diff --git a/.changeset/3113.md b/.changeset/3113.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c53d01c16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/3113.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+'@backstage/catalog-model': minor
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend': minor
+---
+
+Changes the various kind policies into a new type `KindValidator`.
+
+Adds `CatalogProcessor#validateEntityKind` that makes use of the above
+validators. This moves entity schema validity checking away from entity
+policies and into processors, centralizing the extension points into the
+processor chain.
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/ApiEntityV1alpha1.test.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/ApiEntityV1alpha1.test.ts
index 142a8d8160..a5d5152fab 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/ApiEntityV1alpha1.test.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/ApiEntityV1alpha1.test.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 
 import {
   ApiEntityV1alpha1,
-  apiEntityV1alpha1Policy as policy,
+  apiEntityV1alpha1Validator as validator,
 } from './ApiEntityV1alpha1';
 
-describe('ApiV1alpha1Policy', () => {
+describe('ApiV1alpha1Validator', () => {
   let entity: ApiEntityV1alpha1;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -75,81 +75,81 @@ components:
   });
 
   it('happy path: accepts valid data', async () => {
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('silently accepts v1beta1 as well', async () => {
     (entity as any).apiVersion = 'backstage.io/v1beta1';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('ignores unknown apiVersion', async () => {
     (entity as any).apiVersion = 'backstage.io/v1beta0';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(false);
   });
 
   it('ignores unknown kind', async () => {
     (entity as any).kind = 'Wizard';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(false);
   });
 
   it('rejects missing type', async () => {
     delete (entity as any).spec.type;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
   });
 
   it('rejects wrong type', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.type = 7;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
   });
 
   it('rejects empty type', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.type = '';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
   });
 
   it('rejects missing lifecycle', async () => {
     delete (entity as any).spec.lifecycle;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/lifecycle/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/lifecycle/);
   });
 
   it('rejects wrong lifecycle', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.lifecycle = 7;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/lifecycle/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/lifecycle/);
   });
 
   it('rejects empty lifecycle', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.lifecycle = '';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/lifecycle/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/lifecycle/);
   });
 
   it('rejects missing owner', async () => {
     delete (entity as any).spec.owner;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/owner/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/owner/);
   });
 
   it('rejects wrong owner', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.owner = 7;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/owner/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/owner/);
   });
 
   it('rejects empty owner', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.owner = '';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/owner/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/owner/);
   });
 
   it('rejects missing definition', async () => {
     delete (entity as any).spec.definition;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/definition/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/definition/);
   });
 
   it('rejects wrong definition', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.definition = 7;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/definition/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/definition/);
   });
 
   it('rejects empty definition', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.definition = '';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/definition/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/definition/);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/ApiEntityV1alpha1.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/ApiEntityV1alpha1.ts
index 052172d0a1..660cd71cd8 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/ApiEntityV1alpha1.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/ApiEntityV1alpha1.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import * as yup from 'yup';
 import type { Entity } from '../entity/Entity';
-import { schemaPolicy } from './util';
+import { schemaValidator } from './util';
 
 const API_VERSION = ['backstage.io/v1alpha1', 'backstage.io/v1beta1'] as const;
 const KIND = 'API' as const;
@@ -45,4 +45,8 @@ export interface ApiEntityV1alpha1 extends Entity {
   };
 }
 
-export const apiEntityV1alpha1Policy = schemaPolicy(KIND, API_VERSION, schema);
+export const apiEntityV1alpha1Validator = schemaValidator(
+  KIND,
+  API_VERSION,
+  schema,
+);
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/ComponentEntityV1alpha1.test.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/ComponentEntityV1alpha1.test.ts
index 11434937cd..64f9d05978 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/ComponentEntityV1alpha1.test.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/ComponentEntityV1alpha1.test.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 
 import {
   ComponentEntityV1alpha1,
-  componentEntityV1alpha1Policy as policy,
+  componentEntityV1alpha1Validator as validator,
 } from './ComponentEntityV1alpha1';
 
-describe('ComponentV1alpha1Policy', () => {
+describe('ComponentV1alpha1Validator', () => {
   let entity: ComponentEntityV1alpha1;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -39,86 +39,86 @@ describe('ComponentV1alpha1Policy', () => {
   });
 
   it('happy path: accepts valid data', async () => {
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('silently accepts v1beta1 as well', async () => {
     (entity as any).apiVersion = 'backstage.io/v1beta1';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('ignores unknown apiVersion', async () => {
     (entity as any).apiVersion = 'backstage.io/v1beta0';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(false);
   });
 
   it('ignores unknown kind', async () => {
     (entity as any).kind = 'Wizard';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(false);
   });
 
   it('rejects missing type', async () => {
     delete (entity as any).spec.type;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
   });
 
   it('rejects wrong type', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.type = 7;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
   });
 
   it('rejects empty type', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.type = '';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
   });
 
   it('rejects missing lifecycle', async () => {
     delete (entity as any).spec.lifecycle;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/lifecycle/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/lifecycle/);
   });
 
   it('rejects wrong lifecycle', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.lifecycle = 7;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/lifecycle/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/lifecycle/);
   });
 
   it('rejects empty lifecycle', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.lifecycle = '';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/lifecycle/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/lifecycle/);
   });
 
   it('rejects missing owner', async () => {
     delete (entity as any).spec.owner;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/owner/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/owner/);
   });
 
   it('rejects wrong owner', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.owner = 7;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/owner/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/owner/);
   });
 
   it('rejects empty owner', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.owner = '';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/owner/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/owner/);
   });
 
   it('accepts missing implementsApis', async () => {
     delete (entity as any).spec.implementsApis;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('rejects empty implementsApis', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.implementsApis = [''];
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/implementsApis/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/implementsApis/);
   });
 
   it('rejects undefined implementsApis', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.implementsApis = [undefined];
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/implementsApis/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/implementsApis/);
   });
 
   it('accepts no implementsApis', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.implementsApis = [];
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/ComponentEntityV1alpha1.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/ComponentEntityV1alpha1.ts
index 662ce28b52..9d46dea03f 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/ComponentEntityV1alpha1.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/ComponentEntityV1alpha1.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import * as yup from 'yup';
 import type { Entity } from '../entity/Entity';
-import { schemaPolicy } from './util';
+import { schemaValidator } from './util';
 
 const API_VERSION = ['backstage.io/v1alpha1', 'backstage.io/v1beta1'] as const;
 const KIND = 'Component' as const;
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export interface ComponentEntityV1alpha1 extends Entity {
   };
 }
 
-export const componentEntityV1alpha1Policy = schemaPolicy(
+export const componentEntityV1alpha1Validator = schemaValidator(
   KIND,
   API_VERSION,
   schema,
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/GroupEntityV1alpha1.test.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/GroupEntityV1alpha1.test.ts
index 9137727c6e..8b7bef8ff7 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/GroupEntityV1alpha1.test.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/GroupEntityV1alpha1.test.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 
 import {
   GroupEntityV1alpha1,
-  groupEntityV1alpha1Policy as policy,
+  groupEntityV1alpha1Validator as validator,
 } from './GroupEntityV1alpha1';
 
-describe('GroupV1alpha1Policy', () => {
+describe('GroupV1alpha1Validator', () => {
   let entity: GroupEntityV1alpha1;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -42,106 +42,106 @@ describe('GroupV1alpha1Policy', () => {
   });
 
   it('happy path: accepts valid data', async () => {
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('silently accepts v1beta1 as well', async () => {
     (entity as any).apiVersion = 'backstage.io/v1beta1';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('ignores unknown apiVersion', async () => {
     (entity as any).apiVersion = 'backstage.io/v1beta0';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(false);
   });
 
   it('ignores unknown kind', async () => {
     (entity as any).kind = 'Wizard';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(false);
   });
 
   it('rejects missing type', async () => {
     delete (entity as any).spec.type;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
   });
 
   it('rejects wrong type', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.type = 7;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
   });
 
   it('rejects empty type', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.type = '';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
   });
 
   it('accepts missing parent', async () => {
     delete (entity as any).spec.parent;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('rejects empty parent', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.parent = '';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/parent/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/parent/);
   });
 
   it('rejects missing ancestors', async () => {
     delete (entity as any).spec.ancestors;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/ancestor/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/ancestor/);
   });
 
   it('rejects empty ancestors', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.ancestors = [''];
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/ancestor/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/ancestor/);
   });
 
   it('rejects undefined ancestors', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.ancestors = [undefined];
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/ancestor/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/ancestor/);
   });
 
   it('accepts no ancestors', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.ancestors = [];
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('rejects missing children', async () => {
     delete (entity as any).spec.children;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/children/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/children/);
   });
 
   it('rejects empty children', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.children = [''];
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/children/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/children/);
   });
 
   it('rejects undefined children', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.children = [undefined];
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/children/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/children/);
   });
 
   it('accepts no children', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.children = [];
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('rejects missing descendants', async () => {
     delete (entity as any).spec.descendants;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/descendants/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/descendants/);
   });
 
   it('rejects empty descendants', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.descendants = [''];
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/descendants/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/descendants/);
   });
 
   it('rejects undefined descendants', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.descendants = [undefined];
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/descendants/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/descendants/);
   });
 
   it('accepts no descendants', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.descendants = [];
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/GroupEntityV1alpha1.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/GroupEntityV1alpha1.ts
index f0e91ddce8..f6345741f7 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/GroupEntityV1alpha1.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/GroupEntityV1alpha1.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import * as yup from 'yup';
 import type { Entity } from '../entity/Entity';
-import { schemaPolicy } from './util';
+import { schemaValidator } from './util';
 
 const API_VERSION = ['backstage.io/v1alpha1', 'backstage.io/v1beta1'] as const;
 const KIND = 'Group' as const;
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export interface GroupEntityV1alpha1 extends Entity {
   };
 }
 
