hash.h
index 3659504486d..4bd591952f5 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/and_hash.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/and_hash.h
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ namespace mongo {
  */
 class AndHashStage final : public PlanStage {
 public:
-    AndHashStage(OperationContext* opCtx, WorkingSet* ws);
+    AndHashStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx, WorkingSet* ws);
 
     /**
      * For testing only. Allows tests to set memory usage threshold.
      */
-    AndHashStage(OperationContext* opCtx, WorkingSet* ws, size_t maxMemUsage);
+    AndHashStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx, WorkingSet* ws, size_t maxMemUsage);
 
     void addChild(std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child);
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/and_sorted.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/and_sorted.cpp
index 6cda1ad2bf1..57d2eb08b52 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/and_sorted.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/and_sorted.cpp
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ using std::vector;
 // static
 const char* AndSortedStage::kStageType = "AND_SORTED";
 
-AndSortedStage::AndSortedStage(OperationContext* opCtx, WorkingSet* ws)
-    : PlanStage(kStageType, opCtx),
+AndSortedStage::AndSortedStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx, WorkingSet* ws)
+    : PlanStage(kStageType, expCtx),
       _ws(ws),
       _targetNode(numeric_limits<size_t>::max()),
       _targetId(WorkingSet::INVALID_ID),
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/and_sorted.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/and_sorted.h
index 3d72d15c1f9..0236d4a294a 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/and_sorted.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/and_sorted.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace mongo {
  */
 class AndSortedStage final : public PlanStage {
 public:
-    AndSortedStage(OperationContext* opCtx, WorkingSet* ws);
+    AndSortedStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx, WorkingSet* ws);
 
     void addChild(std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child);
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/cached_plan.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/cached_plan.cpp
index f3032d54da9..a5571725990 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/cached_plan.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/cached_plan.cpp
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ namespace mongo {
 // static
 const char* CachedPlanStage::kStageType = "CACHED_PLAN";
 
-CachedPlanStage::CachedPlanStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+CachedPlanStage::CachedPlanStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                  Collection* collection,
                                  WorkingSet* ws,
                                  CanonicalQuery* cq,
                                  const QueryPlannerParams& params,
                                  size_t decisionWorks,
                                  std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> root)
-    : RequiresAllIndicesStage(kStageType, opCtx, collection),
+    : RequiresAllIndicesStage(kStageType, expCtx, collection),
       _ws(ws),
       _canonicalQuery(cq),
       _plannerParams(params),
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ Status CachedPlanStage::replan(PlanYieldPolicy* yieldPolicy, bool shouldCache, s
     if (1 == solutions.size()) {
         // Only one possible plan. Build the stages from the solution.
         auto newRoot =
-            StageBuilder::build(getOpCtx(), collection(), *_canonicalQuery, *solutions[0], _ws);
+            StageBuilder::build(opCtx(), collection(), *_canonicalQuery, *solutions[0], _ws);
         _children.emplace_back(std::move(newRoot));
         _replannedQs = std::move(solutions.back());
         solutions.pop_back();
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ Status CachedPlanStage::replan(PlanYieldPolicy* yieldPolicy, bool shouldCache, s
     auto cachingMode = shouldCache ? MultiPlanStage::CachingMode::AlwaysCache
                                    : MultiPlanStage::CachingMode::NeverCache;
     _children.emplace_back(
-        new MultiPlanStage(getOpCtx(), collection(), _canonicalQuery, cachingMode));
+        new MultiPlanStage(expCtx(), collection(), _canonicalQuery, cachingMode));
     MultiPlanStage* multiPlanStage = static_cast<MultiPlanStage*>(child().get());
 
     for (size_t ix = 0; ix < solutions.size(); ++ix) {
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ Status CachedPlanStage::replan(PlanYieldPolicy* yieldPolicy, bool shouldCache, s
         }
 
         auto nextPlanRoot =
-            StageBuilder::build(getOpCtx(), collection(), *_canonicalQuery, *solutions[ix], _ws);
+            StageBuilder::build(opCtx(), collection(), *_canonicalQuery, *solutions[ix], _ws);
 
         multiPlanStage->addPlan(std::move(solutions[ix]), std::move(nextPlanRoot), _ws);
     }
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/cached_plan.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/cached_plan.h
index 8a5fe5871d3..c57dda3e210 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/cached_plan.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/cached_plan.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class PlanYieldPolicy;
  */
 class CachedPlanStage final : public RequiresAllIndicesStage {
 public:
-    CachedPlanStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    CachedPlanStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                     Collection* collection,
                     WorkingSet* ws,
                     CanonicalQuery* cq,
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/change_stream_proxy.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/change_stream_proxy.cpp
index c10bccf4cd4..c16255a897b 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/change_stream_proxy.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/change_stream_proxy.cpp
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ namespace mongo {
 
 const char* ChangeStreamProxyStage::kStageType = "CHANGE_STREAM_PROXY";
 
-ChangeStreamProxyStage::ChangeStreamProxyStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+ChangeStreamProxyStage::ChangeStreamProxyStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                                std::unique_ptr<Pipeline, PipelineDeleter> pipeline,
                                                WorkingSet* ws)
-    : PipelineProxyStage(opCtx, std::move(pipeline), ws, kStageType) {
+    : PipelineProxyStage(expCtx, std::move(pipeline), ws, kStageType) {
     // Set _postBatchResumeToken to the initial PBRT that was added to the expression context during
     // pipeline construction, and use it to obtain the starting time for _latestOplogTimestamp.
     invariant(!_pipeline->getContext()->initialPostBatchResumeToken.isEmpty());
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/change_stream_proxy.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/change_stream_proxy.h
index 0cfc9d8d825..6d115b78885 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/change_stream_proxy.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/change_stream_proxy.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public:
      * The 'pipeline' argument must be a $changeStream pipeline. Passing a non-$changeStream into
      * the constructor will cause an invariant() to fail.
      */
-    ChangeStreamProxyStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    ChangeStreamProxyStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                            std::unique_ptr<Pipeline, PipelineDeleter> pipeline,
                            WorkingSet* ws);
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/collection_scan.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/collection_scan.cpp
index 5acfcec50fe..d9bf24824b3 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/collection_scan.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/collection_scan.cpp
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ using std::vector;
 // static
 const char* CollectionScan::kStageType = "COLLSCAN";
 
-CollectionScan::CollectionScan(OperationContext* opCtx,
+CollectionScan::CollectionScan(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                const Collection* collection,
                                const CollectionScanParams& params,
                                WorkingSet* workingSet,
                                const MatchExpression* filter)
-    : RequiresCollectionStage(kStageType, opCtx, collection),
+    : RequiresCollectionStage(kStageType, expCtx, collection),
       _workingSet(workingSet),
       _filter((filter && !filter->isTriviallyTrue()) ? filter : nullptr),
       _params(params) {
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ PlanStage::StageState CollectionScan::doWork(WorkingSetID* out) {
                 // snapshot where the oplog entries are not yet visible even after the wait.
                 invariant(!_params.tailable && collection()->ns().isOplog());
 
-                getOpCtx()->recoveryUnit()->abandonSnapshot();
-                collection()->getRecordStore()->waitForAllEarlierOplogWritesToBeVisible(getOpCtx());
+                opCtx()->recoveryUnit()->abandonSnapshot();
+                collection()->getRecordStore()->waitForAllEarlierOplogWritesToBeVisible(opCtx());
             }
 
-            _cursor = collection()->getCursor(getOpCtx(), forward);
+            _cursor = collection()->getCursor(opCtx(), forward);
 
             if (!_lastSeenId.isNull()) {
                 invariant(_params.tailable);
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ PlanStage::StageState CollectionScan::doWork(WorkingSetID* out) {
             StatusWith<RecordId> goal = oploghack::keyForOptime(*_params.minTs);
             if (goal.isOK()) {
                 boost::optional<RecordId> startLoc =
-                    collection()->getRecordStore()->oplogStartHack(getOpCtx(), goal.getValue());
+                    collection()->getRecordStore()->oplogStartHack(opCtx(), goal.getValue());
                 if (startLoc && !startLoc->isNull()) {
                     LOGV2_DEBUG(20584, 3, "Using direct oplog seek");
                     record = _cursor->seekExact(*startLoc);
@@ -215,8 +215,7 @@ PlanStage::StageState CollectionScan::doWork(WorkingSetID* out) {
     WorkingSetID id = _workingSet->allocate();
     WorkingSetMember* member = _workingSet->get(id);
     member->recordId = record->id;
-    member->resetDocument(getOpCtx()->recoveryUnit()->getSnapshotId(),
-                          record->data.releaseToBson());
+    member->resetDocument(opCtx()->recoveryUnit()->getSnapshotId(), record->data.releaseToBson());
     _workingSet->transitionToRecordIdAndObj(id);
 
     return returnIfMatches(member, id, out);
@@ -283,7 +282,7 @@ void CollectionScan::doDetachFromOperationContext() {
 
 void CollectionScan::doReattachToOperationContext() {
     if (_cursor)
-        _cursor->reattachToOperationContext(getOpCtx());
+        _cursor->reattachToOperationContext(opCtx());
 }
 
 unique_ptr<PlanStageStats> CollectionScan::getStats() {
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/collection_scan.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/collection_scan.h
index 1c8d815e141..b19915bb2c5 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/collection_scan.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/collection_scan.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class CollectionScan final : public RequiresCollectionStage {
 public:
     static const char* kStageType;
 
-    CollectionScan(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    CollectionScan(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                    const Collection* collection,
                    const CollectionScanParams& params,
                    WorkingSet* workingSet,
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/count.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/count.cpp
index 73620f851df..c646e172f29 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/count.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/count.cpp
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ using std::vector;
 // static
 const char* CountStage::kStageType = "COUNT";
 
-CountStage::CountStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+CountStage::CountStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                        Collection* collection,
                        long long limit,
                        long long skip,
                        WorkingSet* ws,
                        PlanStage* child)
-    : PlanStage(kStageType, opCtx), _limit(limit), _skip(skip), _leftToSkip(_skip), _ws(ws) {
+    : PlanStage(kStageType, expCtx), _limit(limit), _skip(skip), _leftToSkip(_skip), _ws(ws) {
     invariant(_skip >= 0);
     invariant(_limit >= 0);
     invariant(child);
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/count.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/count.h
index 3eb0683baf0..2eeaf5266e5 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/count.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/count.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace mongo {
  */
 class CountStage final : public PlanStage {
 public:
-    CountStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    CountStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                Collection* collection,
                long long limit,
                long long skip,
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/count_scan.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/count_scan.cpp
index be7914299d9..9e9ec9ab490 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/count_scan.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/count_scan.cpp
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ const char* CountScan::kStageType = "COUNT_SCAN";
 // When building the CountScan stage we take the keyPattern, index name, and multikey details from
 // the CountScanParams rather than resolving them via the IndexDescriptor, since these may differ
 // from the descriptor's contents.
-CountScan::CountScan(OperationContext* opCtx, CountScanParams params, WorkingSet* workingSet)
-    : RequiresIndexStage(kStageType, opCtx, params.indexDescriptor, workingSet),
+CountScan::CountScan(ExpressionContext* expCtx, CountScanParams params, WorkingSet* workingSet)
+    : RequiresIndexStage(kStageType, expCtx, params.indexDescriptor, workingSet),
       _workingSet(workingSet),
       _keyPattern(std::move(params.keyPattern)),
       _shouldDedup(params.isMultiKey),
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ PlanStage::StageState CountScan::doWork(WorkingSetID* out) {
 
         if (needInit) {
             // First call to work().  Perform cursor init.
-            _cursor = indexAccessMethod()->newCursor(getOpCtx());
+            _cursor = indexAccessMethod()->newCursor(opCtx());
             _cursor->setEndPosition(_endKey, _endKeyInclusive);
 
             auto keyStringForSeek = IndexEntryComparison::makeKeyStringFromBSONKeyForSeek(
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ void CountScan::doDetachFromOperationContext() {
 
 void CountScan::doReattachToOperationContext() {
     if (_cursor)
-        _cursor->reattachToOperationContext(getOpCtx());
+        _cursor->reattachToOperationContext(opCtx());
 }
 
 unique_ptr<PlanStageStats> CountScan::getStats() {
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/count_scan.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/count_scan.h
index 5ebe00b0a7a..c8105c713ff 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/count_scan.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/count_scan.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ struct CountScanParams {
  */
 class CountScan final : public RequiresIndexStage {
 public:
-    CountScan(OperationContext* opCtx, CountScanParams params, WorkingSet* workingSet);
+    CountScan(ExpressionContext* expCtx, CountScanParams params, WorkingSet* workingSet);
 
     StageState doWork(WorkingSetID* out) final;
     bool isEOF() final;
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/delete.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/delete.cpp
index 4e5678defcc..4d9504a5b16 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/delete.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/delete.cpp
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ bool shouldRestartDeleteIfNoLongerMatches(const DeleteStageParams* params) {
 // static
 const char* DeleteStage::kStageType = "DELETE";
 
-DeleteStage::DeleteStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+DeleteStage::DeleteStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                          std::unique_ptr<DeleteStageParams> params,
                          WorkingSet* ws,
                          Collection* collection,
                          PlanStage* child)
-    : RequiresMutableCollectionStage(kStageType, opCtx, collection),
+    : RequiresMutableCollectionStage(kStageType, expCtx, collection),
       _params(std::move(params)),
       _ws(ws),
       _idRetrying(WorkingSet::INVALID_ID),
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ PlanStage::StageState DeleteStage::doWork(WorkingSetID* out) {
     bool docStillMatches;
     try {
         docStillMatches = write_stage_common::ensureStillMatches(
-            collection(), getOpCtx(), _ws, id, _params->canonicalQuery);
+            collection(), opCtx(), _ws, id, _params->canonicalQuery);
     } catch (const WriteConflictException&) {
         // There was a problem trying to detect if the document still exists, so retry.
         memberFreer.dismiss();
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ PlanStage::StageState DeleteStage::doWork(WorkingSetID* out) {
     // Do the write, unless this is an explain.
     if (!_params->isExplain) {
         try {
-            WriteUnitOfWork wunit(getOpCtx());
-            collection()->deleteDocument(getOpCtx(),
+            WriteUnitOfWork wunit(opCtx());
+            collection()->deleteDocument(opCtx(),
                                          _params->stmtId,
                                          recordId,
                                          _params->opDebug,
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ void DeleteStage::doRestoreStateRequiresCollection() {
     const NamespaceString& ns = collection()->ns();
     uassert(ErrorCodes::PrimarySteppedDown,
             str::stream() << "Demoted from primary while removing from " << ns.ns(),
-            !getOpCtx()->writesAreReplicated() ||
-                repl::ReplicationCoordinator::get(getOpCtx())->canAcceptWritesFor(getOpCtx(), ns));
+            !opCtx()->writesAreReplicated() ||
+                repl::ReplicationCoordinator::get(opCtx())->canAcceptWritesFor(opCtx(), ns));
 }
 
 unique_ptr<PlanStageStats> DeleteStage::getStats() {
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/delete.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/delete.h
index 139239d9de0..a0f9f056d92 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/delete.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/delete.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class DeleteStage final : public RequiresMutableCollectionStage {
     DeleteStage& operator=(const DeleteStage&) = delete;
 
 public:
-    DeleteStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    DeleteStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                 std::unique_ptr<DeleteStageParams> params,
                 WorkingSet* ws,
                 Collection* collection,
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/distinct_scan.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/distinct_scan.cpp
index 860e6323a40..6df30d00432 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/distinct_scan.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/distinct_scan.cpp
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ using std::vector;
 // static
 const char* DistinctScan::kStageType = "DISTINCT_SCAN";
 
-DistinctScan::DistinctScan(OperationContext* opCtx, DistinctParams params, WorkingSet* workingSet)
-    : RequiresIndexStage(kStageType, opCtx, params.indexDescriptor, workingSet),
+DistinctScan::DistinctScan(ExpressionContext* expCtx, DistinctParams params, WorkingSet* workingSet)
+    : RequiresIndexStage(kStageType, expCtx, params.indexDescriptor, workingSet),
       _workingSet(workingSet),
       _keyPattern(std::move(params.keyPattern)),
       _scanDirection(params.scanDirection),
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ PlanStage::StageState DistinctScan::doWork(WorkingSetID* out) {
     boost::optional<IndexKeyEntry> kv;
     try {
         if (!_cursor)
-            _cursor = indexAccessMethod()->newCursor(getOpCtx(), _scanDirection == 1);
+            _cursor = indexAccessMethod()->newCursor(opCtx(), _scanDirection == 1);
         kv = _cursor->seek(IndexEntryComparison::makeKeyStringFromSeekPointForSeek(
             _seekPoint,
             indexAccessMethod()->getSortedDataInterface()->getKeyStringVersion(),
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ PlanStage::StageState DistinctScan::doWork(WorkingSetID* out) {
             member->keyData.push_back(IndexKeyDatum(_keyPattern,
                                                     kv->key,
                                                     workingSetIndexId(),
-                                                    getOpCtx()->recoveryUnit()->getSnapshotId()));
+                                                    opCtx()->recoveryUnit()->getSnapshotId()));
             _workingSet->transitionToRecordIdAndIdx(id);
 
             *out = id;
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ void DistinctScan::doDetachFromOperationContext() {
 
 void DistinctScan::doReattachToOperationContext() {
     if (_cursor)
-        _cursor->reattachToOperationContext(getOpCtx());
+        _cursor->reattachToOperationContext(opCtx());
 }
 
 unique_ptr<PlanStageStats> DistinctScan::getStats() {
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/distinct_scan.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/distinct_scan.h
index 4596d92d378..e9c5c5c3852 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/distinct_scan.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/distinct_scan.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ struct DistinctParams {
  */
 class DistinctScan final : public RequiresIndexStage {
 public:
-    DistinctScan(OperationContext* opCtx, DistinctParams params, WorkingSet* workingSet);
+    DistinctScan(ExpressionContext* expCtx, DistinctParams params, WorkingSet* workingSet);
 
     StageState doWork(WorkingSetID* out) final;
     bool isEOF() final;
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/ensure_sorted.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/ensure_sorted.cpp
index aaec72bf377..f713a2eed3a 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/ensure_sorted.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/ensure_sorted.cpp
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ using std::unique_ptr;
 
 const char* EnsureSortedStage::kStageType = "ENSURE_SORTED";
 
-EnsureSortedStage::EnsureSortedStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+EnsureSortedStage::EnsureSortedStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                      BSONObj pattern,
                                      WorkingSet* ws,
                                      std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child)
-    : PlanStage(kStageType, opCtx), _ws(ws), _sortKeyComparator(pattern) {
+    : PlanStage(kStageType, expCtx), _ws(ws), _sortKeyComparator(pattern) {
     _children.emplace_back(std::move(child));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/ensure_sorted.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/ensure_sorted.h
index 423647eeacf..9d917b93744 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/ensure_sorted.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/ensure_sorted.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace mongo {
  */
 class EnsureSortedStage final : public PlanStage {
 public:
-    EnsureSortedStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    EnsureSortedStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                       BSONObj pattern,
                       WorkingSet* ws,
                       std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child);
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/eof.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/eof.cpp
index acd290f0f1a..25c7e44ac92 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/eof.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/eof.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ using std::vector;
 // static
 const char* EOFStage::kStageType = "EOF";
 
-EOFStage::EOFStage(OperationContext* opCtx) : PlanStage(kStageType, opCtx) {}
+EOFStage::EOFStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx) : PlanStage(kStageType, expCtx) {}
 
 EOFStage::~EOFStage() {}
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/eof.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/eof.h
index 630bee72f9d..e60d6b4319b 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/eof.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/eof.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace mongo {
  */
 class EOFStage final : public PlanStage {
 public:
-    EOFStage(OperationContext* opCtx);
+    EOFStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx);
 
     ~EOFStage();
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/fetch.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/fetch.cpp
index ce3e60f122b..914158d3191 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/fetch.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/fetch.cpp
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ using std::vector;
 // static
 const char* FetchStage::kStageType = "FETCH";
 
-FetchStage::FetchStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+FetchStage::FetchStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                        WorkingSet* ws,
                        std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child,
                        const MatchExpression* filter,
                        const Collection* collection)
-    : RequiresCollectionStage(kStageType, opCtx, collection),
+    : RequiresCollectionStage(kStageType, expCtx, collection),
       _ws(ws),
       _filter((filter && !filter->isTriviallyTrue()) ? filter : nullptr),
       _idRetrying(WorkingSet::INVALID_ID) {
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ PlanStage::StageState FetchStage::doWork(WorkingSetID* out) {
 
             try {
                 if (!_cursor)
-                    _cursor = collection()->getCursor(getOpCtx());
+                    _cursor = collection()->getCursor(opCtx());
 
-                if (!WorkingSetCommon::fetch(getOpCtx(), _ws, id, _cursor, collection()->ns())) {
+                if (!WorkingSetCommon::fetch(opCtx(), _ws, id, _cursor, collection()->ns())) {
                     _ws->free(id);
                     return NEED_TIME;
                 }
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void FetchStage::doDetachFromOperationContext() {
 
 void FetchStage::doReattachToOperationContext() {
     if (_cursor)
-        _cursor->reattachToOperationContext(getOpCtx());
+        _cursor->reattachToOperationContext(opCtx());
 }
 
 PlanStage::StageState FetchStage::returnIfMatches(WorkingSetMember* member,
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/fetch.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/fetch.h
index 074bd63b4d2..10dddc50a4f 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/fetch.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/fetch.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class SeekableRecordCursor;
  */
 class FetchStage : public RequiresCollectionStage {
 public:
-    FetchStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    FetchStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                WorkingSet* ws,
                std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child,
                const MatchExpression* filter,
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/geo_near.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/geo_near.cpp
index 6e2b86df096..295b1d1e875 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/geo_near.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/geo_near.cpp
@@ -287,12 +287,12 @@ GeoNear2DStage::DensityEstimator::DensityEstimator(PlanStage::Children* children
 }
 
 // Initialize the internal states
-void GeoNear2DStage::DensityEstimator::buildIndexScan(OperationContext* opCtx,
+void GeoNear2DStage::DensityEstimator::buildIndexScan(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                                       WorkingSet* workingSet,
                                                       const IndexDescriptor* twoDIndex) {
     // Scan bounds on 2D indexes are only over the 2D field - other bounds aren't applicable.
     // This is handled in query planning.
-    IndexScanParams scanParams(opCtx, twoDIndex);
+    IndexScanParams scanParams(expCtx->opCtx, twoDIndex);
     scanParams.bounds = _nearParams->baseBounds;
 
     // The "2d" field is always the first in the index
@@ -323,20 +323,20 @@ void GeoNear2DStage::DensityEstimator::buildIndexScan(OperationContext* opCtx,
     IndexBoundsBuilder::intersectize(oil, &scanParams.bounds.fields[twoDFieldPosition]);
 
     invariant(!_indexScan);
-    _indexScan = new IndexScan(opCtx, scanParams, workingSet, nullptr);
+    _indexScan = new IndexScan(expCtx, scanParams, workingSet, nullptr);
     _children->emplace_back(_indexScan);
 }
 
 // Return IS_EOF is we find a document in it's ancestor cells and set estimated distance
 // from the nearest document.
-PlanStage::StageState GeoNear2DStage::DensityEstimator::work(OperationContext* opCtx,
+PlanStage::StageState GeoNear2DStage::DensityEstimator::work(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                                              WorkingSet* workingSet,
                                                              const IndexDescriptor* twoDIndex,
                                                              WorkingSetID* out,
                                                              double* estimatedDistance) {
     if (!_indexScan) {
         // Setup index scan stage for current level.
-        buildIndexScan(opCtx, workingSet, twoDIndex);
+        buildIndexScan(expCtx, workingSet, twoDIndex);
     }
 
     WorkingSetID workingSetID;
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ PlanStage::StageState GeoNear2DStage::initialize(OperationContext* opCtx,
 
     double estimatedDistance;
     PlanStage::StageState state =
-        _densityEstimator->work(opCtx, workingSet, indexDescriptor(), out, &estimatedDistance);
+        _densityEstimator->work(expCtx(), workingSet, indexDescriptor(), out, &estimatedDistance);
 
     if (state == PlanStage::IS_EOF) {
         // 2d index only works with legacy points as centroid. $nearSphere will project
@@ -450,10 +450,10 @@ PlanStage::StageState GeoNear2DStage::initialize(OperationContext* opCtx,
 static const string kTwoDIndexNearStage("GEO_NEAR_2D");
 
 GeoNear2DStage::GeoNear2DStage(const GeoNearParams& nearParams,
-                               OperationContext* opCtx,
+                               ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                WorkingSet* workingSet,
                                const IndexDescriptor* twoDIndex)
-    : NearStage(opCtx, kTwoDIndexNearStage.c_str(), STAGE_GEO_NEAR_2D, workingSet, twoDIndex),
+    : NearStage(expCtx, kTwoDIndexNearStage.c_str(), STAGE_GEO_NEAR_2D, workingSet, twoDIndex),
       _nearParams(nearParams),
       _fullBounds(twoDDistanceBounds(nearParams, twoDIndex)),
       _currBounds(_fullBounds.center(), -1, _fullBounds.getInner()),
@@ -524,12 +524,12 @@ private:
 // Helper class to maintain ownership of a match expression alongside an index scan
 class FetchStageWithMatch final : public FetchStage {
 public:
-    FetchStageWithMatch(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    FetchStageWithMatch(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                         WorkingSet* ws,
                         std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child,
                         MatchExpression* filter,
                         const Collection* collection)
-        : FetchStage(opCtx, ws, std::move(child), filter, collection), _matcher(filter) {}
+        : FetchStage(expCtx, ws, std::move(child), filter, collection), _matcher(filter) {}
 
 private:
     // Owns matcher
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ GeoNear2DStage::nextInterval(OperationContext* opCtx,
         .transitional_ignore();
 
     // 2D indexes support covered search over additional fields they contain
-    auto scan = std::make_unique<IndexScan>(opCtx, scanParams, workingSet, _nearParams.filter);
+    auto scan = std::make_unique<IndexScan>(expCtx(), scanParams, workingSet, _nearParams.filter);
 
     MatchExpression* docMatcher = nullptr;
 
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ GeoNear2DStage::nextInterval(OperationContext* opCtx,
 
     // FetchStage owns index scan
     _children.emplace_back(std::make_unique<FetchStageWithMatch>(
-        opCtx, workingSet, std::move(scan), docMatcher, collection));
+        expCtx(), workingSet, std::move(scan), docMatcher, collection));
 
     return StatusWith<CoveredInterval*>(new CoveredInterval(
         _children.back().get(), nextBounds.getInner(), nextBounds.getOuter(), isLastInterval));
@@ -748,10 +748,10 @@ static int getFieldPosition(const IndexDescriptor* index, const string& fieldNam
 static const string kS2IndexNearStage("GEO_NEAR_2DSPHERE");
 
 GeoNear2DSphereStage::GeoNear2DSphereStage(const GeoNearParams& nearParams,
-                                           OperationContext* opCtx,
+                                           ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                            WorkingSet* workingSet,
                                            const IndexDescriptor* s2Index)
-    : NearStage(opCtx, kS2IndexNearStage.c_str(), STAGE_GEO_NEAR_2DSPHERE, workingSet, s2Index),
+    : NearStage(expCtx, kS2IndexNearStage.c_str(), STAGE_GEO_NEAR_2DSPHERE, workingSet, s2Index),
       _nearParams(nearParams),
       _fullBounds(geoNearDistanceBounds(*nearParams.nearQuery)),
       _currBounds(_fullBounds.center(), -1, _fullBounds.getInner()),
@@ -827,10 +827,10 @@ GeoNear2DSphereStage::DensityEstimator::DensityEstimator(PlanStage::Children* ch
 }
 
 // Setup the index scan stage for neighbors at this level.
-void GeoNear2DSphereStage::DensityEstimator::buildIndexScan(OperationContext* opCtx,
+void GeoNear2DSphereStage::DensityEstimator::buildIndexScan(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                                             WorkingSet* workingSet,
                                                             const IndexDescriptor* s2Index) {
-    IndexScanParams scanParams(opCtx, s2Index);
+    IndexScanParams scanParams(expCtx->opCtx, s2Index);
     scanParams.bounds = _nearParams->baseBounds;
 
     // Because the planner doesn't yet set up 2D index bounds, do it ourselves here
@@ -853,18 +853,18 @@ void GeoNear2DSphereStage::DensityEstimator::buildIndexScan(OperationContext* op
 
     // Index scan
     invariant(!_indexScan);
-    _indexScan = new IndexScan(opCtx, scanParams, workingSet, nullptr);
+    _indexScan = new IndexScan(expCtx, scanParams, workingSet, nullptr);
     _children->emplace_back(_indexScan);
 }
 
-PlanStage::StageState GeoNear2DSphereStage::DensityEstimator::work(OperationContext* opCtx,
+PlanStage::StageState GeoNear2DSphereStage::DensityEstimator::work(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                                                    WorkingSet* workingSet,
                                                                    const IndexDescriptor* s2Index,
                                                                    WorkingSetID* out,
                                                                    double* estimatedDistance) {
     if (!_indexScan) {
         // Setup index scan stage for current level.
-        buildIndexScan(opCtx, workingSet, s2Index);
+        buildIndexScan(expCtx, workingSet, s2Index);
     }
 
     WorkingSetID workingSetID;
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ PlanStage::StageState GeoNear2DSphereStage::initialize(OperationContext* opCtx,
 
     double estimatedDistance;
     PlanStage::StageState state =
-        _densityEstimator->work(opCtx, workingSet, indexDescriptor(), out, &estimatedDistance);
+        _densityEstimator->work(expCtx(), workingSet, indexDescriptor(), out, &estimatedDistance);
 
     if (state == IS_EOF) {
         // We find a document in 4 neighbors at current level, but didn't at previous level.
@@ -1033,11 +1033,11 @@ GeoNear2DSphereStage::nextInterval(OperationContext* opCtx,
     OrderedIntervalList* coveredIntervals = &scanParams.bounds.fields[s2FieldPosition];
     ExpressionMapping::S2CellIdsToIntervalsWithParents(cover, _indexParams, coveredIntervals);
 
-    auto scan = std::make_unique<IndexScan>(opCtx, scanParams, workingSet, nullptr);
+    auto scan = std::make_unique<IndexScan>(expCtx(), scanParams, workingSet, nullptr);
 
     // FetchStage owns index scan
     _children.emplace_back(std::make_unique<FetchStage>(
-        opCtx, workingSet, std::move(scan), _nearParams.filter, collection));
+        expCtx(), workingSet, std::move(scan), _nearParams.filter, collection));
 
     return StatusWith<CoveredInterval*>(new CoveredInterval(
         _children.back().get(), nextBounds.getInner(), nextBounds.getOuter(), isLastInterval));
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/geo_near.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/geo_near.h
index ce23ccd6e38..eb096064d53 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/geo_near.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/geo_near.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ struct GeoNearParams {
 class GeoNear2DStage final : public NearStage {
 public:
     GeoNear2DStage(const GeoNearParams& nearParams,
-                   OperationContext* opCtx,
+                   ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                    WorkingSet* workingSet,
                    const IndexDescriptor* twoDIndex);
 
@@ -92,14 +92,14 @@ private:
                          const GeoNearParams* nearParams,
                          const R2Annulus& fullBounds);
 
-        PlanStage::StageState work(OperationContext* opCtx,
+        PlanStage::StageState work(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                    WorkingSet* workingSet,
                                    const IndexDescriptor* twoDIndex,
                                    WorkingSetID* out,
                                    double* estimatedDistance);
 
     private:
-        void buildIndexScan(OperationContext* opCtx,
+        void buildIndexScan(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                             WorkingSet* workingSet,
                             const IndexDescriptor* twoDIndex);
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ private:
 class GeoNear2DSphereStage final : public NearStage {
 public:
     GeoNear2DSphereStage(const GeoNearParams& nearParams,
-                         OperationContext* opCtx,
+                         ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                          WorkingSet* workingSet,
                          const IndexDescriptor* s2Index);
 
@@ -163,14 +163,14 @@ private:
 
         // Search for a document in neighbors at current level.
         // Return IS_EOF is such document exists and set the estimated distance to the nearest doc.
-        PlanStage::StageState work(OperationContext* opCtx,
+        PlanStage::StageState work(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                    WorkingSet* workingSet,
                                    const IndexDescriptor* s2Index,
                                    WorkingSetID* out,
                                    double* estimatedDistance);
 
     private:
-        void buildIndexScan(OperationContext* opCtx,
+        void buildIndexScan(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                             WorkingSet* workingSet,
                             const IndexDescriptor* s2Index);
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/idhack.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/idhack.cpp
index c3378824a58..d8b9400daba 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/idhack.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/idhack.cpp
@@ -49,22 +49,22 @@ using std::vector;
 // static
 const char* IDHackStage::kStageType = "IDHACK";
 
-IDHackStage::IDHackStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+IDHackStage::IDHackStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                          CanonicalQuery* query,
                          WorkingSet* ws,
                          const IndexDescriptor* descriptor)
-    : RequiresIndexStage(kStageType, opCtx, descriptor, ws),
+    : RequiresIndexStage(kStageType, expCtx, descriptor, ws),
       _workingSet(ws),
       _key(query->getQueryObj()["_id"].wrap()) {
     _specificStats.indexName = descriptor->indexName();
     _addKeyMetadata = query->getQueryRequest().returnKey();
 }
 
-IDHackStage::IDHackStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+IDHackStage::IDHackStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                          const BSONObj& key,
                          WorkingSet* ws,
                          const IndexDescriptor* descriptor)
-    : RequiresIndexStage(kStageType, opCtx, descriptor, ws), _workingSet(ws), _key(key) {
+    : RequiresIndexStage(kStageType, expCtx, descriptor, ws), _workingSet(ws), _key(key) {
     _specificStats.indexName = descriptor->indexName();
 }
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ PlanStage::StageState IDHackStage::doWork(WorkingSetID* out) {
     WorkingSetID id = WorkingSet::INVALID_ID;
     try {
         // Look up the key by going directly to the index.
-        RecordId recordId = indexAccessMethod()->findSingle(getOpCtx(), _key);
+        RecordId recordId = indexAccessMethod()->findSingle(opCtx(), _key);
 
         // Key not found.
         if (recordId.isNull()) {
@@ -100,11 +100,10 @@ PlanStage::StageState IDHackStage::doWork(WorkingSetID* out) {
         _workingSet->transitionToRecordIdAndIdx(id);
 
         if (!_recordCursor)
-            _recordCursor = collection()->getCursor(getOpCtx());
+            _recordCursor = collection()->getCursor(opCtx());
 
         // Find the document associated with 'id' in the collection's record store.
-        if (!WorkingSetCommon::fetch(
-                getOpCtx(), _workingSet, id, _recordCursor, collection()->ns())) {
+        if (!WorkingSetCommon::fetch(opCtx(), _workingSet, id, _recordCursor, collection()->ns())) {
             // We didn't find a document with RecordId 'id'.
             _workingSet->free(id);
             _commonStats.isEOF = true;
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ void IDHackStage::doDetachFromOperationContext() {
 
 void IDHackStage::doReattachToOperationContext() {
     if (_recordCursor)
-        _recordCursor->reattachToOperationContext(getOpCtx());
+        _recordCursor->reattachToOperationContext(opCtx());
 }
 
 // static
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/idhack.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/idhack.h
index 5a56f67b328..5c2ac9f894a 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/idhack.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/idhack.h
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ class RecordCursor;
 class IDHackStage final : public RequiresIndexStage {
 public:
     /** Takes ownership of all the arguments -collection. */
-    IDHackStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    IDHackStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                 CanonicalQuery* query,
                 WorkingSet* ws,
                 const IndexDescriptor* descriptor);
 
-    IDHackStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    IDHackStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                 const BSONObj& key,
                 WorkingSet* ws,
                 const IndexDescriptor* descriptor);
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/index_scan.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/index_scan.cpp
index f50d6d15fca..dc01957ef8b 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/index_scan.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/index_scan.cpp
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ namespace mongo {
 // static
 const char* IndexScan::kStageType = "IXSCAN";
 
-IndexScan::IndexScan(OperationContext* opCtx,
+IndexScan::IndexScan(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                      IndexScanParams params,
                      WorkingSet* workingSet,
                      const MatchExpression* filter)
-    : RequiresIndexStage(kStageType, opCtx, params.indexDescriptor, workingSet),
+    : RequiresIndexStage(kStageType, expCtx, params.indexDescriptor, workingSet),
       _workingSet(workingSet),
       _keyPattern(params.keyPattern.getOwned()),
       _bounds(std::move(params.bounds)),
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ IndexScan::IndexScan(OperationContext* opCtx,
 
 boost::optional<IndexKeyEntry> IndexScan::initIndexScan() {
     // Perform the possibly heavy-duty initialization of the underlying index cursor.
-    _indexCursor = indexAccessMethod()->newCursor(getOpCtx(), _forward);
+    _indexCursor = indexAccessMethod()->newCursor(opCtx(), _forward);
 
     // We always seek once to establish the cursor position.
     ++_specificStats.seeks;
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ PlanStage::StageState IndexScan::doWork(WorkingSetID* out) {
     WorkingSetMember* member = _workingSet->get(id);
     member->recordId = kv->loc;
     member->keyData.push_back(IndexKeyDatum(
-        _keyPattern, kv->key, workingSetIndexId(), getOpCtx()->recoveryUnit()->getSnapshotId()));
+        _keyPattern, kv->key, workingSetIndexId(), opCtx()->recoveryUnit()->getSnapshotId()));
     _workingSet->transitionToRecordIdAndIdx(id);
 
     if (_addKeyMetadata) {
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ void IndexScan::doDetachFromOperationContext() {
 
 void IndexScan::doReattachToOperationContext() {
     if (_indexCursor)
-        _indexCursor->reattachToOperationContext(getOpCtx());
+        _indexCursor->reattachToOperationContext(opCtx());
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<PlanStageStats> IndexScan::getStats() {
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/index_scan.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/index_scan.h
index 5ee7d807282..d36f99d9f9b 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/index_scan.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/index_scan.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public:
         HIT_END
     };
 
-    IndexScan(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    IndexScan(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
               IndexScanParams params,
               WorkingSet* workingSet,
               const MatchExpression* filter);
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/limit.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/limit.cpp
index e800d614039..41505be622f 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/limit.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/limit.cpp
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ using std::vector;
 // static
 const char* LimitStage::kStageType = "LIMIT";
 
-LimitStage::LimitStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+LimitStage::LimitStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                        long long limit,
                        WorkingSet* ws,
                        std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child)
-    : PlanStage(kStageType, opCtx), _ws(ws), _numToReturn(limit) {
+    : PlanStage(kStageType, expCtx), _ws(ws), _numToReturn(limit) {
     _specificStats.limit = _numToReturn;
     _children.emplace_back(std::move(child));
 }
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/limit.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/limit.h
index f807838b540..ffc2f6a509c 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/limit.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/limit.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace mongo {
  */
 class LimitStage final : public PlanStage {
 public:
-    LimitStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    LimitStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                long long limit,
                WorkingSet* ws,
                std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child);
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/merge_sort.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/merge_sort.cpp
index cc7d40b073e..58a3e33f241 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/merge_sort.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/merge_sort.cpp
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ using std::vector;
 // static
 const char* MergeSortStage::kStageType = "SORT_MERGE";
 
-MergeSortStage::MergeSortStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+MergeSortStage::MergeSortStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                const MergeSortStageParams& params,
                                WorkingSet* ws)
-    : PlanStage(kStageType, opCtx),
+    : PlanStage(kStageType, expCtx),
       _ws(ws),
       _pattern(params.pattern),
       _collator(params.collator),
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/merge_sort.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/merge_sort.h
index 714f6e0c68a..efb2833b8fb 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/merge_sort.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/merge_sort.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class MergeSortStageParams;
  */
 class MergeSortStage final : public PlanStage {
 public:
-    MergeSortStage(OperationContext* opCtx, const MergeSortStageParams& params, WorkingSet* ws);
+    MergeSortStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx, const MergeSortStageParams& params, WorkingSet* ws);
 
     void addChild(std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child);
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/multi_iterator.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/multi_iterator.cpp
index 761d6b21ed0..8a33f98386e 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/multi_iterator.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/multi_iterator.cpp
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ using std::vector;
 
 const char* MultiIteratorStage::kStageType = "MULTI_ITERATOR";
 
-MultiIteratorStage::MultiIteratorStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+MultiIteratorStage::MultiIteratorStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                        WorkingSet* ws,
                                        Collection* collection)
-    : RequiresCollectionStage(kStageType, opCtx, collection), _ws(ws) {}
+    : RequiresCollectionStage(kStageType, expCtx, collection), _ws(ws) {}
 
 void MultiIteratorStage::addIterator(unique_ptr<RecordCursor> it) {
     _iterators.push_back(std::move(it));
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ PlanStage::StageState MultiIteratorStage::doWork(WorkingSetID* out) {
     *out = _ws->allocate();
     WorkingSetMember* member = _ws->get(*out);
     member->recordId = record->id;
-    member->resetDocument(getOpCtx()->recoveryUnit()->getSnapshotId(),
-                          record->data.releaseToBson());
+    member->resetDocument(opCtx()->recoveryUnit()->getSnapshotId(), record->data.releaseToBson());
     _ws->transitionToRecordIdAndObj(*out);
     return PlanStage::ADVANCED;
 }
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ void MultiIteratorStage::doDetachFromOperationContext() {
 
 void MultiIteratorStage::doReattachToOperationContext() {
     for (auto&& iterator : _iterators) {
-        iterator->reattachToOperationContext(getOpCtx());
+        iterator->reattachToOperationContext(opCtx());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/multi_iterator.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/multi_iterator.h
index 6abfa760e7a..accc0e4b1a6 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/multi_iterator.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/multi_iterator.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace mongo {
  */
 class MultiIteratorStage final : public RequiresCollectionStage {
 public:
-    MultiIteratorStage(OperationContext* opCtx, WorkingSet* ws, Collection* collection);
+    MultiIteratorStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx, WorkingSet* ws, Collection* collection);
 
     void addIterator(std::unique_ptr<RecordCursor> it);
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/multi_plan.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/multi_plan.cpp
index 96d691fdbb7..4fa9b8766a2 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/multi_plan.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/multi_plan.cpp
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ using std::vector;
 // static
 const char* MultiPlanStage::kStageType = "MULTI_PLAN";
 
-MultiPlanStage::MultiPlanStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+MultiPlanStage::MultiPlanStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                const Collection* collection,
                                CanonicalQuery* cq,
                                CachingMode cachingMode)
-    : RequiresCollectionStage(kStageType, opCtx, collection),
+    : RequiresCollectionStage(kStageType, expCtx, collection),
       _cachingMode(cachingMode),
       _query(cq),
       _bestPlanIdx(kNoSuchPlan),
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ Status MultiPlanStage::pickBestPlan(PlanYieldPolicy* yieldPolicy) {
     // make sense.
     ScopedTimer timer(getClock(), &_commonStats.executionTimeMillis);
 
-    size_t numWorks = getTrialPeriodWorks(getOpCtx(), collection());
+    size_t numWorks = getTrialPeriodWorks(opCtx(), collection());
     size_t numResults = getTrialPeriodNumToReturn(*_query);
 
     try {
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ Status MultiPlanStage::pickBestPlan(PlanYieldPolicy* yieldPolicy) {
                 ->set(*_query,
                       solutions,
                       std::move(ranking),
-                      getOpCtx()->getServiceContext()->getPreciseClockSource()->now())
+                      opCtx()->getServiceContext()->getPreciseClockSource()->now())
                 .transitional_ignore();
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/multi_plan.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/multi_plan.h
index f70b2800e63..1c33885d245 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/multi_plan.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/multi_plan.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public:
      * If 'shouldCache' is true, writes a cache entry for the winning plan to the plan cache
      * when possible. If 'shouldCache' is false, the plan cache will never be written.
      */
-    MultiPlanStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    MultiPlanStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                    const Collection* collection,
                    CanonicalQuery* cq,
                    CachingMode cachingMode = CachingMode::AlwaysCache);
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/near.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/near.cpp
index ac16083b0a5..30bbb894881 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/near.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/near.cpp
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ namespace mongo {
 using std::unique_ptr;
 using std::vector;
 
-NearStage::NearStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+NearStage::NearStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                      const char* typeName,
                      StageType type,
                      WorkingSet* workingSet,
                      const IndexDescriptor* indexDescriptor)
-    : RequiresIndexStage(typeName, opCtx, indexDescriptor, workingSet),
+    : RequiresIndexStage(typeName, expCtx, indexDescriptor, workingSet),
       _workingSet(workingSet),
       _searchState(SearchState_Initializing),
       _nextIntervalStats(nullptr),
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ NearStage::CoveredInterval::CoveredInterval(PlanStage* covering,
 
 
 PlanStage::StageState NearStage::initNext(WorkingSetID* out) {
-    PlanStage::StageState state = initialize(getOpCtx(), _workingSet, out);
+    PlanStage::StageState state = initialize(opCtx(), _workingSet, out);
     if (state == PlanStage::IS_EOF) {
         _searchState = SearchState_Buffering;
         return PlanStage::NEED_TIME;
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ PlanStage::StageState NearStage::bufferNext(WorkingSetID* toReturn, Status* erro
 
     if (!_nextInterval) {
         StatusWith<CoveredInterval*> intervalStatus =
-            nextInterval(getOpCtx(), _workingSet, collection());
+            nextInterval(opCtx(), _workingSet, collection());
         if (!intervalStatus.isOK()) {
             _searchState = SearchState_Finished;
             *error = intervalStatus.getStatus();
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/near.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/near.h
index 94d9639b312..8f55c777494 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/near.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/near.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ protected:
     /**
      * Subclasses of NearStage must provide basics + a stats object which gets owned here.
      */
-    NearStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    NearStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
               const char* typeName,
               StageType type,
               WorkingSet* workingSet,
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/or.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/or.cpp
index 3800536b62c..c50a4981e94 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/or.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/or.cpp
@@ -44,8 +44,11 @@ using std::vector;
 // static
 const char* OrStage::kStageType = "OR";
 
-OrStage::OrStage(OperationContext* opCtx, WorkingSet* ws, bool dedup, const MatchExpression* filter)
-    : PlanStage(kStageType, opCtx), _ws(ws), _filter(filter), _currentChild(0), _dedup(dedup) {}
+OrStage::OrStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
+                 WorkingSet* ws,
+                 bool dedup,
+                 const MatchExpression* filter)
+    : PlanStage(kStageType, expCtx), _ws(ws), _filter(filter), _currentChild(0), _dedup(dedup) {}
 
 void OrStage::addChild(std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child) {
     _children.emplace_back(std::move(child));
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/or.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/or.h
index 8d2c043ee46..e4ddcbcb2c0 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/or.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/or.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace mongo {
  */
 class OrStage final : public PlanStage {
 public:
-    OrStage(OperationContext* opCtx, WorkingSet* ws, bool dedup, const MatchExpression* filter);
+    OrStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx, WorkingSet* ws, bool dedup, const MatchExpression* filter);
 
     void addChild(std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child);
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/pipeline_proxy.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/pipeline_proxy.cpp
index c0c1f2c23d2..bdfaaa746b8 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/pipeline_proxy.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/pipeline_proxy.cpp
@@ -46,16 +46,16 @@ using std::vector;
 
 const char* PipelineProxyStage::kStageType = "PIPELINE_PROXY";
 
-PipelineProxyStage::PipelineProxyStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+PipelineProxyStage::PipelineProxyStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                        std::unique_ptr<Pipeline, PipelineDeleter> pipeline,
                                        WorkingSet* ws)
-    : PipelineProxyStage(opCtx, std::move(pipeline), ws, kStageType) {}
+    : PipelineProxyStage(expCtx, std::move(pipeline), ws, kStageType) {}
 
-PipelineProxyStage::PipelineProxyStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+PipelineProxyStage::PipelineProxyStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                        std::unique_ptr<Pipeline, PipelineDeleter> pipeline,
                                        WorkingSet* ws,
                                        const char* stageTypeName)
-    : PlanStage(stageTypeName, opCtx),
+    : PlanStage(stageTypeName, expCtx),
       _pipeline(std::move(pipeline)),
       _includeMetaData(_pipeline->getContext()->needsMerge),  // send metadata to merger
       _ws(ws) {
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ void PipelineProxyStage::doDetachFromOperationContext() {
 }
 
 void PipelineProxyStage::doReattachToOperationContext() {
-    _pipeline->reattachToOperationContext(getOpCtx());
+    _pipeline->reattachToOperationContext(opCtx());
 }
 
 void PipelineProxyStage::doDispose() {
-    _pipeline->dispose(getOpCtx());
+    _pipeline->dispose(opCtx());
 }
 
 unique_ptr<PlanStageStats> PipelineProxyStage::getStats() {
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/pipeline_proxy.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/pipeline_proxy.h
index 0bdbbd69a9f..99f8583f3c0 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/pipeline_proxy.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/pipeline_proxy.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace mongo {
  */
 class PipelineProxyStage : public PlanStage {
 public:
-    PipelineProxyStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    PipelineProxyStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                        std::unique_ptr<Pipeline, PipelineDeleter> pipeline,
                        WorkingSet* ws);
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public:
     static const char* kStageType;
 
 protected:
-    PipelineProxyStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    PipelineProxyStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                        std::unique_ptr<Pipeline, PipelineDeleter> pipeline,
                        WorkingSet* ws,
                        const char* stageTypeName);
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/plan_stage.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/plan_stage.h
index a24e6af266a..3a9475a5ca4 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/plan_stage.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/plan_stage.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #include "mongo/db/exec/plan_stats.h"
 #include "mongo/db/exec/working_set.h"
+#include "mongo/db/pipeline/expression_context.h"
 
 namespace mongo {
 
@@ -105,16 +106,18 @@ class RecordId;
  */
 class PlanStage {
 public:
-    PlanStage(const char* typeName, OperationContext* opCtx)
-        : _commonStats(typeName), _opCtx(opCtx) {}
+    PlanStage(const char* typeName, ExpressionContext* expCtx)
+        : _commonStats(typeName), _opCtx(expCtx->opCtx), _expCtx(expCtx) {
+        invariant(expCtx);
+    }
 
 protected:
     /**
      * Obtain a PlanStage given a child stage. Called during the construction of derived
      * PlanStage types with a single direct descendant.
      */
-    PlanStage(OperationContext* opCtx, std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child, const char* typeName)
-        : PlanStage(typeName, opCtx) {
+    PlanStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx, std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child, const char* typeName)
+        : PlanStage(typeName, expCtx) {
         _children.push_back(std::move(child));
     }
 
@@ -358,14 +361,14 @@ protected:
     /**
      * Does stage-specific detaching.
      *
-     * Implementations of this method cannot use the pointer returned from getOpCtx().
+     * Implementations of this method cannot use the pointer returned from opCtx().
      */
     virtual void doDetachFromOperationContext() {}
 
     /**
      * Does stage-specific attaching.
      *
-     * If an OperationContext* is needed, use getOpCtx(), which will return a valid
+     * If an OperationContext* is needed, use opCtx(), which will return a valid
      * OperationContext* (the one to which the stage is reattaching).
      */
     virtual void doReattachToOperationContext() {}
@@ -377,15 +380,23 @@ protected:
 
     ClockSource* getClock() const;
 
-    OperationContext* getOpCtx() const {
+    OperationContext* opCtx() const {
         return _opCtx;
     }
 
+    ExpressionContext* expCtx() const {
+        return _expCtx;
+    }
+
     Children _children;
     CommonStats _commonStats;
 
 private:
     OperationContext* _opCtx;
+
+    // The PlanExecutor holds a strong reference to this which ensures that this pointer remains
+    // valid for the entire lifetime of the PlanStage.
+    ExpressionContext* _expCtx;
 };
 
 }  // namespace mongo
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/projection.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/projection.cpp
index 6051f738c84..ea1d1623a75 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/projection.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/projection.cpp
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ auto rehydrateIndexKey(const BSONObj& keyPattern, const BSONObj& dehydratedKey)
 }
 }  // namespace
 
-ProjectionStage::ProjectionStage(boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx,
+ProjectionStage::ProjectionStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                  const BSONObj& projObj,
                                  WorkingSet* ws,
                                  std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child,
                                  const char* stageType)
-    : PlanStage{expCtx->opCtx, std::move(child), stageType},
+    : PlanStage{expCtx, std::move(child), stageType},
       _projObj{expCtx->explain ? boost::make_optional(projObj.getOwned()) : boost::none},
       _ws{*ws} {}
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ ProjectionStageDefault::ProjectionStageDefault(boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionCo
                                                const projection_ast::Projection* projection,
                                                WorkingSet* ws,
                                                std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child)
-    : ProjectionStage{expCtx, projObj, ws, std::move(child), "PROJECTION_DEFAULT"},
+    : ProjectionStage{expCtx.get(), projObj, ws, std::move(child), "PROJECTION_DEFAULT"},
       _requestedMetadata{projection->metadataDeps()},
       _projectType{projection->type()},
       _executor{projection_executor::buildProjectionExecutor(
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ Status ProjectionStageDefault::transform(WorkingSetMember* member) const {
     return Status::OK();
 }
 
-ProjectionStageCovered::ProjectionStageCovered(boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx,
+ProjectionStageCovered::ProjectionStageCovered(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                                const BSONObj& projObj,
                                                const projection_ast::Projection* projection,
                                                WorkingSet* ws,
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ Status ProjectionStageCovered::transform(WorkingSetMember* member) const {
     return Status::OK();
 }
 
-ProjectionStageSimple::ProjectionStageSimple(boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx,
+ProjectionStageSimple::ProjectionStageSimple(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                              const BSONObj& projObj,
                                              const projection_ast::Projection* projection,
                                              WorkingSet* ws,
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/projection.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/projection.h
index d84ba1168e0..5a5d525cc0a 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/projection.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/projection.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace mongo {
  */
 class ProjectionStage : public PlanStage {
 protected:
-    ProjectionStage(boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx,
+    ProjectionStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                     const BSONObj& projObj,
                     WorkingSet* ws,
                     std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child,
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public:
     /**
      * ProjectionNodeCovered should obtain a fast-path object through this constructor.
      */
-    ProjectionStageCovered(boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx,
+    ProjectionStageCovered(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                            const BSONObj& projObj,
                            const projection_ast::Projection* projection,
                            WorkingSet* ws,
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public:
     /**
      * ProjectionNodeSimple should obtain a fast-path object through this constructor.
      */
-    ProjectionStageSimple(boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx,
+    ProjectionStageSimple(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                           const BSONObj& projObj,
                           const projection_ast::Projection* projection,
                           WorkingSet* ws,
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/projection_executor_builder_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/projection_executor_builder_test.cpp
index c5c4f1240bc..58543a23d54 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/projection_executor_builder_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/projection_executor_builder_test.cpp
@@ -231,8 +231,9 @@ TEST_F(ProjectionExecutorTestWithFallBackToDefault, CanProjectFindElemMatch) {
 }
 
 TEST_F(ProjectionExecutorTestWithFallBackToDefault, ElemMatchRespectsCollator) {
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
-    getExpCtx()->setCollator(&collator);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
+    getExpCtx()->setCollator(std::move(collator));
 
     auto proj = parseWithFindFeaturesEnabled(fromjson("{a: {$elemMatch: {$gte: 'abc'}}}"));
     auto executor = createProjectionExecutor(proj);
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/queued_data_stage.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/queued_data_stage.cpp
index 2eee4232245..c5f6339dfaa 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/queued_data_stage.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/queued_data_stage.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ using std::vector;
 
 const char* QueuedDataStage::kStageType = "QUEUED_DATA";
 
-QueuedDataStage::QueuedDataStage(OperationContext* opCtx, WorkingSet* ws)
-    : PlanStage(kStageType, opCtx), _ws(ws) {}
+QueuedDataStage::QueuedDataStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx, WorkingSet* ws)
+    : PlanStage(kStageType, expCtx), _ws(ws) {}
 
 PlanStage::StageState QueuedDataStage::doWork(WorkingSetID* out) {
     if (isEOF()) {
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/queued_data_stage.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/queued_data_stage.h
index abf91132bef..b952062803e 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/queued_data_stage.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/queued_data_stage.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class RecordId;
  */
 class QueuedDataStage final : public PlanStage {
 public:
-    QueuedDataStage(OperationContext* opCtx, WorkingSet* ws);
+    QueuedDataStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx, WorkingSet* ws);
 
     StageState doWork(WorkingSetID* out) final;
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/queued_data_stage_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/queued_data_stage_test.cpp
index 7e07bf0ff44..46ef8d371e2 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/queued_data_stage_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/queued_data_stage_test.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 
 #include "mongo/db/exec/working_set.h"
+#include "mongo/db/namespace_string.h"
 #include "mongo/db/operation_context.h"
 #include "mongo/db/service_context_d_test_fixture.h"
 #include "mongo/unittest/unittest.h"
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ namespace {
 
 using std::unique_ptr;
 
+const static NamespaceString kNss("db.dummy");
+
 class QueuedDataStageTest : public ServiceContextMongoDTest {
 public:
     QueuedDataStageTest() {
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ public:
     }
 
 protected:
-    OperationContext* getOpCtx() {
+    OperationContext* opCtx() {
         return _opCtx.get();
     }
 
@@ -69,7 +72,8 @@ private:
 //
 TEST_F(QueuedDataStageTest, getValidStats) {
     WorkingSet ws;
-    auto mock = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(getOpCtx(), &ws);
+    auto expCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(opCtx(), nullptr, kNss);
+    auto mock = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(expCtx.get(), &ws);
     const CommonStats* commonStats = mock->getCommonStats();
     ASSERT_EQUALS(commonStats->works, static_cast<size_t>(0));
     const SpecificStats* specificStats = mock->getSpecificStats();
@@ -84,7 +88,8 @@ TEST_F(QueuedDataStageTest, getValidStats) {
 TEST_F(QueuedDataStageTest, validateStats) {
     WorkingSet ws;
     WorkingSetID wsID;
-    auto mock = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(getOpCtx(), &ws);
+    auto expCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(opCtx(), nullptr, kNss);
+    auto mock = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(expCtx.get(), &ws);
 
     // make sure that we're at all zero
     const CommonStats* stats = mock->getCommonStats();
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/record_store_fast_count.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/record_store_fast_count.cpp
index 392a8e09033..e7142458cb3 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/record_store_fast_count.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/record_store_fast_count.cpp
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ namespace mongo {
 
 const char* RecordStoreFastCountStage::kStageType = "RECORD_STORE_FAST_COUNT";
 
-RecordStoreFastCountStage::RecordStoreFastCountStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+RecordStoreFastCountStage::RecordStoreFastCountStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                                      Collection* collection,
                                                      long long skip,
                                                      long long limit)
-    : RequiresCollectionStage(kStageType, opCtx, collection), _skip(skip), _limit(limit) {
+    : RequiresCollectionStage(kStageType, expCtx, collection), _skip(skip), _limit(limit) {
     invariant(_skip >= 0);
     invariant(_limit >= 0);
 }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ PlanStage::StageState RecordStoreFastCountStage::doWork(WorkingSetID* out) {
     // This stage never returns a working set member.
     *out = WorkingSet::INVALID_ID;
 
-    long long nCounted = collection()->numRecords(getOpCtx());
+    long long nCounted = collection()->numRecords(opCtx());
 
     if (_skip) {
         nCounted -= _skip;
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/record_store_fast_count.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/record_store_fast_count.h
index 973165969be..1986b333bb1 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/record_store_fast_count.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/record_store_fast_count.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class RecordStoreFastCountStage final : public RequiresCollectionStage {
 public:
     static const char* kStageType;
 
-    RecordStoreFastCountStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    RecordStoreFastCountStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                               Collection* collection,
                               long long skip,
                               long long limit);
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/requires_all_indices_stage.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/requires_all_indices_stage.h
index 68516960f3f..15beac52ebf 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/requires_all_indices_stage.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/requires_all_indices_stage.h
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ namespace mongo {
  */
 class RequiresAllIndicesStage : public RequiresCollectionStage {
 public:
-    RequiresAllIndicesStage(const char* stageType, OperationContext* opCtx, const Collection* coll)
-        : RequiresCollectionStage(stageType, opCtx, coll) {
+    RequiresAllIndicesStage(const char* stageType,
+                            ExpressionContext* expCtx,
+                            const Collection* coll)
+        : RequiresCollectionStage(stageType, expCtx, coll) {
         auto allEntriesShared = coll->getIndexCatalog()->getAllReadyEntriesShared();
         _indexCatalogEntries.reserve(allEntriesShared.size());
         _indexNames.reserve(allEntriesShared.size());
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/requires_collection_stage.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/requires_collection_stage.cpp
index 31ea9a4fa45..0d120e413cc 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/requires_collection_stage.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/requires_collection_stage.cpp
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ void RequiresCollectionStageBase<CollectionT>::doRestoreState() {
 
     // We should be holding a lock associated with the name of the collection prior to yielding,
     // even if the collection was renamed during yield.
-    dassert(getOpCtx()->lockState()->isCollectionLockedForMode(_nss, MODE_IS));
+    dassert(opCtx()->lockState()->isCollectionLockedForMode(_nss, MODE_IS));
 
-    const CollectionCatalog& catalog = CollectionCatalog::get(getOpCtx());
-    auto newNss = catalog.lookupNSSByUUID(getOpCtx(), _collectionUUID);
+    const CollectionCatalog& catalog = CollectionCatalog::get(opCtx());
+    auto newNss = catalog.lookupNSSByUUID(opCtx(), _collectionUUID);
     uassert(ErrorCodes::QueryPlanKilled,
             str::stream() << "collection dropped. UUID " << _collectionUUID,
             newNss);
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void RequiresCollectionStageBase<CollectionT>::doRestoreState() {
     // restored locks on the correct name. It is now safe to restore the Collection pointer. The
     // collection must exist, since we already successfully looked up the namespace string by UUID
     // under the correct lock manager locks.
-    _collection = catalog.lookupCollectionByUUID(getOpCtx(), _collectionUUID);
+    _collection = catalog.lookupCollectionByUUID(opCtx(), _collectionUUID);
     invariant(_collection);
 
     uassert(ErrorCodes::QueryPlanKilled,
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/requires_collection_stage.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/requires_collection_stage.h
index 896d9eb5181..3b0520281e1 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/requires_collection_stage.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/requires_collection_stage.h
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ namespace mongo {
 template <typename CollectionT>
 class RequiresCollectionStageBase : public PlanStage {
 public:
-    RequiresCollectionStageBase(const char* stageType, OperationContext* opCtx, CollectionT coll)
-        : PlanStage(stageType, opCtx),
+    RequiresCollectionStageBase(const char* stageType, ExpressionContext* expCtx, CollectionT coll)
+        : PlanStage(stageType, expCtx),
           _collection(coll),
           _collectionUUID(_collection->uuid()),
           _databaseEpoch(getDatabaseEpoch(_collection)),
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ private:
     // collection pointer 'coll' must be non-null and must point to a valid collection.
     uint64_t getDatabaseEpoch(CollectionT coll) const {
         invariant(coll);
-        auto databaseHolder = DatabaseHolder::get(getOpCtx());
-        auto db = databaseHolder->getDb(getOpCtx(), coll->ns().ns());
+        auto databaseHolder = DatabaseHolder::get(opCtx());
+        auto db = databaseHolder->getDb(opCtx(), coll->ns().ns());
         invariant(db);
         return db->epoch();
     }
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/requires_index_stage.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/requires_index_stage.cpp
index 8e3e2382c9d..1073330fcf0 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/requires_index_stage.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/requires_index_stage.cpp
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@
 namespace mongo {
 
 RequiresIndexStage::RequiresIndexStage(const char* stageType,
-                                       OperationContext* opCtx,
+                                       ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                        const IndexDescriptor* indexDescriptor,
                                        WorkingSet* workingSet)
-    : RequiresCollectionStage(stageType, opCtx, indexDescriptor->getCollection()),
+    : RequiresCollectionStage(stageType, expCtx, indexDescriptor->getCollection()),
       _weakIndexCatalogEntry(collection()->getIndexCatalog()->getEntryShared(indexDescriptor)) {
     auto indexCatalogEntry = _weakIndexCatalogEntry.lock();
     _indexDescriptor = indexCatalogEntry->descriptor();
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/requires_index_stage.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/requires_index_stage.h
index 81d5649970e..374dc5f0615 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/requires_index_stage.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/requires_index_stage.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace mongo {
 class RequiresIndexStage : public RequiresCollectionStage {
 public:
     RequiresIndexStage(const char* stageType,
-                       OperationContext* opCtx,
+                       ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                        const IndexDescriptor* indexDescriptor,
                        WorkingSet* workingSet);
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/return_key.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/return_key.h
index 687b949d182..c9981dced1c 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/return_key.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/return_key.h
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ class ReturnKeyStage : public PlanStage {
 public:
     static constexpr StringData kStageName = "RETURN_KEY"_sd;
 
-    ReturnKeyStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    ReturnKeyStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                    std::vector<FieldPath> sortKeyMetaFields,
                    WorkingSet* ws,
                    SortKeyFormat sortKeyFormat,
                    std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child)
-        : PlanStage(opCtx, std::move(child), kStageName.rawData()),
+        : PlanStage(expCtx, std::move(child), kStageName.rawData()),
           _ws(*ws),
           _sortKeyMetaFields(std::move(sortKeyMetaFields)),
           _sortKeyFormat(sortKeyFormat) {}
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/shard_filter.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/shard_filter.cpp
index 51c67dfe697..dad89927d60 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/shard_filter.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/shard_filter.cpp
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ using std::vector;
 // static
 const char* ShardFilterStage::kStageType = "SHARDING_FILTER";
 
-ShardFilterStage::ShardFilterStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+ShardFilterStage::ShardFilterStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                    ScopedCollectionFilter collectionFilter,
                                    WorkingSet* ws,
                                    std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child)
-    : PlanStage(kStageType, opCtx), _ws(ws), _shardFilterer(std::move(collectionFilter)) {
+    : PlanStage(kStageType, expCtx), _ws(ws), _shardFilterer(std::move(collectionFilter)) {
     _children.emplace_back(std::move(child));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/shard_filter.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/shard_filter.h
index b902e3f54ee..5f0d8df7ea9 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/shard_filter.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/shard_filter.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace mongo {
  */
 class ShardFilterStage final : public PlanStage {
 public:
-    ShardFilterStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    ShardFilterStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                      ScopedCollectionFilter collectionFilter,
                      WorkingSet* ws,
                      std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child);
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/skip.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/skip.cpp
index bc488c1b410..94bb81153e4 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/skip.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/skip.cpp
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ using std::vector;
 // static
 const char* SkipStage::kStageType = "SKIP";
 
-SkipStage::SkipStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+SkipStage::SkipStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                      long long toSkip,
                      WorkingSet* ws,
                      std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child)
-    : PlanStage(kStageType, opCtx), _ws(ws), _toSkip(toSkip) {
+    : PlanStage(kStageType, expCtx), _ws(ws), _toSkip(toSkip) {
     _children.emplace_back(std::move(child));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/skip.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/skip.h
index 8751cb22471..24937662d02 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/skip.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/skip.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace mongo {
  */
 class SkipStage final : public PlanStage {
 public:
-    SkipStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    SkipStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
               long long toSkip,
               WorkingSet* ws,
               std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child);
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/sort.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/sort.cpp
index 2fa2e6dfe3e..6b03db5b26f 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/sort.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/sort.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ SortStage::SortStage(boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx,
                      SortPattern sortPattern,
                      bool addSortKeyMetadata,
                      std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child)
-    : PlanStage(kStageType.rawData(), expCtx->opCtx),
+    : PlanStage(kStageType.rawData(), expCtx.get()),
       _ws(ws),
       _sortKeyGen(sortPattern, expCtx->getCollator()),
       _addSortKeyMetadata(addSortKeyMetadata) {
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/sort_key_generator.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/sort_key_generator.cpp
index 98e2774a747..d01d2fdcc63 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/sort_key_generator.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/sort_key_generator.cpp
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ namespace mongo {
 
 const char* SortKeyGeneratorStage::kStageType = "SORT_KEY_GENERATOR";
 
-SortKeyGeneratorStage::SortKeyGeneratorStage(const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext>& pExpCtx,
+SortKeyGeneratorStage::SortKeyGeneratorStage(const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext>& expCtx,
                                              std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child,
                                              WorkingSet* ws,
                                              const BSONObj& sortSpecObj)
-    : PlanStage(kStageType, pExpCtx->opCtx),
+    : PlanStage(kStageType, expCtx.get()),
       _ws(ws),
-      _sortKeyGen({{sortSpecObj, pExpCtx}, pExpCtx->getCollator()}) {
+      _sortKeyGen({{sortSpecObj, expCtx}, expCtx->getCollator()}) {
     _children.emplace_back(std::move(child));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/sort_key_generator.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/sort_key_generator.h
index 5732f2008f6..2679902dd2e 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/sort_key_generator.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/sort_key_generator.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class WorkingSetMember;
  */
 class SortKeyGeneratorStage final : public PlanStage {
 public:
-    SortKeyGeneratorStage(const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext>& pExpCtx,
+    SortKeyGeneratorStage(const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext>& expCtx,
                           std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child,
                           WorkingSet* ws,
                           const BSONObj& sortSpecObj);
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/sort_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/sort_test.cpp
index 455b038dc3a..6c9bc2d9379 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/sort_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/sort_test.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ using namespace mongo;
 
 namespace {
 
+static const NamespaceString kNss("db.dummy");
+
 class SortStageDefaultTest : public ServiceContextMongoDTest {
 public:
     static constexpr uint64_t kMaxMemoryUsageBytes = 1024u * 1024u;
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ public:
         CollatorFactoryInterface::set(getServiceContext(), std::make_unique<CollatorFactoryMock>());
     }
 
-    OperationContext* getOpCtx() {
+    OperationContext* opCtx() {
         return _opCtx.get();
     }
 
@@ -82,8 +84,11 @@ public:
         // so it's fine to declare
         WorkingSet ws;
 
+        auto expCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(
+            opCtx(), CollatorInterface::cloneCollator(collator), kNss);
+
         // QueuedDataStage will be owned by SortStageDefault.
-        auto queuedDataStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(getOpCtx(), &ws);
+        auto queuedDataStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(expCtx.get(), &ws);
         BSONObj inputObj = fromjson(inputStr);
         BSONElement inputElt = inputObj.getField("input");
         ASSERT(inputElt.isABSONObj());
@@ -103,10 +108,6 @@ public:
 
         auto sortPattern = fromjson(patternStr);
 
-        // Create an ExpressionContext for the SortKeyGeneratorStage.
-        auto expCtx =
-            make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(getOpCtx(), collator, NamespaceString("foo"));
-
         auto sortKeyGen = std::make_unique<SortKeyGeneratorStage>(
             expCtx, std::move(queuedDataStage), &ws, sortPattern);
 
@@ -168,11 +169,10 @@ private:
 TEST_F(SortStageDefaultTest, SortEmptyWorkingSet) {
     WorkingSet ws;
 
-    // Create an ExpressionContext for the SortKeyGeneratorStage.
-    auto expCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(getOpCtx(), nullptr, NamespaceString("foo"));
+    auto expCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(opCtx(), nullptr, kNss);
 
     // QueuedDataStage will be owned by SortStageDefault.
-    auto queuedDataStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(getOpCtx(), &ws);
+    auto queuedDataStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(expCtx.get(), &ws);
     auto sortKeyGen =
         std::make_unique<SortKeyGeneratorStage>(expCtx, std::move(queuedDataStage), &ws, BSONObj());
     auto sortPattern = BSON("a" << 1);
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/stagedebug_cmd.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/stagedebug_cmd.cpp
index 34190125c51..7baabe4a011 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/stagedebug_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/stagedebug_cmd.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ public:
                 str::stream() << nss.toString() << " is not a valid namespace",
                 nss.isValid());
 
+        auto expCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(
+            opCtx, std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface>(nullptr), nss);
+
         // Need a context to get the actual Collection*
         // TODO A write lock is currently taken here to accommodate stages that perform writes
         //      (e.g. DeleteStage).  This should be changed to use a read lock for read-only
@@ -172,12 +175,12 @@ public:
         unique_ptr<WorkingSet> ws(new WorkingSet());
 
         std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> userRoot{
-            parseQuery(opCtx, collection, planObj, ws.get(), nss, &exprs)};
+            parseQuery(expCtx, collection, planObj, ws.get(), nss, &exprs)};
         uassert(16911, "Couldn't parse plan from " + cmdObj.toString(), nullptr != userRoot);
 
         // Add a fetch at the top for the user so we can get obj back for sure.
-        unique_ptr<PlanStage> rootFetch =
-            std::make_unique<FetchStage>(opCtx, ws.get(), std::move(userRoot), nullptr, collection);
+        unique_ptr<PlanStage> rootFetch = std::make_unique<FetchStage>(
+            expCtx.get(), ws.get(), std::move(userRoot), nullptr, collection);
 
         auto statusWithPlanExecutor = PlanExecutor::make(
             opCtx, std::move(ws), std::move(rootFetch), collection, PlanExecutor::YIELD_AUTO);
@@ -208,12 +211,14 @@ public:
         return true;
     }
 
-    PlanStage* parseQuery(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    PlanStage* parseQuery(const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext>& expCtx,
                           Collection* collection,
                           BSONObj obj,
                           WorkingSet* workingSet,
                           const NamespaceString& nss,
                           std::vector<std::unique_ptr<MatchExpression>>* exprs) {
+        OperationContext* opCtx = expCtx->opCtx;
+
         BSONElement firstElt = obj.firstElement();
         if (!firstElt.isABSONObj()) {
             return nullptr;
@@ -235,9 +240,6 @@ public:
             }
             BSONObj argObj = e.Obj();
             if (filterTag == e.fieldName()) {
-                const CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
-                const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(
-                    new ExpressionContext(opCtx, collator, nss));
                 auto statusWithMatcher =
                     MatchExpressionParser::parse(argObj,
                                                  expCtx,
@@ -299,12 +301,12 @@ public:
             params.direction = nodeArgs["direction"].numberInt();
             params.shouldDedup = desc->isMultikey();
 
-            return new IndexScan(opCtx, params, workingSet, matcher);
+            return new IndexScan(expCtx.get(), params, workingSet, matcher);
         } else if ("andHash" == nodeName) {
             uassert(
                 16921, "Nodes argument must be provided to AND", nodeArgs["nodes"].isABSONObj());
 
-            auto andStage = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(opCtx, workingSet);
+            auto andStage = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(expCtx.get(), workingSet);
 
             int nodesAdded = 0;
             BSONObjIterator it(nodeArgs["nodes"].Obj());
@@ -313,7 +315,7 @@ public:
                 uassert(16922, "node of AND isn't an obj?: " + e.toString(), e.isABSONObj());
 
                 std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> subNode{
-                    parseQuery(opCtx, collection, e.Obj(), workingSet, nss, exprs)};
+                    parseQuery(expCtx, collection, e.Obj(), workingSet, nss, exprs)};
                 uassert(16923,
                         "Can't parse sub-node of AND: " + e.Obj().toString(),
                         nullptr != subNode);
@@ -328,7 +330,7 @@ public:
             uassert(
                 16924, "Nodes argument must be provided to AND", nodeArgs["nodes"].isABSONObj());
 
-            auto andStage = std::make_unique<AndSortedStage>(opCtx, workingSet);
+            auto andStage = std::make_unique<AndSortedStage>(expCtx.get(), workingSet);
 
             int nodesAdded = 0;
             BSONObjIterator it(nodeArgs["nodes"].Obj());
@@ -337,7 +339,7 @@ public:
                 uassert(16925, "node of AND isn't an obj?: " + e.toString(), e.isABSONObj());
 
                 std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> subNode{
-                    parseQuery(opCtx, collection, e.Obj(), workingSet, nss, exprs)};
+                    parseQuery(expCtx, collection, e.Obj(), workingSet, nss, exprs)};
                 uassert(16926,
                         "Can't parse sub-node of AND: " + e.Obj().toString(),
                         nullptr != subNode);
@@ -353,15 +355,15 @@ public:
                 16934, "Nodes argument must be provided to AND", nodeArgs["nodes"].isABSONObj());
             uassert(16935, "Dedup argument must be provided to OR", !nodeArgs["dedup"].eoo());
             BSONObjIterator it(nodeArgs["nodes"].Obj());
-            auto orStage =
-                std::make_unique<OrStage>(opCtx, workingSet, nodeArgs["dedup"].Bool(), matcher);
+            auto orStage = std::make_unique<OrStage>(
+                expCtx.get(), workingSet, nodeArgs["dedup"].Bool(), matcher);
             while (it.more()) {
                 BSONElement e = it.next();
                 if (!e.isABSONObj()) {
                     return nullptr;
                 }
                 std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> subNode{
-                    parseQuery(opCtx, collection, e.Obj(), workingSet, nss, exprs)};
+                    parseQuery(expCtx, collection, e.Obj(), workingSet, nss, exprs)};
                 uassert(
                     16936, "Can't parse sub-node of OR: " + e.Obj().toString(), nullptr != subNode);
                 orStage->addChild(std::move(subNode));
@@ -372,11 +374,12 @@ public:
             uassert(
                 16929, "Node argument must be provided to fetch", nodeArgs["node"].isABSONObj());
             std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> subNode{
-                parseQuery(opCtx, collection, nodeArgs["node"].Obj(), workingSet, nss, exprs)};
+                parseQuery(expCtx, collection, nodeArgs["node"].Obj(), workingSet, nss, exprs)};
             uassert(28731,
                     "Can't parse sub-node of FETCH: " + nodeArgs["node"].Obj().toString(),
                     nullptr != subNode);
-            return new FetchStage(opCtx, workingSet, std::move(subNode), matcher, collection);
+            return new FetchStage(
+                expCtx.get(), workingSet, std::move(subNode), matcher, collection);
         } else if ("limit" == nodeName) {
             uassert(16937,
                     "Limit stage doesn't have a filter (put it on the child)",
@@ -385,12 +388,12 @@ public:
                 16930, "Node argument must be provided to limit", nodeArgs["node"].isABSONObj());
             uassert(16931, "Num argument must be provided to limit", nodeArgs["num"].isNumber());
             std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> subNode{
-                parseQuery(opCtx, collection, nodeArgs["node"].Obj(), workingSet, nss, exprs)};
+                parseQuery(expCtx, collection, nodeArgs["node"].Obj(), workingSet, nss, exprs)};
             uassert(28732,
                     "Can't parse sub-node of LIMIT: " + nodeArgs["node"].Obj().toString(),
                     nullptr != subNode);
             return new LimitStage(
-                opCtx, nodeArgs["num"].numberInt(), workingSet, std ::move(subNode));
+                expCtx.get(), nodeArgs["num"].numberInt(), workingSet, std ::move(subNode));
         } else if ("skip" == nodeName) {
             uassert(16938,
                     "Skip stage doesn't have a filter (put it on the child)",
@@ -398,12 +401,12 @@ public:
             uassert(16932, "Node argument must be provided to skip", nodeArgs["node"].isABSONObj());
             uassert(16933, "Num argument must be provided to skip", nodeArgs["num"].isNumber());
             std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> subNode{
-                parseQuery(opCtx, collection, nodeArgs["node"].Obj(), workingSet, nss, exprs)};
+                parseQuery(expCtx, collection, nodeArgs["node"].Obj(), workingSet, nss, exprs)};
             uassert(28733,
                     "Can't parse sub-node of SKIP: " + nodeArgs["node"].Obj().toString(),
                     nullptr != subNode);
             return new SkipStage(
-                opCtx, nodeArgs["num"].numberInt(), workingSet, std::move(subNode));
+                expCtx.get(), nodeArgs["num"].numberInt(), workingSet, std::move(subNode));
         } else if ("cscan" == nodeName) {
             CollectionScanParams params;
 
@@ -417,7 +420,7 @@ public:
                 params.direction = CollectionScanParams::BACKWARD;
             }
 
-            return new CollectionScan(opCtx, collection, params, workingSet, matcher);
+            return new CollectionScan(expCtx.get(), collection, params, workingSet, matcher);
         } else if ("mergeSort" == nodeName) {
             uassert(
                 16971, "Nodes argument must be provided to sort", nodeArgs["nodes"].isABSONObj());
@@ -429,7 +432,7 @@ public:
             params.pattern = nodeArgs["pattern"].Obj();
             // Dedup is true by default.
 
