diff --git a/.changeset/nine-guests-compete.md b/.changeset/nine-guests-compete.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..697236d0b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nine-guests-compete.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-home': patch
+---
+
+remove unused plugin-stack-overflow dependency
diff --git a/plugins/home/package.json b/plugins/home/package.json
index ae3c03f975..39d9b68aaf 100644
--- a/plugins/home/package.json
+++ b/plugins/home/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
     "@backstage/core-components": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/core-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-react": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/plugin-stack-overflow": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/theme": "workspace:^",
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.12.2",
     "@material-ui/icons": "^4.9.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b9af54a260..87a2d67e0d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6418,7 +6418,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/core-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/dev-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-react": "workspace:^"
-    "@backstage/plugin-stack-overflow": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/test-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/theme": "workspace:^"
     "@material-ui/core": ^4.12.2