diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/executePortableTemplate.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/executePortableTemplate.ts
index 4300bd54bc..435e909278 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/executePortableTemplate.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/executePortableTemplate.ts
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ export async function executePortableTemplate(
 
     await installNewPackage(input);
 
-    if (input.builtInParams.owner) {
-      await addCodeownersEntry(targetDir, input.builtInParams.owner);
+    if (input.owner) {
+      await addCodeownersEntry(targetDir, input.owner);
     }
 
     await Task.forCommand('yarn install', {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/writeTemplateContents.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/writeTemplateContents.test.ts
index 62d054f754..c71ff17d4e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/writeTemplateContents.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/writeTemplateContents.test.ts
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ describe('writeTemplateContents', () => {
         id: 'test',
         files: [],
         role: 'frontend-plugin',
+        parameters: {},
         templateValues: {},
       },
       {
         ...baseConfig,
         roleParams: { role: 'frontend-plugin', pluginId: 'test' },
-        builtInParams: {},
         packageName: '@internal/plugin-test',
         packagePath: 'plugins/plugin-test',
       },
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ describe('writeTemplateContents', () => {
           },
         ],
         role: 'frontend-plugin',
+        parameters: {},
         templateValues: {},
       },
       {
         ...baseConfig,
         roleParams: { role: 'frontend-plugin', pluginId: 'test' },
-        builtInParams: {},
         packageName: '@internal/plugin-test',
         packagePath: 'out',
       },
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/writeTemplateContents.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/writeTemplateContents.ts
index dc597bb5aa..e99507fd6b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/writeTemplateContents.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/execution/writeTemplateContents.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ export async function writeTemplateContents(
     const templater = await PortableTemplater.create({
       values: {
         ...roleValues,
-        ...input.builtInParams,
         packageName: input.packageName,
         privatePackage: input.private,
         packageVersion: input.version,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/collectPortableTemplateInput.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/collectPortableTemplateInput.test.ts
index 376a1908ec..28231976e8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/collectPortableTemplateInput.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/collectPortableTemplateInput.test.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ describe('collectTemplateParams', () => {
       templatePath: '/test',
       role: 'frontend-plugin' as const,
       files: [],
+      parameters: {},
       templateValues: {},
     },
     prefilledParams: {
@@ -48,9 +49,7 @@ describe('collectTemplateParams', () => {
         role: 'frontend-plugin',
         pluginId: 'test',
       },
-      builtInParams: {
-        owner: 'me',
-      },
+      owner: 'me',
       version: '0.1.0',
       license: 'Apache-2.0',
       private: true,
@@ -72,9 +71,7 @@ describe('collectTemplateParams', () => {
         role: 'frontend-plugin',
         pluginId: 'other',
       },
-      builtInParams: {
-        owner: undefined,
-      },
+      owner: undefined,
       version: '0.1.0',
       license: 'Apache-2.0',
       private: true,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/collectPortableTemplateInput.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/collectPortableTemplateInput.ts
index ae7dcd413a..163993d4c4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/collectPortableTemplateInput.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/collectPortableTemplateInput.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import { paths } from '../../paths';
 import {
   PortableTemplateConfig,
   PortableTemplateInput,
-  PortableTemplateInputBuiltInParams,
   PortableTemplateInputRoleParams,
   PortableTemplateParams,
   PortableTemplateRole,
@@ -83,9 +82,7 @@ export async function collectPortableTemplateInput(
 
   return {
     roleParams,
-    builtInParams: {
-      owner: answers.owner,
-    } as PortableTemplateInputBuiltInParams,
+    owner: answers.owner as string | undefined,
     license: config.license,
     version: config.version,
     private: config.private,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/selectTemplateInteractively.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/selectTemplateInteractively.test.ts
index 7226df4558..6ff7acb5fe 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/selectTemplateInteractively.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/preparation/selectTemplateInteractively.test.ts
@@ -20,14 +20,13 @@ import { withLogCollector } from '@backstage/test-utils';
 import { selectTemplateInteractively } from './selectTemplateInteractively';
 
 describe('selectTemplateInteractively', () => {
-  const mockConfig: PortableTemplateConfig = {
+  const mockConfig = {
     isUsingDefaultTemplates: false,
     templatePointers: [
       { id: 'template1', target: 'path/to/template1' },
       { id: 'template2', target: 'path/to/template2' },
     ],
-    globals: {},
-  };
+  } as PortableTemplateConfig;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.resetAllMocks();
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/types.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/types.ts
index 6937ac2817..fc15eb882c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/types.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/types.ts
@@ -102,13 +102,10 @@ export type PortableTemplateInputRoleParams =
       moduleId: string;
     };
 
-export type PortableTemplateInputBuiltInParams = {
-  owner?: string;
-};
-
 export type PortableTemplateInput = {
   roleParams: PortableTemplateInputRoleParams;
-  builtInParams: PortableTemplateInputBuiltInParams;
+
+  owner?: string;
 
   license: string;