diff --git a/.changeset/remove-cli-module-new-dep.md b/.changeset/remove-cli-module-new-dep.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65d813f575
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/remove-cli-module-new-dep.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Removed the unnecessary `@backstage/cli-module-new` dependency from the `next-app` template, since it is already included through `@backstage/cli-defaults`.
diff --git a/packages/create-app/src/lib/versions.ts b/packages/create-app/src/lib/versions.ts
index 9b10660d19..006dd6d7b8 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/src/lib/versions.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/src/lib/versions.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import { version as catalogClient } from '../../../catalog-client/package.json';
 import { version as catalogModel } from '../../../catalog-model/package.json';
 import { version as cli } from '../../../cli/package.json';
 import { version as cliDefaults } from '../../../cli-defaults/package.json';
-import { version as cliModuleNew } from '../../../cli-module-new/package.json';
 import { version as config } from '../../../config/package.json';
 import { version as coreAppApi } from '../../../core-app-api/package.json';
 import { version as coreCompatApi } from '../../../core-compat-api/package.json';
@@ -110,7 +109,6 @@ export const packageVersions = {
   '@backstage/catalog-model': catalogModel,
   '@backstage/cli': cli,
   '@backstage/cli-defaults': cliDefaults,
-  '@backstage/cli-module-new': cliModuleNew,
   '@backstage/config': config,
   '@backstage/core-app-api': coreAppApi,
   '@backstage/core-compat-api': coreCompatApi,
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/next-app/package.json.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/next-app/package.json.hbs
index b2c7f5cbb0..6e2d899860 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/next-app/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/next-app/package.json.hbs
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^{{version '@backstage/cli'}}",
     "@backstage/cli-defaults": "^{{version '@backstage/cli-defaults'}}",
-    "@backstage/cli-module-new": "^{{version '@backstage/cli-module-new'}}",
     "@backstage/e2e-test-utils": "^{{version '@backstage/e2e-test-utils'}}",
     "@jest/environment-jsdom-abstract": "^30.0.0",
     "@playwright/test": "^1.32.3",