diff --git a/docs/getting-started/configure-app-with-plugins.md b/docs/getting-started/configure-app-with-plugins.md
index aa2bc7ef4d..042d8964ca 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/configure-app-with-plugins.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/configure-app-with-plugins.md
@@ -6,30 +6,17 @@ description: Documentation on How Configuring App with plugins
 
 ## Adding existing plugins to your app
 
-The following steps assume that you have created a new Backstage app and want to add
-an existing plugin to it. We are using the
+The following steps assume that you have created a new Backstage app and want to
+add an existing plugin to it. We are using the
 [CircleCI](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/plugins/circleci/README.md)
-in this example.
+plugin in this example.
 
-0. Add to the repo:
+1. Add the plugin's NPM package to the repo:
 
 ```bash
 yarn add @backstage/plugin-circleci
 ```
 
-1. Add the plugin API to your Backstage instance:
-
-```js
-// packages/app/src/api.ts
-import { ApiHolder } from '@backstage/core';
-import { CircleCIApi, circleCIApiRef } from '@backstage/plugin-circleci';
-
-const builder = ApiRegistry.builder();
-builder.add(circleCIApiRef, new CircleCIApi(/* optional custom url for your own CircleCI instance */));
-
-export default builder.build() as ApiHolder;
-```
-
 2. Add the plugin itself:
 
 ```js
diff --git a/plugins/circleci/README.md b/plugins/circleci/README.md
index 4802e8bee2..35fed49827 100644
--- a/plugins/circleci/README.md
+++ b/plugins/circleci/README.md
@@ -7,25 +7,12 @@ Website: [https://circleci.com/](https://circleci.com/)
 
 ## Setup
 
-0. If you have standalone app (you didn't clone this repo), then do
+1. If you have standalone app (you didn't clone this repo), then do
 
 ```bash
 yarn add @backstage/plugin-circleci
 ```
 
-1. Add plugin API to your Backstage instance:
-
-```js
-// packages/app/src/api.ts
-import { ApiHolder } from '@backstage/core';
-import { CircleCIApi, circleCIApiRef } from '@backstage/plugin-circleci';
-
-const builder = ApiRegistry.builder();
-builder.add(circleCIApiRef, new CircleCIApi(/* optional custom url for your own CircleCI instance */));
-
-export default builder.build() as ApiHolder;
-```
-
 2. Add plugin itself:
 
 ```js