diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/tokens/ServerTokenManager.test.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/tokens/ServerTokenManager.test.ts
index 361d98121e..925c770a0d 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/tokens/ServerTokenManager.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/tokens/ServerTokenManager.test.ts
@@ -29,32 +29,22 @@ describe('ServerTokenManager', () => {
   describe('getToken', () => {
     it('should return a token if secret in config exists', async () => {
       const tokenManager = ServerTokenManager.fromConfig(configWithSecret);
-      expect((await tokenManager.getToken('test-plugin')).token).toBeDefined();
+      expect((await tokenManager.getToken()).token).toBeDefined();
     });
 
     it('should return a token string if using a noop TokenManager', async () => {
       const tokenManager = ServerTokenManager.noop();
-      expect((await tokenManager.getToken('test-plugin')).token).toBeDefined();
+      expect((await tokenManager.getToken()).token).toBeDefined();
     });
   });
 
   describe('authenticate', () => {
     it('should not throw if token is valid', async () => {
       const tokenManager = ServerTokenManager.fromConfig(configWithSecret);
-      const { token } = await tokenManager.getToken('test-plugin');
+      const { token } = await tokenManager.getToken();
       await expect(tokenManager.authenticate(token)).resolves.not.toThrow();
     });
 
-    it('should allow retrieving the pluginId from valid tokens', async () => {
-      const tokenManager = ServerTokenManager.fromConfig(configWithSecret);
-      const { token } = await tokenManager.getToken('test-plugin-123');
-
-      await expect(tokenManager.authenticate(token)).resolves.toEqual({
-        pluginId: 'test-plugin-123',
-        token,
-      });
-    });
-
     it('should throw if token is invalid', async () => {
       const tokenManager = ServerTokenManager.fromConfig(configWithSecret);
       await expect(
@@ -66,7 +56,7 @@ describe('ServerTokenManager', () => {
       const tokenManager1 = ServerTokenManager.fromConfig(configWithSecret);
       const tokenManager2 = ServerTokenManager.fromConfig(configWithSecret);
 
-      const { token } = await tokenManager1.getToken('test-plugin');
+      const { token } = await tokenManager1.getToken();
 
       await expect(tokenManager2.authenticate(token)).resolves.not.toThrow();
     });
@@ -90,10 +80,10 @@ describe('ServerTokenManager', () => {
         }),
       );
 
-      const { token: token1 } = await tokenManager1.getToken('test-plugin');
+      const { token: token1 } = await tokenManager1.getToken();
       await expect(tokenManager3.authenticate(token1)).resolves.not.toThrow();
 
-      const { token: token2 } = await tokenManager2.getToken('test-plugin');
+      const { token: token2 } = await tokenManager2.getToken();
       await expect(tokenManager3.authenticate(token2)).resolves.not.toThrow();
     });
 
@@ -109,7 +99,7 @@ describe('ServerTokenManager', () => {
         }),
       );
 
-      const { token } = await tokenManager1.getToken('test-plugin');
+      const { token } = await tokenManager1.getToken();
 
       await expect(tokenManager2.authenticate(token)).rejects.toThrowError(
         /invalid server token/i,
@@ -124,7 +114,7 @@ describe('ServerTokenManager', () => {
         }),
       );
 
-      const { token } = await noopTokenManager.getToken('test-plugin');
+      const { token } = await noopTokenManager.getToken();
 
       await expect(tokenManager.authenticate(token)).rejects.toThrowError(
         /invalid server token/i,
@@ -140,7 +130,7 @@ describe('ServerTokenManager', () => {
     });
 
     it('should accept tokens it generates', async () => {
-      const { token } = await noopTokenManager.getToken('test-plugin');
+      const { token } = await noopTokenManager.getToken();
 
       await expect(noopTokenManager.authenticate(token)).resolves.not.toThrow();
     });
@@ -150,7 +140,7 @@ describe('ServerTokenManager', () => {
       await expect(
         noopTokenManager.authenticate(
           (
-            await noopTokenManager2.getToken('test-plugin')
+            await noopTokenManager2.getToken()
           ).token,
         ),
       ).resolves.not.toThrow();
@@ -159,21 +149,8 @@ describe('ServerTokenManager', () => {
     it('should not accept signed tokens', async () => {
       const tokenManager = ServerTokenManager.fromConfig(configWithSecret);
       await expect(
-        noopTokenManager.authenticate(
-          (
-            await tokenManager.getToken('test-plugin')
-          ).token,
-        ),
+        noopTokenManager.authenticate((await tokenManager.getToken()).token),
       ).rejects.toThrowError(/invalid server token/i);
     });
-
-    it('should allow retrieving the pluginId from valid tokens', async () => {
-      const { token } = await noopTokenManager.getToken('test-plugin-123');
-
-      await expect(noopTokenManager.authenticate(token)).resolves.toEqual({
-        pluginId: 'test-plugin-123',
-        token,
-      });
-    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/tokens/ServerTokenManager.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/tokens/ServerTokenManager.ts
index 01ebf55f15..7796b675b8 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/tokens/ServerTokenManager.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/tokens/ServerTokenManager.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import { JWKS, JWK, JWT } from 'jose';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import { AuthenticationError } from '@backstage/errors';
-import { ServerIdentity, TokenManager } from './types';
+import { TokenManager } from './types';
 
 /**
  * Creates and validates tokens for use during backend-to-backend
@@ -54,24 +54,19 @@ export class ServerTokenManager implements TokenManager {
     }
   }
 
-  async getToken(pluginId: string): Promise<{ token: string }> {
-    // TODO(mtlewis): should we wrap pluginId in a urn?
-    const jwt = JWT.sign({ sub: pluginId }, this.signingKey, {
+  async getToken(): Promise<{ token: string }> {
+    const jwt = JWT.sign({ sub: 'backstage-server' }, this.signingKey, {
       algorithm: this.signingAlgorithm,
     });
 
     return { token: jwt };
   }
 
-  async authenticate(token: string): Promise<ServerIdentity> {
-    let decodedJwt = {};
+  async authenticate(token: string): Promise<void> {
     try {
       JWT.verify(token, this.verificationKeys);
-      decodedJwt = JWT.decode(token);
     } catch (e) {
       throw new AuthenticationError('Invalid server token');
     }
-
-    return { pluginId: decodedJwt.sub, token };
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/tokens/types.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/tokens/types.ts
index fdf54d4712..1fea018db9 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/tokens/types.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/tokens/types.ts
@@ -14,30 +14,12 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-/**
- * A (pluginId, token) pair.
- *
- * @public
- */
-export type ServerIdentity = {
-  /**
-   * The ID of the plugin backend to which this
-   * identity corresponds.
-   */
-  pluginId: string;
-
-  /**
-   * The token used to authenticate the plugin backend.
-   */
-  token: string;
-};
-
 /**
  * Interface for creating and validating tokens.
  *
  * @public
  */
 export interface TokenManager {
-  getToken: (pluginId: string) => Promise<{ token: string }>;
-  authenticate: (token: string) => Promise<ServerIdentity | undefined>;
+  getToken: () => Promise<{ token: string }>;
+  authenticate: (token: string) => Promise<void>;
 }