diff --git a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/parameters.test.ts b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/parameters.test.ts
index 88ab61e769..b47109ed67 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/parameters.test.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/parameters.test.ts
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ describe('expandShorthandExtensionParameters', () => {
     expect(() =>
       run({ 'core.router': { foo: { settings: true } } }),
     ).toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
-      `"Invalid extension configuration at app.extensions[1][core.router].foo, unknown parameter; expected one of 'id', 'at', 'disabled', 'extension', 'config'"`,
+      `"Invalid extension configuration at app.extensions[1][core.router].foo, unknown parameter; expected one of 'at', 'disabled', 'extension', 'config'"`,
     );
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/parameters.ts b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/parameters.ts
index 72c01d551e..ba04d6c9ee 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/parameters.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/parameters.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import { JsonValue } from '@backstage/types';
 import omitBy from 'lodash/omitBy';
 
 const knownExtensionInstanceParameters = [
-  'id',
   'at',
   'disabled',
   'extension',