diff --git a/.changeset/grumpy-scissors-refuse.md b/.changeset/grumpy-scissors-refuse.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1a59f4846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/grumpy-scissors-refuse.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-react': patch
+---
+
+Clarified messaging around configured locations in the `UnregisterEntityDialog`.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/UnregisterEntityDialog/UnregisterEntityDialog.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/UnregisterEntityDialog/UnregisterEntityDialog.tsx
index 1f1f01ff48..4dce00e7b7 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/UnregisterEntityDialog/UnregisterEntityDialog.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/UnregisterEntityDialog/UnregisterEntityDialog.tsx
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ const Contents = ({
     return (
       <>
         <DialogContentText>
-          This entity does not seem to originate from a location. You therefore
-          only have the option to delete it outright from the catalog.
+          This entity does not seem to originate from a registered location. You
+          therefore only have the option to delete it outright from the catalog.
         </DialogContentText>
         <Button
           variant="contained"