diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md b/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md
index 675a7755fc..0fa1ff376e 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import { UrlReader } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 // @public (undocumented)
 export interface Backend {
   // (undocumented)
-  add(feature: BackendFeature): void;
+  add(feature: BackendFeature | (() => BackendFeature)): void;
   // (undocumented)
   start(): Promise<void>;
   // (undocumented)
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export function createSpecializedBackend(
 // @public (undocumented)
 export interface CreateSpecializedBackendOptions {
   // (undocumented)
-  services: ServiceFactoryOrFunction[];
+  defaultServiceFactories: ServiceFactoryOrFunction[];
 }
 
 // @public (undocumented)
diff --git a/packages/backend-defaults/api-report.md b/packages/backend-defaults/api-report.md
index 6cc58de663..ab9cc5775c 100644
--- a/packages/backend-defaults/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/backend-defaults/api-report.md
@@ -4,14 +4,7 @@
 
 ```ts
 import { Backend } from '@backstage/backend-app-api';
-import { ServiceFactoryOrFunction } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 
 // @public (undocumented)
-export function createBackend(options?: CreateBackendOptions): Backend;
-
-// @public (undocumented)
-export interface CreateBackendOptions {
-  // (undocumented)
-  services?: ServiceFactoryOrFunction[];
-}
+export function createBackend(): Backend;
 ```
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/api-report.md b/packages/backend-plugin-api/api-report.md
index 0789168926..17cc521499 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/api-report.md
@@ -409,9 +409,7 @@ export type SearchResponseFile = {
 export interface ServiceFactory<
   TService = unknown,
   TScope extends 'plugin' | 'root' = 'plugin' | 'root',
-> {
-  // (undocumented)
-  $$type: '@backstage/ServiceFactory';
+> extends BackendFeature {
   // (undocumented)
   service: ServiceRef<TService, TScope>;
 }