diff --git a/.changeset/bumpy-boxes-chew.md b/.changeset/bumpy-boxes-chew.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71aa9011c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/bumpy-boxes-chew.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/ui': patch
+---
+
+Resolved route-relative `href` props to absolute paths by default in all components, removing the need for the `resolveHref` option in component definitions.
diff --git a/packages/ui/report.api.md b/packages/ui/report.api.md
index 0bce00e90e..3b79537f54 100644
--- a/packages/ui/report.api.md
+++ b/packages/ui/report.api.md
@@ -583,7 +583,6 @@ export const ButtonLinkDefinition: {
   };
   readonly bg: 'consumer';
   readonly analytics: true;
-  readonly resolveHref: true;
   readonly propDefs: {
     readonly noTrack: {};
     readonly size: {
@@ -690,7 +689,6 @@ export const CardDefinition: {
   readonly styles: {
     readonly [key: string]: string;
   };
-  readonly resolveHref: true;
   readonly classNames: {
     readonly root: 'bui-Card';
     readonly trigger: 'bui-CardTrigger';
@@ -1559,7 +1557,6 @@ export const HeaderNavItemDefinition: {
     readonly root: 'bui-HeaderNavItem';
   };
   readonly analytics: true;
-  readonly resolveHref: true;
   readonly propDefs: {
     readonly noTrack: {};
     readonly id: {};
@@ -1682,7 +1679,6 @@ export const LinkDefinition: {
     readonly root: 'bui-Link';
   };
   readonly analytics: true;
-  readonly resolveHref: true;
   readonly propDefs: {
     readonly noTrack: {};
     readonly variant: {
@@ -1771,7 +1767,6 @@ export const ListRowDefinition: {
     readonly [key: string]: string;
   };
   readonly bg: 'consumer';
-  readonly resolveHref: true;
   readonly classNames: {
     readonly root: 'bui-ListRow';
     readonly check: 'bui-ListRowCheck';
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/ButtonLink/definition.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/ButtonLink/definition.ts
index e33b4aa390..a5f6a28489 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/ButtonLink/definition.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/ButtonLink/definition.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export const ButtonLinkDefinition = defineComponent<ButtonLinkOwnProps>()({
   },
   bg: 'consumer',
   analytics: true,
-  resolveHref: true,
   propDefs: {
     noTrack: {},
     size: { dataAttribute: true, default: 'small' },
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Card/definition.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/Card/definition.ts
index 691126067a..5d69005b4c 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Card/definition.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Card/definition.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import styles from './Card.module.css';
  */
 export const CardDefinition = defineComponent<CardOwnProps>()({
   styles,
-  resolveHref: true,
   classNames: {
     root: 'bui-Card',
     trigger: 'bui-CardTrigger',
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Header/HeaderNavDefinition.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/Header/HeaderNavDefinition.ts
index bbf3ce172f..d0bd3cda19 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Header/HeaderNavDefinition.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Header/HeaderNavDefinition.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ export const HeaderNavItemDefinition = defineComponent<HeaderNavLinkProps>()({
     root: 'bui-HeaderNavItem',
   },
   analytics: true,
-  resolveHref: true,
   propDefs: {
     noTrack: {},
     id: {},
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Link/definition.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/Link/definition.ts
index 7df8a0f256..15d0d35e12 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Link/definition.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Link/definition.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ export const LinkDefinition = defineComponent<LinkOwnProps>()({
     root: 'bui-Link',
   },
   analytics: true,
-  resolveHref: true,
   propDefs: {
     noTrack: {},
     variant: { dataAttribute: true, default: 'body-medium' },
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/List/definition.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/List/definition.ts
index e3f4b1b4f1..98b9e24fc6 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/List/definition.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/List/definition.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ export const ListDefinition = defineComponent<ListOwnProps>()({
 export const ListRowDefinition = defineComponent<ListRowOwnProps>()({
   styles,
   bg: 'consumer',
-  resolveHref: true,
   classNames: {
     root: 'bui-ListRow',
     check: 'bui-ListRowCheck',
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Menu/definition.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/Menu/definition.ts