-            auto mergeStage = std::make_unique<MergeSortStage>(opCtx, params, workingSet);
+            auto mergeStage = std::make_unique<MergeSortStage>(expCtx.get(), params, workingSet);
 
             BSONObjIterator it(nodeArgs["nodes"].Obj());
             while (it.more()) {
@@ -437,7 +440,7 @@ public:
                 uassert(16973, "node of mergeSort isn't an obj?: " + e.toString(), e.isABSONObj());
 
                 std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> subNode{
-                    parseQuery(opCtx, collection, e.Obj(), workingSet, nss, exprs)};
+                    parseQuery(expCtx, collection, e.Obj(), workingSet, nss, exprs)};
                 uassert(16974,
                         "Can't parse sub-node of mergeSort: " + e.Obj().toString(),
                         nullptr != subNode);
@@ -475,7 +478,7 @@ public:
                 return nullptr;
             }
 
-            return new TextStage(opCtx, params, workingSet, matcher);
+            return new TextStage(expCtx.get(), params, workingSet, matcher);
         } else if ("delete" == nodeName) {
             uassert(18636,
                     "Delete stage doesn't have a filter (put it on the child)",
@@ -486,13 +489,14 @@ public:
                     "isMulti argument must be provided to delete",
                     nodeArgs["isMulti"].type() == Bool);
             PlanStage* subNode =
-                parseQuery(opCtx, collection, nodeArgs["node"].Obj(), workingSet, nss, exprs);
+                parseQuery(expCtx, collection, nodeArgs["node"].Obj(), workingSet, nss, exprs);
             uassert(28734,
                     "Can't parse sub-node of DELETE: " + nodeArgs["node"].Obj().toString(),
                     nullptr != subNode);
             auto params = std::make_unique<DeleteStageParams>();
             params->isMulti = nodeArgs["isMulti"].Bool();
-            return new DeleteStage(opCtx, std::move(params), workingSet, collection, subNode);
+            return new DeleteStage(
+                expCtx.get(), std::move(params), workingSet, collection, subNode);
         } else {
             return nullptr;
         }
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/subplan.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/subplan.cpp
index 32c4cfa0bb8..054f48e3a2b 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/subplan.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/subplan.cpp
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ using std::vector;
 
 const char* SubplanStage::kStageType = "SUBPLAN";
 
-SubplanStage::SubplanStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+SubplanStage::SubplanStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                            const Collection* collection,
                            WorkingSet* ws,
                            const QueryPlannerParams& params,
                            CanonicalQuery* cq)
-    : RequiresAllIndicesStage(kStageType, opCtx, collection),
+    : RequiresAllIndicesStage(kStageType, expCtx, collection),
       _ws(ws),
       _plannerParams(params),
       _query(cq) {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Status SubplanStage::planSubqueries() {
         MatchExpression* orChild = _orExpression->getChild(i);
 
         // Turn the i-th child into its own query.
-        auto statusWithCQ = CanonicalQuery::canonicalize(getOpCtx(), *_query, orChild);
+        auto statusWithCQ = CanonicalQuery::canonicalize(opCtx(), *_query, orChild);
         if (!statusWithCQ.isOK()) {
             str::stream ss;
             ss << "Can't canonicalize subchild " << orChild->debugString() << " "
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ Status SubplanStage::choosePlanForSubqueries(PlanYieldPolicy* yieldPolicy) {
             // messages that can be generated if pickBestPlan yields.
             invariant(_children.empty());
             _children.emplace_back(
-                std::make_unique<MultiPlanStage>(getOpCtx(),
+                std::make_unique<MultiPlanStage>(expCtx(),
                                                  collection(),
                                                  branchResult->canonicalQuery.get(),
                                                  MultiPlanStage::CachingMode::SometimesCache));
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ Status SubplanStage::choosePlanForSubqueries(PlanYieldPolicy* yieldPolicy) {
 
             // Dump all the solutions into the MPS.
             for (size_t ix = 0; ix < branchResult->solutions.size(); ++ix) {
-                auto nextPlanRoot = StageBuilder::build(getOpCtx(),
+                auto nextPlanRoot = StageBuilder::build(opCtx(),
                                                         collection(),
                                                         *branchResult->canonicalQuery,
                                                         *branchResult->solutions[ix],
@@ -362,8 +362,7 @@ Status SubplanStage::choosePlanForSubqueries(PlanYieldPolicy* yieldPolicy) {
     // Use the index tags from planning each branch to construct the composite solution,
     // and set that solution as our child stage.
     _ws->clear();
-    auto root =
-        StageBuilder::build(getOpCtx(), collection(), *_query, *_compositeSolution.get(), _ws);
+    auto root = StageBuilder::build(opCtx(), collection(), *_query, *_compositeSolution.get(), _ws);
     invariant(_children.empty());
     _children.emplace_back(std::move(root));
 
@@ -385,7 +384,7 @@ Status SubplanStage::choosePlanWholeQuery(PlanYieldPolicy* yieldPolicy) {
 
     if (1 == solutions.size()) {
         // Only one possible plan.  Run it.  Build the stages from the solution.
-        auto root = StageBuilder::build(getOpCtx(), collection(), *_query, *solutions[0], _ws);
+        auto root = StageBuilder::build(opCtx(), collection(), *_query, *solutions[0], _ws);
         invariant(_children.empty());
         _children.emplace_back(std::move(root));
 
@@ -398,7 +397,7 @@ Status SubplanStage::choosePlanWholeQuery(PlanYieldPolicy* yieldPolicy) {
         // Many solutions. Create a MultiPlanStage to pick the best, update the cache,
         // and so on. The working set will be shared by all candidate plans.
         invariant(_children.empty());
-        _children.emplace_back(new MultiPlanStage(getOpCtx(), collection(), _query));
+        _children.emplace_back(new MultiPlanStage(expCtx(), collection(), _query));
         MultiPlanStage* multiPlanStage = static_cast<MultiPlanStage*>(child().get());
 
         for (size_t ix = 0; ix < solutions.size(); ++ix) {
@@ -407,7 +406,7 @@ Status SubplanStage::choosePlanWholeQuery(PlanYieldPolicy* yieldPolicy) {
             }
 
             auto nextPlanRoot =
-                StageBuilder::build(getOpCtx(), collection(), *_query, *solutions[ix], _ws);
+                StageBuilder::build(opCtx(), collection(), *_query, *solutions[ix], _ws);
 
             multiPlanStage->addPlan(std::move(solutions[ix]), std::move(nextPlanRoot), _ws);
         }
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/subplan.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/subplan.h
index f027d0412d3..07d8f956ca8 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/subplan.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/subplan.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class OperationContext;
  */
 class SubplanStage final : public RequiresAllIndicesStage {
 public:
-    SubplanStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    SubplanStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                  const Collection* collection,
                  WorkingSet* ws,
                  const QueryPlannerParams& params,
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/text.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/text.cpp
index 9efb4915c61..7b7e4598e43 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/text.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/text.cpp
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ using fts::MAX_WEIGHT;
 
 const char* TextStage::kStageType = "TEXT";
 
-TextStage::TextStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+TextStage::TextStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                      const TextStageParams& params,
                      WorkingSet* ws,
                      const MatchExpression* filter)
-    : PlanStage(kStageType, opCtx), _params(params) {
-    _children.emplace_back(buildTextTree(opCtx, ws, filter, params.wantTextScore));
+    : PlanStage(kStageType, expCtx), _params(params) {
+    _children.emplace_back(buildTextTree(expCtx->opCtx, ws, filter, params.wantTextScore));
     _specificStats.indexPrefix = _params.indexPrefix;
     _specificStats.indexName = _params.index->indexName();
     _specificStats.parsedTextQuery = _params.query.toBSON();
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ unique_ptr<PlanStage> TextStage::buildTextTree(OperationContext* opCtx,
         ixparams.direction = -1;
         ixparams.shouldDedup = _params.index->isMultikey();
 
-        indexScanList.push_back(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(opCtx, ixparams, ws, nullptr));
+        indexScanList.push_back(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(expCtx(), ixparams, ws, nullptr));
     }
 
     // Build the union of the index scans as a TEXT_OR or an OR stage, depending on whether the
@@ -122,16 +122,16 @@ unique_ptr<PlanStage> TextStage::buildTextTree(OperationContext* opCtx,
         // We use a TEXT_OR stage to get the union of the results from the index scans and then
         // compute their text scores. This is a blocking operation.
         auto textScorer =
-            std::make_unique<TextOrStage>(opCtx, _params.spec, ws, filter, collection);
+            std::make_unique<TextOrStage>(expCtx(), _params.spec, ws, filter, collection);
 
         textScorer->addChildren(std::move(indexScanList));
 
         textMatchStage = std::make_unique<TextMatchStage>(
-            opCtx, std::move(textScorer), _params.query, _params.spec, ws);
+            expCtx(), std::move(textScorer), _params.query, _params.spec, ws);
     } else {
         // Because we don't need the text score, we can use a non-blocking OR stage to get the union
         // of the index scans.
-        auto textSearcher = std::make_unique<OrStage>(opCtx, ws, true, filter);
+        auto textSearcher = std::make_unique<OrStage>(expCtx(), ws, true, filter);
 
         textSearcher->addChildren(std::move(indexScanList));
 
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ unique_ptr<PlanStage> TextStage::buildTextTree(OperationContext* opCtx,
         // WorkingSetMember inputs have fetched data.
         const MatchExpression* emptyFilter = nullptr;
         auto fetchStage = std::make_unique<FetchStage>(
-            opCtx, ws, std::move(textSearcher), emptyFilter, collection);
+            expCtx(), ws, std::move(textSearcher), emptyFilter, collection);
 
         textMatchStage = std::make_unique<TextMatchStage>(
-            opCtx, std::move(fetchStage), _params.query, _params.spec, ws);
+            expCtx(), std::move(fetchStage), _params.query, _params.spec, ws);
     }
 
     return textMatchStage;
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/text.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/text.h
index e96fbd5b602..1e601d769de 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/text.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/text.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ struct TextStageParams {
  */
 class TextStage final : public PlanStage {
 public:
-    TextStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    TextStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
               const TextStageParams& params,
               WorkingSet* ws,
               const MatchExpression* filter);
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/text_match.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/text_match.cpp
index b405608c134..c0d15c0e2fb 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/text_match.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/text_match.cpp
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ using std::vector;
 
 const char* TextMatchStage::kStageType = "TEXT_MATCH";
 
-TextMatchStage::TextMatchStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+TextMatchStage::TextMatchStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                unique_ptr<PlanStage> child,
                                const FTSQueryImpl& query,
                                const FTSSpec& spec,
                                WorkingSet* ws)
-    : PlanStage(kStageType, opCtx), _ftsMatcher(query, spec), _ws(ws) {
+    : PlanStage(kStageType, expCtx), _ftsMatcher(query, spec), _ws(ws) {
     _children.emplace_back(std::move(child));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/text_match.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/text_match.h
index 6155de1d48e..9ba74a5ac19 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/text_match.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/text_match.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class RecordID;
  */
 class TextMatchStage final : public PlanStage {
 public:
-    TextMatchStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    TextMatchStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                    std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> child,
                    const FTSQueryImpl& query,
                    const FTSSpec& spec,
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/text_or.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/text_or.cpp
index 8202ad623c7..4f92025575a 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/text_or.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/text_or.cpp
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ using fts::FTSSpec;
 
 const char* TextOrStage::kStageType = "TEXT_OR";
 
-TextOrStage::TextOrStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+TextOrStage::TextOrStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                          const FTSSpec& ftsSpec,
                          WorkingSet* ws,
                          const MatchExpression* filter,
                          const Collection* collection)
-    : RequiresCollectionStage(kStageType, opCtx, collection),
+    : RequiresCollectionStage(kStageType, expCtx, collection),
       _ftsSpec(ftsSpec),
       _ws(ws),
       _scoreIterator(_scores.end()),
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void TextOrStage::doDetachFromOperationContext() {
 
 void TextOrStage::doReattachToOperationContext() {
     if (_recordCursor)
-        _recordCursor->reattachToOperationContext(getOpCtx());
+        _recordCursor->reattachToOperationContext(opCtx());
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<PlanStageStats> TextOrStage::getStats() {
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ PlanStage::StageState TextOrStage::doWork(WorkingSetID* out) {
 PlanStage::StageState TextOrStage::initStage(WorkingSetID* out) {
     *out = WorkingSet::INVALID_ID;
     try {
-        _recordCursor = collection()->getCursor(getOpCtx());
+        _recordCursor = collection()->getCursor(opCtx());
         _internalState = State::kReadingTerms;
         return PlanStage::NEED_TIME;
     } catch (const WriteConflictException&) {
@@ -268,8 +268,7 @@ PlanStage::StageState TextOrStage::addTerm(WorkingSetID wsid, WorkingSetID* out)
         // Our parent expects RID_AND_OBJ members, so we fetch the document here if we haven't
         // already.
         try {
-            if (!WorkingSetCommon::fetch(
-                    getOpCtx(), _ws, wsid, _recordCursor, collection()->ns())) {
+            if (!WorkingSetCommon::fetch(opCtx(), _ws, wsid, _recordCursor, collection()->ns())) {
                 _ws->free(wsid);
                 textRecordData->score = -1;
                 return NEED_TIME;
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/text_or.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/text_or.h
index 724ecba61a3..8b57b2f07e7 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/text_or.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/text_or.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public:
         kDone,
     };
 
-    TextOrStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    TextOrStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                 const FTSSpec& ftsSpec,
                 WorkingSet* ws,
                 const MatchExpression* filter,
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/trial_stage.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/trial_stage.cpp
index a9e6c678000..908640e71ec 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/trial_stage.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/trial_stage.cpp
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ namespace mongo {
 
 const char* TrialStage::kStageType = "TRIAL";
 
-TrialStage::TrialStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+TrialStage::TrialStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                        WorkingSet* ws,
                        std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> trialPlan,
                        std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> backupPlan,
                        size_t maxTrialWorks,
                        double minWorkAdvancedRatio)
-    : PlanStage(kStageType, opCtx), _ws(ws) {
+    : PlanStage(kStageType, expCtx), _ws(ws) {
     invariant(minWorkAdvancedRatio > 0);
     invariant(minWorkAdvancedRatio <= 1);
     invariant(maxTrialWorks > 0);
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ TrialStage::TrialStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
     _backupPlan = std::move(backupPlan);
 
     // We need to cache results during the trial phase in case it succeeds.
-    _queuedData = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(opCtx, _ws);
+    _queuedData = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(expCtx, _ws);
 
     // Set up stats tracking specific to this stage.
     _specificStats.successThreshold = minWorkAdvancedRatio;
@@ -175,8 +175,7 @@ void TrialStage::_assessTrialAndBuildFinalPlan() {
 
     // The trial plan succeeded, but we need to build a plan that includes the queued data. Create a
     // final plan which UNIONs across the QueuedDataStage and the trial plan.
-    std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> unionPlan =
-        std::make_unique<OrStage>(getOpCtx(), _ws, false, nullptr);
+    std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> unionPlan = std::make_unique<OrStage>(expCtx(), _ws, false, nullptr);
     static_cast<OrStage*>(unionPlan.get())->addChild(std::move(_queuedData));
     static_cast<OrStage*>(unionPlan.get())->addChild(std::move(_children.front()));
     _replaceCurrentPlan(unionPlan);
@@ -208,19 +207,19 @@ void TrialStage::doDetachFromOperationContext() {
 
 void TrialStage::doReattachToOperationContext() {
     if (_backupPlan) {
-        _backupPlan->reattachToOperationContext(getOpCtx());
+        _backupPlan->reattachToOperationContext(opCtx());
     }
     if (_queuedData) {
-        _queuedData->reattachToOperationContext(getOpCtx());
+        _queuedData->reattachToOperationContext(opCtx());
     }
 }
 
 void TrialStage::doDispose() {
     if (_backupPlan) {
-        _backupPlan->dispose(getOpCtx());
+        _backupPlan->dispose(opCtx());
     }
     if (_queuedData) {
-        _queuedData->dispose(getOpCtx());
+        _queuedData->dispose(opCtx());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/trial_stage.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/trial_stage.h
index efa3c9c5fa5..9da1d04beab 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/trial_stage.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/trial_stage.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public:
      * Constructor. Both 'trialPlan' and 'backupPlan' must be non-nullptr; 'maxTrialEWorks' must be
      * greater than 0, and 'minWorkAdvancedRatio' must be in the range (0,1].
      */
-    TrialStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    TrialStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                WorkingSet* ws,
                std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> trialPlan,
                std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> backupPlan,
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/update_stage.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/update_stage.cpp
index 829ed4fd95f..6561aefea06 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/update_stage.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/update_stage.cpp
@@ -110,23 +110,23 @@ const char* UpdateStage::kStageType = "UPDATE";
 const UpdateStats UpdateStage::kEmptyUpdateStats;
 
 // Public constructor.
-UpdateStage::UpdateStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+UpdateStage::UpdateStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                          const UpdateStageParams& params,
                          WorkingSet* ws,
                          Collection* collection,
                          PlanStage* child)
-    : UpdateStage(opCtx, params, ws, collection) {
+    : UpdateStage(expCtx, params, ws, collection) {
     // We should never reach here if the request is an upsert.
     invariant(!_params.request->isUpsert());
     _children.emplace_back(child);
 }
 
 // Protected constructor.
-UpdateStage::UpdateStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+UpdateStage::UpdateStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                          const UpdateStageParams& params,
                          WorkingSet* ws,
                          Collection* collection)
-    : RequiresMutableCollectionStage(kStageType, opCtx, collection),
+    : RequiresMutableCollectionStage(kStageType, expCtx, collection),
       _params(params),
       _ws(ws),
       _doc(params.driver->getDocument()),
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ UpdateStage::UpdateStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
     _shouldCheckForShardKeyUpdate =
         !(request->isFromOplogApplication() || request->getNamespaceString().isConfigDB() ||
           request->isFromMigration()) &&
-        OperationShardingState::isOperationVersioned(opCtx);
+        OperationShardingState::isOperationVersioned(expCtx->opCtx);
 
     _specificStats.isModUpdate = params.driver->type() == UpdateDriver::UpdateType::kOperator;
 }
@@ -175,14 +175,14 @@ BSONObj UpdateStage::transformAndUpdate(const Snapshotted<BSONObj>& oldObj, Reco
 
     bool docWasModified = false;
 
-    auto* const css = CollectionShardingState::get(getOpCtx(), collection()->ns());
+    auto* const css = CollectionShardingState::get(opCtx(), collection()->ns());
     auto metadata = css->getCurrentMetadata();
     Status status = Status::OK();
-    const bool validateForStorage = getOpCtx()->writesAreReplicated() && _enforceOkForStorage;
+    const bool validateForStorage = opCtx()->writesAreReplicated() && _enforceOkForStorage;
     const bool isInsert = false;
     FieldRefSet immutablePaths;
-    if (getOpCtx()->writesAreReplicated() && !request->isFromMigration()) {
-        if (metadata->isSharded() && !OperationShardingState::isOperationVersioned(getOpCtx())) {
+    if (opCtx()->writesAreReplicated() && !request->isFromMigration()) {
+        if (metadata->isSharded() && !OperationShardingState::isOperationVersioned(opCtx())) {
             immutablePaths.fillFrom(metadata->getKeyPatternFields());
         }
         immutablePaths.keepShortest(&idFieldRef);
@@ -278,10 +278,10 @@ BSONObj UpdateStage::transformAndUpdate(const Snapshotted<BSONObj>& oldObj, Reco
                     }
                 }
 
-                WriteUnitOfWork wunit(getOpCtx());
+                WriteUnitOfWork wunit(opCtx());
                 StatusWith<RecordData> newRecStatus = collection()->updateDocumentWithDamages(
-                    getOpCtx(), recordId, std::move(snap), source, _damages, &args);
-                invariant(oldObj.snapshotId() == getOpCtx()->recoveryUnit()->getSnapshotId());
+                    opCtx(), recordId, std::move(snap), source, _damages, &args);
+                invariant(oldObj.snapshotId() == opCtx()->recoveryUnit()->getSnapshotId());
                 wunit.commit();
 
                 newObj = uassertStatusOK(std::move(newRecStatus)).releaseToBson();
@@ -306,15 +306,15 @@ BSONObj UpdateStage::transformAndUpdate(const Snapshotted<BSONObj>& oldObj, Reco
                     }
                 }
 
-                WriteUnitOfWork wunit(getOpCtx());
-                newRecordId = collection()->updateDocument(getOpCtx(),
+                WriteUnitOfWork wunit(opCtx());
+                newRecordId = collection()->updateDocument(opCtx(),
                                                            recordId,
                                                            oldObj,
                                                            newObj,
                                                            driver->modsAffectIndices(),
                                                            _params.opDebug,
                                                            &args);
-                invariant(oldObj.snapshotId() == getOpCtx()->recoveryUnit()->getSnapshotId());
+                invariant(oldObj.snapshotId() == opCtx()->recoveryUnit()->getSnapshotId());
                 wunit.commit();
             }
         }
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ PlanStage::StageState UpdateStage::doWork(WorkingSetID* out) {
         bool docStillMatches;
         try {
             docStillMatches = write_stage_common::ensureStillMatches(
-                collection(), getOpCtx(), _ws, id, _params.canonicalQuery);
+                collection(), opCtx(), _ws, id, _params.canonicalQuery);
         } catch (const WriteConflictException&) {
             // There was a problem trying to detect if the document still exists, so retry.
             memberFreer.dismiss();
@@ -544,8 +544,7 @@ PlanStage::StageState UpdateStage::doWork(WorkingSetID* out) {
         // Set member's obj to be the doc we want to return.
         if (_params.request->shouldReturnAnyDocs()) {
             if (_params.request->shouldReturnNewDocs()) {
-                member->resetDocument(getOpCtx()->recoveryUnit()->getSnapshotId(),
-                                      newObj.getOwned());
+                member->resetDocument(opCtx()->recoveryUnit()->getSnapshotId(), newObj.getOwned());
             } else {
                 invariant(_params.request->shouldReturnOldDocs());
                 member->resetDocument(oldSnapshot, oldObj);
@@ -628,8 +627,8 @@ void UpdateStage::doRestoreStateRequiresCollection() {
     const NamespaceString& nsString(request.getNamespaceString());
 
     // We may have stepped down during the yield.
-    bool userInitiatedWritesAndNotPrimary = getOpCtx()->writesAreReplicated() &&
-        !repl::ReplicationCoordinator::get(getOpCtx())->canAcceptWritesFor(getOpCtx(), nsString);
+    bool userInitiatedWritesAndNotPrimary = opCtx()->writesAreReplicated() &&
+        !repl::ReplicationCoordinator::get(opCtx())->canAcceptWritesFor(opCtx(), nsString);
 
     if (userInitiatedWritesAndNotPrimary) {
         uasserted(ErrorCodes::PrimarySteppedDown,
@@ -639,7 +638,7 @@ void UpdateStage::doRestoreStateRequiresCollection() {
 
     // The set of indices may have changed during yield. Make sure that the update driver has up to
     // date index information.
-    const auto& updateIndexData = CollectionQueryInfo::get(collection()).getIndexKeys(getOpCtx());
+    const auto& updateIndexData = CollectionQueryInfo::get(collection()).getIndexKeys(opCtx());
     _params.driver->refreshIndexKeys(&updateIndexData);
 }
 
@@ -731,12 +730,12 @@ bool UpdateStage::checkUpdateChangesShardKeyFields(ScopedCollectionMetadata meta
     uassert(ErrorCodes::IllegalOperation,
             "Must run update to shard key field in a multi-statement transaction or with "
             "retryWrites: true.",
-            getOpCtx()->getTxnNumber() || !getOpCtx()->writesAreReplicated());
+            opCtx()->getTxnNumber() || !opCtx()->writesAreReplicated());
 
     if (!metadata->keyBelongsToMe(newShardKey)) {
         if (MONGO_unlikely(hangBeforeThrowWouldChangeOwningShard.shouldFail())) {
             LOGV2(20605, "Hit hangBeforeThrowWouldChangeOwningShard failpoint");
-            hangBeforeThrowWouldChangeOwningShard.pauseWhileSet(getOpCtx());
+            hangBeforeThrowWouldChangeOwningShard.pauseWhileSet(opCtx());
         }
 
         uasserted(WouldChangeOwningShardInfo(oldObj.value(), newObj, false /* upsert */),
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/update_stage.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/update_stage.h
index cf167d603c0..a24cb2f50f9 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/update_stage.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/update_stage.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class UpdateStage : public RequiresMutableCollectionStage {
     UpdateStage& operator=(const UpdateStage&) = delete;
 
 public:
-    UpdateStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    UpdateStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                 const UpdateStageParams& params,
                 WorkingSet* ws,
                 Collection* collection,
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public:
                                                  const DuplicateKeyErrorInfo& errorInfo);
 
 protected:
-    UpdateStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    UpdateStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                 const UpdateStageParams& params,
                 WorkingSet* ws,
                 Collection* collection);
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/upsert_stage.cpp b/src/mongo/db/exec/upsert_stage.cpp
index 387613df82f..c3613e5242b 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/upsert_stage.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/upsert_stage.cpp
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ void getShardKeyAndImmutablePaths(OperationContext* opCtx,
 }
 }  // namespace
 
-UpsertStage::UpsertStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+UpsertStage::UpsertStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                          const UpdateStageParams& params,
                          WorkingSet* ws,
                          Collection* collection,
                          PlanStage* child)
-    : UpdateStage(opCtx, params, ws, collection) {
+    : UpdateStage(expCtx, params, ws, collection) {
     // We should never create this stage for a non-upsert request.
     invariant(_params.request->isUpsert());
     _children.emplace_back(child);
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ PlanStage::StageState UpsertStage::doWork(WorkingSetID* out) {
 
     // Determine whether this is a user-initiated or internal request.
     const bool isInternalRequest =
-        !getOpCtx()->writesAreReplicated() || _params.request->isFromMigration();
+        !opCtx()->writesAreReplicated() || _params.request->isFromMigration();
 
     // Generate the new document to be inserted.
     _specificStats.objInserted = _produceNewDocumentForInsert(isInternalRequest);
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ PlanStage::StageState UpsertStage::doWork(WorkingSetID* out) {
         BSONObj newObj = _specificStats.objInserted;
         *out = _ws->allocate();
         WorkingSetMember* member = _ws->get(*out);
-        member->resetDocument(getOpCtx()->recoveryUnit()->getSnapshotId(), newObj.getOwned());
+        member->resetDocument(opCtx()->recoveryUnit()->getSnapshotId(), newObj.getOwned());
         member->transitionToOwnedObj();
         return PlanStage::ADVANCED;
     }
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void UpsertStage::_performInsert(BSONObj newDocument) {
     // 'q' field belong to this shard, but those in the 'u' field do not. In this case we need to
     // throw so that MongoS can target the insert to the correct shard.
     if (_shouldCheckForShardKeyUpdate) {
-        auto* const css = CollectionShardingState::get(getOpCtx(), collection()->ns());
+        auto* const css = CollectionShardingState::get(opCtx(), collection()->ns());
         const auto& metadata = css->getCurrentMetadata();
 
         if (metadata->isSharded()) {
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void UpsertStage::_performInsert(BSONObj newDocument) {
                         "query, since its shard key belongs on a different shard. Cross-shard "
                         "upserts are only allowed when running in a transaction or with "
                         "retryWrites: true.",
-                        getOpCtx()->getTxnNumber());
+                        opCtx()->getTxnNumber());
                 uasserted(WouldChangeOwningShardInfo(
                               _params.request->getQuery(), newDocument, true /* upsert */),
                           "The document we are inserting belongs on a different shard");
@@ -172,13 +172,13 @@ void UpsertStage::_performInsert(BSONObj newDocument) {
 
     if (MONGO_unlikely(hangBeforeUpsertPerformsInsert.shouldFail())) {
         CurOpFailpointHelpers::waitWhileFailPointEnabled(
-            &hangBeforeUpsertPerformsInsert, getOpCtx(), "hangBeforeUpsertPerformsInsert");
+            &hangBeforeUpsertPerformsInsert, opCtx(), "hangBeforeUpsertPerformsInsert");
     }
 
-    writeConflictRetry(getOpCtx(), "upsert", collection()->ns().ns(), [&] {
-        WriteUnitOfWork wunit(getOpCtx());
+    writeConflictRetry(opCtx(), "upsert", collection()->ns().ns(), [&] {
+        WriteUnitOfWork wunit(opCtx());
         uassertStatusOK(
-            collection()->insertDocument(getOpCtx(),
+            collection()->insertDocument(opCtx(),
                                          InsertStatement(_params.request->getStmtId(), newDocument),
                                          _params.opDebug,
                                          _params.request->isFromMigration()));
@@ -192,13 +192,13 @@ void UpsertStage::_performInsert(BSONObj newDocument) {
 BSONObj UpsertStage::_produceNewDocumentForInsert(bool isInternalRequest) {
     // Obtain the sharding metadata. This will be needed to compute the shardKey paths. The metadata
     // must remain in scope since it owns the pointers used by 'shardKeyPaths' and 'immutablePaths'.
-    auto* css = CollectionShardingState::get(getOpCtx(), _params.request->getNamespaceString());
+    auto* css = CollectionShardingState::get(opCtx(), _params.request->getNamespaceString());
     auto metadata = css->getCurrentMetadata();
 
     // Compute the set of shard key paths and the set of immutable paths. Either may be empty.
     FieldRefSet shardKeyPaths, immutablePaths;
     getShardKeyAndImmutablePaths(
-        getOpCtx(), metadata, isInternalRequest, &shardKeyPaths, &immutablePaths);
+        opCtx(), metadata, isInternalRequest, &shardKeyPaths, &immutablePaths);
 
     // Reset the document into which we will be writing.
     _doc.reset();
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/exec/upsert_stage.h b/src/mongo/db/exec/upsert_stage.h
index 092439bcf3d..8b149c26c7d 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/exec/upsert_stage.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/exec/upsert_stage.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class UpsertStage final : public UpdateStage {
     UpsertStage& operator=(const UpsertStage&) = delete;
 
 public:
-    UpsertStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    UpsertStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                 const UpdateStageParams& params,
                 WorkingSet* ws,
                 Collection* collection,
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/index/sort_key_generator_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/index/sort_key_generator_test.cpp
index 5f4834bbdce..17c66fe7d59 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/index/sort_key_generator_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/index/sort_key_generator_test.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace {
 std::unique_ptr<SortKeyGenerator> makeSortKeyGen(const BSONObj& sortSpec,
                                                  const CollatorInterface* collator) {
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> pExpCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    pExpCtx->setCollator(collator);
+    pExpCtx->setCollator(CollatorInterface::cloneCollator(collator));
     SortPattern sortPattern{sortSpec, pExpCtx};
     return std::make_unique<SortKeyGenerator>(std::move(sortPattern), collator);
 }
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_algo_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_algo_test.cpp
index 68075fbb396..49a72946651 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_algo_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_algo_test.cpp
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ class ParsedMatchExpression {
 public:
     ParsedMatchExpression(const std::string& str, const CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr)
         : _obj(fromjson(str)) {
-        boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-        expCtx->setCollator(collator);
-        StatusWithMatchExpression result = MatchExpressionParser::parse(_obj, std::move(expCtx));
+        _expCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContextForTest>();
+        _expCtx->setCollator(CollatorInterface::cloneCollator(collator));
+        StatusWithMatchExpression result = MatchExpressionParser::parse(_obj, _expCtx);
         ASSERT_OK(result.getStatus());
         _expr = std::move(result.getValue());
     }
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public:
 private:
     const BSONObj _obj;
     std::unique_ptr<MatchExpression> _expr;
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtx;
 };
 
 TEST(ExpressionAlgoIsSubsetOf, NullAndOmittedField) {
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_expr.cpp b/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_expr.cpp
index 138ce2d376a..01f3affa84c 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_expr.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_expr.cpp
@@ -92,8 +92,12 @@ bool ExprMatchExpression::equivalent(const MatchExpression* other) const {
 }
 
 void ExprMatchExpression::_doSetCollator(const CollatorInterface* collator) {
-    _expCtx->setCollator(collator);
-
+    // This function is used to give match expression nodes which don't keep a pointer to the
+    // ExpressionContext access to the ExpressionContext's collator. Since the operation only ever
+    // has a single CollatorInterface, and since that collator is kept on the ExpressionContext,
+    // the collator pointer that we're propagating throughout the MatchExpression tree must match
+    // the one inside the ExpressionContext.
+    invariant(collator == _expCtx->getCollator());
     if (_rewriteResult && _rewriteResult->matchExpression()) {
         _rewriteResult->matchExpression()->setCollator(collator);
     }
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_expr_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_expr_test.cpp
index 87b9025510c..e9e2e6eab4b 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_expr_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_expr_test.cpp
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ public:
         _matchExpression = MatchExpression::optimize(std::move(_matchExpression));
     }
 
-    void setCollator(CollatorInterface* collator) {
-        _expCtx->setCollator(collator);
+    void setCollator(std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> collator) {
+        _expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
         if (_matchExpression) {
             _matchExpression->setCollator(_expCtx->getCollator());
         }
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ TEST_F(ExprMatchTest,
 TEST_F(ExprMatchTest, InitialCollationUsedForComparisons) {
     auto collator =
         std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kToLowerString);
-    setCollator(collator.get());
+    setCollator(std::move(collator));
     createMatcher(fromjson("{$expr: {$eq: ['$x', 'abc']}}"));
 
     ASSERT_TRUE(matches(BSON("x"
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ TEST_F(ExprMatchTest, SetCollatorChangesCollationUsedForComparisons) {
 
     auto collator =
         std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kToLowerString);
-    setCollator(collator.get());
+    setCollator(std::move(collator));
 
     ASSERT_TRUE(matches(BSON("x"
                              << "AbC")));
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_parser_array_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_parser_array_test.cpp
index 8ead6ff5d2b..c519ee2b374 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_parser_array_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_parser_array_test.cpp
@@ -766,8 +766,9 @@ TEST(MatchExpressionParserArrayTest, AllStringNullCollation) {
 TEST(MatchExpressionParserArrayTest, AllStringCollation) {
     BSONObj query = BSON("x" << BSON("$all" << BSON_ARRAY("string")));
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     StatusWithMatchExpression result = MatchExpressionParser::parse(query, expCtx);
     ASSERT_TRUE(result.isOK());
     ASSERT_EQUALS(MatchExpression::AND, result.getValue()->matchType());
@@ -775,6 +776,6 @@ TEST(MatchExpressionParserArrayTest, AllStringCollation) {
     MatchExpression* child = result.getValue()->getChild(0);
     ASSERT_EQUALS(MatchExpression::EQ, child->matchType());
     EqualityMatchExpression* eqMatch = static_cast<EqualityMatchExpression*>(child);
-    ASSERT_TRUE(eqMatch->getCollator() == &collator);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(eqMatch->getCollator() == expCtx->getCollator());
 }
 }  // namespace mongo
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_parser_leaf_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_parser_leaf_test.cpp
index b14ba97988d..3c1ac33dc3e 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_parser_leaf_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_parser_leaf_test.cpp
@@ -61,14 +61,15 @@ TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, NullCollation) {
 TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, Collation) {
     BSONObj query = BSON("x"
                          << "string");
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     StatusWithMatchExpression result = MatchExpressionParser::parse(query, expCtx);
     ASSERT_OK(result.getStatus());
     ASSERT_EQUALS(MatchExpression::EQ, result.getValue()->matchType());
     EqualityMatchExpression* match = static_cast<EqualityMatchExpression*>(result.getValue().get());
-    ASSERT_TRUE(match->getCollator() == &collator);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(match->getCollator() == expCtx->getCollator());
 }
 
 TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, SimpleEQ2) {
@@ -104,14 +105,15 @@ TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, EQNullCollation) {
 TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, EQCollation) {
     BSONObj query = BSON("x" << BSON("$eq"
                                      << "string"));
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     StatusWithMatchExpression result = MatchExpressionParser::parse(query, expCtx);
     ASSERT_OK(result.getStatus());
     ASSERT_EQUALS(MatchExpression::EQ, result.getValue()->matchType());
     EqualityMatchExpression* match = static_cast<EqualityMatchExpression*>(result.getValue().get());
-    ASSERT_TRUE(match->getCollator() == &collator);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(match->getCollator() == expCtx->getCollator());
 }
 
 TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, SimpleGT1) {
@@ -139,14 +141,15 @@ TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, GTNullCollation) {
 TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, GTCollation) {
     BSONObj query = BSON("x" << BSON("$gt"
                                      << "abc"));
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     StatusWithMatchExpression result = MatchExpressionParser::parse(query, expCtx);
     ASSERT_OK(result.getStatus());
     ASSERT_EQUALS(MatchExpression::GT, result.getValue()->matchType());
     GTMatchExpression* match = static_cast<GTMatchExpression*>(result.getValue().get());
-    ASSERT_TRUE(match->getCollator() == &collator);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(match->getCollator() == expCtx->getCollator());
 }
 
 TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, SimpleLT1) {
@@ -175,14 +178,15 @@ TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, LTNullCollation) {
 TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, LTCollation) {
     BSONObj query = BSON("x" << BSON("$lt"
                                      << "abc"));
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     StatusWithMatchExpression result = MatchExpressionParser::parse(query, expCtx);
     ASSERT_OK(result.getStatus());
     ASSERT_EQUALS(MatchExpression::LT, result.getValue()->matchType());
     LTMatchExpression* match = static_cast<LTMatchExpression*>(result.getValue().get());
-    ASSERT_TRUE(match->getCollator() == &collator);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(match->getCollator() == expCtx->getCollator());
 }
 
 TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, SimpleGTE1) {
@@ -211,14 +215,15 @@ TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, GTENullCollation) {
 TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, GTECollation) {
     BSONObj query = BSON("x" << BSON("$gte"
                                      << "abc"));
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     StatusWithMatchExpression result = MatchExpressionParser::parse(query, expCtx);
     ASSERT_OK(result.getStatus());
     ASSERT_EQUALS(MatchExpression::GTE, result.getValue()->matchType());
     GTEMatchExpression* match = static_cast<GTEMatchExpression*>(result.getValue().get());
-    ASSERT_TRUE(match->getCollator() == &collator);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(match->getCollator() == expCtx->getCollator());
 }
 
 TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, SimpleLTE1) {
@@ -247,14 +252,15 @@ TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, LTENullCollation) {
 TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, LTECollation) {
     BSONObj query = BSON("x" << BSON("$lte"
                                      << "abc"));
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     StatusWithMatchExpression result = MatchExpressionParser::parse(query, expCtx);
     ASSERT_OK(result.getStatus());
     ASSERT_EQUALS(MatchExpression::LTE, result.getValue()->matchType());
     LTEMatchExpression* match = static_cast<LTEMatchExpression*>(result.getValue().get());
-    ASSERT_TRUE(match->getCollator() == &collator);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(match->getCollator() == expCtx->getCollator());
 }
 
 TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, SimpleNE1) {
@@ -285,16 +291,17 @@ TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, NENullCollation) {
 TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, NECollation) {
     BSONObj query = BSON("x" << BSON("$ne"
                                      << "string"));
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     StatusWithMatchExpression result = MatchExpressionParser::parse(query, expCtx);
     ASSERT_OK(result.getStatus());
     ASSERT_EQUALS(MatchExpression::NOT, result.getValue()->matchType());
     MatchExpression* child = result.getValue()->getChild(0);
     ASSERT_EQUALS(MatchExpression::EQ, child->matchType());
     EqualityMatchExpression* eqMatch = static_cast<EqualityMatchExpression*>(child);
-    ASSERT_TRUE(eqMatch->getCollator() == &collator);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(eqMatch->getCollator() == expCtx->getCollator());
 }
 
 TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, SimpleModBad1) {
@@ -357,22 +364,24 @@ TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, IdCollation) {
 TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, IdNullCollation) {
     BSONObj query = BSON("$id"
                          << "string");
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     StatusWithMatchExpression result = MatchExpressionParser::parse(query, expCtx);
     ASSERT_OK(result.getStatus());
     ASSERT_EQUALS(MatchExpression::EQ, result.getValue()->matchType());
     EqualityMatchExpression* match = static_cast<EqualityMatchExpression*>(result.getValue().get());
-    ASSERT_TRUE(match->getCollator() == &collator);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(match->getCollator() == expCtx->getCollator());
 }
 
 TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, RefCollation) {
     BSONObj query = BSON("$ref"
                          << "coll");
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     StatusWithMatchExpression result = MatchExpressionParser::parse(query, expCtx);
     ASSERT_OK(result.getStatus());
     ASSERT_EQUALS(MatchExpression::EQ, result.getValue()->matchType());
@@ -383,9 +392,10 @@ TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, RefCollation) {
 TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, DbCollation) {
     BSONObj query = BSON("$db"
                          << "db");
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     StatusWithMatchExpression result = MatchExpressionParser::parse(query, expCtx);
     ASSERT_OK(result.getStatus());
     ASSERT_EQUALS(MatchExpression::EQ, result.getValue()->matchType());
@@ -416,14 +426,15 @@ TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, INNullCollation) {
 
 TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, INCollation) {
     BSONObj query = BSON("x" << BSON("$in" << BSON_ARRAY("string")));
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     StatusWithMatchExpression result = MatchExpressionParser::parse(query, expCtx);
     ASSERT_OK(result.getStatus());
     ASSERT_EQUALS(MatchExpression::MATCH_IN, result.getValue()->matchType());
     InMatchExpression* match = static_cast<InMatchExpression*>(result.getValue().get());
-    ASSERT_TRUE(match->getCollator() == &collator);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(match->getCollator() == expCtx->getCollator());
 }
 
 TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, INSingleDBRef) {
@@ -760,16 +771,17 @@ TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, NINNullCollation) {
 
 TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, NINCollation) {
     BSONObj query = BSON("x" << BSON("$nin" << BSON_ARRAY("string")));
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     StatusWithMatchExpression result = MatchExpressionParser::parse(query, expCtx);
     ASSERT_OK(result.getStatus());
     ASSERT_EQUALS(MatchExpression::NOT, result.getValue()->matchType());
     MatchExpression* child = result.getValue()->getChild(0);
     ASSERT_EQUALS(MatchExpression::MATCH_IN, child->matchType());
     InMatchExpression* inMatch = static_cast<InMatchExpression*>(child);
-    ASSERT_TRUE(inMatch->getCollator() == &collator);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(inMatch->getCollator() == expCtx->getCollator());
 }
 
 TEST(MatchExpressionParserLeafTest, Regex1) {
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_with_placeholder_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_with_placeholder_test.cpp
index a56264ad1df..fcf6d86e5d7 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_with_placeholder_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/matcher/expression_with_placeholder_test.cpp
@@ -88,9 +88,10 @@ TEST(ExpressionWithPlaceholderTest, ParseElemMatch) {
 }
 
 TEST(ExpressionWithPlaceholderTest, ParseCollation) {
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     auto rawFilter = fromjson("{i: 'abc'}");
     auto parsedFilter = assertGet(MatchExpressionParser::parse(rawFilter, expCtx));
     auto filter = assertGet(ExpressionWithPlaceholder::make(std::move(parsedFilter)));
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/matcher/schema/expression_internal_schema_object_match_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/matcher/schema/expression_internal_schema_object_match_test.cpp
index 6c8dee32e26..f161bbd5eb2 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/matcher/schema/expression_internal_schema_object_match_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/matcher/schema/expression_internal_schema_object_match_test.cpp
@@ -176,9 +176,10 @@ TEST(InternalSchemaObjectMatchExpression, EquivalentReturnsCorrectResults) {
 }
 
 TEST(InternalSchemaObjectMatchExpression, SubExpressionRespectsCollator) {
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kToLowerString);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kToLowerString);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     auto query = fromjson(
         "{a: {$_internalSchemaObjectMatch: {"
         "	b: {$eq: 'FOO'}"
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/ops/delete.cpp b/src/mongo/db/ops/delete.cpp
index 85b06c4e7db..21a7a04ed19 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/ops/delete.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/ops/delete.cpp
@@ -56,11 +56,8 @@ long long deleteObjects(OperationContext* opCtx,
     ParsedDelete parsedDelete(opCtx, &request);
     uassertStatusOK(parsedDelete.parseRequest());
 
