diff --git a/.changeset/young-steaks-punch.md b/.changeset/young-steaks-punch.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55997af565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/young-steaks-punch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/core-plugin-api': patch
+---
+
+Deprecate unused ApiRef types
diff --git a/packages/core-plugin-api/api-report.md b/packages/core-plugin-api/api-report.md
index 3225c1a28f..acfc8d4a45 100644
--- a/packages/core-plugin-api/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/core-plugin-api/api-report.md
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export type ApiRefConfig = {
   description?: string;
 };
 
-// @public
+// @public @deprecated
 export type ApiRefsToTypes<
   T extends {
     [key in string]: ApiRef<unknown>;
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export type ApiRefsToTypes<
   [key in keyof T]: ApiRefType<T[key]>;
 };
 
-// @public
+// @public @deprecated
 export type ApiRefType<T> = T extends ApiRef<infer U> ? U : never;
 
 // @public
diff --git a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/apis/system/types.ts b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/apis/system/types.ts
index d7801ea5c1..a449e83450 100644
--- a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/apis/system/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/apis/system/types.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export type AnyApiRef = ApiRef<unknown>;
  * Transforms ApiRef type into its inner API type.
  *
  * @public
+ * @deprecated unused type.
  */
 export type ApiRefType<T> = T extends ApiRef<infer U> ? U : never;
 
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ export type TypesToApiRefs<T> = { [key in keyof T]: ApiRef<T[key]> };
  * Reverse type transform of {@link TypesToApiRefs}.
  *
  * @public
+ * @deprecated unused type.
  */
 export type ApiRefsToTypes<T extends { [key in string]: ApiRef<unknown> }> = {
   [key in keyof T]: ApiRefType<T[key]>;