index 90d5266324..63c46a24a3 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Menu/definition.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Menu/definition.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ export const MenuItemDefinition = defineComponent<MenuItemOwnProps>()({
     itemArrow: 'bui-MenuItemArrow',
   },
   analytics: true,
-  resolveHref: true,
   propDefs: {
     iconStart: {},
     children: {},
@@ -119,7 +118,6 @@ export const MenuItemDefinition = defineComponent<MenuItemOwnProps>()({
 export const MenuListBoxItemDefinition =
   defineComponent<MenuListBoxItemOwnProps>()({
     styles,
-    resolveHref: true,
     classNames: {
       root: 'bui-MenuItemListBox',
       itemContent: 'bui-MenuItemContent',
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/SearchAutocomplete/definition.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/SearchAutocomplete/definition.ts
index f773160297..d6204dad6a 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/SearchAutocomplete/definition.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/SearchAutocomplete/definition.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ export const SearchAutocompleteDefinition =
 export const SearchAutocompleteItemDefinition =
   defineComponent<SearchAutocompleteItemOwnProps>()({
     styles,
-    resolveHref: true,
     classNames: {
       root: 'bui-SearchAutocompleteItem',
       itemContent: 'bui-SearchAutocompleteItemContent',
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Table/definition.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/Table/definition.ts
index 5269b133f6..e2236e21b7 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Table/definition.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Table/definition.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ export const TableBodyDefinition = defineComponent<TableBodyOwnProps>()({
  */
 export const RowDefinition = defineComponent<RowOwnProps>()({
   styles,
-  resolveHref: true,
   analytics: true,
   bg: 'consumer',
   classNames: {
@@ -144,7 +143,6 @@ export const CellDefinition = defineComponent<CellOwnProps>()({
  */
 export const CellTextDefinition = defineComponent<CellTextOwnProps>()({
   styles,
-  resolveHref: true,
   classNames: {
     root: 'bui-TableCell',
     cellContentWrapper: 'bui-TableCellContentWrapper',
@@ -167,7 +165,6 @@ export const CellTextDefinition = defineComponent<CellTextOwnProps>()({
  */
 export const CellProfileDefinition = defineComponent<CellProfileOwnProps>()({
   styles,
-  resolveHref: true,
   classNames: {
     root: 'bui-TableCell',
     cellContentWrapper: 'bui-TableCellContentWrapper',
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Tabs/definition.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/Tabs/definition.ts
index 3dd0665abe..4563d5e8c8 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Tabs/definition.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Tabs/definition.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ export const TabListDefinition = defineComponent<TabListOwnProps>()({
 /** @internal */
 export const TabDefinition = defineComponent<TabOwnProps>()({
   styles,
-  resolveHref: true,
   classNames: {
     root: 'bui-Tab',
   },
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/TagGroup/definition.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/TagGroup/definition.ts
index cb94c1da6f..38f6bef0ba 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/TagGroup/definition.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/TagGroup/definition.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ export const TagGroupDefinition = defineComponent<TagGroupOwnProps>()({
 /** @internal */
 export const TagDefinition = defineComponent<TagOwnProps>()({
   styles,
-  resolveHref: true,
   classNames: {
     root: 'bui-Tag',
     icon: 'bui-TagIcon',
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Text/Text.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/Text/Text.tsx
index c2ed20e38c..26ad63f2d0 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Text/Text.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Text/Text.tsx
@@ -24,12 +24,9 @@ function TextComponent<T extends ElementType = 'span'>(
   props: TextProps<T>,
   ref: React.Ref<any>,
 ) {
-  // Cast to default TextProps so TypeScript can evaluate the
-  // ResolveHrefConstraint. The generic ElementType is only used for
-  // the `as` prop which doesn't include 'a', so href is never present.
   const { ownProps, restProps, dataAttributes } = useDefinition(
     TextDefinition,
-    props as TextProps,
+    props,
   );
   const { classes, as } = ownProps;
 
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/hooks/useDefinition/types.ts b/packages/ui/src/hooks/useDefinition/types.ts
index 900b7da71e..a819cb5d35 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/hooks/useDefinition/types.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/hooks/useDefinition/types.ts
@@ -51,16 +51,6 @@ export interface ComponentConfig<
    * `noTrack?: boolean`.
