diff --git a/.changeset/wild-pears-enjoy.md b/.changeset/wild-pears-enjoy.md
index 8cee4daa54..01a8b8a4a1 100644
--- a/.changeset/wild-pears-enjoy.md
+++ b/.changeset/wild-pears-enjoy.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 '@backstage/core-app-api': patch
 ---
 
-Made `StorageApi` notify its subscribers when `localStorage` values change in other tabs/windows
+Made `WebStorage` notify its subscribers when `localStorage` values change in other tabs/windows
diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/api-report.md b/packages/core-app-api/api-report.md
index 54aa700472..70312a54a5 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/api-report.md
@@ -558,8 +558,6 @@ export class WebStorage implements StorageApi {
   // (undocumented)
   get<T>(key: string): T | undefined;
   // (undocumented)
-  handleStorageChange(eventKey: StorageEvent['key']): void;
-  // (undocumented)
   observe$<T extends JsonValue>(
     key: string,
   ): Observable<StorageValueSnapshot<T>>;
diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/src/apis/implementations/StorageApi/WebStorage.ts b/packages/core-app-api/src/apis/implementations/StorageApi/WebStorage.ts
index 224327298f..3477853241 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/src/apis/implementations/StorageApi/WebStorage.ts
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/src/apis/implementations/StorageApi/WebStorage.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class WebStorage implements StorageApi {
     private readonly errorApi: ErrorApi,
   ) {}
 
-  private static hasSubscribers = false;
+  private static hasSubscribed = false;
 
   static create(options: {
     errorApi: ErrorApi;
@@ -101,14 +101,14 @@ export class WebStorage implements StorageApi {
   observe$<T extends JsonValue>(
     key: string,
   ): Observable<StorageValueSnapshot<T>> {
-    if (!WebStorage.hasSubscribers) {
+    if (!WebStorage.hasSubscribed) {
       WebStorage.addStorageEventListener();
-      WebStorage.hasSubscribers = true;
+      WebStorage.hasSubscribed = true;
     }
     return this.observable.filter(({ key: messageKey }) => messageKey === key);
   }
 
-  handleStorageChange(eventKey: StorageEvent['key']) {
+  private handleStorageChange(eventKey: StorageEvent['key']) {
     if (!eventKey?.startsWith(this.namespace)) return;
     const key = eventKey?.replace(`${this.namespace}/`, '');
     this.notifyChanges(key);
diff --git a/packages/core-plugin-api/api-report.md b/packages/core-plugin-api/api-report.md
index ed40792c6a..cebf09e908 100644
--- a/packages/core-plugin-api/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/core-plugin-api/api-report.md
@@ -697,7 +697,6 @@ export type SignInPageProps = {
 // @public
 export interface StorageApi {
   forBucket(name: string): StorageApi;
-  handleStorageChange?(eventKey: StorageEvent['key']): void;
   observe$<T extends JsonValue>(
     key: string,
   ): Observable<StorageValueSnapshot<T>>;
diff --git a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/apis/definitions/StorageApi.ts b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/apis/definitions/StorageApi.ts
index 5ecf251e2d..1506e5f143 100644
--- a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/apis/definitions/StorageApi.ts
+++ b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/apis/definitions/StorageApi.ts
@@ -85,14 +85,6 @@ export interface StorageApi {
     key: string,
   ): Observable<StorageValueSnapshot<T>>;
 
-  /**
-   * Synchronizes stored data across multiple tabs or windows by using the
-   * browser's StorageEvent API.
-   *
-   * @param eventKey - The key of a storage event object
-   */
-  handleStorageChange?(eventKey: StorageEvent['key']): void;
-
   /**
    * Returns an immediate snapshot value for the given key, if possible.
    *