diff --git a/packages/backend/src/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
index b4d2862d6f..14eb36a3a6 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ backend.add(searchLoader);
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend'));
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-signals-backend'));
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-notifications-backend'));
-backend.add(import('./systemMetadataPlugin'));
 backend.add(rootSystemMetadataServiceFactory);
 
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-events-backend-module-google-pubsub'));
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/systemMetadataPlugin.ts b/packages/backend/src/systemMetadataPlugin.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index df74962d6f..0000000000
--- a/packages/backend/src/systemMetadataPlugin.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2025 The Backstage Authors
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-import {
-  coreServices,
-  createBackendPlugin,
-} from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-import { rootSystemMetadataServiceRef } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api/alpha';
-import Router from 'express-promise-router';
-
-/**
- * Example plugin that shows how to reveal all installed plugins with the
- * system metadata API.
- */
-export default createBackendPlugin({
-  pluginId: 'system-metadata-router',
-  register: reg => {
-    reg.registerInit({
-      deps: {
-        systemMetadata: rootSystemMetadataServiceRef,
-        rootHttpRouter: coreServices.rootHttpRouter,
-      },
-      async init({ systemMetadata, rootHttpRouter }) {
-        const router = Router();
-        router.get('/plugins', async (_, res) => {
-          const plugins = (await systemMetadata.getInstalledPlugins()).toSorted(
-            (a, b) => a.pluginId.localeCompare(b.pluginId),
-          );
-          res.json(plugins);
-        });
-
-        rootHttpRouter.use('/.backstage/systemMetadata', router);
-      },
-    });
-  },
-});