diff --git a/packages/backend/package.json b/packages/backend/package.json
index 9fc07e6e4f..304ea34877 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@
     "pg": "^8.3.0",
     "pg-connection-string": "^2.3.0",
     "prom-client": "^14.0.1",
-    "winston": "^3.2.1",
-    "zod": "~3.18.0"
+    "winston": "^3.2.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 093320debe..e3f29991af 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -23522,7 +23522,6 @@ __metadata:
     pg-connection-string: ^2.3.0
     prom-client: ^14.0.1
     winston: ^3.2.1
-    zod: ~3.18.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft