diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/all-templates.yaml b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/all-templates.yaml
index a3c81f8af0..6637c9479b 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/all-templates.yaml
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/all-templates.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   targets:
     - ./remote-templates.yaml
-    - ./longrunning-demo/wait-action.yaml
 # For local development of a template, you can reference your local templates here.
 # Examples:
 #
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/longrunning-demo/wait-action.yaml b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/longrunning-demo/wait-action.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 56032408b7..0000000000
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/longrunning-demo/wait-action.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: scaffolder.backstage.io/v1beta3
-# https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-catalog/descriptor-format#kind-template
-kind: Template
-metadata:
-  name: wait-action
-  title: wait-action
-  description: template with a waiting task for a long running action
-spec:
-  owner: user:guest
-  type: service
-
-  # These parameters are used to generate the input form in the frontend, and are
-  # used to gather input data for the execution of the template.
-  parameters:
-    - title: Fill in some steps
-      required:
-        - name
-      properties:
-        name:
-          title: Name
-          type: string
-          description: Unique name of the component
-          default: some value
-          ui:autofocus: true
-          ui:options:
-            rows: 5
-
-  # These steps are executed in the scaffolder backend, using data that we gathered
-  # via the parameters above.
-  steps:
-    - id: someAsyncCall
-      name: Some Async Call
-      action: debug:log
-      input:
-        message: Some async call that return a tickedId (guid, for instance, that identifies a process)
-
-    - id: waitWorkflow
-      name: Wait Creation
-      action: stress:waitWorkflow
-      input:
-        name: 'test' #${{ steps.someAsyncCall.output.ticketId }}
-        delayMilliseconds: 1000
-        maxCalls: 30
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/createBuiltinActions.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/createBuiltinActions.ts
index 8f1fd056e0..e388a70f00 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/createBuiltinActions.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/createBuiltinActions.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ import {
   createPublishGitlabAction,
   createPublishGitlabMergeRequestAction,
 } from './publish';
-import { waitWorkflow } from './stress';
 
 /**
  * The options passed to {@link createBuiltinActions}
@@ -185,7 +184,6 @@ export const createBuiltinActions = (
       config,
       githubCredentialsProvider,
     }),
-    waitWorkflow(),
   ];
 
   return actions as TemplateAction<JsonObject>[];
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/stress/index.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/stress/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 9260f41e2c..0000000000
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/stress/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2021 The Backstage Authors
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-export { waitWorkflow } from './waitWorkflow';
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/stress/waitWorkflow.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/stress/waitWorkflow.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index eeb5603e19..0000000000
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/stress/waitWorkflow.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2021 The Backstage Authors
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-import { createTemplateAction } from '../../createTemplateAction';
-
-export function waitWorkflow() {
-  type InputParameters = {
-    name: string;
-    delayMilliseconds: number;
-    maxCalls: number;
-  };
-
-  return createTemplateAction<InputParameters>({
-    id: 'stress:waitWorkflow',
-    schema: {
-      input: {
-        required: ['name'],
-        type: 'object',
-        properties: {
-          name: {
-            type: 'string',
-            title: 'Name',
-            description:
-              'The Ticket Number used to check the status of the Workflow.',
-          },
-          delayMilliseconds: {
-            type: 'number',
-            title: 'Delay',
-            description:
-              'The amount of milliseconds to delay before the next checkStatus call.',
-          },
-          maxCalls: {
-            type: 'number',
-            title: 'Max Calls',
-            description:
-              'The amount of maximum calls allowed to check a status before stopping.',
-          },
-        },
-      },
-      output: {
-        type: 'object',
-        properties: {
-          status: {
-            title: 'Status',
-            type: 'object',
-            properties: {
-              message: {
-                title: 'Status Message',
-                type: 'string',
-              },
-            },
-          },
-          results: {
-            title: 'Results from Ticket execution',
-            type: 'object',
-          },
-        },
-      },
-    },
-    async handler(ctx) {
-      const { name, maxCalls, delayMilliseconds } = getParameters(ctx.input);
-
-      ctx.logger.info(`Running the long running workflow: ${name}...`);
-
-      let i = 1;
-
-      for (;;) {
-        ctx.logger.info(`waiting... [${i}/${maxCalls}]`);
-
-        if (i++ >= maxCalls) {
-          break;
-        }
-
-        await new Promise(res => setTimeout(res, delayMilliseconds));
-      }
-
-      ctx.output('status.message', 'Workflow completed');
-    },
-  });
-
-  function getParameters(input: InputParameters) {
-    const { name, delayMilliseconds, maxCalls } = input;
-    return {
-      name,
-      maxCalls: maxCalls ?? 30,
-      delayMilliseconds: delayMilliseconds ?? 2000,
-    };
-  }
-}