diff --git a/.changeset/witty-singers-occur.md b/.changeset/witty-singers-occur.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e039ee65a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/witty-singers-occur.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-react': patch
+---
+
+Removed dependency on `@backstage/core-app-api`.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/package.json b/plugins/catalog-react/package.json
index b5a6884fa5..866ba10add 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/catalog-client": "^0.5.2",
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "^0.9.7",
-    "@backstage/core-app-api": "^0.2.0",
     "@backstage/core-components": "^0.8.0",
     "@backstage/core-plugin-api": "^0.3.0",
     "@backstage/errors": "^0.1.4",
@@ -54,6 +53,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.10.1",
+    "@backstage/core-app-api": "^0.2.0",
     "@backstage/test-utils": "^0.1.24",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.10.1",
     "@testing-library/react": "^11.2.5",