diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/report.api.md b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/report.api.md
index c9d0ff5542..053c078728 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/report.api.md
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/report.api.md
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { AnyRouteRefParams as AnyRouteRefParams_2 } from '@backstage/frontend-pl
 import { ApiFactory } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { ApiHolder } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { ApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
-import { ApiRef as ApiRef_2 } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api/src/apis/system/types';
 import { ApiRefConfig } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { AppTheme } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { AppThemeApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
@@ -430,7 +429,7 @@ export interface ComponentsApi {
 }
 
 // @public
-export const componentsApiRef: ApiRef_2<ComponentsApi>;
+export const componentsApiRef: ApiRef<ComponentsApi>;
 
 export { ConfigApi };
 
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/apis/definitions/ComponentsApi.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/apis/definitions/ComponentsApi.ts
index 0a46e1d018..a36ca8adc6 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/apis/definitions/ComponentsApi.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/apis/definitions/ComponentsApi.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { ComponentRef } from '../../components';
-import { createApiRef } from '../system/ApiRef';
+import { createApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 
 /**
  * API for looking up components based on component refs.