-    auto exec = uassertStatusOK(getExecutorDelete(opCtx,
-                                                  &CurOp::get(opCtx)->debug(),
-                                                  collection,
-                                                  &parsedDelete,
-                                                  boost::none /* verbosity */));
+    auto exec = uassertStatusOK(getExecutorDelete(
+        &CurOp::get(opCtx)->debug(), collection, &parsedDelete, boost::none /* verbosity */));
 
     uassertStatusOK(exec->executePlan());
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/ops/parsed_delete.cpp b/src/mongo/db/ops/parsed_delete.cpp
index cc7039a10b9..be01c8d2863 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/ops/parsed_delete.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/ops/parsed_delete.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "mongo/db/matcher/extensions_callback_real.h"
 #include "mongo/db/ops/delete_request.h"
 #include "mongo/db/query/canonical_query.h"
+#include "mongo/db/query/collation/collator_factory_interface.h"
 #include "mongo/db/query/get_executor.h"
 #include "mongo/db/query/query_planner_common.h"
 #include "mongo/util/assert_util.h"
@@ -59,6 +60,21 @@ Status ParsedDelete::parseRequest() {
     // DeleteStage would not return the deleted document.
     invariant(_request->getProj().isEmpty() || _request->shouldReturnDeleted());
 
+    std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> collator(nullptr);
+    if (!_request->getCollation().isEmpty()) {
+        auto statusWithCollator = CollatorFactoryInterface::get(_opCtx->getServiceContext())
+                                      ->makeFromBSON(_request->getCollation());
+
+        if (!statusWithCollator.isOK()) {
+            return statusWithCollator.getStatus();
+        }
+        collator = uassertStatusOK(std::move(statusWithCollator));
+    }
+    _expCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(_opCtx,
+                                                std::move(collator),
+                                                _request->getNamespaceString(),
+                                                _request->getRuntimeConstants());
+
     if (CanonicalQuery::isSimpleIdQuery(_request->getQuery())) {
         return Status::OK();
     }
@@ -94,11 +110,10 @@ Status ParsedDelete::parseQueryToCQ() {
         qr->setRuntimeConstants(*runtimeConstants);
     }
 
-    const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx;
     auto statusWithCQ =
         CanonicalQuery::canonicalize(_opCtx,
                                      std::move(qr),
-                                     std::move(expCtx),
+                                     _expCtx,
                                      extensionsCallback,
                                      MatchExpressionParser::kAllowAllSpecialFeatures);
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/ops/parsed_delete.h b/src/mongo/db/ops/parsed_delete.h
index 73f4bef19e4..09033065604 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/ops/parsed_delete.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/ops/parsed_delete.h
@@ -100,6 +100,21 @@ public:
      */
     std::unique_ptr<CanonicalQuery> releaseParsedQuery();
 
+    /**
+     * This may return nullptr, specifically in cases where the query is IDHACK eligible.
+     */
+    const CanonicalQuery* parsedQuery() const {
+        return _canonicalQuery.get();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Always guaranteed to return a valid expression context.
+     */
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx() {
+        invariant(_expCtx.get());
+        return _expCtx;
+    }
+
 private:
     // Transactional context.  Not owned by us.
     OperationContext* _opCtx;
@@ -109,6 +124,8 @@ private:
 
     // Parsed query object, or NULL if the query proves to be an id hack query.
     std::unique_ptr<CanonicalQuery> _canonicalQuery;
+
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtx;
 };
 
 }  // namespace mongo
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/ops/parsed_update.cpp b/src/mongo/db/ops/parsed_update.cpp
index 6ea2c5ddfa6..b495d48df9c 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/ops/parsed_update.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/ops/parsed_update.cpp
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ ParsedUpdate::ParsedUpdate(OperationContext* opCtx,
                            const ExtensionsCallback& extensionsCallback)
     : _opCtx(opCtx),
       _request(request),
-      _driver(new ExpressionContext(
+      _expCtx(make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(
           opCtx, nullptr, _request->getNamespaceString(), _request->getRuntimeConstants())),
+      _driver(_expCtx),
       _canonicalQuery(),
       _extensionsCallback(extensionsCallback) {}
 
@@ -81,11 +82,11 @@ Status ParsedUpdate::parseRequest() {
         if (!collator.isOK()) {
             return collator.getStatus();
         }
-        _collator = std::move(collator.getValue());
+        _expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator.getValue()));
     }
 
-    auto statusWithArrayFilters = parseArrayFilters(
-        _request->getArrayFilters(), _opCtx, _collator.get(), _request->getNamespaceString());
+    auto statusWithArrayFilters =
+        parseArrayFilters(_expCtx, _request->getArrayFilters(), _request->getNamespaceString());
     if (!statusWithArrayFilters.isOK()) {
         return statusWithArrayFilters.getStatus();
     }
@@ -147,9 +148,8 @@ Status ParsedUpdate::parseQueryToCQ() {
         qr->setRuntimeConstants(*runtimeConstants);
     }
 
-    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx;
     auto statusWithCQ = CanonicalQuery::canonicalize(
-        _opCtx, std::move(qr), std::move(expCtx), _extensionsCallback, allowedMatcherFeatures);
+        _opCtx, std::move(qr), _expCtx, _extensionsCallback, allowedMatcherFeatures);
     if (statusWithCQ.isOK()) {
         _canonicalQuery = std::move(statusWithCQ.getValue());
     }
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Status ParsedUpdate::parseQueryToCQ() {
 }
 
 void ParsedUpdate::parseUpdate() {
-    _driver.setCollator(_collator.get());
+    _driver.setCollator(_expCtx->getCollator());
     _driver.setLogOp(true);
     _driver.setFromOplogApplication(_request->isFromOplogApplication());
 
@@ -176,13 +176,11 @@ void ParsedUpdate::parseUpdate() {
 }
 
 StatusWith<std::map<StringData, std::unique_ptr<ExpressionWithPlaceholder>>>
-ParsedUpdate::parseArrayFilters(const std::vector<BSONObj>& rawArrayFiltersIn,
-                                OperationContext* opCtx,
-                                CollatorInterface* collator,
+ParsedUpdate::parseArrayFilters(const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext>& expCtx,
+                                const std::vector<BSONObj>& rawArrayFiltersIn,
                                 const NamespaceString& nss) {
     std::map<StringData, std::unique_ptr<ExpressionWithPlaceholder>> arrayFiltersOut;
     for (auto rawArrayFilter : rawArrayFiltersIn) {
-        boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(new ExpressionContext(opCtx, collator, nss));
         auto parsedArrayFilter =
             MatchExpressionParser::parse(rawArrayFilter,
                                          std::move(expCtx),
@@ -240,12 +238,18 @@ UpdateDriver* ParsedUpdate::getDriver() {
 }
 
 void ParsedUpdate::setCollator(std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> collator) {
-    _collator = std::move(collator);
+    auto* rawCollator = collator.get();
 
-    _driver.setCollator(_collator.get());
+    if (_canonicalQuery) {
+        _canonicalQuery->setCollator(std::move(collator));
+    } else {
+        _expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
+    }
+
+    _driver.setCollator(rawCollator);
 
     for (auto&& arrayFilter : _arrayFilters) {
-        arrayFilter.second->getFilter()->setCollator(_collator.get());
+        arrayFilter.second->getFilter()->setCollator(rawCollator);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/ops/parsed_update.h b/src/mongo/db/ops/parsed_update.h
index 06176336b17..e9be9312389 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/ops/parsed_update.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/ops/parsed_update.h
@@ -64,9 +64,8 @@ public:
      * Parses the array filters portion of the update request.
      */
     static StatusWith<std::map<StringData, std::unique_ptr<ExpressionWithPlaceholder>>>
-    parseArrayFilters(const std::vector<BSONObj>& rawArrayFiltersIn,
-                      OperationContext* opCtx,
-                      CollatorInterface* collator,
+    parseArrayFilters(const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext>& expCtx,
+                      const std::vector<BSONObj>& rawArrayFiltersIn,
                       const NamespaceString& nss);
 
     /**
@@ -128,13 +127,6 @@ public:
     std::unique_ptr<CanonicalQuery> releaseParsedQuery();
 
     /**
-     * Get the collator of the parsed update.
-     */
-    const CollatorInterface* getCollator() const {
-        return _collator.get();
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Sets this ParsedUpdate's collator.
      *
      * This setter can be used to override the collator that was created from the update request
@@ -142,6 +134,13 @@ public:
      */
     void setCollator(std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> collator);
 
+    /**
+     * Never returns nullptr.
+     */
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx() const {
+        return _expCtx;
+    }
+
 private:
     /**
      * Parses the query portion of the update request.
@@ -159,12 +158,11 @@ private:
     // Unowned pointer to the request object to process.
     const UpdateRequest* const _request;
 
-    // The collator for the parsed update.  Owned here.
-    std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> _collator;
-
     // The array filters for the parsed update. Owned here.
     std::map<StringData, std::unique_ptr<ExpressionWithPlaceholder>> _arrayFilters;
 
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtx;
+
     // Driver for processing updates on matched documents.
     UpdateDriver _driver;
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/ops/update.cpp b/src/mongo/db/ops/update.cpp
index 00b57ba533c..81683541275 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/ops/update.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/ops/update.cpp
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ UpdateResult update(OperationContext* opCtx, Database* db, const UpdateRequest&
     uassertStatusOK(parsedUpdate.parseRequest());
 
     OpDebug* const nullOpDebug = nullptr;
-    auto exec = uassertStatusOK(getExecutorUpdate(
-        opCtx, nullOpDebug, collection, &parsedUpdate, boost::none /* verbosity */));
+    auto exec = uassertStatusOK(
+        getExecutorUpdate(nullOpDebug, collection, &parsedUpdate, boost::none /* verbosity */));
 
     uassertStatusOK(exec->executePlan());
 
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ BSONObj applyUpdateOperators(OperationContext* opCtx,
                              const NamespaceString& nss,
                              const BSONObj& from,
                              const BSONObj& operators) {
-    const CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
-    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(new ExpressionContext(opCtx, collator, nss));
+    auto expCtx =
+        make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(opCtx, std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface>(nullptr), nss);
     UpdateDriver driver(std::move(expCtx));
     std::map<StringData, std::unique_ptr<ExpressionWithPlaceholder>> arrayFilters;
     driver.parse(operators, arrayFilters);
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/ops/write_ops_exec.cpp b/src/mongo/db/ops/write_ops_exec.cpp
index 8560dff85af..149525ce366 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/ops/write_ops_exec.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/ops/write_ops_exec.cpp
@@ -669,11 +669,8 @@ static SingleWriteResult performSingleUpdateOp(OperationContext* opCtx,
 
     assertCanWrite_inlock(opCtx, ns);
 
-    auto exec = uassertStatusOK(getExecutorUpdate(opCtx,
-                                                  &curOp.debug(),
-                                                  collection->getCollection(),
-                                                  &parsedUpdate,
-                                                  boost::none /* verbosity */));
+    auto exec = uassertStatusOK(getExecutorUpdate(
+        &curOp.debug(), collection->getCollection(), &parsedUpdate, boost::none /* verbosity */));
 
     {
         stdx::lock_guard<Client> lk(*opCtx->getClient());
@@ -912,11 +909,8 @@ static SingleWriteResult performSingleDeleteOp(OperationContext* opCtx,
     CurOpFailpointHelpers::waitWhileFailPointEnabled(
         &hangWithLockDuringBatchRemove, opCtx, "hangWithLockDuringBatchRemove");
 
-    auto exec = uassertStatusOK(getExecutorDelete(opCtx,
-                                                  &curOp.debug(),
-                                                  collection.getCollection(),
-                                                  &parsedDelete,
-                                                  boost::none /* verbosity */));
+    auto exec = uassertStatusOK(getExecutorDelete(
+        &curOp.debug(), collection.getCollection(), &parsedDelete, boost::none /* verbosity */));
 
     {
         stdx::lock_guard<Client> lk(*opCtx->getClient());
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/pipeline/accumulator_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/pipeline/accumulator_test.cpp
index 724e6a6838a..888887a2898 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/pipeline/accumulator_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/pipeline/accumulator_test.cpp
@@ -210,8 +210,9 @@ TEST(Accumulators, Min) {
 
 TEST(Accumulators, MinRespectsCollation) {
     intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     assertExpectedResults<AccumulatorMin>(expCtx,
                                           {{{Value("abc"_sd), Value("cba"_sd)}, Value("cba"_sd)}});
 }
@@ -236,8 +237,9 @@ TEST(Accumulators, Max) {
 
 TEST(Accumulators, MaxRespectsCollation) {
     intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     assertExpectedResults<AccumulatorMax>(expCtx,
                                           {{{Value("abc"_sd), Value("cba"_sd)}, Value("abc"_sd)}});
 }
@@ -333,8 +335,9 @@ TEST(Accumulators, Sum) {
 
 TEST(Accumulators, AddToSetRespectsCollation) {
     intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     assertExpectedResults<AccumulatorAddToSet>(expCtx,
                                                {{{Value("a"_sd), Value("b"_sd), Value("c"_sd)},
                                                  Value(std::vector<Value>{Value("a"_sd)})}});
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/pipeline/document_source.h b/src/mongo/db/pipeline/document_source.h
index 6710a1c78ce..3e04bb594bf 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/pipeline/document_source.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/pipeline/document_source.h
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public:
     GetNextResult getNext() {
         pExpCtx->checkForInterrupt();
 
-        if (MONGO_likely(!pExpCtx->explain)) {
+        if (MONGO_likely(!pExpCtx->shouldCollectExecStats())) {
             return doGetNext();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/pipeline/document_source_check_resume_token_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/pipeline/document_source_check_resume_token_test.cpp
index eace0a24f3d..1ef3ac840f5 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/pipeline/document_source_check_resume_token_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/pipeline/document_source_check_resume_token_test.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ TEST_F(CheckResumeTokenTest, ShouldFailIfTokenHasWrongNamespace) {
 
 TEST_F(CheckResumeTokenTest, ShouldSucceedWithBinaryCollation) {
     CollatorInterfaceMock collatorCompareLower(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kToLowerString);
-    getExpCtx()->setCollator(&collatorCompareLower);
+    getExpCtx()->setCollator(collatorCompareLower.clone());
 
     Timestamp resumeTimestamp(100, 1);
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/pipeline/expression_context.cpp b/src/mongo/db/pipeline/expression_context.cpp
index f135b105c35..4e203f16d38 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/pipeline/expression_context.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/pipeline/expression_context.cpp
@@ -103,10 +103,9 @@ ExpressionContext::ExpressionContext(
                            ? TimeZoneDatabase::get(opCtx->getServiceContext())
                            : nullptr),
       variablesParseState(variables.useIdGenerator()),
-      _ownedCollator(std::move(collator)),
-      _unownedCollator(_ownedCollator.get()),
-      _documentComparator(_unownedCollator),
-      _valueComparator(_unownedCollator),
+      _collator(std::move(collator)),
+      _documentComparator(_collator.get()),
+      _valueComparator(_collator.get()),
       _resolvedNamespaces(std::move(resolvedNamespaces)) {
 
     if (runtimeConstants) {
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ ExpressionContext::ExpressionContext(
 }
 
 ExpressionContext::ExpressionContext(OperationContext* opCtx,
-                                     const CollatorInterface* collator,
+                                     std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> collator,
                                      const NamespaceString& nss,
                                      const boost::optional<RuntimeConstants>& runtimeConstants)
     : ns(nss),
@@ -137,9 +136,9 @@ ExpressionContext::ExpressionContext(OperationContext* opCtx,
                            ? TimeZoneDatabase::get(opCtx->getServiceContext())
                            : nullptr),
       variablesParseState(variables.useIdGenerator()),
-      _unownedCollator(collator),
-      _documentComparator(_unownedCollator),
-      _valueComparator(_unownedCollator) {
+      _collator(std::move(collator)),
+      _documentComparator(_collator.get()),
+      _valueComparator(_collator.get()) {
     if (runtimeConstants) {
         variables.setRuntimeConstants(*runtimeConstants);
     }
@@ -159,24 +158,12 @@ void ExpressionContext::checkForInterrupt() {
 ExpressionContext::CollatorStash::CollatorStash(
     const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext>& expCtx,
     std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> newCollator)
-    : _expCtx(expCtx),
-      _originalCollatorOwned(std::move(_expCtx->_ownedCollator)),
-      _originalCollatorUnowned(_expCtx->_unownedCollator) {
+    : _expCtx(expCtx), _originalCollator(std::move(_expCtx->_collator)) {
     _expCtx->setCollator(std::move(newCollator));
 }
 
 ExpressionContext::CollatorStash::~CollatorStash() {
-    if (_originalCollatorOwned) {
-        _expCtx->setCollator(std::move(_originalCollatorOwned));
-    } else {
-        _expCtx->setCollator(_originalCollatorUnowned);
-        if (!_originalCollatorUnowned && _expCtx->_ownedCollator) {
-            // If the original collation was 'nullptr', we cannot distinguish whether it was owned
-            // or not. We always set '_ownedCollator' with the stash, so should reset it to null
-            // here.
-            _expCtx->_ownedCollator = nullptr;
-        }
-    }
+    _expCtx->setCollator(std::move(_originalCollator));
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<ExpressionContext::CollatorStash> ExpressionContext::temporarilyChangeCollator(
@@ -185,14 +172,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<ExpressionContext::CollatorStash> ExpressionContext::temporarily
     return std::unique_ptr<CollatorStash>(new CollatorStash(this, std::move(newCollator)));
 }
 
-void ExpressionContext::setCollator(const CollatorInterface* collator) {
-    _unownedCollator = collator;
-
-    // Document/Value comparisons must be aware of the collation.
-    _documentComparator = DocumentComparator(_unownedCollator);
-    _valueComparator = ValueComparator(_unownedCollator);
-}
-
 intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> ExpressionContext::copyWith(
     NamespaceString ns,
     boost::optional<UUID> uuid,
@@ -200,7 +179,7 @@ intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> ExpressionContext::copyWith(
 
     auto collator = updatedCollator
         ? std::move(*updatedCollator)
-        : (_ownedCollator ? _ownedCollator->clone() : std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface>{});
+        : (_collator ? _collator->clone() : std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface>{});
 
     auto expCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(opCtx,
                                                     explain,
@@ -223,16 +202,6 @@ intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> ExpressionContext::copyWith(
     expCtx->useNewUpsert = useNewUpsert;
     expCtx->jsHeapLimitMB = jsHeapLimitMB;
 
-    // ExpressionContext is used both universally in Agg and in Find within a $expr. In the case
-    // that this context is for use in $expr, the collator will be unowned and we will pass nullptr
-    // in the constructor call above. If this is the case we must manually update the unowned
-    // collator argument in the new ExpressionContext to match the old one. SERVER-31294 tracks an
-    // effort to divorce the ExpressionContext from general Agg resources by creating an
-    // AggregationContext. If that effort comes to fruition, this special-case collator handling
-    // will be made unnecessary.
-    if (!updatedCollator && !collator && _unownedCollator)
-        expCtx->setCollator(_unownedCollator);
-
     expCtx->variables = variables;
     expCtx->variablesParseState = variablesParseState.copyWith(expCtx->variables.useIdGenerator());
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/pipeline/expression_context.h b/src/mongo/db/pipeline/expression_context.h
index 26a1da21a70..0fba82ac610 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/pipeline/expression_context.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/pipeline/expression_context.h
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ public:
 
         boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtx;
 
-        std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> _originalCollatorOwned;
-        const CollatorInterface* _originalCollatorUnowned{nullptr};
+        std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> _originalCollator;
     };
 
     /**
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ public:
      * If 'collator' is null, the simple collator will be used.
      */
     ExpressionContext(OperationContext* opCtx,
-                      const CollatorInterface* collator,
+                      std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> collator,
                       const NamespaceString& ns,
                       const boost::optional<RuntimeConstants>& runtimeConstants = boost::none);
 
@@ -168,7 +167,11 @@ public:
     }
 
     const CollatorInterface* getCollator() const {
-        return _unownedCollator;
+        return _collator.get();
+    }
+
+    bool shouldCollectExecStats() const {
+        return static_cast<bool>(explain);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -181,10 +184,22 @@ public:
      * the ExpressionContext.
      */
     BSONObj getCollatorBSON() const {
-        return _unownedCollator ? _unownedCollator->getSpec().toBSON() : CollationSpec::kSimpleSpec;
+        return _collator ? _collator->getSpec().toBSON() : CollationSpec::kSimpleSpec;
     }
 
-    void setCollator(const CollatorInterface* collator);
+    /**
+     * Sets '_collator' and resets 'documentComparator' and 'valueComparator'.
+     *
+     * Use with caution - '_collator' is used in the context of a Pipeline, and it is illegal
+     * to change the collation once a Pipeline has been parsed with this ExpressionContext.
+     */
+    void setCollator(std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> collator) {
+        _collator = std::move(collator);
+
+        // Document/Value comparisons must be aware of the collation.
+        _documentComparator = DocumentComparator(_collator.get());
+        _valueComparator = ValueComparator(_collator.get());
+    }
 
     const DocumentComparator& getDocumentComparator() const {
         return _documentComparator;
@@ -343,27 +358,10 @@ public:
 protected:
     static const int kInterruptCheckPeriod = 128;
 
-    /**
-     * Sets '_ownedCollator' and resets '_unownedCollator', 'documentComparator' and
-     * 'valueComparator'.
-     *
-     * Use with caution - '_ownedCollator' is used in the context of a Pipeline, and it is illegal
-     * to change the collation once a Pipeline has been parsed with this ExpressionContext.
-     */
-    void setCollator(std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> collator) {
-        _ownedCollator = std::move(collator);
-        setCollator(_ownedCollator.get());
-    }
-
     friend class CollatorStash;
 
-    // Collator used for comparisons. This is owned in the context of a Pipeline.
-    // TODO SERVER-31294: Move ownership of an aggregation's collator elsewhere.
-    std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> _ownedCollator;
-
-    // Collator used for comparisons. If '_ownedCollator' is non-null, then this must point to the
-    // same collator object.
-    const CollatorInterface* _unownedCollator = nullptr;
+    // Collator used for comparisons.
+    std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> _collator;
 
     // Used for all comparisons of Document/Value during execution of the aggregation operation.
     // Must not be changed after parsing a Pipeline with this ExpressionContext.
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/pipeline/expression_trim_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/pipeline/expression_trim_test.cpp
index b21acb67ff4..a54ee025014 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/pipeline/expression_trim_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/pipeline/expression_trim_test.cpp
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ TEST(ExpressionTrimTest, TrimComparisonsShouldNotRespectCollation) {
     intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
     auto caseInsensitive =
         std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kToLowerString);
-    expCtx->setCollator(caseInsensitive.get());
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(caseInsensitive));
 
     auto trim = Expression::parseExpression(expCtx,
                                             BSON("$trim" << BSON("input"
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/pipeline/pipeline_d.cpp b/src/mongo/db/pipeline/pipeline_d.cpp
index a93d355f549..0ce4c83f8eb 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/pipeline/pipeline_d.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/pipeline/pipeline_d.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,12 @@ namespace {
  * percentage of the collection.
  */
 StatusWith<unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> createRandomCursorExecutor(
-    Collection* coll, OperationContext* opCtx, long long sampleSize, long long numRecords) {
+    Collection* coll,
+    const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext>& expCtx,
+    long long sampleSize,
+    long long numRecords) {
+    OperationContext* opCtx = expCtx->opCtx;
+
     // Verify that we are already under a collection lock. We avoid taking locks ourselves in this
     // function because double-locking forces any PlanExecutor we create to adopt a NO_YIELD policy.
     invariant(opCtx->lockState()->isCollectionLockedForMode(coll->ns(), MODE_IS));
@@ -123,7 +128,8 @@ StatusWith<unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> createRandomCursorEx
 
     // Build a MultiIteratorStage and pass it the random-sampling RecordCursor.
     auto ws = std::make_unique<WorkingSet>();
-    std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> root = std::make_unique<MultiIteratorStage>(opCtx, ws.get(), coll);
+    std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> root =
+        std::make_unique<MultiIteratorStage>(expCtx.get(), ws.get(), coll);
     static_cast<MultiIteratorStage*>(root.get())->addIterator(std::move(rsRandCursor));
 
     // If the incoming operation is sharded, use the CSS to infer the filtering metadata for the
@@ -145,15 +151,15 @@ StatusWith<unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> createRandomCursorEx
         const auto minWorkAdvancedRatio = std::max(
             sampleSize / (numRecords * kMaxSampleRatioForRandCursor), kMaxSampleRatioForRandCursor);
         // The trial plan is SHARDING_FILTER-MULTI_ITERATOR.
-        auto randomCursorPlan =
-            std::make_unique<ShardFilterStage>(opCtx, collectionFilter, ws.get(), std::move(root));
+        auto randomCursorPlan = std::make_unique<ShardFilterStage>(
+            expCtx.get(), collectionFilter, ws.get(), std::move(root));
         // The backup plan is SHARDING_FILTER-COLLSCAN.
         std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> collScanPlan = std::make_unique<CollectionScan>(
-            opCtx, coll, CollectionScanParams{}, ws.get(), nullptr);
+            expCtx.get(), coll, CollectionScanParams{}, ws.get(), nullptr);
         collScanPlan = std::make_unique<ShardFilterStage>(
-            opCtx, collectionFilter, ws.get(), std::move(collScanPlan));
+            expCtx.get(), collectionFilter, ws.get(), std::move(collScanPlan));
         // Place a TRIAL stage at the root of the plan tree, and pass it the trial and backup plans.
-        root = std::make_unique<TrialStage>(opCtx,
+        root = std::make_unique<TrialStage>(expCtx.get(),
                                             ws.get(),
                                             std::move(randomCursorPlan),
                                             std::move(collScanPlan),
@@ -229,11 +235,8 @@ StatusWith<std::unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> attemptToGetExe
         // 2) We not want a plan that will return separate values for each array element. For
         // example, if we have a document {a: [1,2]} and group by "a" a DISTINCT_SCAN on an "a"
         // index would produce one result for '1' and another for '2', which would be incorrect.
-        auto distinctExecutor =
-            getExecutorDistinct(expCtx->opCtx,
-                                collection,
-                                plannerOpts | QueryPlannerParams::STRICT_DISTINCT_ONLY,
-                                &parsedDistinct);
+        auto distinctExecutor = getExecutorDistinct(
+            collection, plannerOpts | QueryPlannerParams::STRICT_DISTINCT_ONLY, &parsedDistinct);
         if (!distinctExecutor.isOK()) {
             return distinctExecutor.getStatus().withContext(
                 "Unable to use distinct scan to optimize $group stage");
@@ -319,7 +322,7 @@ PipelineD::buildInnerQueryExecutor(Collection* collection,
             const long long sampleSize = sampleStage->getSampleSize();
             const long long numRecords = collection->getRecordStore()->numRecords(expCtx->opCtx);
             auto exec = uassertStatusOK(
-                createRandomCursorExecutor(collection, expCtx->opCtx, sampleSize, numRecords));
+                createRandomCursorExecutor(collection, expCtx, sampleSize, numRecords));
             if (exec) {
                 // For sharded collections, the root of the plan tree is a TrialStage that may have
                 // chosen either a random-sampling cursor trial plan or a COLLSCAN backup plan. We
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/query/canonical_query.cpp b/src/mongo/db/query/canonical_query.cpp
index 5d977f17737..fdb8cc496ec 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/query/canonical_query.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/query/canonical_query.cpp
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ StatusWith<std::unique_ptr<CanonicalQuery>> CanonicalQuery::canonicalize(
     // Make MatchExpression.
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> newExpCtx;
     if (!expCtx.get()) {
-        newExpCtx.reset(
-            new ExpressionContext(opCtx, collator.get(), qr->nss(), qr->getRuntimeConstants()));
+        newExpCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(
+            opCtx, std::move(collator), qr->nss(), qr->getRuntimeConstants());
     } else {
         newExpCtx = expCtx;
         invariant(CollatorInterface::collatorsMatch(collator.get(), expCtx->getCollator()));
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ StatusWith<std::unique_ptr<CanonicalQuery>> CanonicalQuery::canonicalize(
                  std::move(qr),
                  parsingCanProduceNoopMatchNodes(extensionsCallback, allowedFeatures),
                  std::move(me),
-                 std::move(collator),
                  projectionPolicies);
 
     if (!initStatus.isOK()) {
@@ -200,11 +199,6 @@ StatusWith<std::unique_ptr<CanonicalQuery>> CanonicalQuery::canonicalize(
         return qrStatus;
     }
 
-    std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> collator;
-    if (baseQuery.getCollator()) {
-        collator = baseQuery.getCollator()->clone();
-    }
-
     // Make the CQ we'll hopefully return.
     std::unique_ptr<CanonicalQuery> cq(new CanonicalQuery());
     Status initStatus = cq->init(opCtx,
@@ -212,7 +206,6 @@ StatusWith<std::unique_ptr<CanonicalQuery>> CanonicalQuery::canonicalize(
                                  std::move(qr),
                                  baseQuery.canHaveNoopMatchNodes(),
                                  root->shallowClone(),
-                                 std::move(collator),
                                  ProjectionPolicies::findProjectionPolicies());
 
     if (!initStatus.isOK()) {
@@ -226,11 +219,9 @@ Status CanonicalQuery::init(OperationContext* opCtx,
                             std::unique_ptr<QueryRequest> qr,
                             bool canHaveNoopMatchNodes,
                             std::unique_ptr<MatchExpression> root,
-                            std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> collator,
                             const ProjectionPolicies& projectionPolicies) {
     _expCtx = expCtx;
     _qr = std::move(qr);
-    _collator = std::move(collator);
 
     _canHaveNoopMatchNodes = canHaveNoopMatchNodes;
 
@@ -305,15 +296,13 @@ void CanonicalQuery::initSortPattern(QueryMetadataBitSet unavailableMetadata) {
 }
 
 void CanonicalQuery::setCollator(std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> collator) {
-    _collator = std::move(collator);
+    auto collatorRaw = collator.get();
+    // We must give the ExpressionContext the same collator.
+    _expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
 
     // The collator associated with the match expression tree is now invalid, since we have reset
-    // the object owned by '_collator'. We must associate the match expression tree with the new
-    // value of '_collator'.
-    _root->setCollator(_collator.get());
-
-    // In a similar vein, we must give the ExpressionContext the same collator.
-    _expCtx->setCollator(_collator.get());
+    // the collator owned by the ExpressionContext.
+    _root->setCollator(collatorRaw);
 }
 
 // static
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/query/canonical_query.h b/src/mongo/db/query/canonical_query.h
index 2598ac3157c..e1261805e20 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/query/canonical_query.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/query/canonical_query.h
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     const CollatorInterface* getCollator() const {
-        return _collator.get();
+        return _expCtx->getCollator();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ private:
                 std::unique_ptr<QueryRequest> qr,
                 bool canHaveNoopMatchNodes,
                 std::unique_ptr<MatchExpression> root,
-                std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> collator,
                 const ProjectionPolicies& projectionPolicies);
 
     // Initializes '_sortPattern', adding any metadata dependencies implied by the sort.
@@ -250,8 +249,6 @@ private:
     // Keeps track of what metadata has been explicitly requested.
     QueryMetadataBitSet _metadataDeps;
 
-    std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> _collator;
-
     bool _canHaveNoopMatchNodes = false;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/query/get_executor.cpp b/src/mongo/db/query/get_executor.cpp
index cba75f67e00..6388f5986b0 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/query/get_executor.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/query/get_executor.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,19 @@ using std::string;
 using std::unique_ptr;
 using std::vector;
 
+boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> makeExpressionContextForGetExecutor(
+    OperationContext* opCtx, const BSONObj& requestCollation, const NamespaceString& nss) {
+    invariant(opCtx);
+
+    auto expCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(opCtx, nullptr, nss);
+    if (!requestCollation.isEmpty()) {
+        auto statusWithCollator = CollatorFactoryInterface::get(expCtx->opCtx->getServiceContext())
+                                      ->makeFromBSON(requestCollation);
+        expCtx->setCollator(uassertStatusOK(std::move(statusWithCollator)));
+    }
+    return expCtx;
+}
+
 // static
 void filterAllowedIndexEntries(const AllowedIndicesFilter& allowedIndicesFilter,
                                std::vector<IndexEntry>* indexEntries) {
@@ -368,7 +381,7 @@ StatusWith<PrepareExecutionResult> prepareExecution(OperationContext* opCtx,
                     "Collection {ns} does not exist. Using EOF plan: {canonicalQuery_Short}",
                     "ns"_attr = ns,
                     "canonicalQuery_Short"_attr = redact(canonicalQuery->toStringShort()));
-        root = std::make_unique<EOFStage>(opCtx);
+        root = std::make_unique<EOFStage>(canonicalQuery->getExpCtx().get());
         return PrepareExecutionResult(std::move(canonicalQuery), nullptr, std::move(root));
     }
 
@@ -377,10 +390,10 @@ StatusWith<PrepareExecutionResult> prepareExecution(OperationContext* opCtx,
     plannerParams.options = plannerOptions;
     fillOutPlannerParams(opCtx, collection, canonicalQuery.get(), &plannerParams);
 
-    // If the canonical query does not have a user-specified collation, set it from the collection
-    // default.
+    // If the canonical query does not have a user-specified collation and no one has given the
+    // CanonicalQuery a collation already, set it from the collection default.
     if (canonicalQuery->getQueryRequest().getCollation().isEmpty() &&
-        collection->getDefaultCollator()) {
+        canonicalQuery->getCollator() == nullptr && collection->getDefaultCollator()) {
         canonicalQuery->setCollator(collection->getDefaultCollator()->clone());
     }
 
@@ -393,12 +406,13 @@ StatusWith<PrepareExecutionResult> prepareExecution(OperationContext* opCtx,
                     "Using idhack: {canonicalQuery_Short}",
                     "canonicalQuery_Short"_attr = redact(canonicalQuery->toStringShort()));
 
-        root = std::make_unique<IDHackStage>(opCtx, canonicalQuery.get(), ws, descriptor);
+        root = std::make_unique<IDHackStage>(
+            canonicalQuery->getExpCtx().get(), canonicalQuery.get(), ws, descriptor);
 
         // Might have to filter out orphaned docs.
         if (plannerParams.options & QueryPlannerParams::INCLUDE_SHARD_FILTER) {
             root = std::make_unique<ShardFilterStage>(
-                opCtx,
+                canonicalQuery->getExpCtx().get(),
                 CollectionShardingState::get(opCtx, canonicalQuery->nss())
                     ->getOwnershipFilter(opCtx),
                 ws,
@@ -410,7 +424,7 @@ StatusWith<PrepareExecutionResult> prepareExecution(OperationContext* opCtx,
         // Add a SortKeyGeneratorStage if the query requested sortKey metadata.
         if (canonicalQuery->metadataDeps()[DocumentMetadataFields::kSortKey]) {
             root = std::make_unique<SortKeyGeneratorStage>(
-                canonicalQuery->getExpCtx(),
+                canonicalQuery->getExpCtx().get(),
                 std::move(root),
                 ws,
                 canonicalQuery->getQueryRequest().getSort());
@@ -422,7 +436,7 @@ StatusWith<PrepareExecutionResult> prepareExecution(OperationContext* opCtx,
             // the exception the $meta sortKey projection, which can be used along with the
             // returnKey.
             root = std::make_unique<ReturnKeyStage>(
-                opCtx,
+                canonicalQuery->getExpCtx().get(),
                 cqProjection
                     ? QueryPlannerCommon::extractSortKeyMetaFieldsFromProjection(*cqProjection)
                     : std::vector<FieldPath>{},
@@ -443,7 +457,7 @@ StatusWith<PrepareExecutionResult> prepareExecution(OperationContext* opCtx,
                     std::move(root));
             } else {
                 root = std::make_unique<ProjectionStageSimple>(
-                    canonicalQuery->getExpCtx(),
+                    canonicalQuery->getExpCtx().get(),
                     canonicalQuery->getQueryRequest().getProj(),
                     canonicalQuery->getProj(),
                     ws,
@@ -498,13 +512,14 @@ StatusWith<PrepareExecutionResult> prepareExecution(OperationContext* opCtx,
                 //
                 // 'decisionWorks' is used to determine whether the existing cache entry should
                 // be evicted, and the query replanned.
-                auto cachedPlanStage = std::make_unique<CachedPlanStage>(opCtx,
-                                                                         collection,
-                                                                         ws,
-                                                                         canonicalQuery.get(),
-                                                                         plannerParams,
-                                                                         cs->decisionWorks,
-                                                                         std::move(root));
+                auto cachedPlanStage =
+                    std::make_unique<CachedPlanStage>(canonicalQuery->getExpCtx().get(),
+                                                      collection,
+                                                      ws,
+                                                      canonicalQuery.get(),
+                                                      plannerParams,
+                                                      cs->decisionWorks,
+                                                      std::move(root));
                 return PrepareExecutionResult(std::move(canonicalQuery),
                                               std::move(querySolution),
                                               std::move(cachedPlanStage));
@@ -520,7 +535,7 @@ StatusWith<PrepareExecutionResult> prepareExecution(OperationContext* opCtx,
                     "canonicalQuery_Short"_attr = redact(canonicalQuery->toStringShort()));
 
         root = std::make_unique<SubplanStage>(
-            opCtx, collection, ws, plannerParams, canonicalQuery.get());
+            canonicalQuery->getExpCtx().get(), collection, ws, plannerParams, canonicalQuery.get());
         return PrepareExecutionResult(std::move(canonicalQuery), nullptr, std::move(root));
     }
 
@@ -572,8 +587,8 @@ StatusWith<PrepareExecutionResult> prepareExecution(OperationContext* opCtx,
     } else {
         // Many solutions. Create a MultiPlanStage to pick the best, update the cache,
         // and so on. The working set will be shared by all candidate plans.
-        auto multiPlanStage =
-            std::make_unique<MultiPlanStage>(opCtx, collection, canonicalQuery.get());
+        auto multiPlanStage = std::make_unique<MultiPlanStage>(
+            canonicalQuery->getExpCtx().get(), collection, canonicalQuery.get());
 
         for (size_t ix = 0; ix < solutions.size(); ++ix) {
             if (solutions[ix]->cacheData.get()) {
@@ -715,11 +730,12 @@ StatusWith<unique_ptr<PlanStage>> applyProjection(OperationContext* opCtx,
 //
 
 StatusWith<unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorDelete(
-    OperationContext* opCtx,
     OpDebug* opDebug,
     Collection* collection,
     ParsedDelete* parsedDelete,
     boost::optional<ExplainOptions::Verbosity> verbosity) {
+    auto expCtx = parsedDelete->expCtx();
+    OperationContext* opCtx = expCtx->opCtx;
     const DeleteRequest* request = parsedDelete->getRequest();
 
     const NamespaceString& nss(request->getNamespaceString());
@@ -763,7 +779,7 @@ StatusWith<unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorDelete(
                     "nss_ns"_attr = nss.ns(),
                     "request_getQuery"_attr = redact(request->getQuery()));
         return PlanExecutor::make(
-            opCtx, std::move(ws), std::make_unique<EOFStage>(opCtx), nullptr, policy, nss);
+            opCtx, std::move(ws), std::make_unique<EOFStage>(expCtx.get()), nullptr, policy, nss);
     }
 
     if (!parsedDelete->hasParsedQuery()) {
@@ -794,9 +810,13 @@ StatusWith<unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorDelete(
                         "unparsedQuery"_attr = redact(unparsedQuery));
 
             auto idHackStage = std::make_unique<IDHackStage>(
-                opCtx, unparsedQuery["_id"].wrap(), ws.get(), descriptor);
-            unique_ptr<DeleteStage> root = std::make_unique<DeleteStage>(
-                opCtx, std::move(deleteStageParams), ws.get(), collection, idHackStage.release());
+                expCtx.get(), unparsedQuery["_id"].wrap(), ws.get(), descriptor);
+            unique_ptr<DeleteStage> root =
+                std::make_unique<DeleteStage>(expCtx.get(),
+                                              std::move(deleteStageParams),
+                                              ws.get(),
+                                              collection,
+                                              idHackStage.release());
             return PlanExecutor::make(opCtx, std::move(ws), std::move(root), collection, policy);
         }
 
@@ -831,7 +851,7 @@ StatusWith<unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorDelete(
 
     invariant(root);
     root = std::make_unique<DeleteStage>(
-        opCtx, std::move(deleteStageParams), ws.get(), collection, root.release());
+        cq->getExpCtx().get(), std::move(deleteStageParams), ws.get(), collection, root.release());
 
     if (!request->getProj().isEmpty()) {
         invariant(request->shouldReturnDeleted());
@@ -861,11 +881,13 @@ StatusWith<unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorDelete(
 //
 
 StatusWith<unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorUpdate(
-    OperationContext* opCtx,
     OpDebug* opDebug,
     Collection* collection,
     ParsedUpdate* parsedUpdate,
     boost::optional<ExplainOptions::Verbosity> verbosity) {
+    auto expCtx = parsedUpdate->expCtx();
+    OperationContext* opCtx = expCtx->opCtx;
+
     const UpdateRequest* request = parsedUpdate->getRequest();
     UpdateDriver* driver = parsedUpdate->getDriver();
 
@@ -918,7 +940,7 @@ StatusWith<unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorUpdate(
                     "nss_ns"_attr = nss.ns(),
                     "request_getQuery"_attr = redact(request->getQuery()));
         return PlanExecutor::make(
-            opCtx, std::move(ws), std::make_unique<EOFStage>(opCtx), nullptr, policy, nss);
+            opCtx, std::move(ws), std::make_unique<EOFStage>(expCtx.get()), nullptr, policy, nss);
     }
 
