diff --git a/packages/backend/src/plugins/scaffolder.ts b/packages/backend/src/plugins/scaffolder.ts
index 6a801f0392..505a514344 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/plugins/scaffolder.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/plugins/scaffolder.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ export default async function createPlugin(
     config: env.config,
     database: env.database,
     catalogClient: catalogClient,
-    eventBroker: env.eventBroker,
     reader: env.reader,
     identity: env.identity,
     scheduler: env.scheduler,
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
index c11a75e555..a3a3531bb3 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import * as bitbucket from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucke
 import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import { Duration } from 'luxon';
-import { EventBroker } from '@backstage/plugin-events-node';
 import { executeShellCommand as executeShellCommand_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
 import { ExecuteShellCommandOptions } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
 import express from 'express';
@@ -439,8 +438,6 @@ export interface RouterOptions {
   // (undocumented)
   database: PluginDatabaseManager;
   // (undocumented)
-  eventBroker?: EventBroker;
-  // (undocumented)
   identity?: IdentityApi;
   // (undocumented)
   lifecycle?: LifecycleService;
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
index a2608f3752..365ec8748d 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ import {
   PermissionRule,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-node';
 import { scaffolderActionRules, scaffolderTemplateRules } from './rules';
-import { EventBroker } from '@backstage/plugin-events-node';
 import { Duration } from 'luxon';
 import { LifecycleService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 
@@ -130,7 +129,6 @@ export interface RouterOptions {
   database: PluginDatabaseManager;
   catalogClient: CatalogApi;
   scheduler?: PluginTaskScheduler;
-  eventBroker?: EventBroker;
   actions?: TemplateAction<any, any>[];
   /**
    * @deprecated taskWorkers is deprecated in favor of concurrentTasksLimit option with a single TaskWorker