    */
   analytics?: boolean;
-  /**
-   * Whether this component accepts an href prop that should be turned
-   * into an absolute path before being passed to the underlying React
-   * Aria component. This is necessary because React Aria's navigate
-   * callback receives the raw href and cannot correctly turn relative
-   * paths into absolute ones from where it is called. When true,
-   * `useDefinition` will call `useHref()` to make the href absolute
-   * using the current route context.
-   */
-  resolveHref?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -96,22 +86,6 @@ export type AnalyticsPropsConstraint<P, Analytics> = Analytics extends true
       }
   : {};
 
-/**
- * Type constraint that ensures components whose props include `href`
- * have `resolveHref: true` in their definition. This is necessary
- * because React Aria's navigate callback cannot turn relative hrefs
- * into absolute paths on its own in Backstage because of how routing
- * is set up — the href must be made absolute before it reaches the
- * React Aria layer.
- */
-export type ResolveHrefConstraint<P, ResolveHref> = 'href' extends keyof P
-  ? ResolveHref extends true
-    ? {}
-    : {
-        __error: 'Components with href must set resolveHref: true in their definition to properly resolve relative paths.';
-      }
-  : {};
-
 export interface UseDefinitionOptions<D extends ComponentConfig<any, any>> {
   utilityTarget?: keyof D['classNames'] | null;
   classNameTarget?: keyof D['classNames'] | null;
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/hooks/useDefinition/useDefinition.tsx b/packages/ui/src/hooks/useDefinition/useDefinition.tsx
index 067a5dfa48..a791343c15 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/hooks/useDefinition/useDefinition.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/hooks/useDefinition/useDefinition.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import { noopTracker } from '../../analytics/useAnalytics';
 import { useInRouterContext, useHref } from 'react-router-dom';
 import type {
   ComponentConfig,
-  ResolveHrefConstraint,
   UseDefinitionOptions,
   UseDefinitionResult,
   UtilityKeys,
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ export function useDefinition<
   D extends ComponentConfig<any, any>,
   P extends Record<string, any>,
 >(
-  definition: D & ResolveHrefConstraint<P, D['resolveHref']>,
+  definition: D,
   props: P,
   options?: UseDefinitionOptions<D>,
 ): UseDefinitionResult<D, P> {
@@ -43,16 +42,14 @@ export function useDefinition<
   // Turn relative href into an absolute path using the current route
   // context, so that client-side navigation works correctly.
   let hrefResolvedProps = props;
-  if (definition.resolveHref) {
-    const hasRouter = useInRouterContext();
-    // useHref throws outside a Router, so we guard with useInRouterContext.
-    // The guard is safe because a component's router context does not
-    // change during its lifetime, keeping the hook call count stable.
-    if (hasRouter) {
-      const absoluteHref = useHref((props as any).href ?? '');
-      if ((props as any).href !== undefined) {
-        hrefResolvedProps = { ...props, href: absoluteHref } as P;
-      }
+  const hasRouter = useInRouterContext();
+  // useHref throws outside a Router, so we guard with useInRouterContext.
+  // The guard is safe because a component's router context does not
+  // change during its lifetime, keeping the hook call count stable.
+  if (hasRouter) {
+    const absoluteHref = useHref((props as any).href ?? '');
+    if ((props as any).href !== undefined) {
+      hrefResolvedProps = { ...props, href: absoluteHref } as P;
     }
   }