diff --git a/.changeset/eighty-chairs-roll.md b/.changeset/eighty-chairs-roll.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c981229378
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eighty-chairs-roll.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder': minor
+---
+
+Update `EntityPicker` to use the fully qualified entity ref instead of the humanized version.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/humanize.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/humanize.ts
index 9bbfcbc1ed..bfc8e2af84 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/humanize.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/humanize.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import {
   Entity,
   CompoundEntityRef,
   DEFAULT_NAMESPACE,
-  UserEntity,
 } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 
 /**