     // Pass index information to the update driver, so that it can determine for us whether the
@@ -937,7 +959,7 @@ StatusWith<unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorUpdate(
             const IndexDescriptor* descriptor = collection->getIndexCatalog()->findIdIndex(opCtx);
 
             const bool hasCollectionDefaultCollation = CollatorInterface::collatorsMatch(
-                parsedUpdate->getCollator(), collection->getDefaultCollator());
+                expCtx->getCollator(), collection->getDefaultCollator());
 
             if (descriptor && CanonicalQuery::isSimpleIdQuery(unparsedQuery) &&
                 request->getProj().isEmpty() && hasCollectionDefaultCollation) {
@@ -988,10 +1010,12 @@ StatusWith<unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorUpdate(
     updateStageParams.canonicalQuery = cq.get();
 
     const bool isUpsert = updateStageParams.request->isUpsert();
-    root = (isUpsert ? std::make_unique<UpsertStage>(
-                           opCtx, updateStageParams, ws.get(), collection, root.release())
-                     : std::make_unique<UpdateStage>(
-                           opCtx, updateStageParams, ws.get(), collection, root.release()));
+    root =
+        (isUpsert
+             ? std::make_unique<UpsertStage>(
+                   cq->getExpCtx().get(), updateStageParams, ws.get(), collection, root.release())
+             : std::make_unique<UpdateStage>(
+                   cq->getExpCtx().get(), updateStageParams, ws.get(), collection, root.release()));
 
     if (!request->getProj().isEmpty()) {
         invariant(request->shouldReturnAnyDocs());
@@ -1157,11 +1181,12 @@ bool getDistinctNodeIndex(const std::vector<IndexEntry>& indices,
 }  // namespace
 
 StatusWith<unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorCount(
-    OperationContext* opCtx,
+    const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext>& expCtx,
     Collection* collection,
     const CountCommand& request,
     bool explain,
     const NamespaceString& nss) {
+    OperationContext* opCtx = expCtx->opCtx;
     unique_ptr<WorkingSet> ws = std::make_unique<WorkingSet>();
 
     auto qr = std::make_unique<QueryRequest>(nss);
@@ -1171,7 +1196,6 @@ StatusWith<unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorCount(
     qr->setHint(request.getHint());
     qr->setExplain(explain);
 
-    const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx;
     auto statusWithCQ = CanonicalQuery::canonicalize(
         opCtx,
         std::move(qr),
@@ -1197,7 +1221,7 @@ StatusWith<unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorCount(
         // machinery always assumes that the root stage for a count operation is a CountStage, so in
         // this case we put a CountStage on top of an EOFStage.
         unique_ptr<PlanStage> root = std::make_unique<CountStage>(
-            opCtx, collection, limit, skip, ws.get(), new EOFStage(opCtx));
+            expCtx.get(), collection, limit, skip, ws.get(), new EOFStage(expCtx.get()));
         return PlanExecutor::make(opCtx, std::move(ws), std::move(root), nullptr, yieldPolicy, nss);
     }
 
@@ -1212,7 +1236,7 @@ StatusWith<unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorCount(
 
     if (useRecordStoreCount) {
         unique_ptr<PlanStage> root =
-            std::make_unique<RecordStoreFastCountStage>(opCtx, collection, skip, limit);
+            std::make_unique<RecordStoreFastCountStage>(expCtx.get(), collection, skip, limit);
         return PlanExecutor::make(opCtx, std::move(ws), std::move(root), nullptr, yieldPolicy, nss);
     }
 
@@ -1233,7 +1257,8 @@ StatusWith<unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorCount(
     invariant(root);
 
     // Make a CountStage to be the new root.
-    root = std::make_unique<CountStage>(opCtx, collection, limit, skip, ws.get(), root.release());
+    root = std::make_unique<CountStage>(
+        expCtx.get(), collection, limit, skip, ws.get(), root.release());
     // We must have a tree of stages in order to have a valid plan executor, but the query
     // solution may be NULL. Takes ownership of all args other than 'collection' and 'opCtx'
     return PlanExecutor::make(std::move(cq),
@@ -1641,10 +1666,9 @@ StatusWith<unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorWithoutPr
 }  // namespace
 
 StatusWith<unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorDistinct(
-    OperationContext* opCtx,
-    Collection* collection,
-    size_t plannerOptions,
-    ParsedDistinct* parsedDistinct) {
+    Collection* collection, size_t plannerOptions, ParsedDistinct* parsedDistinct) {
+    auto expCtx = parsedDistinct->getQuery()->getExpCtx();
+    OperationContext* opCtx = expCtx->opCtx;
     const auto yieldPolicy = opCtx->inMultiDocumentTransaction() ? PlanExecutor::INTERRUPT_ONLY
                                                                  : PlanExecutor::YIELD_AUTO;
 
@@ -1652,7 +1676,7 @@ StatusWith<unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorDistinct(
         // Treat collections that do not exist as empty collections.
         return PlanExecutor::make(parsedDistinct->releaseQuery(),
                                   std::make_unique<WorkingSet>(),
-                                  std::make_unique<EOFStage>(opCtx),
+                                  std::make_unique<EOFStage>(expCtx.get()),
                                   collection,
                                   yieldPolicy);
     }
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/query/get_executor.h b/src/mongo/db/query/get_executor.h
index 99e1657c6a7..4390557ef05 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/query/get_executor.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/query/get_executor.h
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ class Collection;
 class CountRequest;
 
 /**
+ * Make an ExpressionContext to be used for non-aggregate commands. The result of this can be passed
+ * into any of the getExecutor* functions.
+ *
+ * Note that the getExecutor* functions may change the collation on the returned ExpressionContext
+ * if the collection has a default collation and no collation was specifically requested
+ * ('requestCollation' is empty).
+ */
+boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> makeExpressionContextForGetExecutor(
+    OperationContext* opCtx, const BSONObj& requestCollation, const NamespaceString& nss);
+
+/**
  * Filter indexes retrieved from index catalog by
  * allowed indices in query settings.
  * Used by getExecutor().
@@ -192,10 +203,7 @@ bool turnIxscanIntoDistinctIxscan(QuerySolution* soln,
  * distinct.
  */
 StatusWith<std::unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorDistinct(
-    OperationContext* opCtx,
-    Collection* collection,
-    size_t plannerOptions,
-    ParsedDistinct* parsedDistinct);
+    Collection* collection, size_t plannerOptions, ParsedDistinct* parsedDistinct);
 
 /*
  * Get a PlanExecutor for a query executing as part of a count command.
@@ -205,7 +213,7 @@ StatusWith<std::unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorDist
  * executing a count.
  */
 StatusWith<std::unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorCount(
-    OperationContext* opCtx,
+    const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext>& expCtx,
     Collection* collection,
     const CountCommand& request,
     bool explain,
@@ -231,7 +239,6 @@ StatusWith<std::unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorCoun
  * If the query cannot be executed, returns a Status indicating why.
  */
 StatusWith<std::unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorDelete(
-    OperationContext* opCtx,
     OpDebug* opDebug,
     Collection* collection,
     ParsedDelete* parsedDelete,
@@ -258,7 +265,6 @@ StatusWith<std::unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorDele
  * If the query cannot be executed, returns a Status indicating why.
  */
 StatusWith<std::unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter>> getExecutorUpdate(
-    OperationContext* opCtx,
     OpDebug* opDebug,
     Collection* collection,
     ParsedUpdate* parsedUpdate,
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/query/internal_plans.cpp b/src/mongo/db/query/internal_plans.cpp
index a9bc1b5021a..238f6636e0f 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/query/internal_plans.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/query/internal_plans.cpp
@@ -55,8 +55,11 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter> InternalPlanner::collection
     const Direction direction) {
     std::unique_ptr<WorkingSet> ws = std::make_unique<WorkingSet>();
 
+    auto expCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(
+        opCtx, std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface>(nullptr), NamespaceString(ns));
+
     if (nullptr == collection) {
-        auto eof = std::make_unique<EOFStage>(opCtx);
+        auto eof = std::make_unique<EOFStage>(expCtx.get());
         // Takes ownership of 'ws' and 'eof'.
         auto statusWithPlanExecutor = PlanExecutor::make(
             opCtx, std::move(ws), std::move(eof), nullptr, yieldPolicy, NamespaceString(ns));
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter> InternalPlanner::collection
 
     invariant(ns == collection->ns().ns());
 
-    auto cs = _collectionScan(opCtx, ws.get(), collection, direction);
+    auto cs = _collectionScan(expCtx, ws.get(), collection, direction);
 
     // Takes ownership of 'ws' and 'cs'.
     auto statusWithPlanExecutor =
@@ -84,10 +87,13 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter> InternalPlanner::deleteWith
     invariant(collection);
     auto ws = std::make_unique<WorkingSet>();
 
-    auto root = _collectionScan(opCtx, ws.get(), collection, direction);
+    auto expCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(
+        opCtx, std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface>(nullptr), collection->ns());
+
+    auto root = _collectionScan(expCtx, ws.get(), collection, direction);
 
     root = std::make_unique<DeleteStage>(
-        opCtx, std::move(params), ws.get(), collection, root.release());
+        expCtx.get(), std::move(params), ws.get(), collection, root.release());
 
     auto executor =
         PlanExecutor::make(opCtx, std::move(ws), std::move(root), collection, yieldPolicy);
@@ -108,7 +114,10 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter> InternalPlanner::indexScan(
     int options) {
     auto ws = std::make_unique<WorkingSet>();
 
-    std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> root = _indexScan(opCtx,
+    auto expCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(
+        opCtx, std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface>(nullptr), collection->ns());
+
+    std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> root = _indexScan(expCtx,
                                                  ws.get(),
                                                  collection,
                                                  descriptor,
@@ -137,7 +146,10 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter> InternalPlanner::deleteWith
     invariant(collection);
     auto ws = std::make_unique<WorkingSet>();
 
-    std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> root = _indexScan(opCtx,
+    auto expCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(
+        opCtx, std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface>(nullptr), collection->ns());
+
+    std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> root = _indexScan(expCtx,
                                                  ws.get(),
                                                  collection,
                                                  descriptor,
@@ -148,7 +160,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter> InternalPlanner::deleteWith
                                                  InternalPlanner::IXSCAN_FETCH);
 
     root = std::make_unique<DeleteStage>(
-        opCtx, std::move(params), ws.get(), collection, root.release());
+        expCtx.get(), std::move(params), ws.get(), collection, root.release());
 
     auto executor =
         PlanExecutor::make(opCtx, std::move(ws), std::move(root), collection, yieldPolicy);
@@ -166,13 +178,16 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter> InternalPlanner::updateWith
     invariant(collection);
     auto ws = std::make_unique<WorkingSet>();
 
-    auto idHackStage = std::make_unique<IDHackStage>(opCtx, key, ws.get(), descriptor);
+    auto expCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(
+        opCtx, std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface>(nullptr), collection->ns());
+
+    auto idHackStage = std::make_unique<IDHackStage>(expCtx.get(), key, ws.get(), descriptor);
 
     const bool isUpsert = params.request->isUpsert();
     auto root = (isUpsert ? std::make_unique<UpsertStage>(
-                                opCtx, params, ws.get(), collection, idHackStage.release())
+                                expCtx.get(), params, ws.get(), collection, idHackStage.release())
                           : std::make_unique<UpdateStage>(
-                                opCtx, params, ws.get(), collection, idHackStage.release()));
+                                expCtx.get(), params, ws.get(), collection, idHackStage.release()));
 
     auto executor =
         PlanExecutor::make(opCtx, std::move(ws), std::move(root), collection, yieldPolicy);
@@ -180,14 +195,16 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter> InternalPlanner::updateWith
     return std::move(executor.getValue());
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> InternalPlanner::_collectionScan(OperationContext* opCtx,
-                                                            WorkingSet* ws,
-                                                            const Collection* collection,
-                                                            Direction direction) {
+std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> InternalPlanner::_collectionScan(
+    const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext>& expCtx,
+    WorkingSet* ws,
+    const Collection* collection,
+    Direction direction) {
     invariant(collection);
 
     CollectionScanParams params;
-    params.shouldWaitForOplogVisibility = shouldWaitForOplogVisibility(opCtx, collection, false);
+    params.shouldWaitForOplogVisibility =
+        shouldWaitForOplogVisibility(expCtx->opCtx, collection, false);
 
     if (FORWARD == direction) {
         params.direction = CollectionScanParams::FORWARD;
@@ -195,22 +212,23 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> InternalPlanner::_collectionScan(OperationContext* op
         params.direction = CollectionScanParams::BACKWARD;
     }
 
-    return std::make_unique<CollectionScan>(opCtx, collection, params, ws, nullptr);
+    return std::make_unique<CollectionScan>(expCtx.get(), collection, params, ws, nullptr);
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> InternalPlanner::_indexScan(OperationContext* opCtx,
-                                                       WorkingSet* ws,
-                                                       const Collection* collection,
-                                                       const IndexDescriptor* descriptor,
-                                                       const BSONObj& startKey,
-                                                       const BSONObj& endKey,
-                                                       BoundInclusion boundInclusion,
-                                                       Direction direction,
-                                                       int options) {
+std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> InternalPlanner::_indexScan(
+    const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext>& expCtx,
+    WorkingSet* ws,
+    const Collection* collection,
+    const IndexDescriptor* descriptor,
+    const BSONObj& startKey,
+    const BSONObj& endKey,
+    BoundInclusion boundInclusion,
+    Direction direction,
+    int options) {
     invariant(collection);
     invariant(descriptor);
 
-    IndexScanParams params(opCtx, descriptor);
+    IndexScanParams params(expCtx->opCtx, descriptor);
     params.direction = direction;
     params.bounds.isSimpleRange = true;
     params.bounds.startKey = startKey;
@@ -219,10 +237,10 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> InternalPlanner::_indexScan(OperationContext* opCtx,
     params.shouldDedup = descriptor->isMultikey();
 
     std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> root =
-        std::make_unique<IndexScan>(opCtx, std::move(params), ws, nullptr);
+        std::make_unique<IndexScan>(expCtx.get(), std::move(params), ws, nullptr);
 
     if (InternalPlanner::IXSCAN_FETCH & options) {
-        root = std::make_unique<FetchStage>(opCtx, ws, std::move(root), nullptr, collection);
+        root = std::make_unique<FetchStage>(expCtx.get(), ws, std::move(root), nullptr, collection);
     }
 
     return root;
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/query/internal_plans.h b/src/mongo/db/query/internal_plans.h
index a846a55b60b..228f6f4fd97 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/query/internal_plans.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/query/internal_plans.h
@@ -130,25 +130,27 @@ private:
      *
      * Used as a helper for collectionScan() and deleteWithCollectionScan().
      */
-    static std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> _collectionScan(OperationContext* opCtx,
-                                                      WorkingSet* ws,
-                                                      const Collection* collection,
-                                                      Direction direction);
+    static std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> _collectionScan(
+        const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext>& expCtx,
+        WorkingSet* ws,
+        const Collection* collection,
+        Direction direction);
 
     /**
      * Returns a plan stage that is either an index scan or an index scan with a fetch stage.
      *
      * Used as a helper for indexScan() and deleteWithIndexScan().
      */
-    static std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> _indexScan(OperationContext* opCtx,
-                                                 WorkingSet* ws,
-                                                 const Collection* collection,
-                                                 const IndexDescriptor* descriptor,
-                                                 const BSONObj& startKey,
-                                                 const BSONObj& endKey,
-                                                 BoundInclusion boundInclusion,
-                                                 Direction direction = FORWARD,
-                                                 int options = IXSCAN_DEFAULT);
+    static std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> _indexScan(
+        const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext>& expCtx,
+        WorkingSet* ws,
+        const Collection* collection,
+        const IndexDescriptor* descriptor,
+        const BSONObj& startKey,
+        const BSONObj& endKey,
+        BoundInclusion boundInclusion,
+        Direction direction = FORWARD,
+        int options = IXSCAN_DEFAULT);
 };
 
 }  // namespace mongo
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/query/plan_cache_indexability_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/query/plan_cache_indexability_test.cpp
index 471e57bfafb..2748bfd85ac 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/query/plan_cache_indexability_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/query/plan_cache_indexability_test.cpp
@@ -41,10 +41,19 @@
 namespace mongo {
 namespace {
 
-std::unique_ptr<MatchExpression> parseMatchExpression(const BSONObj& obj,
-                                                      const CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr) {
-    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(collator);
+/**
+ * Produce a MatchExpression from BSON.
+ *
+ * If the caller would like the MatchExpression to have a collation associated with it, they may
+ * pass in an ExpressionContext owning the collation. Otherwise the caller may pass nullptr and a
+ * default-constructed ExpressionContextForTest will be used.
+ */
+std::unique_ptr<MatchExpression> parseMatchExpression(
+    const BSONObj& obj, boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx = nullptr) {
+    if (!expCtx) {
+        expCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContextForTest>();
+    }
+
     StatusWithMatchExpression status = MatchExpressionParser::parse(obj, std::move(expCtx));
     if (!status.isOK()) {
         FAIL(str::stream() << "failed to parse query: " << obj.toString()
@@ -400,6 +409,9 @@ TEST(PlanCacheIndexabilityTest, DiscriminatorForCollationIndicatesWhenCollations
     entry.collator = &collator;
     state.updateDiscriminators({entry});
 
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
+    expCtx->setCollator(collator.clone());
+
     auto discriminators = state.getDiscriminators("a");
     ASSERT_EQ(1U, discriminators.size());
     ASSERT(discriminators.find("a_1") != discriminators.end());
@@ -409,14 +421,13 @@ TEST(PlanCacheIndexabilityTest, DiscriminatorForCollationIndicatesWhenCollations
     // Index collator matches query collator.
     ASSERT_EQ(true,
               disc.isMatchCompatibleWithIndex(
-                  parseMatchExpression(fromjson("{a: 'abc'}"), &collator).get()));
+                  parseMatchExpression(fromjson("{a: 'abc'}"), expCtx).get()));
     ASSERT_EQ(true,
               disc.isMatchCompatibleWithIndex(
-                  parseMatchExpression(fromjson("{a: {$in: ['abc', 'xyz']}}"), &collator).get()));
-    ASSERT_EQ(
-        true,
-        disc.isMatchCompatibleWithIndex(
-            parseMatchExpression(fromjson("{a: {$_internalExprEq: 'abc'}}}"), &collator).get()));
+                  parseMatchExpression(fromjson("{a: {$in: ['abc', 'xyz']}}"), expCtx).get()));
+    ASSERT_EQ(true,
+              disc.isMatchCompatibleWithIndex(
+                  parseMatchExpression(fromjson("{a: {$_internalExprEq: 'abc'}}}"), expCtx).get()));
 
     // Expression is not a ComparisonMatchExpression, InternalExprEqMatchExpression or
     // InMatchExpression.
@@ -547,6 +558,10 @@ TEST(PlanCacheIndexabilityTest, WildcardWithCollationDiscriminator) {
     auto entryProjExecPair = makeWildcardEntry(BSON("a.$**" << 1));
     CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
     entryProjExecPair.first.collator = &collator;
+
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
+    expCtx->setCollator(collator.clone());
+
     state.updateDiscriminators({entryProjExecPair.first});
 
     const auto unindexedPathDiscriminators = state.buildWildcardDiscriminators("notIndexed");
@@ -563,7 +578,7 @@ TEST(PlanCacheIndexabilityTest, WildcardWithCollationDiscriminator) {
         parseMatchExpression(fromjson("{a: \"hello world\"}"), nullptr).get()));
     // Match expression which uses the same collation as the index is.
     ASSERT_TRUE(disc.isMatchCompatibleWithIndex(
-        parseMatchExpression(fromjson("{a: \"hello world\"}"), &collator).get()));
+        parseMatchExpression(fromjson("{a: \"hello world\"}"), expCtx).get()));
 }
 
 TEST(PlanCacheIndexabilityTest, WildcardPartialIndexDiscriminator) {
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/query/projection_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/query/projection_test.cpp
index b52d27bfb80..9050416deef 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/query/projection_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/query/projection_test.cpp
@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@ projection_ast::Projection createProjection(const BSONObj& query,
                                             ProjectionPolicies policies = {}) {
     QueryTestServiceContext serviceCtx;
     auto opCtx = serviceCtx.makeOperationContext();
-    const CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
     const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(
-        new ExpressionContext(opCtx.get(), collator, kTestNss));
+        new ExpressionContext(opCtx.get(), std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface>(nullptr), kTestNss));
     StatusWithMatchExpression statusWithMatcher =
         MatchExpressionParser::parse(query, std::move(expCtx));
     ASSERT_OK(statusWithMatcher.getStatus());
@@ -85,9 +84,8 @@ void assertInvalidProjection(const char* queryStr, const char* projStr) {
     BSONObj projObj = fromjson(projStr);
     QueryTestServiceContext serviceCtx;
     auto opCtx = serviceCtx.makeOperationContext();
-    const CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
     const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(
-        new ExpressionContext(opCtx.get(), collator, kTestNss));
+        new ExpressionContext(opCtx.get(), std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface>(nullptr), kTestNss));
     StatusWithMatchExpression statusWithMatcher =
         MatchExpressionParser::parse(query, std::move(expCtx));
     ASSERT_OK(statusWithMatcher.getStatus());
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/query/query_planner_partialidx_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/query/query_planner_partialidx_test.cpp
index 124b75c7518..ecb574fa728 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/query/query_planner_partialidx_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/query/query_planner_partialidx_test.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 namespace mongo {
 namespace {
 
+const static NamespaceString kNs("db.dummyNs");
+
 TEST_F(QueryPlannerTest, PartialIndexEq) {
     params.options = QueryPlannerParams::NO_TABLE_SCAN;
     BSONObj filterObj(fromjson("{a: {$gt: 0}}"));
@@ -448,9 +450,14 @@ TEST_F(QueryPlannerTest, PartialIndexNor) {
 TEST_F(QueryPlannerTest, PartialIndexStringComparisonMatchingCollators) {
     params.options = QueryPlannerParams::NO_TABLE_SCAN;
     BSONObj filterObj(fromjson("{a: {$gt: 'cba'}}"));
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
-    std::unique_ptr<MatchExpression> filterExpr = parseMatchExpression(filterObj, &collator);
-    addIndex(fromjson("{a: 1}"), filterExpr.get(), &collator);
+
+    auto expCtxForPartialFilter = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(
+        opCtx.get(),
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString),
+        kNs);
+    std::unique_ptr<MatchExpression> filterExpr =
+        parseMatchExpression(filterObj, expCtxForPartialFilter);
+    addIndex(fromjson("{a: 1}"), filterExpr.get(), expCtxForPartialFilter->getCollator());
 
     runQueryAsCommand(
         fromjson("{find: 'testns', filter: {a: 'abc'}, collation: {locale: 'reverse'}}"));
@@ -468,9 +475,14 @@ TEST_F(QueryPlannerTest, PartialIndexStringComparisonMatchingCollators) {
 TEST_F(QueryPlannerTest, PartialIndexNoStringComparisonNonMatchingCollators) {
     params.options = QueryPlannerParams::NO_TABLE_SCAN;
     BSONObj filterObj(fromjson("{a: {$gt: 0}}"));
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
-    std::unique_ptr<MatchExpression> filterExpr = parseMatchExpression(filterObj, &collator);
-    addIndex(fromjson("{a: 1}"), filterExpr.get(), &collator);
+
+    auto expCtxForPartialFilter = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(
+        opCtx.get(),
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString),
+        kNs);
+    std::unique_ptr<MatchExpression> filterExpr =
+        parseMatchExpression(filterObj, expCtxForPartialFilter);
+    addIndex(fromjson("{a: 1}"), filterExpr.get(), expCtxForPartialFilter->getCollator());
 
     runQueryAsCommand(fromjson("{find: 'testns', filter: {a: 1}, collation: {locale: 'reverse'}}"));
     assertNumSolutions(1U);
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/query/query_planner_test_fixture.cpp b/src/mongo/db/query/query_planner_test_fixture.cpp
index 0ea76a16783..805fccdbc1f 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/query/query_planner_test_fixture.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/query/query_planner_test_fixture.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ const NamespaceString QueryPlannerTest::nss("test.collection");
 
 void QueryPlannerTest::setUp() {
     opCtx = serviceContext.makeOperationContext();
+    expCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(
+        opCtx.get(), std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface>(nullptr), nss);
     internalQueryPlannerEnableHashIntersection.store(true);
     params.options = QueryPlannerParams::INCLUDE_COLLSCAN;
     addIndex(BSON("_id" << 1));
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ void QueryPlannerTest::clearState() {
     plannerStatus = Status::OK();
     solns.clear();
     cq.reset();
+    expCtx.reset();
     relaxBoundsCheck = false;
 }
 
@@ -327,7 +330,6 @@ void QueryPlannerTest::runQueryFull(const BSONObj& query,
     qr->setHint(hint);
     qr->setMin(minObj);
     qr->setMax(maxObj);
-    const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx;
     auto statusWithCQ =
         CanonicalQuery::canonicalize(opCtx.get(),
                                      std::move(qr),
@@ -408,7 +410,6 @@ void QueryPlannerTest::runInvalidQueryFull(const BSONObj& query,
     qr->setHint(hint);
     qr->setMin(minObj);
     qr->setMax(maxObj);
-    const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx;
     auto statusWithCQ =
         CanonicalQuery::canonicalize(opCtx.get(),
                                      std::move(qr),
@@ -432,7 +433,6 @@ void QueryPlannerTest::runQueryAsCommand(const BSONObj& cmdObj) {
     std::unique_ptr<QueryRequest> qr(
         assertGet(QueryRequest::makeFromFindCommand(nss, cmdObj, isExplain)));
 
-    const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx;
     auto statusWithCQ =
         CanonicalQuery::canonicalize(opCtx.get(),
                                      std::move(qr),
@@ -456,7 +456,6 @@ void QueryPlannerTest::runInvalidQueryAsCommand(const BSONObj& cmdObj) {
     std::unique_ptr<QueryRequest> qr(
         assertGet(QueryRequest::makeFromFindCommand(nss, cmdObj, isExplain)));
 
-    const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx;
     auto statusWithCQ =
         CanonicalQuery::canonicalize(opCtx.get(),
                                      std::move(qr),
@@ -550,10 +549,13 @@ void QueryPlannerTest::assertHasOnlyCollscan() const {
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<MatchExpression> QueryPlannerTest::parseMatchExpression(
-    const BSONObj& obj, const CollatorInterface* collator) {
-    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(collator);
-    StatusWithMatchExpression status = MatchExpressionParser::parse(obj, std::move(expCtx));
+    const BSONObj& obj, const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext>& optionalExpCtx) {
+    auto expCtx = optionalExpCtx;
+    if (!expCtx.get()) {
+        expCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContextForTest>();
+    }
+
+    StatusWithMatchExpression status = MatchExpressionParser::parse(obj, expCtx);
     if (!status.isOK()) {
         FAIL(str::stream() << "failed to parse query: " << obj.toString()
                            << ". Reason: " << status.getStatus().toString());
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/query/query_planner_test_fixture.h b/src/mongo/db/query/query_planner_test_fixture.h
index 4743f505fa2..d133a83002c 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/query/query_planner_test_fixture.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/query/query_planner_test_fixture.h
@@ -222,9 +222,16 @@ protected:
 
     /**
      * Helper function to parse a MatchExpression.
+     *
+     * If the caller wants a collator to be used with the match expression, pass an expression
+     * context owning that collator as the second argument. The expression context passed must
+     * outlive the returned match expression.
+     *
+     * If no ExpressionContext is passed a default-constructed ExpressionContextForTest will be
+     * used.
      */
-    static std::unique_ptr<MatchExpression> parseMatchExpression(
-        const BSONObj& obj, const CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr);
+    std::unique_ptr<MatchExpression> parseMatchExpression(
+        const BSONObj& obj, const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext>& expCtx = nullptr);
 
     //
     // Data members.
@@ -234,6 +241,8 @@ protected:
 
     QueryTestServiceContext serviceContext;
     ServiceContext::UniqueOperationContext opCtx;
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx;
+
     BSONObj queryObj;
     std::unique_ptr<CanonicalQuery> cq;
     QueryPlannerParams params;
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/query/query_planner_test_lib.cpp b/src/mongo/db/query/query_planner_test_lib.cpp
index dc1ee631607..2abe9e00aa0 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/query/query_planner_test_lib.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/query/query_planner_test_lib.cpp
@@ -76,9 +76,8 @@ bool filterMatches(const BSONObj& testFilter,
     }
 
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(testCollator.get());
-    StatusWithMatchExpression statusWithMatcher =
-        MatchExpressionParser::parse(testFilter, std::move(expCtx));
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(testCollator));
+    StatusWithMatchExpression statusWithMatcher = MatchExpressionParser::parse(testFilter, expCtx);
     if (!statusWithMatcher.isOK()) {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/query/query_solution_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/query/query_solution_test.cpp
index 142ed16fd2a..fb79d1e69b6 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/query/query_solution_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/query/query_solution_test.cpp
@@ -717,9 +717,8 @@ TEST(QuerySolutionTest, IndexScanNodeHasFieldExcludesSimpleBoundsStringFieldWhen
 auto createMatchExprAndProjection(const BSONObj& query, const BSONObj& projObj) {
     QueryTestServiceContext serviceCtx;
     auto opCtx = serviceCtx.makeOperationContext();
-    const CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
-    const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(
-        new ExpressionContext(opCtx.get(), collator, NamespaceString("test.dummy")));
+    const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(new ExpressionContext(
+        opCtx.get(), std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface>(nullptr), NamespaceString("test.dummy")));
     StatusWithMatchExpression queryMatchExpr =
         MatchExpressionParser::parse(query, std::move(expCtx));
     ASSERT(queryMatchExpr.isOK());
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/query/stage_builder.cpp b/src/mongo/db/query/stage_builder.cpp
index 907f8018f27..01005defd04 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/query/stage_builder.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/query/stage_builder.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> buildStages(OperationContext* opCtx,
                                        const QuerySolution& qsol,
                                        const QuerySolutionNode* root,
                                        WorkingSet* ws) {
+    auto* const expCtx = cq.getExpCtx().get();
     switch (root->getType()) {
         case STAGE_COLLSCAN: {
             const CollectionScanNode* csn = static_cast<const CollectionScanNode*>(root);
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> buildStages(OperationContext* opCtx,
             params.resumeAfterRecordId = csn->resumeAfterRecordId;
             params.stopApplyingFilterAfterFirstMatch = csn->stopApplyingFilterAfterFirstMatch;
             return std::make_unique<CollectionScan>(
-                opCtx, collection, params, ws, csn->filter.get());
+                expCtx, collection, params, ws, csn->filter.get());
         }
         case STAGE_IXSCAN: {
             const IndexScanNode* ixn = static_cast<const IndexScanNode*>(root);
@@ -113,13 +114,13 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> buildStages(OperationContext* opCtx,
             params.direction = ixn->direction;
             params.addKeyMetadata = ixn->addKeyMetadata;
             params.shouldDedup = ixn->shouldDedup;
-            return std::make_unique<IndexScan>(opCtx, std::move(params), ws, ixn->filter.get());
+            return std::make_unique<IndexScan>(expCtx, std::move(params), ws, ixn->filter.get());
         }
         case STAGE_FETCH: {
             const FetchNode* fn = static_cast<const FetchNode*>(root);
             auto childStage = buildStages(opCtx, collection, cq, qsol, fn->children[0], ws);
             return std::make_unique<FetchStage>(
-                opCtx, ws, std::move(childStage), fn->filter.get(), collection);
+                expCtx, ws, std::move(childStage), fn->filter.get(), collection);
         }
         case STAGE_SORT_DEFAULT: {
             auto snDefault = static_cast<const SortNodeDefault*>(root);
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> buildStages(OperationContext* opCtx,
             auto returnKeyNode = static_cast<const ReturnKeyNode*>(root);
             auto childStage =
                 buildStages(opCtx, collection, cq, qsol, returnKeyNode->children[0], ws);
-            return std::make_unique<ReturnKeyStage>(opCtx,
+            return std::make_unique<ReturnKeyStage>(expCtx,
                                                     std::move(returnKeyNode->sortKeyMetaFields),
                                                     ws,
                                                     cq.getExpCtx()->sortKeyFormat,
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> buildStages(OperationContext* opCtx,
         case STAGE_PROJECTION_COVERED: {
             auto pn = static_cast<const ProjectionNodeCovered*>(root);
             auto childStage = buildStages(opCtx, collection, cq, qsol, pn->children[0], ws);
-            return std::make_unique<ProjectionStageCovered>(cq.getExpCtx(),
+            return std::make_unique<ProjectionStageCovered>(cq.getExpCtx().get(),
                                                             cq.getQueryRequest().getProj(),
                                                             cq.getProj(),
                                                             ws,
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> buildStages(OperationContext* opCtx,
         case STAGE_PROJECTION_SIMPLE: {
             auto pn = static_cast<const ProjectionNodeSimple*>(root);
             auto childStage = buildStages(opCtx, collection, cq, qsol, pn->children[0], ws);
-            return std::make_unique<ProjectionStageSimple>(cq.getExpCtx(),
+            return std::make_unique<ProjectionStageSimple>(cq.getExpCtx().get(),
                                                            cq.getQueryRequest().getProj(),
                                                            cq.getProj(),
                                                            ws,
@@ -192,16 +193,16 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> buildStages(OperationContext* opCtx,
         case STAGE_LIMIT: {
             const LimitNode* ln = static_cast<const LimitNode*>(root);
             auto childStage = buildStages(opCtx, collection, cq, qsol, ln->children[0], ws);
-            return std::make_unique<LimitStage>(opCtx, ln->limit, ws, std::move(childStage));
+            return std::make_unique<LimitStage>(expCtx, ln->limit, ws, std::move(childStage));
         }
         case STAGE_SKIP: {
             const SkipNode* sn = static_cast<const SkipNode*>(root);
             auto childStage = buildStages(opCtx, collection, cq, qsol, sn->children[0], ws);
-            return std::make_unique<SkipStage>(opCtx, sn->skip, ws, std::move(childStage));
+            return std::make_unique<SkipStage>(expCtx, sn->skip, ws, std::move(childStage));
         }
         case STAGE_AND_HASH: {
             const AndHashNode* ahn = static_cast<const AndHashNode*>(root);
-            auto ret = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(opCtx, ws);
+            auto ret = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(expCtx, ws);
             for (size_t i = 0; i < ahn->children.size(); ++i) {
                 auto childStage = buildStages(opCtx, collection, cq, qsol, ahn->children[i], ws);
                 ret->addChild(std::move(childStage));
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> buildStages(OperationContext* opCtx,
         }
         case STAGE_OR: {
             const OrNode* orn = static_cast<const OrNode*>(root);
-            auto ret = std::make_unique<OrStage>(opCtx, ws, orn->dedup, orn->filter.get());
+            auto ret = std::make_unique<OrStage>(expCtx, ws, orn->dedup, orn->filter.get());
             for (size_t i = 0; i < orn->children.size(); ++i) {
                 auto childStage = buildStages(opCtx, collection, cq, qsol, orn->children[i], ws);
                 ret->addChild(std::move(childStage));
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> buildStages(OperationContext* opCtx,
         }
         case STAGE_AND_SORTED: {
             const AndSortedNode* asn = static_cast<const AndSortedNode*>(root);
-            auto ret = std::make_unique<AndSortedStage>(opCtx, ws);
+            auto ret = std::make_unique<AndSortedStage>(expCtx, ws);
             for (size_t i = 0; i < asn->children.size(); ++i) {
                 auto childStage = buildStages(opCtx, collection, cq, qsol, asn->children[i], ws);
                 ret->addChild(std::move(childStage));
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> buildStages(OperationContext* opCtx,
             params.dedup = msn->dedup;
             params.pattern = msn->sort;
             params.collator = cq.getCollator();
-            auto ret = std::make_unique<MergeSortStage>(opCtx, params, ws);
+            auto ret = std::make_unique<MergeSortStage>(expCtx, params, ws);
             for (size_t i = 0; i < msn->children.size(); ++i) {
                 auto childStage = buildStages(opCtx, collection, cq, qsol, msn->children[i], ws);
                 ret->addChild(std::move(childStage));
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> buildStages(OperationContext* opCtx,
                 opCtx, node->index.identifier.catalogName);
             invariant(twoDIndex);
 
-            return std::make_unique<GeoNear2DStage>(params, opCtx, ws, twoDIndex);
+            return std::make_unique<GeoNear2DStage>(params, expCtx, ws, twoDIndex);
         }
         case STAGE_GEO_NEAR_2DSPHERE: {
             const GeoNear2DSphereNode* node = static_cast<const GeoNear2DSphereNode*>(root);
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> buildStages(OperationContext* opCtx,
                 opCtx, node->index.identifier.catalogName);
             invariant(s2Index);
 
-            return std::make_unique<GeoNear2DSphereStage>(params, opCtx, ws, s2Index);
+            return std::make_unique<GeoNear2DSphereStage>(params, expCtx, ws, s2Index);
         }
         case STAGE_TEXT: {
             const TextNode* node = static_cast<const TextNode*>(root);
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> buildStages(OperationContext* opCtx,
             // created by planning a query that contains "no-op" expressions.
             params.query = static_cast<FTSQueryImpl&>(*node->ftsQuery);
             params.wantTextScore = cq.metadataDeps()[DocumentMetadataFields::kTextScore];
-            return std::make_unique<TextStage>(opCtx, params, ws, node->filter.get());
+            return std::make_unique<TextStage>(expCtx, params, ws, node->filter.get());
         }
         case STAGE_SHARDING_FILTER: {
             const ShardingFilterNode* fn = static_cast<const ShardingFilterNode*>(root);
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> buildStages(OperationContext* opCtx,
 
             auto css = CollectionShardingState::get(opCtx, collection->ns());
             return std::make_unique<ShardFilterStage>(
-                opCtx, css->getOwnershipFilter(opCtx), ws, std::move(childStage));
+                expCtx, css->getOwnershipFilter(opCtx), ws, std::move(childStage));
         }
         case STAGE_DISTINCT_SCAN: {
             const DistinctNode* dn = static_cast<const DistinctNode*>(root);
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> buildStages(OperationContext* opCtx,
             params.scanDirection = dn->direction;
             params.bounds = dn->bounds;
             params.fieldNo = dn->fieldNo;
-            return std::make_unique<DistinctScan>(opCtx, std::move(params), ws);
+            return std::make_unique<DistinctScan>(expCtx, std::move(params), ws);
         }
         case STAGE_COUNT_SCAN: {
             const CountScanNode* csn = static_cast<const CountScanNode*>(root);
@@ -342,13 +343,13 @@ std::unique_ptr<PlanStage> buildStages(OperationContext* opCtx,
             params.startKeyInclusive = csn->startKeyInclusive;
             params.endKey = csn->endKey;
             params.endKeyInclusive = csn->endKeyInclusive;
-            return std::make_unique<CountScan>(opCtx, std::move(params), ws);
+            return std::make_unique<CountScan>(expCtx, std::move(params), ws);
         }
         case STAGE_ENSURE_SORTED: {
             const EnsureSortedNode* esn = static_cast<const EnsureSortedNode*>(root);
             auto childStage = buildStages(opCtx, collection, cq, qsol, esn->children[0], ws);
             return std::make_unique<EnsureSortedStage>(
-                opCtx, esn->pattern, ws, std::move(childStage));
+                expCtx, esn->pattern, ws, std::move(childStage));
         }
         case STAGE_CACHED_PLAN:
         case STAGE_CHANGE_STREAM_PROXY:
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/repl/apply_ops.cpp b/src/mongo/db/repl/apply_ops.cpp
index 96582c70720..20129013287 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/repl/apply_ops.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/repl/apply_ops.cpp
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@ Status _checkPrecondition(OperationContext* opCtx,
 
         // applyOps does not allow any extensions, such as $text, $where, $geoNear, $near,
         // $nearSphere, or $expr.
-        boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(new ExpressionContext(opCtx, collator, nss));
+        boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(
+            new ExpressionContext(opCtx, CollatorInterface::cloneCollator(collator), nss));
         Matcher matcher(preCondition["res"].Obj(), std::move(expCtx));
         if (!matcher.matches(realres)) {
             result->append("got", realres);
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/repl/storage_interface_impl.cpp b/src/mongo/db/repl/storage_interface_impl.cpp
index f62634da128..8344fc7d500 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/repl/storage_interface_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/repl/storage_interface_impl.cpp
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ Status _updateWithQuery(OperationContext* opCtx,
         }
 
         auto planExecutorResult = mongo::getExecutorUpdate(
-            opCtx, nullptr, collection, &parsedUpdate, boost::none /* verbosity */);
+            nullptr, collection, &parsedUpdate, boost::none /* verbosity */);
         if (!planExecutorResult.isOK()) {
             return planExecutorResult.getStatus();
         }
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ Status StorageInterfaceImpl::deleteByFilter(OperationContext* opCtx,
         auto collection = collectionResult.getValue();
 
         auto planExecutorResult = mongo::getExecutorDelete(
-            opCtx, nullptr, collection, &parsedDelete, boost::none /* verbosity */);
+            nullptr, collection, &parsedDelete, boost::none /* verbosity */);
         if (!planExecutorResult.isOK()) {
             return planExecutorResult.getStatus();
         }
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/update/addtoset_node_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/update/addtoset_node_test.cpp
index 426d84aa0ba..9c3cac056be 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/update/addtoset_node_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/update/addtoset_node_test.cpp
@@ -321,9 +321,10 @@ TEST_F(AddToSetNodeTest, ApplyCreateEmptyArrayIsNotNoop) {
 
