diff --git a/.changeset/eleven-jeans-train.md b/.changeset/eleven-jeans-train.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7039c85900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eleven-jeans-train.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+Removed the unused dependency on `@sucrase/jest-plugin`.
diff --git a/packages/cli/config/jestSucraseTransform.js b/packages/cli/config/jestSucraseTransform.js
index 99ebc04877..64e7307cab 100644
--- a/packages/cli/config/jestSucraseTransform.js
+++ b/packages/cli/config/jestSucraseTransform.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 const { createHash } = require('crypto');
 const { transform } = require('sucrase');
 const sucrasePkg = require('sucrase/package.json');
-const sucrasePluginPkg = require('@sucrase/jest-plugin/package.json');
 
 const ESM_REGEX = /\b(?:import|export)\b/;
 
@@ -70,15 +69,12 @@ function createTransformer(config) {
     return { code: source };
   };
 
-  // TODO: contribute something like this to @sucrase/jest-plugin
   const getCacheKey = sourceText => {
     return createHash('md5')
       .update(sourceText)
       .update(Buffer.alloc(1))
       .update(sucrasePkg.version)
       .update(Buffer.alloc(1))
-      .update(sucrasePluginPkg.version)
-      .update(Buffer.alloc(1))
       .update(JSON.stringify(config))
       .update(Buffer.alloc(1))
       .update('1') // increment whenever the transform logic in this file changes
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index eef838d8ca..eef1b80ca5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
     "@spotify/eslint-config-base": "^14.0.0",
     "@spotify/eslint-config-react": "^14.0.0",
     "@spotify/eslint-config-typescript": "^14.0.0",
-    "@sucrase/jest-plugin": "^2.1.1",
     "@sucrase/webpack-loader": "^2.0.0",
     "@svgr/plugin-jsx": "6.5.x",
     "@svgr/plugin-svgo": "6.5.x",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f2775cff03..d1f117427e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3617,7 +3617,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@spotify/eslint-config-base": ^14.0.0
     "@spotify/eslint-config-react": ^14.0.0
     "@spotify/eslint-config-typescript": ^14.0.0
-    "@sucrase/jest-plugin": ^2.1.1
     "@sucrase/webpack-loader": ^2.0.0
     "@svgr/plugin-jsx": 6.5.x
     "@svgr/plugin-svgo": 6.5.x
@@ -12928,15 +12927,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@sucrase/jest-plugin@npm:^2.1.1":
-  version: 2.2.1
-  resolution: "@sucrase/jest-plugin@npm:2.2.1"
-  dependencies:
-    sucrase: ^3.18.0
-  checksum: 818627b40392875107722530af1a58f195d7166a5c5149db425db8ac3ff741b39d1c722a09dfbe7b686c87002616da7ef3c861dbe6f6f5390f3ca8f08c2a975a
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "@sucrase/webpack-loader@npm:^2.0.0":
   version: 2.0.0
   resolution: "@sucrase/webpack-loader@npm:2.0.0"
@@ -35766,7 +35756,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"sucrase@npm:^3.18.0, sucrase@npm:^3.20.2":
+"sucrase@npm:^3.20.2":
   version: 3.29.0
   resolution: "sucrase@npm:3.29.0"
   dependencies: