diff --git a/plugins/home/src/homePageComponents/FeaturedDocsCard/Content.tsx b/plugins/home/src/homePageComponents/FeaturedDocsCard/Content.tsx
index 692bb3272e..475ef4b47e 100644
--- a/plugins/home/src/homePageComponents/FeaturedDocsCard/Content.tsx
+++ b/plugins/home/src/homePageComponents/FeaturedDocsCard/Content.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import {
 } from '@backstage/core-components';
 import {
   catalogApiRef,
-  CatalogApi,
   EntityDisplayName,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { useApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ export const Content = (props: FeaturedDocsCardProps): JSX.Element => {
     props;
   const linkText = subLinkText || 'LEARN MORE';
   const styles = useStyles();
-  const catalogApi: CatalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
+  const catalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
   const {
     value: entities,
     loading,
diff --git a/plugins/org/src/components/MyGroupsSidebarItem/MyGroupsSidebarItem.tsx b/plugins/org/src/components/MyGroupsSidebarItem/MyGroupsSidebarItem.tsx
index bd770fcbf1..358d46d9a5 100644
--- a/plugins/org/src/components/MyGroupsSidebarItem/MyGroupsSidebarItem.tsx
+++ b/plugins/org/src/components/MyGroupsSidebarItem/MyGroupsSidebarItem.tsx
@@ -32,13 +32,11 @@ import {
 import useAsync from 'react-use/esm/useAsync';
 import {
   catalogApiRef,
-  CatalogApi,
   entityRouteRef,
+  entityPresentationApiRef,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { getCompoundEntityRef } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 
-import { entityPresentationApiRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
-
 /**
  * MyGroupsSidebarItem can be added to your sidebar providing quick access to groups the logged in user is a member of
  *
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@ export const MyGroupsSidebarItem = (props: {
   const { singularTitle, pluralTitle, icon, filter } = props;
 
   const identityApi = useApi(identityApiRef);
-  const catalogApi: CatalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
+  const catalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
   const catalogEntityRoute = useRouteRef(entityRouteRef);
   const entityPresentationApi = useApi(entityPresentationApiRef);
 
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/home/components/TechDocsCustomHome.tsx b/plugins/techdocs/src/home/components/TechDocsCustomHome.tsx
index 33a58f2769..959c998035 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/home/components/TechDocsCustomHome.tsx
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/home/components/TechDocsCustomHome.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import { CSSProperties } from '@material-ui/styles/withStyles';
 import {
   CATALOG_FILTER_EXISTS,
   catalogApiRef,
-  CatalogApi,
   useEntityOwnership,
   EntityListProvider,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ export type TechDocsCustomHomeProps = {
 export const TechDocsCustomHome = (props: TechDocsCustomHomeProps) => {
   const { tabsConfig, filter, CustomPageWrapper } = props;
   const [selectedTab, setSelectedTab] = useState<number>(0);
-  const catalogApi: CatalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
+  const catalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
 
   const {
     value: entities,