diff --git a/.changeset/rare-parrots-share.md b/.changeset/rare-parrots-share.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..917ec5a18e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/rare-parrots-share.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder': patch
+---
+
+Removed unused `swr` dependency.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/package.json b/plugins/catalog/package.json
index b6b306c260..965a0b327b 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog/package.json
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@
     "react-helmet": "6.1.0",
     "react-router": "6.0.0-beta.0",
     "react-router-dom": "6.0.0-beta.0",
-    "react-use": "^15.3.3",
-    "swr": "^0.3.0"
+    "react-use": "^15.3.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.6.9",
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder/package.json
index 4d4563df2f..2b4feecb7b 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
     "react-router": "6.0.0-beta.0",
     "react-router-dom": "6.0.0-beta.0",
     "react-use": "^15.3.3",
-    "swr": "^0.3.0",
     "use-immer": "^0.5.1",
     "zen-observable": "^0.8.15"
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ba1b3bfe73..f2c2bee93c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -24792,13 +24792,6 @@ swap-case@^2.0.1:
   dependencies:
     tslib "^2.0.3"
 
-swr@^0.3.0:
-  version "0.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/swr/-/swr-0.3.0.tgz#69602953dd50ab07fe60c920fd63199256645675"
-  integrity sha512-3p0p5TWH0qiaKAph5wBkMwqe2WjNseITfjmdVoNzjqRZGn/gnpRi6whMDjhMVb/vp/yyDtKWPlyjid8QZH+UhA==
-  dependencies:
-    fast-deep-equal "2.0.1"
-
 symbol-observable@1.2.0, symbol-observable@^1.0.3, symbol-observable@^1.0.4, symbol-observable@^1.1.0, symbol-observable@^1.2.0:
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/symbol-observable/-/symbol-observable-1.2.0.tgz#c22688aed4eab3cdc2dfeacbb561660560a00804"