diff --git a/.changeset/plenty-worms-happen.md b/.changeset/plenty-worms-happen.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3457c7d8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/plenty-worms-happen.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend': patch
+---
+
+pool HTTPS agents per cluster in KubernetesFetcher
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/DefaultEntitiesCatalog.test.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/DefaultEntitiesCatalog.test.ts
index d9f33b22b5..78f806adb7 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/DefaultEntitiesCatalog.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/DefaultEntitiesCatalog.test.ts
@@ -2190,7 +2190,6 @@ describe.each(databases.eachSupportedId())(
         const catalog = new DefaultEntitiesCatalog({
           database: knex,
           logger: mockServices.logger.mock(),
-          stitcher,
         });
 
         const filter = { key: 'spec.should_include_this' };
@@ -2252,7 +2251,6 @@ describe.each(databases.eachSupportedId())(
         const catalog = new DefaultEntitiesCatalog({
           database: knex,
           logger: mockServices.logger.mock(),
-          stitcher,
         });
 
         const response = await catalog.queryEntities({