 TEST_F(AddToSetNodeTest, ApplyDeduplicationOfElementsToAddRespectsCollation) {
     auto update = fromjson("{$addToSet: {a: {$each: ['abc', 'ABC', 'def', 'abc']}}}");
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kToLowerString);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kToLowerString);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     AddToSetNode node;
     ASSERT_OK(node.init(update["$addToSet"]["a"], expCtx));
 
@@ -341,9 +342,10 @@ TEST_F(AddToSetNodeTest, ApplyDeduplicationOfElementsToAddRespectsCollation) {
 
 TEST_F(AddToSetNodeTest, ApplyComparisonToExistingElementsRespectsCollation) {
     auto update = fromjson("{$addToSet: {a: {$each: ['abc', 'def']}}}");
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kToLowerString);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kToLowerString);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     AddToSetNode node;
     ASSERT_OK(node.init(update["$addToSet"]["a"], expCtx));
 
@@ -385,12 +387,13 @@ DEATH_TEST_REGEX(AddToSetNodeTest,
                  CannotSetCollatorIfCollatorIsNonNull,
                  "Invariant failure.*!_collator") {
     auto update = fromjson("{$addToSet: {a: 1}}");
-    CollatorInterfaceMock caseInsensitiveCollator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kToLowerString);
+    auto caseInsensitiveCollator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kToLowerString);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&caseInsensitiveCollator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(caseInsensitiveCollator));
     AddToSetNode node;
     ASSERT_OK(node.init(update["$addToSet"]["a"], expCtx));
-    node.setCollator(&caseInsensitiveCollator);
+    node.setCollator(expCtx->getCollator());
 }
 
 DEATH_TEST_REGEX(AddToSetNodeTest, CannotSetCollatorTwice, "Invariant failure.*!_collator") {
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/update/compare_node_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/update/compare_node_test.cpp
index 698842855f0..246b933f7f7 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/update/compare_node_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/update/compare_node_test.cpp
@@ -296,9 +296,10 @@ TEST_F(CompareNodeTest, ApplyExistingEmbeddedDocMaxNumber) {
 
 TEST_F(CompareNodeTest, ApplyMinRespectsCollation) {
     auto update = fromjson("{$min: {a: 'dba'}}");
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     CompareNode node(CompareNode::CompareMode::kMin);
     ASSERT_OK(node.init(update["$min"]["a"], expCtx));
 
@@ -359,12 +360,14 @@ DEATH_TEST_REGEX(CompareNodeTest,
                  CannotSetCollatorIfCollatorIsNonNull,
                  "Invariant failure.*!_collator") {
     auto update = fromjson("{$max: {a: 1}}");
-    CollatorInterfaceMock caseInsensitiveCollator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kToLowerString);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kToLowerString);
+
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&caseInsensitiveCollator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     CompareNode node(CompareNode::CompareMode::kMax);
     ASSERT_OK(node.init(update["$max"]["a"], expCtx));
-    node.setCollator(&caseInsensitiveCollator);
+    node.setCollator(expCtx->getCollator());
 }
 
 DEATH_TEST_REGEX(CompareNodeTest, CannotSetCollatorTwice, "Invariant failure.*!_collator") {
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/update/pull_node_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/update/pull_node_test.cpp
index 39f41ba06f1..bca1b93a18f 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/update/pull_node_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/update/pull_node_test.cpp
@@ -319,9 +319,10 @@ TEST_F(PullNodeTest, ApplyWithCollation) {
     // With the collation, this update will pull any string whose reverse is greater than the
     // reverse of the "abc" string.
     auto update = fromjson("{$pull : {a: {$gt: 'abc'}}}");
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     PullNode node;
     ASSERT_OK(node.init(update["$pull"]["a"], expCtx));
 
@@ -338,9 +339,10 @@ TEST_F(PullNodeTest, ApplyWithCollation) {
 
 TEST_F(PullNodeTest, ApplyWithCollationDoesNotAffectNonStringMatches) {
     auto update = fromjson("{$pull : {a: {$lt: 1}}}");
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     PullNode node;
     ASSERT_OK(node.init(update["$pull"]["a"], expCtx));
 
@@ -357,9 +359,10 @@ TEST_F(PullNodeTest, ApplyWithCollationDoesNotAffectNonStringMatches) {
 
 TEST_F(PullNodeTest, ApplyWithCollationDoesNotAffectRegexMatches) {
     auto update = fromjson("{$pull : {a: /a/}}");
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     PullNode node;
     ASSERT_OK(node.init(update["$pull"]["a"], expCtx));
 
@@ -376,9 +379,10 @@ TEST_F(PullNodeTest, ApplyWithCollationDoesNotAffectRegexMatches) {
 
 TEST_F(PullNodeTest, ApplyStringLiteralMatchWithCollation) {
     auto update = fromjson("{$pull : {a: 'c'}}");
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     PullNode node;
     ASSERT_OK(node.init(update["$pull"]["a"], expCtx));
 
@@ -395,9 +399,10 @@ TEST_F(PullNodeTest, ApplyStringLiteralMatchWithCollation) {
 
 TEST_F(PullNodeTest, ApplyCollationDoesNotAffectNumberLiteralMatches) {
     auto update = fromjson("{$pull : {a: 99}}");
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     PullNode node;
     ASSERT_OK(node.init(update["$pull"]["a"], expCtx));
 
@@ -584,9 +589,10 @@ TEST_F(PullNodeTest, ApplyComplexDocAndMatching3) {
 
 TEST_F(PullNodeTest, ApplyFullPredicateWithCollation) {
     auto update = fromjson("{$pull: {'a.b': {x: 'blah'}}}");
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     PullNode node;
     ASSERT_OK(node.init(update["$pull"]["a.b"], expCtx));
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/update/pullall_node_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/update/pullall_node_test.cpp
index dd77b411dcf..6ca896d45b0 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/update/pullall_node_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/update/pullall_node_test.cpp
@@ -254,9 +254,10 @@ TEST_F(PullAllNodeTest, ApplyWithAllArrayElementsAndThenSome) {
 
 TEST_F(PullAllNodeTest, ApplyWithCollator) {
     auto update = fromjson("{$pullAll : {a: ['FOO', 'BAR']}}");
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kToLowerString);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kToLowerString);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     PullAllNode node;
     ASSERT_OK(node.init(update["$pullAll"]["a"], expCtx));
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/update/push_node_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/update/push_node_test.cpp
index 985ee81ca2c..b6fa5e59aaa 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/update/push_node_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/update/push_node_test.cpp
@@ -611,9 +611,10 @@ TEST_F(PushNodeTest, ApplyWithEmbeddedFieldSort) {
 
 TEST_F(PushNodeTest, ApplySortWithCollator) {
     auto update = fromjson("{$push: {a: {$each: ['ha'], $sort: 1}}}");
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     PushNode node;
     ASSERT_OK(node.init(update["$push"]["a"], expCtx));
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/update/update_driver.cpp b/src/mongo/db/update/update_driver.cpp
index 8f7024f80c1..9899fd44366 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/update/update_driver.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/update/update_driver.cpp
@@ -304,8 +304,6 @@ Status UpdateDriver::update(StringData matchedField,
 }
 
 void UpdateDriver::setCollator(const CollatorInterface* collator) {
-    _expCtx->setCollator(collator);
-
     if (_updateExecutor) {
         _updateExecutor->setCollator(collator);
     }
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/update/update_object_node_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/update/update_object_node_test.cpp
index 1025f93fb0e..e1c0282eaab 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/update/update_object_node_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/update/update_object_node_test.cpp
@@ -2017,9 +2017,10 @@ TEST_F(UpdateObjectNodeTest, ChildrenShouldBeAppliedInAlphabeticalOrder) {
 
 TEST_F(UpdateObjectNodeTest, CollatorShouldNotAffectUpdateOrder) {
     auto setUpdate = fromjson("{$set: {abc: 5, cba: 6}}");
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-    expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+    expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
     std::map<StringData, std::unique_ptr<ExpressionWithPlaceholder>> arrayFilters;
     std::set<std::string> foundIdentifiers;
     UpdateObjectNode root;
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/cursor_manager_test.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/cursor_manager_test.cpp
index a4c3d835079..e6227d325e6 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/cursor_manager_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/cursor_manager_test.cpp
@@ -71,8 +71,11 @@ public:
 
     std::unique_ptr<PlanExecutor, PlanExecutor::Deleter> makeFakePlanExecutor(
         OperationContext* opCtx) {
+        // Create a mock ExpressionContext.
+        auto expCtx = make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(opCtx, nullptr, kTestNss);
+
         auto workingSet = std::make_unique<WorkingSet>();
-        auto queuedDataStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(opCtx, workingSet.get());
+        auto queuedDataStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(expCtx.get(), workingSet.get());
         return unittest::assertGet(PlanExecutor::make(opCtx,
                                                       std::move(workingSet),
                                                       std::move(queuedDataStage),
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/documentsourcetests.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/documentsourcetests.cpp
index bf184315ecd..84738eb6e17 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/documentsourcetests.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/documentsourcetests.cpp
@@ -301,8 +301,11 @@ TEST_F(DocumentSourceCursorTest, TailableAwaitDataCursorShouldErrorAfterTimeout)
     collScanParams.tailable = true;
     auto filter = BSON("a" << 1);
     auto matchExpression = uassertStatusOK(MatchExpressionParser::parse(filter, ctx()));
-    auto collectionScan = std::make_unique<CollectionScan>(
-        opCtx(), readLock.getCollection(), collScanParams, workingSet.get(), matchExpression.get());
+    auto collectionScan = std::make_unique<CollectionScan>(ctx().get(),
+                                                           readLock.getCollection(),
+                                                           collScanParams,
+                                                           workingSet.get(),
+                                                           matchExpression.get());
     auto queryRequest = std::make_unique<QueryRequest>(nss);
     queryRequest->setFilter(filter);
     queryRequest->setTailableMode(TailableModeEnum::kTailableAndAwaitData);
@@ -340,8 +343,11 @@ TEST_F(DocumentSourceCursorTest, NonAwaitDataCursorShouldErrorAfterTimeout) {
     CollectionScanParams collScanParams;
     auto filter = BSON("a" << 1);
     auto matchExpression = uassertStatusOK(MatchExpressionParser::parse(filter, ctx()));
-    auto collectionScan = std::make_unique<CollectionScan>(
-        opCtx(), readLock.getCollection(), collScanParams, workingSet.get(), matchExpression.get());
+    auto collectionScan = std::make_unique<CollectionScan>(ctx().get(),
+                                                           readLock.getCollection(),
+                                                           collScanParams,
+                                                           workingSet.get(),
+                                                           matchExpression.get());
     auto queryRequest = std::make_unique<QueryRequest>(nss);
     queryRequest->setFilter(filter);
     auto canonicalQuery = unittest::assertGet(
@@ -386,8 +392,11 @@ TEST_F(DocumentSourceCursorTest, TailableAwaitDataCursorShouldErrorAfterBeingKil
     collScanParams.tailable = true;
     auto filter = BSON("a" << 1);
     auto matchExpression = uassertStatusOK(MatchExpressionParser::parse(filter, ctx()));
-    auto collectionScan = std::make_unique<CollectionScan>(
-        opCtx(), readLock.getCollection(), collScanParams, workingSet.get(), matchExpression.get());
+    auto collectionScan = std::make_unique<CollectionScan>(ctx().get(),
+                                                           readLock.getCollection(),
+                                                           collScanParams,
+                                                           workingSet.get(),
+                                                           matchExpression.get());
     auto queryRequest = std::make_unique<QueryRequest>(nss);
     queryRequest->setFilter(filter);
     queryRequest->setTailableMode(TailableModeEnum::kTailableAndAwaitData);
@@ -424,8 +433,11 @@ TEST_F(DocumentSourceCursorTest, NormalCursorShouldErrorAfterBeingKilled) {
     CollectionScanParams collScanParams;
     auto filter = BSON("a" << 1);
     auto matchExpression = uassertStatusOK(MatchExpressionParser::parse(filter, ctx()));
-    auto collectionScan = std::make_unique<CollectionScan>(
-        opCtx(), readLock.getCollection(), collScanParams, workingSet.get(), matchExpression.get());
+    auto collectionScan = std::make_unique<CollectionScan>(ctx().get(),
+                                                           readLock.getCollection(),
+                                                           collScanParams,
+                                                           workingSet.get(),
+                                                           matchExpression.get());
     auto queryRequest = std::make_unique<QueryRequest>(nss);
     queryRequest->setFilter(filter);
     auto canonicalQuery = unittest::assertGet(
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/matchertests.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/matchertests.cpp
index bc3e329816c..1ea2ba9233e 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/matchertests.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/matchertests.cpp
@@ -229,9 +229,8 @@ public:
         const NamespaceString nss("unittests.matchertests");
         AutoGetCollectionForReadCommand ctx(&opCtx, nss);
 
-        const CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
-        const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(
-            new ExpressionContext(opCtxPtr.get(), collator, kTestNss));
+        const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(new ExpressionContext(
+            opCtxPtr.get(), std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface>(nullptr), kTestNss));
         M m(BSON("$where"
                  << "function(){ return this.a == 1; }"),
             expCtx,
@@ -291,9 +290,10 @@ template <typename M>
 class Collator {
 public:
     void run() {
-        CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
+        auto collator =
+            std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kAlwaysEqual);
         boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx(new ExpressionContextForTest());
-        expCtx->setCollator(&collator);
+        expCtx->setCollator(std::move(collator));
         M matcher(BSON("a"
                        << "string"),
                   expCtx);
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/plan_executor_invalidation_test.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/plan_executor_invalidation_test.cpp
index 06b33cc30d4..a7e949465bd 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/plan_executor_invalidation_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/plan_executor_invalidation_test.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ static const NamespaceString nss("unittests.PlanExecutorInvalidationTest");
  */
 class PlanExecutorInvalidationTest : public unittest::Test {
 public:
-    PlanExecutorInvalidationTest() : _client(&_opCtx) {
+    PlanExecutorInvalidationTest()
+        : _client(&_opCtx), _expCtx(make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(&_opCtx, nullptr, nss)) {
         _ctx.reset(new dbtests::WriteContextForTests(&_opCtx, nss.ns()));
         _client.dropCollection(nss.ns());
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ public:
         params.direction = CollectionScanParams::FORWARD;
         params.tailable = false;
         unique_ptr<CollectionScan> scan(
-            new CollectionScan(&_opCtx, collection(), params, ws.get(), nullptr));
+            new CollectionScan(_expCtx.get(), collection(), params, ws.get(), nullptr));
 
         // Create a plan executor to hold it
         auto qr = std::make_unique<QueryRequest>(nss);
@@ -131,6 +132,8 @@ public:
     OperationContext& _opCtx = *_opCtxPtr;
     unique_ptr<dbtests::WriteContextForTests> _ctx;
     DBDirectClient _client;
+
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtx;
 };
 
 TEST_F(PlanExecutorInvalidationTest, ExecutorToleratesDeletedDocumentsDuringYield) {
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/plan_ranking.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/plan_ranking.cpp
index 95ff9f4da3d..8831ee951a0 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/plan_ranking.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/plan_ranking.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public:
         ASSERT_GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUALS(solutions.size(), 1U);
 
         // Fill out the MPR.
-        _mps.reset(new MultiPlanStage(&_opCtx, collection, cq));
+        _mps.reset(new MultiPlanStage(_expCtx.get(), collection, cq));
         unique_ptr<WorkingSet> ws(new WorkingSet());
         // Put each solution from the planner into the MPR.
         for (size_t i = 0; i < solutions.size(); ++i) {
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ protected:
     const ServiceContext::UniqueOperationContext _txnPtr = cc().makeOperationContext();
     OperationContext& _opCtx = *_txnPtr;
 
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtx =
+        make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(&_opCtx, nullptr, nss);
+
 private:
     // Holds the value of global "internalQueryForceIntersectionPlans" setParameter flag.
     // Restored at end of test invocation regardless of test result.
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_plan_executor.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_plan_executor.cpp
index 0529ec381bb..25182aa327b 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_plan_executor.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_plan_executor.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public:
 
         // Make the stage.
         unique_ptr<PlanStage> root(
-            new CollectionScan(&_opCtx, coll, csparams, ws.get(), cq.get()->root()));
+            new CollectionScan(cq->getExpCtx().get(), coll, csparams, ws.get(), cq.get()->root()));
 
         // Hand the plan off to the executor.
         auto statusWithPlanExecutor =
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ public:
 
 
         unique_ptr<WorkingSet> ws(new WorkingSet());
-        auto ixscan = std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, ixparams, ws.get(), nullptr);
+        auto ixscan = std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), ixparams, ws.get(), nullptr);
         unique_ptr<PlanStage> root =
-            std::make_unique<FetchStage>(&_opCtx, ws.get(), std::move(ixscan), nullptr, coll);
+            std::make_unique<FetchStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws.get(), std::move(ixscan), nullptr, coll);
 
         auto qr = std::make_unique<QueryRequest>(nss);
         auto statusWithCQ = CanonicalQuery::canonicalize(&_opCtx, std::move(qr));
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ protected:
     const ServiceContext::UniqueOperationContext _opCtxPtr = cc().makeOperationContext();
     OperationContext& _opCtx = *_opCtxPtr;
 
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtx =
+        make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(&_opCtx, nullptr, nss);
+
 private:
     const IndexDescriptor* getIndex(Database* db, const BSONObj& obj) {
         Collection* collection =
@@ -203,8 +206,6 @@ TEST_F(PlanExecutorTest, DropIndexScanAgg) {
 
     // Create the aggregation pipeline.
     std::vector<BSONObj> rawPipeline = {fromjson("{$match: {a: {$gte: 7, $lte: 10}}}")};
-    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContextForTest> expCtx =
-        new ExpressionContextForTest(&_opCtx, AggregationRequest(nss, rawPipeline));
 
     // Create an "inner" plan executor and register it with the cursor manager so that it can
     // get notified when the collection is dropped.
@@ -215,12 +216,12 @@ TEST_F(PlanExecutorTest, DropIndexScanAgg) {
     // in the pipeline.
     innerExec->saveState();
     auto cursorSource = DocumentSourceCursor::create(
-        collection, std::move(innerExec), expCtx, DocumentSourceCursor::CursorType::kRegular);
-    auto pipeline = Pipeline::create({cursorSource}, expCtx);
+        collection, std::move(innerExec), _expCtx, DocumentSourceCursor::CursorType::kRegular);
+    auto pipeline = Pipeline::create({cursorSource}, _expCtx);
 
     // Create the output PlanExecutor that pulls results from the pipeline.
     auto ws = std::make_unique<WorkingSet>();
-    auto proxy = std::make_unique<PipelineProxyStage>(&_opCtx, std::move(pipeline), ws.get());
+    auto proxy = std::make_unique<PipelineProxyStage>(_expCtx.get(), std::move(pipeline), ws.get());
 
     auto statusWithPlanExecutor = PlanExecutor::make(
         &_opCtx, std::move(ws), std::move(proxy), collection, PlanExecutor::NO_YIELD);
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_and.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_and.cpp
index f06e8fb3589..9750b9af706 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_and.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_and.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ protected:
     const ServiceContext::UniqueOperationContext _txnPtr = cc().makeOperationContext();
     OperationContext& _opCtx = *_txnPtr;
 
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtx =
+        make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(&_opCtx, nullptr, nss());
+
 private:
     DBDirectClient _client;
 };
@@ -199,18 +202,18 @@ public:
         addIndex(BSON("bar" << 1));
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
 
         // Foo <= 20.
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("foo" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 20);
         params.direction = -1;
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // Bar >= 10.
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("bar" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 10);
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // 'ah' reads the first child into its hash table: foo=20, foo=19, ..., foo=0
         // in that order. Read half of them.
@@ -286,19 +289,19 @@ public:
         addIndex(BSON("baz" << 1));
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
 
         // Foo <= 20 (descending).
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("foo" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 20);
         params.direction = -1;
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // Bar <= 19 (descending).
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("bar" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 19);
         params.direction = -1;
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // First call to work reads the first result from the children. The first result for the
         // first scan over foo is {foo: 20, bar: 20, baz: 20}. The first result for the second scan
@@ -366,19 +369,19 @@ public:
         addIndex(BSON("bar" << 1));
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
 
         // Foo <= 20
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("foo" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 20);
         params.direction = -1;
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // Bar >= 10
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("bar" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 10);
         params.direction = -1;
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // foo == bar == baz, and foo<=20, bar>=10, so our values are:
         // foo == 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
@@ -415,19 +418,19 @@ public:
         // before hashed AND is done reading the first child (stage has to
         // hold 21 keys in buffer for Foo <= 20).
         WorkingSet ws;
-        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(&_opCtx, &ws, 20 * big.size());
+        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws, 20 * big.size());
 
         // Foo <= 20
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("foo" << 1 << "big" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 20 << "" << big);
         params.direction = -1;
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // Bar >= 10
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("bar" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 10);
         params.direction = -1;
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // Stage execution should fail.
         ASSERT_EQUALS(-1, countResults(ah.get()));
@@ -462,19 +465,19 @@ public:
         // keys in last child's index are not buffered. There are 6 keys
         // that satisfy the criteria Foo <= 20 and Bar >= 10 and 5 <= baz <= 15.
         WorkingSet ws;
-        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(&_opCtx, &ws, 5 * big.size());
+        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws, 5 * big.size());
 
         // Foo <= 20
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("foo" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 20);
         params.direction = -1;
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // Bar >= 10
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("bar" << 1 << "big" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 10 << "" << big);
         params.direction = -1;
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // foo == bar == baz, and foo<=20, bar>=10, so our values are:
         // foo == 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.
@@ -504,24 +507,24 @@ public:
         addIndex(BSON("baz" << 1));
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
 
         // Foo <= 20
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("foo" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 20);
         params.direction = -1;
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // Bar >= 10
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("bar" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 10);
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // 5 <= baz <= 15
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("baz" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 5);
         params.bounds.endKey = BSON("" << 15);
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // foo == bar == baz, and foo<=20, bar>=10, 5<=baz<=15, so our values are:
         // foo == 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
@@ -562,24 +565,24 @@ public:
         // before hashed AND is done reading the second child (stage has to
         // hold 11 keys in buffer for Foo <= 20 and Bar >= 10).
         WorkingSet ws;
-        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(&_opCtx, &ws, 10 * big.size());
+        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws, 10 * big.size());
 
         // Foo <= 20
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("foo" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 20);
         params.direction = -1;
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // Bar >= 10
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("bar" << 1 << "big" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 10 << "" << big);
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // 5 <= baz <= 15
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("baz" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 5);
         params.bounds.endKey = BSON("" << 15);
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // Stage execution should fail.
         ASSERT_EQUALS(-1, countResults(ah.get()));
@@ -607,19 +610,19 @@ public:
         addIndex(BSON("bar" << 1));
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
 
         // Foo <= 20
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("foo" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 20);
         params.direction = -1;
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // Bar == 5.  Index scan should be eof.
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("bar" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 5);
         params.bounds.endKey = BSON("" << 5);
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         int count = 0;
         int works = 0;
@@ -664,12 +667,12 @@ public:
         addIndex(BSON("bar" << 1));
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
 
         // Foo >= 100
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("foo" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 100);
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // Bar <= 100
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("bar" << 1), coll));
@@ -681,7 +684,7 @@ public:
                                     << "");
         params.bounds.boundInclusion = BoundInclusion::kIncludeStartKeyOnly;
         params.direction = -1;
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         ASSERT_EQUALS(0, countResults(ah.get()));
     }
@@ -711,24 +714,24 @@ public:
         addIndex(BSON("bar" << 1));
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
 
         // Foo <= 20
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("foo" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 20);
         params.direction = -1;
-        auto firstScan = std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr);
+        auto firstScan = std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr);
 
         // First child of the AND_HASH stage is a Fetch. The NULL in the
         // constructor means there is no filter.
         auto fetch =
-            std::make_unique<FetchStage>(&_opCtx, &ws, std::move(firstScan), nullptr, coll);
+            std::make_unique<FetchStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws, std::move(firstScan), nullptr, coll);
         ah->addChild(std::move(fetch));
 
         // Bar >= 10
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("bar" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 10);
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // Check that the AndHash stage returns docs {foo: 10, bar: 10}
         // through {foo: 20, bar: 20}.
@@ -764,23 +767,23 @@ public:
         addIndex(BSON("bar" << 1));
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
 
         // Foo <= 20
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("foo" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 20);
         params.direction = -1;
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // Bar >= 10
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("bar" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 10);
-        auto secondScan = std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr);
+        auto secondScan = std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr);
 
         // Second child of the AND_HASH stage is a Fetch. The NULL in the
         // constructor means there is no filter.
         auto fetch =
-            std::make_unique<FetchStage>(&_opCtx, &ws, std::move(secondScan), nullptr, coll);
+            std::make_unique<FetchStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws, std::move(secondScan), nullptr, coll);
         ah->addChild(std::move(fetch));
 
         // Check that the AndHash stage returns docs {foo: 10, bar: 10}
@@ -813,9 +816,9 @@ public:
         //     Child2:  NEED_TIME, FAILURE
         {
             WorkingSet ws;
-            const auto andHashStage = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+            const auto andHashStage = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
 
-            auto childStage1 = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+            auto childStage1 = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
             {
                 WorkingSetID id = ws.allocate();
                 WorkingSetMember* wsm = ws.get(id);
@@ -825,7 +828,7 @@ public:
                 childStage1->pushBack(id);
             }
 
-            auto childStage2 = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+            auto childStage2 = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
             childStage2->pushBack(PlanStage::NEED_TIME);
             childStage2->pushBack(PlanStage::FAILURE);
 
@@ -846,9 +849,9 @@ public:
         //     Child2:  Data
         {
             WorkingSet ws;
-            const auto andHashStage = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+            const auto andHashStage = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
 
-            auto childStage1 = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+            auto childStage1 = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
 
             {
                 WorkingSetID id = ws.allocate();
@@ -860,7 +863,7 @@ public:
             }
             childStage1->pushBack(PlanStage::FAILURE);
 
-            auto childStage2 = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+            auto childStage2 = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
             {
                 WorkingSetID id = ws.allocate();
                 WorkingSetMember* wsm = ws.get(id);
@@ -887,9 +890,9 @@ public:
         //     Child2:  Data, FAILURE
         {
             WorkingSet ws;
-            const auto andHashStage = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+            const auto andHashStage = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
 
-            auto childStage1 = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+            auto childStage1 = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
             {
                 WorkingSetID id = ws.allocate();
                 WorkingSetMember* wsm = ws.get(id);
@@ -899,7 +902,7 @@ public:
                 childStage1->pushBack(id);
             }
 
-            auto childStage2 = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+            auto childStage2 = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
             {
                 WorkingSetID id = ws.allocate();
                 WorkingSetMember* wsm = ws.get(id);
@@ -951,19 +954,19 @@ public:
         addIndex(BSON("bar" << 1));
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndSortedStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndSortedStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
 
         // Scan over foo == 1.
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("foo" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 1);
         params.bounds.endKey = BSON("" << 1);
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // Scan over bar == 1.
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("bar" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 1);
         params.bounds.endKey = BSON("" << 1);
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // Get the set of RecordIds in our collection to use later.
         set<RecordId> data;
@@ -1068,25 +1071,25 @@ public:
         addIndex(BSON("baz" << 1));
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndSortedStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndSortedStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
 
         // Scan over foo == 1
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("foo" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 1);
         params.bounds.endKey = BSON("" << 1);
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // bar == 1
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("bar" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 1);
         params.bounds.endKey = BSON("" << 1);
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // baz == 1
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("baz" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 1);
         params.bounds.endKey = BSON("" << 1);
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         ASSERT_EQUALS(50, countResults(ah.get()));
     }
@@ -1113,19 +1116,19 @@ public:
         addIndex(BSON("bar" << 1));
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndSortedStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndSortedStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
 
         // Foo == 7.  Should be EOF.
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("foo" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 7);
         params.bounds.endKey = BSON("" << 7);
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // Bar == 20, not EOF.
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("bar" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 20);
         params.bounds.endKey = BSON("" << 20);
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         ASSERT_EQUALS(0, countResults(ah.get()));
     }
@@ -1156,19 +1159,19 @@ public:
         addIndex(BSON("bar" << 1));
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndSortedStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndSortedStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
 
         // foo == 7.
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("foo" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 7);
         params.bounds.endKey = BSON("" << 7);
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // bar == 20.
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("bar" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 20);
         params.bounds.endKey = BSON("" << 20);
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         ASSERT_EQUALS(0, countResults(ah.get()));
     }
@@ -1195,19 +1198,19 @@ public:
         addIndex(BSON("bar" << 1));
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+        auto ah = std::make_unique<AndHashStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
 
         // Scan over foo == 1
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("foo" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 1);
         params.bounds.endKey = BSON("" << 1);
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // Intersect with 7 <= bar < 10000
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("bar" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 7);
         params.bounds.endKey = BSON("" << 10000);
-        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        ah->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         WorkingSetID lastId = WorkingSet::INVALID_ID;
 
@@ -1257,25 +1260,25 @@ public:
         addIndex(BSON("bar" << 1));
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        unique_ptr<AndSortedStage> as = std::make_unique<AndSortedStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+        unique_ptr<AndSortedStage> as = std::make_unique<AndSortedStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
 
         // Scan over foo == 1
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("foo" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 1);
         params.bounds.endKey = BSON("" << 1);
-        auto firstScan = std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr);
+        auto firstScan = std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr);
 
         // First child of the AND_SORTED stage is a Fetch. The NULL in the
         // constructor means there is no filter.
         auto fetch =
-            std::make_unique<FetchStage>(&_opCtx, &ws, std::move(firstScan), nullptr, coll);
+            std::make_unique<FetchStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws, std::move(firstScan), nullptr, coll);
         as->addChild(std::move(fetch));
 
         // bar == 1
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("bar" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 1);
         params.bounds.endKey = BSON("" << 1);
-        as->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        as->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         for (int i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
             BSONObj obj = getNext(as.get(), &ws);
@@ -1310,24 +1313,24 @@ public:
         addIndex(BSON("bar" << 1));
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        unique_ptr<AndSortedStage> as = std::make_unique<AndSortedStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+        unique_ptr<AndSortedStage> as = std::make_unique<AndSortedStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
 
         // Scan over foo == 1
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("foo" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 1);
         params.bounds.endKey = BSON("" << 1);
-        as->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        as->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
 
         // bar == 1
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(BSON("bar" << 1), coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 1);
         params.bounds.endKey = BSON("" << 1);
-        auto secondScan = std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr);
+        auto secondScan = std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr);
 
         // Second child of the AND_SORTED stage is a Fetch. The NULL in the
         // constructor means there is no filter.
         auto fetch =
-            std::make_unique<FetchStage>(&_opCtx, &ws, std::move(secondScan), nullptr, coll);
+            std::make_unique<FetchStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws, std::move(secondScan), nullptr, coll);
         as->addChild(std::move(fetch));
 
         for (int i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_cached_plan.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_cached_plan.cpp
index fd3b508fc37..3811a73e3d0 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_cached_plan.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_cached_plan.cpp
@@ -152,13 +152,18 @@ public:
         const size_t decisionWorks = 10;
         const size_t mockWorks =
             1U + static_cast<size_t>(internalQueryCacheEvictionRatio * decisionWorks);
-        auto mockChild = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(&_opCtx, &_ws);
+        auto mockChild = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), &_ws);
         for (size_t i = 0; i < mockWorks; i++) {
             mockChild->pushBack(PlanStage::NEED_TIME);
         }
 
-        CachedPlanStage cachedPlanStage(
-            &_opCtx, collection, &_ws, cq, plannerParams, decisionWorks, std::move(mockChild));
+        CachedPlanStage cachedPlanStage(_expCtx.get(),
+                                        collection,
+                                        &_ws,
+                                        cq,
+                                        plannerParams,
+                                        decisionWorks,
+                                        std::move(mockChild));
 
         // This should succeed after triggering a replan.
         PlanYieldPolicy yieldPolicy(PlanExecutor::NO_YIELD,
@@ -171,6 +176,9 @@ protected:
     OperationContext& _opCtx = *_opCtxPtr;
     WorkingSet _ws;
     DBDirectClient _client{&_opCtx};
+
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtx =
+        make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(&_opCtx, nullptr, nss);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -199,13 +207,18 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageCachedPlan, QueryStageCachedPlanFailure) {
     fillOutPlannerParams(&_opCtx, collection, cq.get(), &plannerParams);
 
     // Queued data stage will return a failure during the cached plan trial period.
-    auto mockChild = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(&_opCtx, &_ws);
+    auto mockChild = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), &_ws);
     mockChild->pushBack(PlanStage::FAILURE);
 
     // High enough so that we shouldn't trigger a replan based on works.
     const size_t decisionWorks = 50;
-    CachedPlanStage cachedPlanStage(
-        &_opCtx, collection, &_ws, cq.get(), plannerParams, decisionWorks, std::move(mockChild));
+    CachedPlanStage cachedPlanStage(_expCtx.get(),
+                                    collection,
+                                    &_ws,
+                                    cq.get(),
+                                    plannerParams,
+                                    decisionWorks,
+                                    std::move(mockChild));
 
     // This should succeed after triggering a replan.
     PlanYieldPolicy yieldPolicy(PlanExecutor::NO_YIELD,
@@ -249,13 +262,18 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageCachedPlan, QueryStageCachedPlanHitMaxWorks) {
     const size_t decisionWorks = 10;
     const size_t mockWorks =
         1U + static_cast<size_t>(internalQueryCacheEvictionRatio * decisionWorks);
-    auto mockChild = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(&_opCtx, &_ws);
+    auto mockChild = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), &_ws);
     for (size_t i = 0; i < mockWorks; i++) {
         mockChild->pushBack(PlanStage::NEED_TIME);
     }
 
-    CachedPlanStage cachedPlanStage(
-        &_opCtx, collection, &_ws, cq.get(), plannerParams, decisionWorks, std::move(mockChild));
+    CachedPlanStage cachedPlanStage(_expCtx.get(),
+                                    collection,
+                                    &_ws,
+                                    cq.get(),
+                                    plannerParams,
+                                    decisionWorks,
+                                    std::move(mockChild));
 
     // This should succeed after triggering a replan.
     PlanYieldPolicy yieldPolicy(PlanExecutor::NO_YIELD,
@@ -453,13 +471,13 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageCachedPlan, ThrowsOnYieldRecoveryWhenIndexIsDroppedBeforePlanSe
     fillOutPlannerParams(&_opCtx, collection, cq.get(), &plannerParams);
 
     const size_t decisionWorks = 10;
-    CachedPlanStage cachedPlanStage(&_opCtx,
+    CachedPlanStage cachedPlanStage(_expCtx.get(),
                                     collection,
                                     &_ws,
                                     cq.get(),
                                     plannerParams,
                                     decisionWorks,
-                                    std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(&_opCtx, &_ws));
+                                    std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), &_ws));
 
     // Drop an index while the CachedPlanStage is in a saved state. Restoring should fail, since we
     // may still need the dropped index for plan selection.
@@ -495,13 +513,13 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageCachedPlan, DoesNotThrowOnYieldRecoveryWhenIndexIsDroppedAferPl
     fillOutPlannerParams(&_opCtx, collection, cq.get(), &plannerParams);
 
     const size_t decisionWorks = 10;
-    CachedPlanStage cachedPlanStage(&_opCtx,
+    CachedPlanStage cachedPlanStage(_expCtx.get(),
                                     collection,
                                     &_ws,
                                     cq.get(),
                                     plannerParams,
                                     decisionWorks,
-                                    std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(&_opCtx, &_ws));
+                                    std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), &_ws));
 
     PlanYieldPolicy yieldPolicy(PlanExecutor::YIELD_MANUAL,
                                 _opCtx.getServiceContext()->getFastClockSource());
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_collscan.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_collscan.cpp
index 5eb79bb6e80..9040569a58c 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_collscan.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_collscan.cpp
@@ -94,18 +94,15 @@ public:
         params.tailable = false;
 
         // Make the filter.
-        const CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
-        const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(
-            new ExpressionContext(&_opCtx, collator, nss));
         StatusWithMatchExpression statusWithMatcher =
-            MatchExpressionParser::parse(filterObj, expCtx);
+            MatchExpressionParser::parse(filterObj, _expCtx);
         verify(statusWithMatcher.isOK());
         unique_ptr<MatchExpression> filterExpr = std::move(statusWithMatcher.getValue());
 
         // Make a scan and have the runner own it.
         unique_ptr<WorkingSet> ws = std::make_unique<WorkingSet>();
         unique_ptr<PlanStage> ps = std::make_unique<CollectionScan>(
-            &_opCtx, collection, params, ws.get(), filterExpr.get());
+            _expCtx.get(), collection, params, ws.get(), filterExpr.get());
 
         auto statusWithPlanExecutor = PlanExecutor::make(
             &_opCtx, std::move(ws), std::move(ps), collection, PlanExecutor::NO_YIELD);
@@ -132,7 +129,7 @@ public:
         params.tailable = false;
 
         unique_ptr<CollectionScan> scan(
-            new CollectionScan(&_opCtx, collection, params, &ws, nullptr));
+            new CollectionScan(_expCtx.get(), collection, params, &ws, nullptr));
         while (!scan->isEOF()) {
             WorkingSetID id = WorkingSet::INVALID_ID;
             PlanStage::StageState state = scan->work(&id);
@@ -152,6 +149,9 @@ protected:
     const ServiceContext::UniqueOperationContext _txnPtr = cc().makeOperationContext();
     OperationContext& _opCtx = *_txnPtr;
 
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtx =
+        make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(&_opCtx, nullptr, nss);
+
 private:
     DBDirectClient _client;
 };
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageCollectionScanTest, QueryStageCollscanObjectsInOrderForward) {
     // Make a scan and have the runner own it.
     unique_ptr<WorkingSet> ws = std::make_unique<WorkingSet>();
     unique_ptr<PlanStage> ps =
-        std::make_unique<CollectionScan>(&_opCtx, collection, params, ws.get(), nullptr);
+        std::make_unique<CollectionScan>(_expCtx.get(), collection, params, ws.get(), nullptr);
 
     auto statusWithPlanExecutor = PlanExecutor::make(
         &_opCtx, std::move(ws), std::move(ps), collection, PlanExecutor::NO_YIELD);
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageCollectionScanTest, QueryStageCollscanObjectsInOrderBackward) {
 
     unique_ptr<WorkingSet> ws = std::make_unique<WorkingSet>();
     unique_ptr<PlanStage> ps =
-        std::make_unique<CollectionScan>(&_opCtx, collection, params, ws.get(), nullptr);
+        std::make_unique<CollectionScan>(_expCtx.get(), collection, params, ws.get(), nullptr);
 
     auto statusWithPlanExecutor = PlanExecutor::make(
         &_opCtx, std::move(ws), std::move(ps), collection, PlanExecutor::NO_YIELD);
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageCollectionScanTest, QueryStageCollscanDeleteUpcomingObject) {
     params.tailable = false;
 
     WorkingSet ws;
-    unique_ptr<PlanStage> scan(new CollectionScan(&_opCtx, coll, params, &ws, nullptr));
+    unique_ptr<PlanStage> scan(new CollectionScan(_expCtx.get(), coll, params, &ws, nullptr));
 
     int count = 0;
     while (count < 10) {
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageCollectionScanTest, QueryStageCollscanDeleteUpcomingObjectBackw
     params.tailable = false;
 
     WorkingSet ws;
-    unique_ptr<PlanStage> scan(new CollectionScan(&_opCtx, coll, params, &ws, nullptr));
+    unique_ptr<PlanStage> scan(new CollectionScan(_expCtx.get(), coll, params, &ws, nullptr));
 
     int count = 0;
     while (count < 10) {
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageCollectionScanTest, QueryTestCollscanResumeAfterRecordIdSeekSuc
     // Create plan stage.
     unique_ptr<WorkingSet> ws = std::make_unique<WorkingSet>();
     unique_ptr<PlanStage> ps =
-        std::make_unique<CollectionScan>(&_opCtx, collection, params, ws.get(), nullptr);
+        std::make_unique<CollectionScan>(_expCtx.get(), collection, params, ws.get(), nullptr);
 
     WorkingSetID id = WorkingSet::INVALID_ID;
 
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageCollectionScanTest, QueryTestCollscanResumeAfterRecordIdSeekFai
     // Create plan stage.
     unique_ptr<WorkingSet> ws = std::make_unique<WorkingSet>();
     unique_ptr<PlanStage> ps =
-        std::make_unique<CollectionScan>(&_opCtx, coll, params, ws.get(), nullptr);
+        std::make_unique<CollectionScan>(_expCtx.get(), coll, params, ws.get(), nullptr);
 
     WorkingSetID id = WorkingSet::INVALID_ID;
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_count.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_count.cpp
index 0c62e6636f4..304297724be 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_count.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_count.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public:
     CountStageTest()
         : _dbLock(&_opCtx, nsToDatabaseSubstring(ns()), MODE_X),
           _ctx(&_opCtx, ns()),
+          _expCtx(make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(&_opCtx, nullptr, kTestNss)),
           _coll(nullptr) {}
 
     virtual ~CountStageTest() {}
@@ -94,7 +95,8 @@ public:
         params.direction = CollectionScanParams::FORWARD;
         params.tailable = false;
 
-        unique_ptr<CollectionScan> scan(new CollectionScan(&_opCtx, _coll, params, &ws, nullptr));
+        unique_ptr<CollectionScan> scan(
+            new CollectionScan(_expCtx.get(), _coll, params, &ws, nullptr));
         while (!scan->isEOF()) {
             WorkingSetID id = WorkingSet::INVALID_ID;
             PlanStage::StageState state = scan->work(&id);
@@ -146,11 +148,8 @@ public:
 
         unique_ptr<WorkingSet> ws(new WorkingSet);
 
