diff --git a/.changeset/sixty-falcons-protect.md b/.changeset/sixty-falcons-protect.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0bc77bfbd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sixty-falcons-protect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-badges-backend': patch
+---
+
+Removed some unused dependencies
diff --git a/plugins/badges-backend/package.json b/plugins/badges-backend/package.json
index 541311396c..84b4d324d7 100644
--- a/plugins/badges-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/badges-backend/package.json
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/catalog-client": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/core-app-api": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/dev-utils": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/test-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@types/node": "*",
     "cross-fetch": "^3.1.5"
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e38ea3fff3..c6a18d61a5 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5206,11 +5206,8 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^"
-    "@backstage/core-app-api": "workspace:^"
-    "@backstage/dev-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "workspace:^"
-    "@backstage/test-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@types/express": ^4.17.6
     "@types/node": "*"
     badge-maker: ^3.3.0