-        const CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
-        const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(
-            new ExpressionContext(&_opCtx, collator, kTestNss));
         StatusWithMatchExpression statusWithMatcher =
-            MatchExpressionParser::parse(request.getQuery(), expCtx);
+            MatchExpressionParser::parse(request.getQuery(), _expCtx);
         ASSERT(statusWithMatcher.isOK());
         unique_ptr<MatchExpression> expression = std::move(statusWithMatcher.getValue());
 
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ public:
             scan = createCollScan(expression.get(), ws.get());
         }
 
-        CountStage countStage(&_opCtx,
+        CountStage countStage(_expCtx.get(),
                               _coll,
                               request.getLimit().value_or(0),
                               request.getSkip().value_or(0),
@@ -216,14 +215,14 @@ public:
         params.direction = 1;
 
         // This child stage gets owned and freed by its parent CountStage
-        return new IndexScan(&_opCtx, params, ws, expr);
+        return new IndexScan(_expCtx.get(), params, ws, expr);
     }
 
     CollectionScan* createCollScan(MatchExpression* expr, WorkingSet* ws) {
         CollectionScanParams params;
 
         // This child stage gets owned and freed by its parent CountStage
-        return new CollectionScan(&_opCtx, _coll, params, ws, expr);
+        return new CollectionScan(_expCtx.get(), _coll, params, ws, expr);
     }
 
     static const char* ns() {
@@ -240,6 +239,7 @@ protected:
     OperationContext& _opCtx = *_opCtxPtr;
     Lock::DBLock _dbLock;
     OldClientContext _ctx;
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtx;
     Collection* _coll;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_count_scan.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_count_scan.cpp
index 913baf62ba9..d89316948fc 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_count_scan.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_count_scan.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ protected:
     const ServiceContext::UniqueOperationContext _txnPtr = cc().makeOperationContext();
     OperationContext& _opCtx = *_txnPtr;
 
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtx =
+        make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(&_opCtx, nullptr, NamespaceString(ns()));
+
 private:
     DBDirectClient _client;
 };
@@ -138,7 +141,7 @@ public:
         params.endKeyInclusive = true;
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        CountScan count(&_opCtx, params, &ws);
+        CountScan count(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws);
 
         int numCounted = runCount(&count);
         ASSERT_EQUALS(2, numCounted);
@@ -169,7 +172,7 @@ public:
         params.endKeyInclusive = true;
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        CountScan count(&_opCtx, params, &ws);
+        CountScan count(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws);
 
         int numCounted = runCount(&count);
         ASSERT_EQUALS(5, numCounted);
@@ -200,7 +203,7 @@ public:
         params.endKeyInclusive = false;
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        CountScan count(&_opCtx, params, &ws);
+        CountScan count(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws);
 
         int numCounted = runCount(&count);
         ASSERT_EQUALS(3, numCounted);
@@ -227,7 +230,7 @@ public:
         params.endKeyInclusive = false;
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        CountScan count(&_opCtx, params, &ws);
+        CountScan count(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws);
 
         int numCounted = runCount(&count);
         ASSERT_EQUALS(0, numCounted);
@@ -255,7 +258,7 @@ public:
         params.endKeyInclusive = false;
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        CountScan count(&_opCtx, params, &ws);
+        CountScan count(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws);
 
         int numCounted = runCount(&count);
         ASSERT_EQUALS(0, numCounted);
@@ -284,7 +287,7 @@ public:
         params.endKeyInclusive = true;
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        CountScan count(&_opCtx, params, &ws);
+        CountScan count(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws);
 
         int numCounted = runCount(&count);
         ASSERT_EQUALS(0, numCounted);
@@ -314,7 +317,7 @@ public:
         params.endKeyInclusive = true;
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        CountScan count(&_opCtx, params, &ws);
+        CountScan count(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws);
         WorkingSetID wsid;
 
         int numCounted = 0;
@@ -366,7 +369,7 @@ public:
         params.endKeyInclusive = true;
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        CountScan count(&_opCtx, params, &ws);
+        CountScan count(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws);
         WorkingSetID wsid;
 
         int numCounted = 0;
@@ -421,7 +424,7 @@ public:
         params.endKeyInclusive = true;
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        CountScan count(&_opCtx, params, &ws);
+        CountScan count(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws);
         WorkingSetID wsid;
 
         int numCounted = 0;
@@ -483,7 +486,7 @@ public:
         params.endKeyInclusive = true;
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        CountScan count(&_opCtx, params, &ws);
+        CountScan count(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws);
 
         int numCounted = runCount(&count);
         ASSERT_EQUALS(7, numCounted);
@@ -515,7 +518,7 @@ public:
         params.endKeyInclusive = true;  // yes?
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        CountScan count(&_opCtx, params, &ws);
+        CountScan count(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws);
 
         int numCounted = runCount(&count);
         ASSERT_EQUALS(9, numCounted);
@@ -544,7 +547,7 @@ public:
         params.endKeyInclusive = true;
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        CountScan count(&_opCtx, params, &ws);
+        CountScan count(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws);
         WorkingSetID wsid;
 
         int numCounted = 0;
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_delete.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_delete.cpp
index db316f5a15f..6ff9419dd17 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_delete.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_delete.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public:
         params.tailable = false;
 
         unique_ptr<CollectionScan> scan(
-            new CollectionScan(&_opCtx, collection, params, &ws, nullptr));
+            new CollectionScan(_expCtx.get(), collection, params, &ws, nullptr));
         while (!scan->isEOF()) {
             WorkingSetID id = WorkingSet::INVALID_ID;
             PlanStage::StageState state = scan->work(&id);
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ protected:
     const ServiceContext::UniqueOperationContext _txnPtr = cc().makeOperationContext();
     OperationContext& _opCtx = *_txnPtr;
 
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtx =
+        make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(&_opCtx, nullptr, nss);
+
 private:
     DBDirectClient _client;
 };
@@ -147,11 +150,12 @@ public:
         deleteStageParams->isMulti = true;
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        DeleteStage deleteStage(&_opCtx,
-                                std::move(deleteStageParams),
-                                &ws,
-                                coll,
-                                new CollectionScan(&_opCtx, coll, collScanParams, &ws, nullptr));
+        DeleteStage deleteStage(
+            _expCtx.get(),
+            std::move(deleteStageParams),
+            &ws,
+            coll,
+            new CollectionScan(_expCtx.get(), coll, collScanParams, &ws, nullptr));
 
         const DeleteStats* stats = static_cast<const DeleteStats*>(deleteStage.getSpecificStats());
 
@@ -203,7 +207,7 @@ public:
 
         // Configure a QueuedDataStage to pass the first object in the collection back in a
         // RID_AND_OBJ state.
-        auto qds = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(&_opCtx, ws.get());
+        auto qds = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws.get());
         WorkingSetID id = ws->allocate();
         WorkingSetMember* member = ws->get(id);
         member->recordId = recordIds[targetDocIndex];
@@ -218,7 +222,7 @@ public:
         deleteParams->canonicalQuery = cq.get();
 
         const auto deleteStage = std::make_unique<DeleteStage>(
-            &_opCtx, std::move(deleteParams), ws.get(), coll, qds.release());
+            _expCtx.get(), std::move(deleteParams), ws.get(), coll, qds.release());
 
         const DeleteStats* stats = static_cast<const DeleteStats*>(deleteStage->getSpecificStats());
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_distinct.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_distinct.cpp
index fdfa2c06469..2dd15cd8f6c 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_distinct.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_distinct.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ static const NamespaceString nss{"unittests.QueryStageDistinct"};
 
 class DistinctBase {
 public:
-    DistinctBase() : _client(&_opCtx) {}
+    DistinctBase()
+        : _expCtx(make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(&_opCtx, nullptr, nss)), _client(&_opCtx) {}
 
     virtual ~DistinctBase() {
         _client.dropCollection(nss.ns());
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ public:
 protected:
     const ServiceContext::UniqueOperationContext _txnPtr = cc().makeOperationContext();
     OperationContext& _opCtx = *_txnPtr;
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtx;
 
 private:
     DBDirectClient _client;
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ public:
         params.bounds.fields.push_back(oil);
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        DistinctScan distinct(&_opCtx, std::move(params), &ws);
+        DistinctScan distinct(_expCtx.get(), std::move(params), &ws);
 
         WorkingSetID wsid;
         // Get our first result.
@@ -210,7 +212,7 @@ public:
         params.bounds.fields.push_back(oil);
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        DistinctScan distinct(&_opCtx, std::move(params), &ws);
+        DistinctScan distinct(_expCtx.get(), std::move(params), &ws);
 
         // We should see each number in the range [1, 6] exactly once.
         std::set<int> seen;
@@ -279,7 +281,7 @@ public:
         params.bounds.fields.push_back(bOil);
 
         WorkingSet ws;
-        DistinctScan distinct(&_opCtx, std::move(params), &ws);
+        DistinctScan distinct(_expCtx.get(), std::move(params), &ws);
 
         WorkingSetID wsid;
         PlanStage::StageState state;
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_ensure_sorted.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_ensure_sorted.cpp
index e956472d40d..cccca5ac8d4 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_ensure_sorted.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_ensure_sorted.cpp
@@ -59,11 +59,15 @@ public:
     void testWork(const char* patternStr,
                   const char* inputStr,
                   const char* expectedStr,
-                  CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr) {
+                  std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> collator = nullptr) {
         auto opCtx = _serviceContext.makeOperationContext();
 
+        // Create a mock ExpressionContext.
+        boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(
+            make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(opCtx.get(), std::move(collator), kTestNss));
+
         WorkingSet ws;
-        auto queuedDataStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(opCtx.get(), &ws);
+        auto queuedDataStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(expCtx.get(), &ws);
         BSONObj inputObj = fromjson(inputStr);
         BSONElement inputElt = inputObj["input"];
         ASSERT(inputElt.isABSONObj());
@@ -80,16 +84,11 @@ public:
             queuedDataStage->pushBack(id);
         }
 
-        // Create a mock ExpressionContext.
-        boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> pExpCtx(
-            new ExpressionContext(opCtx.get(), collator, kTestNss));
-        pExpCtx->setCollator(collator);
-
         // Initialization.
         BSONObj pattern = fromjson(patternStr);
         auto sortKeyGen = std::make_unique<SortKeyGeneratorStage>(
-            pExpCtx, std::move(queuedDataStage), &ws, pattern);
-        EnsureSortedStage ess(opCtx.get(), pattern, &ws, std::move(sortKeyGen));
+            expCtx.get(), std::move(queuedDataStage), &ws, pattern);
+        EnsureSortedStage ess(expCtx.get(), pattern, &ws, std::move(sortKeyGen));
         WorkingSetID id = WorkingSet::INVALID_ID;
         PlanStage::StageState state = PlanStage::NEED_TIME;
 
@@ -127,10 +126,10 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageEnsureSortedTest, EnsureSortedEmptyWorkingSet) {
         new ExpressionContext(opCtx.get(), nullptr, kTestNss));
 
     WorkingSet ws;
-    auto queuedDataStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(opCtx.get(), &ws);
+    auto queuedDataStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(pExpCtx.get(), &ws);
     auto sortKeyGen = std::make_unique<SortKeyGeneratorStage>(
         pExpCtx, std::move(queuedDataStage), &ws, BSONObj());
-    EnsureSortedStage ess(opCtx.get(), BSONObj(), &ws, std::move(sortKeyGen));
+    EnsureSortedStage ess(pExpCtx.get(), BSONObj(), &ws, std::move(sortKeyGen));
 
     WorkingSetID id = WorkingSet::INVALID_ID;
     PlanStage::StageState state = PlanStage::NEED_TIME;
@@ -184,8 +183,12 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageEnsureSortedTest, EnsureSortedStringsNullCollator) {
 }
 
 TEST_F(QueryStageEnsureSortedTest, EnsureSortedStringsCollator) {
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
-    testWork("{a: 1}", "{input: [{a: 'abc'}, {a: 'cba'}]}", "{output: [{a: 'abc'}]}", &collator);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
+    testWork("{a: 1}",
+             "{input: [{a: 'abc'}, {a: 'cba'}]}",
+             "{output: [{a: 'abc'}]}",
+             std::move(collator));
 }
 
 }  // namespace
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_fetch.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_fetch.cpp
index 53b4e1e0646..163621ce89e 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_fetch.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_fetch.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ protected:
     const ServiceContext::UniqueOperationContext _opCtxPtr = cc().makeOperationContext();
     OperationContext& _opCtx = *_opCtxPtr;
     DBDirectClient _client;
+
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtx =
+        make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(&_opCtx, nullptr, nss());
 };
 
 
@@ -116,7 +119,7 @@ public:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(size_t(1), recordIds.size());
 
         // Create a mock stage that returns the WSM.
-        auto mockStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+        auto mockStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
 
         // Mock data.
         {
@@ -140,7 +143,7 @@ public:
         }
 
         auto fetchStage =
-            std::make_unique<FetchStage>(&_opCtx, &ws, std::move(mockStage), nullptr, coll);
+            std::make_unique<FetchStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws, std::move(mockStage), nullptr, coll);
 
         WorkingSetID id = WorkingSet::INVALID_ID;
         PlanStage::StageState state;
@@ -183,7 +186,7 @@ public:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(size_t(1), recordIds.size());
 
         // Create a mock stage that returns the WSM.
-        auto mockStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(&_opCtx, &ws);
+        auto mockStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), &ws);
 
         // Mock data.
         {
@@ -200,17 +203,14 @@ public:
 
         // Make the filter.
         BSONObj filterObj = BSON("foo" << 6);
-        const CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
-        const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(
-            new ExpressionContext(&_opCtx, collator, nss()));
         StatusWithMatchExpression statusWithMatcher =
-            MatchExpressionParser::parse(filterObj, expCtx);
+            MatchExpressionParser::parse(filterObj, _expCtx);
         verify(statusWithMatcher.isOK());
         unique_ptr<MatchExpression> filterExpr = std::move(statusWithMatcher.getValue());
 
         // Matcher requires that foo==6 but we only have data with foo==5.
         auto fetchStage = std::make_unique<FetchStage>(
-            &_opCtx, &ws, std::move(mockStage), filterExpr.get(), coll);
+            _expCtx.get(), &ws, std::move(mockStage), filterExpr.get(), coll);
 
         // First call should return a fetch request as it's not in memory.
         WorkingSetID id = WorkingSet::INVALID_ID;
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_ixscan.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_ixscan.cpp
index e9ac3c744d8..c7f3d0aa5fd 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_ixscan.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_ixscan.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ public:
     IndexScanTest()
         : _dbLock(&_opCtx, nsToDatabaseSubstring(ns()), MODE_X),
           _ctx(&_opCtx, ns()),
-          _coll(nullptr) {}
+          _coll(nullptr),
+          _expCtx(make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(&_opCtx, nullptr, nss())) {}
 
     virtual ~IndexScanTest() {}
 
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ public:
 
         // This child stage gets owned and freed by the caller.
         MatchExpression* filter = nullptr;
-        return new IndexScan(&_opCtx, params, &_ws, filter);
+        return new IndexScan(_expCtx.get(), params, &_ws, filter);
     }
 
     IndexScan* createIndexScan(BSONObj startKey,
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ public:
         params.bounds.fields.push_back(oil);
 
         MatchExpression* filter = nullptr;
-        return new IndexScan(&_opCtx, params, &_ws, filter);
+        return new IndexScan(_expCtx.get(), params, &_ws, filter);
     }
 
     static const char* ns() {
@@ -153,6 +154,8 @@ protected:
     Collection* _coll;
 
     WorkingSet _ws;
+
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtx;
 };
 
 // SERVER-15958: Some IndexScanStats info must be initialized on construction of an IndexScan.
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_limit_skip.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_limit_skip.cpp
index 7d5fba46ae1..41050b305dd 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_limit_skip.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_limit_skip.cpp
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ using std::unique_ptr;
 static const int N = 50;
 
 /* Populate a QueuedDataStage and return it.  Caller owns it. */
-std::unique_ptr<QueuedDataStage> getMS(OperationContext* opCtx, WorkingSet* ws) {
-    auto ms = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(opCtx, ws);
+std::unique_ptr<QueuedDataStage> getMS(const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext>& expCtx,
+                                       WorkingSet* ws) {
+    auto ms = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(expCtx.get(), ws);
 
     // Put N ADVANCED results into the mock stage, and some other stalling results (YIELD/TIME).
     for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i) {
@@ -94,15 +95,18 @@ int countResults(PlanStage* stage) {
 class QueryStageLimitSkipBasicTest {
 public:
     void run() {
+        const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(
+            _opCtx, std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface>(nullptr), NamespaceString("test.dummyNS")));
+
         for (int i = 0; i < 2 * N; ++i) {
             WorkingSet ws;
 
             unique_ptr<PlanStage> skip =
-                std::make_unique<SkipStage>(_opCtx, i, &ws, getMS(_opCtx, &ws));
+                std::make_unique<SkipStage>(expCtx.get(), i, &ws, getMS(expCtx.get(), &ws));
             ASSERT_EQUALS(max(0, N - i), countResults(skip.get()));
 
             unique_ptr<PlanStage> limit =
-                std::make_unique<LimitStage>(_opCtx, i, &ws, getMS(_opCtx, &ws));
+                std::make_unique<LimitStage>(expCtx.get(), i, &ws, getMS(expCtx.get(), &ws));
             ASSERT_EQUALS(min(N, i), countResults(limit.get()));
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_merge_sort.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_merge_sort.cpp
index 78fdcfd0ead..b6b1fa9e87e 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_merge_sort.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_merge_sort.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ protected:
     const ServiceContext::UniqueOperationContext _txnPtr = cc().makeOperationContext();
     OperationContext& _opCtx = *_txnPtr;
 
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtx =
+        make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(&_opCtx, nullptr, nss());
+
 private:
     DBDirectClient _client;
 };
@@ -170,18 +173,18 @@ public:
         // Sort by c:1
         MergeSortStageParams msparams;
         msparams.pattern = BSON("c" << 1);
-        auto ms = std::make_unique<MergeSortStage>(&_opCtx, msparams, ws.get());
+        auto ms = std::make_unique<MergeSortStage>(_expCtx.get(), msparams, ws.get());
 
         // a:1
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(firstIndex, coll));
-        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, ws.get(), nullptr));
+        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, ws.get(), nullptr));
 
         // b:1
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(secondIndex, coll));
-        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, ws.get(), nullptr));
+        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, ws.get(), nullptr));
 
         unique_ptr<FetchStage> fetchStage =
-            make_unique<FetchStage>(&_opCtx, ws.get(), std::move(ms), nullptr, coll);
+            make_unique<FetchStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws.get(), std::move(ms), nullptr, coll);
         // Must fetch if we want to easily pull out an obj.
         auto statusWithPlanExecutor = PlanExecutor::make(
             &_opCtx, std::move(ws), std::move(fetchStage), coll, PlanExecutor::NO_YIELD);
@@ -236,17 +239,17 @@ public:
         // Sort by c:1
         MergeSortStageParams msparams;
         msparams.pattern = BSON("c" << 1);
-        auto ms = std::make_unique<MergeSortStage>(&_opCtx, msparams, ws.get());
+        auto ms = std::make_unique<MergeSortStage>(_expCtx.get(), msparams, ws.get());
 
         // a:1
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(firstIndex, coll));
-        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, ws.get(), nullptr));
+        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, ws.get(), nullptr));
 
         // b:1
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(secondIndex, coll));
-        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, ws.get(), nullptr));
+        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, ws.get(), nullptr));
         unique_ptr<FetchStage> fetchStage =
-            make_unique<FetchStage>(&_opCtx, ws.get(), std::move(ms), nullptr, coll);
+            make_unique<FetchStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws.get(), std::move(ms), nullptr, coll);
 
         auto statusWithPlanExecutor = PlanExecutor::make(
             &_opCtx, std::move(ws), std::move(fetchStage), coll, PlanExecutor::NO_YIELD);
@@ -301,17 +304,17 @@ public:
         MergeSortStageParams msparams;
         msparams.dedup = false;
         msparams.pattern = BSON("c" << 1);
-        auto ms = std::make_unique<MergeSortStage>(&_opCtx, msparams, ws.get());
+        auto ms = std::make_unique<MergeSortStage>(_expCtx.get(), msparams, ws.get());
 
         // a:1
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(firstIndex, coll));
-        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, ws.get(), nullptr));
+        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, ws.get(), nullptr));
 
         // b:1
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(secondIndex, coll));
-        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, ws.get(), nullptr));
+        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, ws.get(), nullptr));
         unique_ptr<FetchStage> fetchStage =
-            make_unique<FetchStage>(&_opCtx, ws.get(), std::move(ms), nullptr, coll);
+            make_unique<FetchStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws.get(), std::move(ms), nullptr, coll);
 
         auto statusWithPlanExecutor = PlanExecutor::make(
             &_opCtx, std::move(ws), std::move(fetchStage), coll, PlanExecutor::NO_YIELD);
@@ -368,21 +371,21 @@ public:
         // Sort by c:-1
         MergeSortStageParams msparams;
         msparams.pattern = BSON("c" << -1);
-        auto ms = std::make_unique<MergeSortStage>(&_opCtx, msparams, ws.get());
+        auto ms = std::make_unique<MergeSortStage>(_expCtx.get(), msparams, ws.get());
 
         // a:1
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(firstIndex, coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = objWithMaxKey(1);
         params.bounds.endKey = objWithMinKey(1);
-        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, ws.get(), nullptr));
+        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, ws.get(), nullptr));
 
         // b:1
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(secondIndex, coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = objWithMaxKey(1);
         params.bounds.endKey = objWithMinKey(1);
-        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, ws.get(), nullptr));
+        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, ws.get(), nullptr));
         unique_ptr<FetchStage> fetchStage =
-            make_unique<FetchStage>(&_opCtx, ws.get(), std::move(ms), nullptr, coll);
+            make_unique<FetchStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws.get(), std::move(ms), nullptr, coll);
 
         auto statusWithPlanExecutor = PlanExecutor::make(
             &_opCtx, std::move(ws), std::move(fetchStage), coll, PlanExecutor::NO_YIELD);
@@ -437,19 +440,19 @@ public:
         // Sort by c:1
         MergeSortStageParams msparams;
         msparams.pattern = BSON("c" << 1);
-        auto ms = std::make_unique<MergeSortStage>(&_opCtx, msparams, ws.get());
+        auto ms = std::make_unique<MergeSortStage>(_expCtx.get(), msparams, ws.get());
 
         // a:1
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(firstIndex, coll));
-        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, ws.get(), nullptr));
+        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, ws.get(), nullptr));
 
         // b:51 (EOF)
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(secondIndex, coll));
         params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 51 << "" << MinKey);
         params.bounds.endKey = BSON("" << 51 << "" << MaxKey);
-        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, ws.get(), nullptr));
+        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, ws.get(), nullptr));
         unique_ptr<FetchStage> fetchStage =
-            make_unique<FetchStage>(&_opCtx, ws.get(), std::move(ms), nullptr, coll);
+            make_unique<FetchStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws.get(), std::move(ms), nullptr, coll);
 
         auto statusWithPlanExecutor = PlanExecutor::make(
             &_opCtx, std::move(ws), std::move(fetchStage), coll, PlanExecutor::NO_YIELD);
@@ -488,7 +491,7 @@ public:
         // Sort by foo:1
         MergeSortStageParams msparams;
         msparams.pattern = BSON("foo" << 1);
-        auto ms = std::make_unique<MergeSortStage>(&_opCtx, msparams, ws.get());
+        auto ms = std::make_unique<MergeSortStage>(_expCtx.get(), msparams, ws.get());
 
         int numIndices = 20;
         for (int i = 0; i < numIndices; ++i) {
@@ -499,10 +502,10 @@ public:
             BSONObj indexSpec = BSON(index << 1 << "foo" << 1);
             addIndex(indexSpec);
             auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(indexSpec, coll));
-            ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, ws.get(), nullptr));
+            ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, ws.get(), nullptr));
         }
         unique_ptr<FetchStage> fetchStage =
-            make_unique<FetchStage>(&_opCtx, ws.get(), std::move(ms), nullptr, coll);
+            make_unique<FetchStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws.get(), std::move(ms), nullptr, coll);
 
         auto statusWithPlanExecutor = PlanExecutor::make(
             &_opCtx, std::move(ws), std::move(fetchStage), coll, PlanExecutor::NO_YIELD);
@@ -541,7 +544,7 @@ public:
         // Sort by foo:1
         MergeSortStageParams msparams;
         msparams.pattern = BSON("foo" << 1);
-        auto ms = make_unique<MergeSortStage>(&_opCtx, msparams, &ws);
+        auto ms = make_unique<MergeSortStage>(_expCtx.get(), msparams, &ws);
 
         // Index 'a'+i has foo equal to 'i'.
 
@@ -554,7 +557,7 @@ public:
             BSONObj indexSpec = BSON(index << 1 << "foo" << 1);
             addIndex(indexSpec);
             auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(indexSpec, coll));
-            ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr));
+            ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr));
         }
 
         set<RecordId> recordIds;
@@ -672,7 +675,7 @@ public:
         WorkingSetMember* member;
         MergeSortStageParams msparams;
         msparams.pattern = BSON("a" << 1);
-        auto ms = std::make_unique<MergeSortStage>(&_opCtx, msparams, &ws);
+        auto ms = std::make_unique<MergeSortStage>(_expCtx.get(), msparams, &ws);
 
         // First child scans [5, 10].
         {
@@ -680,9 +683,9 @@ public:
             params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 5);
             params.bounds.endKey = BSON("" << 10);
             auto fetchStage = std::make_unique<FetchStage>(
-                &_opCtx,
+                _expCtx.get(),
                 &ws,
-                std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr),
+                std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr),
                 nullptr,
                 coll);
             ms->addChild(std::move(fetchStage));
@@ -694,9 +697,9 @@ public:
             params.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << 4);
             params.bounds.endKey = BSON("" << 10);
             auto fetchStage = std::make_unique<FetchStage>(
-                &_opCtx,
+                _expCtx.get(),
                 &ws,
-                std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, &ws, nullptr),
+                std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, &ws, nullptr),
                 nullptr,
                 coll);
             ms->addChild(std::move(fetchStage));
@@ -780,17 +783,18 @@ public:
         MergeSortStageParams msparams;
         msparams.pattern = BSON("c" << 1 << "d" << 1);
         msparams.collator = nullptr;
-        auto ms = std::make_unique<MergeSortStage>(&_opCtx, msparams, ws.get());
+        auto ms = std::make_unique<MergeSortStage>(_expCtx.get(), msparams, ws.get());
 
         // a:1
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(firstIndex, coll));
-        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, ws.get(), nullptr));
+        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, ws.get(), nullptr));
 
         // b:1
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(secondIndex, coll));
-        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, ws.get(), nullptr));
+        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, ws.get(), nullptr));
 
-        auto fetchStage = make_unique<FetchStage>(&_opCtx, ws.get(), std::move(ms), nullptr, coll);
+        auto fetchStage =
+            make_unique<FetchStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws.get(), std::move(ms), nullptr, coll);
         // Must fetch if we want to easily pull out an obj.
         auto statusWithPlanExecutor = PlanExecutor::make(
             &_opCtx, std::move(ws), std::move(fetchStage), coll, PlanExecutor::NO_YIELD);
@@ -848,18 +852,18 @@ public:
         msparams.pattern = BSON("c" << 1 << "d" << 1);
         CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
         msparams.collator = &collator;
-        auto ms = std::make_unique<MergeSortStage>(&_opCtx, msparams, ws.get());
+        auto ms = std::make_unique<MergeSortStage>(_expCtx.get(), msparams, ws.get());
 
         // a:1
         auto params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(firstIndex, coll));
-        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, ws.get(), nullptr));
+        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, ws.get(), nullptr));
 
         // b:1
         params = makeIndexScanParams(&_opCtx, getIndex(secondIndex, coll));
-        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, ws.get(), nullptr));
+        ms->addChild(std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, ws.get(), nullptr));
 
         unique_ptr<FetchStage> fetchStage =
-            make_unique<FetchStage>(&_opCtx, ws.get(), std::move(ms), nullptr, coll);
+            make_unique<FetchStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws.get(), std::move(ms), nullptr, coll);
         // Must fetch if we want to easily pull out an obj.
         auto statusWithPlanExecutor = PlanExecutor::make(
             &_opCtx, std::move(ws), std::move(fetchStage), coll, PlanExecutor::NO_YIELD);
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_multiplan.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_multiplan.cpp
index a9b5a8375fe..38d44b1d8f2 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_multiplan.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_multiplan.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ protected:
     const ServiceContext::UniqueOperationContext _opCtx = cc().makeOperationContext();
     ClockSource* const _clock = _opCtx->getServiceContext()->getFastClockSource();
 
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtx =
+        make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(_opCtx.get(), nullptr, nss);
+
     DBDirectClient _client;
 };
 
@@ -133,30 +136,28 @@ std::unique_ptr<CanonicalQuery> makeCanonicalQuery(OperationContext* opCtx,
     return cq;
 }
 
-unique_ptr<PlanStage> getIxScanPlan(OperationContext* opCtx,
+unique_ptr<PlanStage> getIxScanPlan(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                     const Collection* coll,
                                     WorkingSet* sharedWs,
                                     int desiredFooValue) {
     std::vector<const IndexDescriptor*> indexes;
-    coll->getIndexCatalog()->findIndexesByKeyPattern(opCtx, BSON("foo" << 1), false, &indexes);
+    coll->getIndexCatalog()->findIndexesByKeyPattern(
+        expCtx->opCtx, BSON("foo" << 1), false, &indexes);
     ASSERT_EQ(indexes.size(), 1U);
 
-    IndexScanParams ixparams(opCtx, indexes[0]);
+    IndexScanParams ixparams(expCtx->opCtx, indexes[0]);
     ixparams.bounds.isSimpleRange = true;
     ixparams.bounds.startKey = BSON("" << desiredFooValue);
     ixparams.bounds.endKey = BSON("" << desiredFooValue);
     ixparams.bounds.boundInclusion = BoundInclusion::kIncludeBothStartAndEndKeys;
     ixparams.direction = 1;
 
-    auto ixscan = std::make_unique<IndexScan>(opCtx, ixparams, sharedWs, nullptr);
-    return std::make_unique<FetchStage>(opCtx, sharedWs, std::move(ixscan), nullptr, coll);
+    auto ixscan = std::make_unique<IndexScan>(expCtx, ixparams, sharedWs, nullptr);
+    return std::make_unique<FetchStage>(expCtx, sharedWs, std::move(ixscan), nullptr, coll);
 }
 
-unique_ptr<MatchExpression> makeMatchExpressionFromFilter(OperationContext* opCtx,
+unique_ptr<MatchExpression> makeMatchExpressionFromFilter(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                                           BSONObj filterObj) {
-    const CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
-    const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(
-        new ExpressionContext(opCtx, collator, nss));
     StatusWithMatchExpression statusWithMatcher = MatchExpressionParser::parse(filterObj, expCtx);
     ASSERT_OK(statusWithMatcher.getStatus());
     unique_ptr<MatchExpression> filter = std::move(statusWithMatcher.getValue());
@@ -165,19 +166,19 @@ unique_ptr<MatchExpression> makeMatchExpressionFromFilter(OperationContext* opCt
 }
 
 
-unique_ptr<PlanStage> getCollScanPlan(OperationContext* opCtx,
+unique_ptr<PlanStage> getCollScanPlan(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                       const Collection* coll,
                                       WorkingSet* sharedWs,
                                       MatchExpression* matchExpr) {
     CollectionScanParams csparams;
     csparams.direction = CollectionScanParams::FORWARD;
 
-    unique_ptr<PlanStage> root(new CollectionScan(opCtx, coll, csparams, sharedWs, matchExpr));
+    unique_ptr<PlanStage> root(new CollectionScan(expCtx, coll, csparams, sharedWs, matchExpr));
 
     return root;
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<MultiPlanStage> runMultiPlanner(OperationContext* opCtx,
+std::unique_ptr<MultiPlanStage> runMultiPlanner(ExpressionContext* expCtx,
                                                 const NamespaceString& nss,
                                                 const Collection* coll,
                                                 int desiredFooValue) {
@@ -185,23 +186,24 @@ std::unique_ptr<MultiPlanStage> runMultiPlanner(OperationContext* opCtx,
     // Every call to work() returns something so this should clearly win (by current scoring
     // at least).
     unique_ptr<WorkingSet> sharedWs(new WorkingSet());
-    unique_ptr<PlanStage> ixScanRoot = getIxScanPlan(opCtx, coll, sharedWs.get(), desiredFooValue);
+    unique_ptr<PlanStage> ixScanRoot = getIxScanPlan(expCtx, coll, sharedWs.get(), desiredFooValue);
 
     // Plan 1: CollScan.
     BSONObj filterObj = BSON("foo" << desiredFooValue);
-    unique_ptr<MatchExpression> filter = makeMatchExpressionFromFilter(opCtx, filterObj);
-    unique_ptr<PlanStage> collScanRoot = getCollScanPlan(opCtx, coll, sharedWs.get(), filter.get());
+    unique_ptr<MatchExpression> filter = makeMatchExpressionFromFilter(expCtx, filterObj);
+    unique_ptr<PlanStage> collScanRoot =
+        getCollScanPlan(expCtx, coll, sharedWs.get(), filter.get());
 
     // Hand the plans off to the MPS.
-    auto cq = makeCanonicalQuery(opCtx, nss, BSON("foo" << desiredFooValue));
+    auto cq = makeCanonicalQuery(expCtx->opCtx, nss, BSON("foo" << desiredFooValue));
 
-    unique_ptr<MultiPlanStage> mps = std::make_unique<MultiPlanStage>(opCtx, coll, cq.get());
+    unique_ptr<MultiPlanStage> mps = std::make_unique<MultiPlanStage>(expCtx, coll, cq.get());
     mps->addPlan(createQuerySolution(), std::move(ixScanRoot), sharedWs.get());
     mps->addPlan(createQuerySolution(), std::move(collScanRoot), sharedWs.get());
 
     // Plan 0 aka the first plan aka the index scan should be the best.
     PlanYieldPolicy yieldPolicy(PlanExecutor::NO_YIELD,
-                                opCtx->getServiceContext()->getFastClockSource());
+                                expCtx->opCtx->getServiceContext()->getFastClockSource());
     ASSERT_OK(mps->pickBestPlan(&yieldPolicy));
     ASSERT(mps->bestPlanChosen());
     ASSERT_EQUALS(0, mps->bestPlanIdx());
@@ -231,19 +233,19 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageMultiPlanTest, MPSCollectionScanVsHighlySelectiveIXScan) {
     // Every call to work() returns something so this should clearly win (by current scoring
     // at least).
     unique_ptr<WorkingSet> sharedWs(new WorkingSet());
-    unique_ptr<PlanStage> ixScanRoot = getIxScanPlan(_opCtx.get(), coll, sharedWs.get(), 7);
+    unique_ptr<PlanStage> ixScanRoot = getIxScanPlan(_expCtx.get(), coll, sharedWs.get(), 7);
 
     // Plan 1: CollScan with matcher.
     BSONObj filterObj = BSON("foo" << 7);
-    unique_ptr<MatchExpression> filter = makeMatchExpressionFromFilter(_opCtx.get(), filterObj);
+    unique_ptr<MatchExpression> filter = makeMatchExpressionFromFilter(_expCtx.get(), filterObj);
     unique_ptr<PlanStage> collScanRoot =
-        getCollScanPlan(_opCtx.get(), coll, sharedWs.get(), filter.get());
+        getCollScanPlan(_expCtx.get(), coll, sharedWs.get(), filter.get());
 
     // Hand the plans off to the MPS.
     auto cq = makeCanonicalQuery(_opCtx.get(), nss, filterObj);
 
     unique_ptr<MultiPlanStage> mps =
-        std::make_unique<MultiPlanStage>(_opCtx.get(), ctx.getCollection(), cq.get());
+        std::make_unique<MultiPlanStage>(_expCtx.get(), ctx.getCollection(), cq.get());
     mps->addPlan(createQuerySolution(), std::move(ixScanRoot), sharedWs.get());
     mps->addPlan(createQuerySolution(), std::move(collScanRoot), sharedWs.get());
 
@@ -287,7 +289,7 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageMultiPlanTest, MPSDoesNotCreateActiveCacheEntryImmediately) {
     const auto cq = makeCanonicalQuery(_opCtx.get(), nss, BSON("foo" << 7));
 
     // Run an index scan and collection scan, searching for {foo: 7}.
-    auto mps = runMultiPlanner(_opCtx.get(), nss, coll, 7);
+    auto mps = runMultiPlanner(_expCtx.get(), nss, coll, 7);
 
     // Be sure that an inactive cache entry was added.
     PlanCache* cache = CollectionQueryInfo::get(coll).getPlanCache();
@@ -299,7 +301,7 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageMultiPlanTest, MPSDoesNotCreateActiveCacheEntryImmediately) {
 
     // Run the multi-planner again. The index scan will again win, but the number of works
     // will be greater, since {foo: 5} appears more frequently in the collection.
-    mps = runMultiPlanner(_opCtx.get(), nss, coll, 5);
+    mps = runMultiPlanner(_expCtx.get(), nss, coll, 5);
 
     // The last plan run should have required far more works than the previous plan. This means
     // that the 'works' in the cache entry should have doubled.
@@ -310,14 +312,14 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageMultiPlanTest, MPSDoesNotCreateActiveCacheEntryImmediately) {
 
     // Run the exact same query again. This will still take more works than 'works', and
     // should cause the cache entry's 'works' to be doubled again.
-    mps = runMultiPlanner(_opCtx.get(), nss, coll, 5);
+    mps = runMultiPlanner(_expCtx.get(), nss, coll, 5);
     ASSERT_EQ(cache->size(), 1U);
     entry = assertGet(cache->getEntry(*cq));
     ASSERT_FALSE(entry->isActive);
     ASSERT_EQ(firstQueryWorks * 2 * 2, entry->works);
 
     // Run the query yet again. This time, an active cache entry should be created.
-    mps = runMultiPlanner(_opCtx.get(), nss, coll, 5);
+    mps = runMultiPlanner(_expCtx.get(), nss, coll, 5);
     ASSERT_EQ(cache->size(), 1U);
     entry = assertGet(cache->getEntry(*cq));
     ASSERT_TRUE(entry->isActive);
@@ -342,14 +344,14 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageMultiPlanTest, MPSDoesCreatesActiveEntryWhenInactiveEntriesDisa
     const auto cq = makeCanonicalQuery(_opCtx.get(), nss, BSON("foo" << 7));
 
     // Run an index scan and collection scan, searching for {foo: 7}.
-    auto mps = runMultiPlanner(_opCtx.get(), nss, coll, 7);
+    auto mps = runMultiPlanner(_expCtx.get(), nss, coll, 7);
 
     // Be sure that an _active_ cache entry was added.
     PlanCache* cache = CollectionQueryInfo::get(coll).getPlanCache();
     ASSERT_EQ(cache->get(*cq).state, PlanCache::CacheEntryState::kPresentActive);
 
     // Run the multi-planner again. The entry should still be active.
-    mps = runMultiPlanner(_opCtx.get(), nss, coll, 5);
+    mps = runMultiPlanner(_expCtx.get(), nss, coll, 5);
 
     ASSERT_EQ(cache->get(*cq).state, PlanCache::CacheEntryState::kPresentActive);
 }
@@ -394,7 +396,7 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageMultiPlanTest, MPSBackupPlan) {
     ASSERT_EQUALS(solutions.size(), 3U);
 
     // Fill out the MultiPlanStage.
-    unique_ptr<MultiPlanStage> mps(new MultiPlanStage(_opCtx.get(), collection, cq.get()));
+    unique_ptr<MultiPlanStage> mps(new MultiPlanStage(_expCtx.get(), collection, cq.get()));
     unique_ptr<WorkingSet> ws(new WorkingSet());
     // Put each solution from the planner into the MPR.
     for (size_t i = 0; i < solutions.size(); ++i) {
@@ -465,8 +467,8 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageMultiPlanTest, MPSExplainAllPlans) {
     const int nDocs = 500;
 
     auto ws = std::make_unique<WorkingSet>();
-    auto firstPlan = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_opCtx.get(), ws.get());
-    auto secondPlan = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_opCtx.get(), ws.get());
+    auto firstPlan = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws.get());
+    auto secondPlan = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws.get());
 
     for (int i = 0; i < nDocs; ++i) {
         addMember(firstPlan.get(), ws.get(), BSON("x" << 1));
@@ -482,7 +484,7 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageMultiPlanTest, MPSExplainAllPlans) {
     qr->setFilter(BSON("x" << 1));
     auto cq = uassertStatusOK(CanonicalQuery::canonicalize(opCtx(), std::move(qr)));
     unique_ptr<MultiPlanStage> mps =
-        std::make_unique<MultiPlanStage>(_opCtx.get(), ctx.getCollection(), cq.get());
+        std::make_unique<MultiPlanStage>(_expCtx.get(), ctx.getCollection(), cq.get());
 
     // Put each plan into the MultiPlanStage. Takes ownership of 'firstPlan' and 'secondPlan'.
     mps->addPlan(std::make_unique<QuerySolution>(), std::move(firstPlan), ws.get());
@@ -571,20 +573,20 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageMultiPlanTest, ShouldReportErrorIfExceedsTimeLimitDuringPlannin
     // Every call to work() returns something so this should clearly win (by current scoring
     // at least).
     unique_ptr<WorkingSet> sharedWs(new WorkingSet());
-    unique_ptr<PlanStage> ixScanRoot = getIxScanPlan(_opCtx.get(), coll, sharedWs.get(), 7);
+    unique_ptr<PlanStage> ixScanRoot = getIxScanPlan(_expCtx.get(), coll, sharedWs.get(), 7);
 
     // Make the filter.
     BSONObj filterObj = BSON("foo" << 7);
-    unique_ptr<MatchExpression> filter = makeMatchExpressionFromFilter(_opCtx.get(), filterObj);
+    unique_ptr<MatchExpression> filter = makeMatchExpressionFromFilter(_expCtx.get(), filterObj);
     unique_ptr<PlanStage> collScanRoot =
-        getCollScanPlan(_opCtx.get(), coll, sharedWs.get(), filter.get());
+        getCollScanPlan(_expCtx.get(), coll, sharedWs.get(), filter.get());
 
 
     auto queryRequest = std::make_unique<QueryRequest>(nss);
     queryRequest->setFilter(filterObj);
     auto canonicalQuery =
         uassertStatusOK(CanonicalQuery::canonicalize(opCtx(), std::move(queryRequest)));
-    MultiPlanStage multiPlanStage(opCtx(),
+    MultiPlanStage multiPlanStage(_expCtx.get(),
                                   ctx.getCollection(),
                                   canonicalQuery.get(),
                                   MultiPlanStage::CachingMode::NeverCache);
@@ -615,19 +617,19 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageMultiPlanTest, ShouldReportErrorIfKilledDuringPlanning) {
     // Every call to work() returns something so this should clearly win (by current scoring
     // at least).
     unique_ptr<WorkingSet> sharedWs(new WorkingSet());
-    unique_ptr<PlanStage> ixScanRoot = getIxScanPlan(_opCtx.get(), coll, sharedWs.get(), 7);
+    unique_ptr<PlanStage> ixScanRoot = getIxScanPlan(_expCtx.get(), coll, sharedWs.get(), 7);
 
     // Plan 1: CollScan.
     BSONObj filterObj = BSON("foo" << 7);
-    unique_ptr<MatchExpression> filter = makeMatchExpressionFromFilter(_opCtx.get(), filterObj);
+    unique_ptr<MatchExpression> filter = makeMatchExpressionFromFilter(_expCtx.get(), filterObj);
     unique_ptr<PlanStage> collScanRoot =
-        getCollScanPlan(_opCtx.get(), coll, sharedWs.get(), filter.get());
+        getCollScanPlan(_expCtx.get(), coll, sharedWs.get(), filter.get());
 
     auto queryRequest = std::make_unique<QueryRequest>(nss);
     queryRequest->setFilter(BSON("foo" << BSON("$gte" << 0)));
     auto canonicalQuery =
         uassertStatusOK(CanonicalQuery::canonicalize(opCtx(), std::move(queryRequest)));
-    MultiPlanStage multiPlanStage(opCtx(),
+    MultiPlanStage multiPlanStage(_expCtx.get(),
                                   ctx.getCollection(),
                                   canonicalQuery.get(),
                                   MultiPlanStage::CachingMode::NeverCache);
@@ -649,7 +651,7 @@ protected:
     }
 
 public:
-    ThrowyPlanStage(OperationContext* opCtx) : PlanStage("throwy", opCtx) {}
+    ThrowyPlanStage(ExpressionContext* expCtx) : PlanStage("throwy", expCtx) {}
     bool isEOF() final {
         return false;
     }
@@ -673,15 +675,15 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageMultiPlanTest, AddsContextDuringException) {
                                  << "query"));
     auto canonicalQuery =
         uassertStatusOK(CanonicalQuery::canonicalize(opCtx(), std::move(queryRequest)));
-    MultiPlanStage multiPlanStage(opCtx(),
+    MultiPlanStage multiPlanStage(_expCtx.get(),
                                   ctx.getCollection(),
                                   canonicalQuery.get(),
                                   MultiPlanStage::CachingMode::NeverCache);
     unique_ptr<WorkingSet> sharedWs(new WorkingSet());
     multiPlanStage.addPlan(
-        createQuerySolution(), std::make_unique<ThrowyPlanStage>(opCtx()), sharedWs.get());
+        createQuerySolution(), std::make_unique<ThrowyPlanStage>(_expCtx.get()), sharedWs.get());
     multiPlanStage.addPlan(
-        createQuerySolution(), std::make_unique<ThrowyPlanStage>(opCtx()), sharedWs.get());
+        createQuerySolution(), std::make_unique<ThrowyPlanStage>(_expCtx.get()), sharedWs.get());
 
     PlanYieldPolicy yieldPolicy(PlanExecutor::NO_YIELD, _clock);
     ASSERT_THROWS_WITH_CHECK(multiPlanStage.pickBestPlan(&yieldPolicy),
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_near.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_near.cpp
index 77a9f0c81a1..938a98e2f88 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_near.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_near.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ const BSONObj kTestKeyPattern = BSON("testIndex" << 1);
 class QueryStageNearTest : public unittest::Test {
 public:
     void setUp() override {
+        _expCtx =
+            make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(_opCtx, nullptr, NamespaceString(kTestNamespace));
+
         directClient.createCollection(kTestNamespace);
         ASSERT_OK(dbtests::createIndex(_opCtx, kTestNamespace, kTestKeyPattern));
 
@@ -76,6 +79,8 @@ protected:
     OperationContext* const _opCtx = _uniqOpCtx.get();
     DBDirectClient directClient{_opCtx};
 
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtx;
+
     boost::optional<AutoGetCollectionForRead> _autoColl;
     const IndexDescriptor* _mockGeoIndex;
 };
@@ -95,11 +100,14 @@ public:
         double max;
     };
 
-    MockNearStage(OperationContext* opCtx,
+    MockNearStage(const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext>& expCtx,
                   WorkingSet* workingSet,
                   const IndexDescriptor* indexDescriptor)
-        : NearStage(
-              opCtx, "MOCK_DISTANCE_SEARCH_STAGE", STAGE_UNKNOWN, workingSet, indexDescriptor),
+        : NearStage(expCtx.get(),
+                    "MOCK_DISTANCE_SEARCH_STAGE",
+                    STAGE_UNKNOWN,
+                    workingSet,
+                    indexDescriptor),
           _pos(0) {}
 
     void addInterval(vector<BSONObj> data, double min, double max) {
@@ -116,7 +124,7 @@ public:
 
         bool lastInterval = _pos == static_cast<int>(_intervals.size());
 
-        auto queuedStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(opCtx, workingSet);
+        auto queuedStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(expCtx(), workingSet);
 
         for (unsigned int i = 0; i < interval.data.size(); i++) {
             // Add all documents from the lastInterval into the QueuedDataStage.
@@ -178,7 +186,7 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageNearTest, Basic) {
     vector<BSONObj> mockData;
     WorkingSet workingSet;
 
-    MockNearStage nearStage(_opCtx, &workingSet, _mockGeoIndex);
+    MockNearStage nearStage(_expCtx.get(), &workingSet, _mockGeoIndex);
 
     // First set of results
     mockData.clear();
@@ -217,7 +225,7 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageNearTest, EmptyResults) {
     auto* coll = autoColl.getCollection();
     ASSERT(coll);
 
-    MockNearStage nearStage(_opCtx, &workingSet, _mockGeoIndex);
+    MockNearStage nearStage(_expCtx.get(), &workingSet, _mockGeoIndex);
 
     // Empty set of results
     mockData.clear();
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_sort.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_sort.cpp
index 3e01a3c97f6..1d6833337bc 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_sort.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_sort.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public:
         Collection* coll) {
         // Build the mock scan stage which feeds the data.
         auto ws = std::make_unique<WorkingSet>();
-        auto queuedDataStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(&_opCtx, ws.get());
+        auto queuedDataStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws.get());
         insertVarietyOfObjects(ws.get(), queuedDataStage.get(), coll);
 
         auto sortPattern = BSON("foo" << 1);
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public:
      */
     void sortAndCheck(int direction, Collection* coll) {
         auto ws = std::make_unique<WorkingSet>();
-        auto queuedDataStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(&_opCtx, ws.get());
+        auto queuedDataStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws.get());
 
         // Insert a mix of the various types of data.
         insertVarietyOfObjects(ws.get(), queuedDataStage.get(), coll);
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ public:
                                                             false,  // addSortKeyMetadata
                                                             std::move(keyGenStage));
 
-        auto fetchStage =
-            std::make_unique<FetchStage>(&_opCtx, ws.get(), std::move(sortStage), nullptr, coll);
+        auto fetchStage = std::make_unique<FetchStage>(
+            _expCtx.get(), ws.get(), std::move(sortStage), nullptr, coll);
 
         // Must fetch so we can look at the doc as a BSONObj.
         auto statusWithPlanExecutor = PlanExecutor::make(
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ public:
         }
 
         auto ws = std::make_unique<WorkingSet>();
-        auto queuedDataStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(&_opCtx, ws.get());
+        auto queuedDataStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws.get());
 
         for (int i = 0; i < numObj(); ++i) {
             {
@@ -585,8 +585,8 @@ public:
                                                             false,  // addSortKeyMetadata
                                                             std::move(keyGenStage));
 
-        auto fetchStage =
-            std::make_unique<FetchStage>(&_opCtx, ws.get(), std::move(sortStage), nullptr, coll);
+        auto fetchStage = std::make_unique<FetchStage>(
+            _expCtx.get(), ws.get(), std::move(sortStage), nullptr, coll);
 
         // We don't get results back since we're sorting some parallel arrays.
         auto statusWithPlanExecutor = PlanExecutor::make(
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_sort_key_generator.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_sort_key_generator.cpp
index 351ad1cca0c..b1a77f75be2 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_sort_key_generator.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_sort_key_generator.cpp
@@ -65,15 +65,17 @@ const NamespaceString kTestNss = NamespaceString("db.dummy");
  * The 'collator' is used to specify the string comparison semantics that should be used when
  * generating the sort key.
  */
-Value extractSortKey(const char* sortSpec, const char* doc, const CollatorInterface* collator) {
+Value extractSortKey(const char* sortSpec,
+                     const char* doc,
+                     std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> collator = nullptr) {
     QueryTestServiceContext serviceContext;
     auto opCtx = serviceContext.makeOperationContext();
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> pExpCtx(
-        new ExpressionContext(opCtx.get(), collator, kTestNss));
+        new ExpressionContext(opCtx.get(), std::move(collator), kTestNss));
 
     WorkingSet workingSet;
 
-    auto mockStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(opCtx.get(), &workingSet);
+    auto mockStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(pExpCtx.get(), &workingSet);
     auto wsid = workingSet.allocate();
     auto wsm = workingSet.get(wsid);
     wsm->doc = {SnapshotId(), Document{fromjson(doc)}};
@@ -95,15 +97,15 @@ Value extractSortKey(const char* sortSpec, const char* doc, const CollatorInterf
  */
 Value extractSortKeyCovered(const char* sortSpec,
                             const IndexKeyDatum& ikd,
-                            const CollatorInterface* collator) {
+                            std::unique_ptr<CollatorInterface> collator = nullptr) {
     QueryTestServiceContext serviceContext;
     auto opCtx = serviceContext.makeOperationContext();
     boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> pExpCtx(
-        new ExpressionContext(opCtx.get(), collator, kTestNss));
+        new ExpressionContext(opCtx.get(), std::move(collator), kTestNss));
 
     WorkingSet workingSet;
 
-    auto mockStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(opCtx.get(), &workingSet);
+    auto mockStage = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(pExpCtx.get(), &workingSet);
     auto wsid = workingSet.allocate();
     auto wsm = workingSet.get(wsid);
     wsm->keyData.push_back(ikd);
@@ -157,82 +159,76 @@ TEST(SortKeyGeneratorStageTest, SortKeyArray) {
 }
 
 TEST(SortKeyGeneratorStageTest, SortKeyCoveredNormal) {
-    CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
     Value actualOut = extractSortKeyCovered(
-        "{a: 1}", IndexKeyDatum(BSON("a" << 1), BSON("" << 5), 0, SnapshotId{}), collator);
+        "{a: 1}", IndexKeyDatum(BSON("a" << 1), BSON("" << 5), 0, SnapshotId{}));
     Value expectedOut({Value(5)});
     ASSERT_VALUE_EQ(actualOut, expectedOut);
 }
 
 TEST(SortKeyGeneratorStageTest, SortKeyCoveredEmbedded) {
-    CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
     Value actualOut = extractSortKeyCovered(
         "{'a.c': 1}",
-        IndexKeyDatum(BSON("a.c" << 1 << "c" << 1), BSON("" << 5 << "" << 6), 0, SnapshotId{}),
-        collator);
+        IndexKeyDatum(BSON("a.c" << 1 << "c" << 1), BSON("" << 5 << "" << 6), 0, SnapshotId{}));
     Value expectedOut(5);
     ASSERT_VALUE_EQ(actualOut, expectedOut);
 }
 
 TEST(SortKeyGeneratorStageTest, SortKeyCoveredCompound) {
-    CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
     Value actualOut = extractSortKeyCovered(
         "{a: 1, c: 1}",
-        IndexKeyDatum(BSON("a" << 1 << "c" << 1), BSON("" << 5 << "" << 6), 0, SnapshotId{}),
-        collator);
+        IndexKeyDatum(BSON("a" << 1 << "c" << 1), BSON("" << 5 << "" << 6), 0, SnapshotId{}));
     Value expectedOut(std::vector<Value>{Value(5), Value(6)});
     ASSERT_VALUE_EQ(actualOut, expectedOut);
 }
 
 TEST(SortKeyGeneratorStageTest, SortKeyCoveredCompound2) {
-    CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
     Value actualOut = extractSortKeyCovered("{a: 1, b: 1}",
                                             IndexKeyDatum(BSON("a" << 1 << "b" << 1 << "c" << 1),
                                                           BSON("" << 5 << "" << 6 << "" << 4),
                                                           0,
-                                                          SnapshotId{}),
-                                            collator);
+                                                          SnapshotId{}));
     Value expectedOut(std::vector<Value>{Value(5), Value(6)});
     ASSERT_VALUE_EQ(actualOut, expectedOut);
 }
 
 TEST(SortKeyGeneratorStageTest, SortKeyCoveredCompound3) {
-    CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
     Value actualOut =
         extractSortKeyCovered("{b: 1, c: 1}",
                               IndexKeyDatum(BSON("a" << 1 << "b" << 1 << "c" << 1 << "d" << 1),
                                             BSON("" << 5 << "" << 6 << "" << 4 << "" << 9000),
                                             0,
-                                            SnapshotId{}),
-                              collator);
+                                            SnapshotId{}));
     Value expectedOut(std::vector<Value>{Value(6), Value(4)});
     ASSERT_VALUE_EQ(actualOut, expectedOut);
 }
 
 TEST(SortKeyGeneratorStageTest, ExtractStringSortKeyWithCollatorUsesComparisonKey) {
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
     Value actualOut =
-        extractSortKey("{a: 1}", "{_id: 0, z: 'thing1', a: 'thing2', b: 16}", &collator);
+        extractSortKey("{a: 1}", "{_id: 0, z: 'thing1', a: 'thing2', b: 16}", std::move(collator));
     Value expectedOut = Value("2gniht"_sd);
     ASSERT_VALUE_EQ(actualOut, expectedOut);
 }
 
 TEST(SortKeyGeneratorStageTest, CollatorHasNoEffectWhenExtractingNonStringSortKey) {
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
-    Value actualOut = extractSortKey("{a: 1}", "{_id: 0, z: 10, a: 6, b: 16}", &collator);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
+    Value actualOut = extractSortKey("{a: 1}", "{_id: 0, z: 10, a: 6, b: 16}", std::move(collator));
     Value expectedOut = Value(6);
     ASSERT_VALUE_EQ(actualOut, expectedOut);
 }
 
 TEST(SortKeyGeneratorStageTest, CollatorAppliesWhenExtractingCoveredSortKeyString) {
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
     Value actualOut = extractSortKeyCovered("{b: 1}",
                                             IndexKeyDatum(BSON("a" << 1 << "b" << 1),
                                                           BSON("" << 4 << ""
                                                                   << "foo"),
                                                           0,
                                                           SnapshotId{}),
-                                            &collator);
+                                            std::move(collator));
     Value expectedOut = Value("oof"_sd);
     ASSERT_VALUE_EQ(actualOut, expectedOut);
 }
@@ -244,9 +240,10 @@ TEST(SortKeyGeneratorStageTest, SortKeyGenerationForArraysChoosesCorrectKey) {
 }
 
 TEST(SortKeyGeneratorStageTest, EnsureSortKeyGenerationForArraysRespectsCollation) {
-    CollatorInterfaceMock collator(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
+    auto collator =
+        std::make_unique<CollatorInterfaceMock>(CollatorInterfaceMock::MockType::kReverseString);
     Value actualOut =
-        extractSortKey("{a: 1}", "{_id: 0, a: ['aaz', 'zza', 'yya', 'zzb']}", &collator);
+        extractSortKey("{a: 1}", "{_id: 0, a: ['aaz', 'zza', 'yya', 'zzb']}", std::move(collator));
     Value expectedOut("ayy"_sd);
     ASSERT_VALUE_EQ(actualOut, expectedOut);
 }
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_subplan.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_subplan.cpp
index be533ba7142..28f657879a1 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_subplan.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_subplan.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ public:
         return _opCtx.get();
     }
 
+    ExpressionContext* expCtx() {
+        return _expCtx.get();
+    }
+
     ServiceContext* serviceContext() {
         return _opCtx->getServiceContext();
     }
@@ -105,6 +109,8 @@ protected:
 
     const ServiceContext::UniqueOperationContext _opCtx = cc().makeOperationContext();
     ClockSource* _clock = _opCtx->getServiceContext()->getFastClockSource();
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtx =
+        make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(_opCtx.get(), nullptr, nss);
 
 private:
     DBDirectClient _client;
@@ -142,7 +148,7 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageSubplanTest, QueryStageSubplanGeo2dOr) {
 
     WorkingSet ws;
     std::unique_ptr<SubplanStage> subplan(
-        new SubplanStage(opCtx(), collection, &ws, plannerParams, cq.get()));
+        new SubplanStage(_expCtx.get(), collection, &ws, plannerParams, cq.get()));
 
     // Plan selection should succeed due to falling back on regular planning.
     PlanYieldPolicy yieldPolicy(PlanExecutor::NO_YIELD, _clock);
@@ -181,7 +187,7 @@ void assertSubplanFromCache(QueryStageSubplanTest* test, const dbtests::WriteCon
 
     WorkingSet ws;
     std::unique_ptr<SubplanStage> subplan(
-        new SubplanStage(test->opCtx(), collection, &ws, plannerParams, cq.get()));
+        new SubplanStage(test->expCtx(), collection, &ws, plannerParams, cq.get()));
 
     PlanYieldPolicy yieldPolicy(PlanExecutor::NO_YIELD,
                                 test->serviceContext()->getFastClockSource());
@@ -195,7 +201,7 @@ void assertSubplanFromCache(QueryStageSubplanTest* test, const dbtests::WriteCon
     // If we repeat the same query, the plan for the first branch should have come from
     // the cache.
     ws.clear();
-    subplan.reset(new SubplanStage(test->opCtx(), collection, &ws, plannerParams, cq.get()));
+    subplan.reset(new SubplanStage(test->expCtx(), collection, &ws, plannerParams, cq.get()));
 
     ASSERT_OK(subplan->pickBestPlan(&yieldPolicy));
 
@@ -262,7 +268,7 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageSubplanTest, QueryStageSubplanDontCacheZeroResults) {
 
     WorkingSet ws;
     std::unique_ptr<SubplanStage> subplan(
-        new SubplanStage(opCtx(), collection, &ws, plannerParams, cq.get()));
+        new SubplanStage(_expCtx.get(), collection, &ws, plannerParams, cq.get()));
 
     PlanYieldPolicy yieldPolicy(PlanExecutor::NO_YIELD, _clock);
     ASSERT_OK(subplan->pickBestPlan(&yieldPolicy));
@@ -276,7 +282,7 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageSubplanTest, QueryStageSubplanDontCacheZeroResults) {
     // from the cache (because the first call to pickBestPlan() refrained from creating any
     // cache entries).
     ws.clear();
-    subplan.reset(new SubplanStage(opCtx(), collection, &ws, plannerParams, cq.get()));
+    subplan.reset(new SubplanStage(_expCtx.get(), collection, &ws, plannerParams, cq.get()));
 
     ASSERT_OK(subplan->pickBestPlan(&yieldPolicy));
 
@@ -318,7 +324,7 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageSubplanTest, QueryStageSubplanDontCacheTies) {
 
     WorkingSet ws;
     std::unique_ptr<SubplanStage> subplan(
-        new SubplanStage(opCtx(), collection, &ws, plannerParams, cq.get()));
+        new SubplanStage(_expCtx.get(), collection, &ws, plannerParams, cq.get()));
 
     PlanYieldPolicy yieldPolicy(PlanExecutor::NO_YIELD, _clock);
     ASSERT_OK(subplan->pickBestPlan(&yieldPolicy));
@@ -332,7 +338,7 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageSubplanTest, QueryStageSubplanDontCacheTies) {
     // from the cache (because the first call to pickBestPlan() refrained from creating any
     // cache entries).
     ws.clear();
-    subplan.reset(new SubplanStage(opCtx(), collection, &ws, plannerParams, cq.get()));
+    subplan.reset(new SubplanStage(_expCtx.get(), collection, &ws, plannerParams, cq.get()));
 
     ASSERT_OK(subplan->pickBestPlan(&yieldPolicy));
 
@@ -490,7 +496,7 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageSubplanTest, QueryStageSubplanPlanRootedOrNE) {
 
     WorkingSet ws;
     std::unique_ptr<SubplanStage> subplan(
-        new SubplanStage(opCtx(), collection, &ws, plannerParams, cq.get()));
+        new SubplanStage(_expCtx.get(), collection, &ws, plannerParams, cq.get()));
 
     PlanYieldPolicy yieldPolicy(PlanExecutor::NO_YIELD, _clock);
     ASSERT_OK(subplan->pickBestPlan(&yieldPolicy));
@@ -536,7 +542,7 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageSubplanTest, ShouldReportErrorIfExceedsTimeLimitDuringPlanning)
     // Create the SubplanStage.
     WorkingSet workingSet;
     SubplanStage subplanStage(
-        opCtx(), ctx.getCollection(), &workingSet, params, canonicalQuery.get());
+        _expCtx.get(), ctx.getCollection(), &workingSet, params, canonicalQuery.get());
 
     AlwaysTimeOutYieldPolicy alwaysTimeOutPolicy(serviceContext()->getFastClockSource());
     ASSERT_EQ(ErrorCodes::ExceededTimeLimit, subplanStage.pickBestPlan(&alwaysTimeOutPolicy));
@@ -561,7 +567,7 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageSubplanTest, ShouldReportErrorIfKilledDuringPlanning) {
     // Create the SubplanStage.
     WorkingSet workingSet;
     SubplanStage subplanStage(
-        opCtx(), ctx.getCollection(), &workingSet, params, canonicalQuery.get());
+        _expCtx.get(), ctx.getCollection(), &workingSet, params, canonicalQuery.get());
 
     AlwaysPlanKilledYieldPolicy alwaysPlanKilledYieldPolicy(serviceContext()->getFastClockSource());
     ASSERT_EQ(ErrorCodes::QueryPlanKilled, subplanStage.pickBestPlan(&alwaysPlanKilledYieldPolicy));
@@ -597,7 +603,7 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageSubplanTest, ShouldThrowOnRestoreIfIndexDroppedBeforePlanSelect
 
     // Create the SubplanStage.
     WorkingSet workingSet;
-    SubplanStage subplanStage(opCtx(), collection, &workingSet, params, canonicalQuery.get());
+    SubplanStage subplanStage(_expCtx.get(), collection, &workingSet, params, canonicalQuery.get());
 
     // Mimic a yield by saving the state of the subplan stage. Then, drop an index not being used
     // while yielded.
@@ -641,7 +647,7 @@ TEST_F(QueryStageSubplanTest, ShouldNotThrowOnRestoreIfIndexDroppedAfterPlanSele
 
     // Create the SubplanStage.
     WorkingSet workingSet;
-    SubplanStage subplanStage(opCtx(), collection, &workingSet, params, canonicalQuery.get());
+    SubplanStage subplanStage(_expCtx.get(), collection, &workingSet, params, canonicalQuery.get());
 
     PlanYieldPolicy yieldPolicy(PlanExecutor::YIELD_MANUAL, serviceContext()->getFastClockSource());
     ASSERT_OK(subplanStage.pickBestPlan(&yieldPolicy));
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_tests.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_tests.cpp
index 43a6c482131..e86d851c7a4 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_tests.cpp
@@ -83,17 +83,14 @@ public:
     int countResults(const IndexScanParams& params, BSONObj filterObj = BSONObj()) {
         AutoGetCollectionForReadCommand ctx(&_opCtx, NamespaceString(ns()));
 
-        const CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
-        const boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> expCtx(
-            new ExpressionContext(&_opCtx, collator, NamespaceString(ns())));
         StatusWithMatchExpression statusWithMatcher =
-            MatchExpressionParser::parse(filterObj, expCtx);
+            MatchExpressionParser::parse(filterObj, _expCtx);
         verify(statusWithMatcher.isOK());
         unique_ptr<MatchExpression> filterExpr = std::move(statusWithMatcher.getValue());
 
         unique_ptr<WorkingSet> ws = std::make_unique<WorkingSet>();
         unique_ptr<IndexScan> ix =
-            std::make_unique<IndexScan>(&_opCtx, params, ws.get(), filterExpr.get());
+            std::make_unique<IndexScan>(_expCtx.get(), params, ws.get(), filterExpr.get());
 
         auto statusWithPlanExecutor = PlanExecutor::make(
             &_opCtx, std::move(ws), std::move(ix), ctx.getCollection(), PlanExecutor::NO_YIELD);
@@ -150,6 +147,9 @@ protected:
     const ServiceContext::UniqueOperationContext _txnPtr = cc().makeOperationContext();
     OperationContext& _opCtx = *_txnPtr;
 
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtx =
+        new ExpressionContext(&_opCtx, nullptr, NamespaceString(ns()));
+
 private:
     DBDirectClient _client;
 };
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_trial.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_trial.cpp
index 9f3681f2c89..5b843c7d1ba 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_trial.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_trial.cpp
@@ -44,9 +44,13 @@ namespace mongo {
 
 namespace {
 
+const NamespaceString kTestNss = NamespaceString("db.dummy");
+
 class TrialStageTest : public unittest::Test {
 public:
-    TrialStageTest() : _opCtx(cc().makeOperationContext()) {}
+    TrialStageTest()
+        : _opCtx(cc().makeOperationContext()),
+          _expCtx(make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(_opCtx.get(), nullptr, kTestNss)) {}
 
 protected:
     // Pushes BSONObjs from the given vector into the given QueuedDataStage. Each empty BSONObj in
@@ -98,11 +102,14 @@ protected:
 private:
     ServiceContext::UniqueOperationContext _opCtx;
     WorkingSet _ws;
+
+protected:
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtx;
 };
 
 TEST_F(TrialStageTest, AdoptsTrialPlanIfTrialSucceeds) {
-    auto trialPlan = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(opCtx(), ws());
-    auto backupPlan = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(opCtx(), ws());
+    auto trialPlan = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws());
+    auto backupPlan = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws());
 
     // Seed the trial plan with 20 results and no NEED_TIMEs.
     std::vector<BSONObj> trialResults;
@@ -114,7 +121,7 @@ TEST_F(TrialStageTest, AdoptsTrialPlanIfTrialSucceeds) {
     // Set the minimum advanced-to-works ratio to 0.75. Because every work() will result in an
     // ADVANCE, the trial plan will succeed.
     auto trialStage = std::make_unique<TrialStage>(
-        opCtx(), ws(), std::move(trialPlan), std::move(backupPlan), 10, 0.75);
+        _expCtx.get(), ws(), std::move(trialPlan), std::move(backupPlan), 10, 0.75);
 
     ASSERT_OK(trialStage->pickBestPlan(yieldPolicy().get()));
 
@@ -131,8 +138,8 @@ TEST_F(TrialStageTest, AdoptsTrialPlanIfTrialSucceeds) {
 }
 
 TEST_F(TrialStageTest, AdoptsTrialPlanIfTrialPlanHitsEOF) {
-    auto trialPlan = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(opCtx(), ws());
-    auto backupPlan = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(opCtx(), ws());
+    auto trialPlan = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws());
+    auto backupPlan = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws());
 
     // Seed the trial plan with 5 results and no NEED_TIMEs.
     std::vector<BSONObj> trialResults;
@@ -144,7 +151,7 @@ TEST_F(TrialStageTest, AdoptsTrialPlanIfTrialPlanHitsEOF) {
     // We schedule the trial to run for 10 works. Because we hit EOF after 5 results, we will end
     // the trial phase early and adopt the successful trial plan.
     auto trialStage = std::make_unique<TrialStage>(
-        opCtx(), ws(), std::move(trialPlan), std::move(backupPlan), 10, 0.75);
+        _expCtx.get(), ws(), std::move(trialPlan), std::move(backupPlan), 10, 0.75);
 
     ASSERT_OK(trialStage->pickBestPlan(yieldPolicy().get()));
 
@@ -166,8 +173,8 @@ TEST_F(TrialStageTest, AdoptsTrialPlanIfTrialPlanHitsEOF) {
 }
 
 TEST_F(TrialStageTest, AdoptsBackupPlanIfTrialDoesNotSucceed) {
-    auto trialPlan = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(opCtx(), ws());
-    auto backupPlan = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(opCtx(), ws());
+    auto trialPlan = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws());
+    auto backupPlan = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws());
 
     // Seed the trial plan with 20 results. Every second result will produce a NEED_TIME.
     std::vector<BSONObj> trialResults;
@@ -187,7 +194,7 @@ TEST_F(TrialStageTest, AdoptsBackupPlanIfTrialDoesNotSucceed) {
     // Set the minimum advanced-to-works ratio to 0.75. Because every second work() will result in a
     // NEED_TIME and the actual ratio is thus 0.5, the trial plan will fail.
     auto trialStage = std::make_unique<TrialStage>(
-        opCtx(), ws(), std::move(trialPlan), std::move(backupPlan), 10, 0.75);
+        _expCtx.get(), ws(), std::move(trialPlan), std::move(backupPlan), 10, 0.75);
 
     ASSERT_OK(trialStage->pickBestPlan(yieldPolicy().get()));
 
@@ -204,8 +211,8 @@ TEST_F(TrialStageTest, AdoptsBackupPlanIfTrialDoesNotSucceed) {
 }
 
 TEST_F(TrialStageTest, AdoptsBackupPlanIfTrialPlanDies) {
-    auto trialPlan = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(opCtx(), ws());
-    auto backupPlan = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(opCtx(), ws());
+    auto trialPlan = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws());
+    auto backupPlan = std::make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws());
 
     // Seed the trial plan with 2 results followed by a PlanStage::FAILURE.
     queueData({BSON("_id" << 0), BSON("_id" << 1)}, trialPlan.get());
@@ -222,7 +229,7 @@ TEST_F(TrialStageTest, AdoptsBackupPlanIfTrialPlanDies) {
     // We schedule the trial to run for 10 works. Because we will encounter a PlanStage::FAILURE
     // before this point, the trial will complete early and the backup plan will be adopted.
     auto trialStage = std::make_unique<TrialStage>(
-        opCtx(), ws(), std::move(trialPlan), std::move(backupPlan), 10, 0.75);
+        _expCtx.get(), ws(), std::move(trialPlan), std::move(backupPlan), 10, 0.75);
 
     ASSERT_OK(trialStage->pickBestPlan(yieldPolicy().get()));
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_update.cpp b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_update.cpp
index 98061f09523..a309f00db8d 100644
--- a/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_update.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/dbtests/query_stage_update.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public:
         params.tailable = false;
 
         unique_ptr<CollectionScan> scan(
-            new CollectionScan(&_opCtx, collection, params, &ws, nullptr));
+            new CollectionScan(_expCtx.get(), collection, params, &ws, nullptr));
         while (!scan->isEOF()) {
             WorkingSetID id = WorkingSet::INVALID_ID;
             PlanStage::StageState state = scan->work(&id);
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public:
         params.tailable = false;
 
         unique_ptr<CollectionScan> scan(
-            new CollectionScan(&_opCtx, collection, params, &ws, nullptr));
+            new CollectionScan(_expCtx.get(), collection, params, &ws, nullptr));
         while (!scan->isEOF()) {
             WorkingSetID id = WorkingSet::INVALID_ID;
             PlanStage::StageState state = scan->work(&id);
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ protected:
     const ServiceContext::UniqueOperationContext _txnPtr = cc().makeOperationContext();
     OperationContext& _opCtx = *_txnPtr;
 
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<ExpressionContext> _expCtx =
+        make_intrusive<ExpressionContext>(&_opCtx, nullptr, nss);
+
 private:
     DBDirectClient _client;
 };
@@ -200,8 +203,7 @@ public:
             dbtests::WriteContextForTests ctx(&_opCtx, nss.ns());
             CurOp& curOp = *CurOp::get(_opCtx);
             OpDebug* opDebug = &curOp.debug();
-            const CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
-            UpdateDriver driver(new ExpressionContext(&_opCtx, collator, nss));
+            UpdateDriver driver(_expCtx);
             Collection* collection = ctx.getCollection();
             ASSERT(collection);
 
@@ -230,10 +232,10 @@ public:
             params.canonicalQuery = cq.get();
 
             auto ws = make_unique<WorkingSet>();
-            auto eofStage = make_unique<EOFStage>(&_opCtx);
+            auto eofStage = make_unique<EOFStage>(_expCtx.get());
 
-            auto updateStage =
-                make_unique<UpsertStage>(&_opCtx, params, ws.get(), collection, eofStage.release());
+            auto updateStage = make_unique<UpsertStage>(
+                _expCtx.get(), params, ws.get(), collection, eofStage.release());
 
             runUpdate(updateStage.get());
         }
@@ -271,8 +273,7 @@ public:
 
             CurOp& curOp = *CurOp::get(_opCtx);
             OpDebug* opDebug = &curOp.debug();
-            const CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
-            UpdateDriver driver(new ExpressionContext(&_opCtx, collator, nss));
+            UpdateDriver driver(_expCtx);
             Collection* coll =
                 CollectionCatalog::get(&_opCtx).lookupCollectionByNamespace(&_opCtx, nss);
             ASSERT(coll);
@@ -309,11 +310,11 @@ public:
             updateParams.canonicalQuery = cq.get();
 
             auto ws = make_unique<WorkingSet>();
-            auto cs =
-                make_unique<CollectionScan>(&_opCtx, coll, collScanParams, ws.get(), cq->root());
+            auto cs = make_unique<CollectionScan>(
+                _expCtx.get(), coll, collScanParams, ws.get(), cq->root());
 
             auto updateStage =
-                make_unique<UpdateStage>(&_opCtx, updateParams, ws.get(), coll, cs.release());
+                make_unique<UpdateStage>(_expCtx.get(), updateParams, ws.get(), coll, cs.release());
 
             const UpdateStats* stats =
                 static_cast<const UpdateStats*>(updateStage->getSpecificStats());
@@ -386,8 +387,7 @@ public:
         Collection* coll = ctx.getCollection();
         ASSERT(coll);
         UpdateRequest request(nss);
-        const CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
-        UpdateDriver driver(new ExpressionContext(&_opCtx, collator, nss));
+        UpdateDriver driver(_expCtx);
         const int targetDocIndex = 0;  // We'll be working with the first doc in the collection.
         const BSONObj query = BSON("foo" << BSON("$gte" << targetDocIndex));
         const auto ws = make_unique<WorkingSet>();
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ public:
 
         // Configure a QueuedDataStage to pass the first object in the collection back in a
         // RID_AND_OBJ state.
-        auto qds = make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(&_opCtx, ws.get());
+        auto qds = make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws.get());
         WorkingSetID id = ws->allocate();
         WorkingSetMember* member = ws->get(id);
         member->recordId = recordIds[targetDocIndex];
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ public:
         updateParams.canonicalQuery = cq.get();
 
         const auto updateStage =
-            make_unique<UpdateStage>(&_opCtx, updateParams, ws.get(), coll, qds.release());
+            make_unique<UpdateStage>(_expCtx.get(), updateParams, ws.get(), coll, qds.release());
 
         // Should return advanced.
         id = WorkingSet::INVALID_ID;
@@ -478,8 +478,7 @@ public:
         Collection* coll = ctx.getCollection();
         ASSERT(coll);
         UpdateRequest request(nss);
-        const CollatorInterface* collator = nullptr;
-        UpdateDriver driver(new ExpressionContext(&_opCtx, collator, nss));
+        UpdateDriver driver(_expCtx);
         const int targetDocIndex = 10;
         const BSONObj query = BSON("foo" << BSON("$gte" << targetDocIndex));
         const auto ws = make_unique<WorkingSet>();
@@ -504,7 +503,7 @@ public:
 
         // Configure a QueuedDataStage to pass the first object in the collection back in a
         // RID_AND_OBJ state.
-        auto qds = make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(&_opCtx, ws.get());
+        auto qds = make_unique<QueuedDataStage>(_expCtx.get(), ws.get());
         WorkingSetID id = ws->allocate();
         WorkingSetMember* member = ws->get(id);
         member->recordId = recordIds[targetDocIndex];
@@ -518,7 +517,7 @@ public:
         updateParams.canonicalQuery = cq.get();
 
         auto updateStage =
-            make_unique<UpdateStage>(&_opCtx, updateParams, ws.get(), coll, qds.release());
+            make_unique<UpdateStage>(_expCtx.get(), updateParams, ws.get(), coll, qds.release());
 
         // Should return advanced.
         id = WorkingSet::INVALID_ID;
diff --git a/src/mongo/embedded/stitch_support/stitch_support.cpp b/src/mongo/embedded/stitch_support/stitch_support.cpp
index 53010105fca..934f9185735 100644
--- a/src/mongo/embedded/stitch_support/stitch_support.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/embedded/stitch_support/stitch_support.cpp
@@ -172,13 +172,14 @@ struct stitch_support_v1_matcher {
                               stitch_support_v1_collator* collator)
         : client(std::move(client)),
           opCtx(this->client->makeOperationContext()),
-          matcher(filterBSON.getOwned(),
-                  new mongo::ExpressionContext(opCtx.get(),
-                                               collator ? collator->collator.get() : nullptr,
-                                               mongo::kDummyNamespaceStr)){};
+          expCtx(new mongo::ExpressionContext(opCtx.get(),
+                                              collator ? collator->collator->clone() : nullptr,
+                                              mongo::kDummyNamespaceStr)),
+          matcher(filterBSON.getOwned(), expCtx){};
 
     mongo::ServiceContext::UniqueClient client;
     mongo::ServiceContext::UniqueOperationContext opCtx;
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<mongo::ExpressionContext> expCtx;
     mongo::Matcher matcher;
 };
 
@@ -190,7 +191,9 @@ struct stitch_support_v1_projection {
         : client(std::move(client)), opCtx(this->client->makeOperationContext()), matcher(matcher) {
 
         auto expCtx = mongo::make_intrusive<mongo::ExpressionContext>(
-            opCtx.get(), collator ? collator->collator.get() : nullptr, mongo::kDummyNamespaceStr);
+            opCtx.get(),
+            collator ? collator->collator->clone() : nullptr,
+            mongo::kDummyNamespaceStr);
         const auto policies = mongo::ProjectionPolicies::findProjectionPolicies();
         auto proj =
             mongo::projection_ast::parse(expCtx,
@@ -229,21 +232,19 @@ struct stitch_support_v1_update {
                              stitch_support_v1_collator* collator)
         : client(std::move(client)),
           opCtx(this->client->makeOperationContext()),
+          expCtx(new mongo::ExpressionContext(opCtx.get(),
+                                              collator ? collator->collator->clone() : nullptr,
+                                              mongo::kDummyNamespaceStr)),
           updateExpr(updateExpr.getOwned()),
           arrayFilters(arrayFilters.getOwned()),
           matcher(matcher),
-          updateDriver(new mongo::ExpressionContext(opCtx.get(),
-                                                    collator ? collator->collator.get() : nullptr,
-                                                    mongo::kDummyNamespaceStr)) {
+          updateDriver(expCtx) {
         std::vector<mongo::BSONObj> arrayFilterVector;
         for (auto&& filter : this->arrayFilters) {
             arrayFilterVector.push_back(filter.embeddedObject());
         }
-        this->parsedFilters = uassertStatusOK(
-            mongo::ParsedUpdate::parseArrayFilters(arrayFilterVector,
-                                                   this->opCtx.get(),
-                                                   collator ? collator->collator.get() : nullptr,
-                                                   mongo::kDummyNamespaceStr));
+        this->parsedFilters = uassertStatusOK(mongo::ParsedUpdate::parseArrayFilters(
+            expCtx, arrayFilterVector, mongo::kDummyNamespaceStr));
 
         updateDriver.parse(this->updateExpr, parsedFilters);
 
@@ -254,6 +255,7 @@ struct stitch_support_v1_update {
 
     mongo::ServiceContext::UniqueClient client;
     mongo::ServiceContext::UniqueOperationContext opCtx;
+    boost::intrusive_ptr<mongo::ExpressionContext> expCtx;
     mongo::BSONObj updateExpr;
     mongo::BSONArray arrayFilters;