-export const groupEntityV1alpha1Policy = schemaPolicy(
+export const groupEntityV1alpha1Validator = schemaValidator(
   KIND,
   API_VERSION,
   schema,
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/LocationEntityV1alpha1.test.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/LocationEntityV1alpha1.test.ts
index 865ceda53e..daa18b00cc 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/LocationEntityV1alpha1.test.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/LocationEntityV1alpha1.test.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 
 import {
   LocationEntityV1alpha1,
-  locationEntityV1alpha1Policy as policy,
+  locationEntityV1alpha1Validator as validator,
 } from './LocationEntityV1alpha1';
 
-describe('LocationV1alpha1Policy', () => {
+describe('LocationV1alpha1Validator', () => {
   let entity: LocationEntityV1alpha1;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -36,53 +36,53 @@ describe('LocationV1alpha1Policy', () => {
   });
 
   it('happy path: accepts valid data', async () => {
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('silently accepts v1beta1 as well', async () => {
     (entity as any).apiVersion = 'backstage.io/v1beta1';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('ignores unknown apiVersion', async () => {
     (entity as any).apiVersion = 'backstage.io/v1beta0';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(false);
   });
 
   it('ignores unknown kind', async () => {
     (entity as any).kind = 'Wizard';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(false);
   });
 
   it('rejects missing type', async () => {
     delete (entity as any).spec.type;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
   });
 
   it('rejects wrong type', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.type = 7;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
   });
 
   it('rejects empty type', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.type = '';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
   });
 
   it('accepts good target', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.target =
       'https://github.com/spotify/backstage/blob/master/plugins/catalog-backend/examples/artist-lookup-component.yaml';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('rejects wrong target', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.target = 7;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/target/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/target/);
   });
 
   it('rejects empty target', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.target = '';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/target/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/target/);
   });
 
   it('accepts good targets', async () => {
@@ -90,16 +90,16 @@ describe('LocationV1alpha1Policy', () => {
       'https://github.com/spotify/backstage/blob/master/plugins/catalog-backend/examples/artist-lookup-component.yaml',
       'https://github.com/spotify/backstage/blob/master/plugins/catalog-backend/examples/playback-order-component.yaml',
     ];
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('accepts empty targets', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.targets = [];
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('rejects wrong targets', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.targets = 7;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/targets/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/targets/);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/LocationEntityV1alpha1.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/LocationEntityV1alpha1.ts
index dc2485f11b..e536be7922 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/LocationEntityV1alpha1.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/LocationEntityV1alpha1.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import * as yup from 'yup';
 import type { Entity } from '../entity/Entity';
-import { schemaPolicy } from './util';
+import { schemaValidator } from './util';
 
 const API_VERSION = ['backstage.io/v1alpha1', 'backstage.io/v1beta1'] as const;
 const KIND = 'Location' as const;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export interface LocationEntityV1alpha1 extends Entity {
   };
 }
 
-export const locationEntityV1alpha1Policy = schemaPolicy(
+export const locationEntityV1alpha1Validator = schemaValidator(
   KIND,
   API_VERSION,
   schema,
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/TemplateEntityV1alpha1.test.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/TemplateEntityV1alpha1.test.ts
index 86351b41aa..e3d29aad4f 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/TemplateEntityV1alpha1.test.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/TemplateEntityV1alpha1.test.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 
 import {
   TemplateEntityV1alpha1,
-  templateEntityV1alpha1Policy as policy,
+  templateEntityV1alpha1Validator as validator,
 } from './TemplateEntityV1alpha1';
 
-describe('templateEntityV1alpha1', () => {
+describe('templateEntityV1alpha1Validator', () => {
   let entity: TemplateEntityV1alpha1;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -53,41 +53,41 @@ describe('templateEntityV1alpha1', () => {
   });
 
   it('happy path: accepts valid data', async () => {
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('silently accepts v1beta1 as well', async () => {
     (entity as any).apiVersion = 'backstage.io/v1beta1';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('ignores unknown apiVersion', async () => {
     (entity as any).apiVersion = 'backstage.io/v1beta0';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(false);
   });
 
   it('ignores unknown kind', async () => {
     (entity as any).kind = 'Wizard';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(false);
   });
 
   it('rejects missing type', async () => {
     delete (entity as any).spec.type;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
   });
 
   it('accepts any other type', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.type = 'hallo';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('rejects empty type', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.type = '';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/type/);
   });
 
   it('rejects missing templater', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.templater = '';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/templater/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/templater/);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/TemplateEntityV1alpha1.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/TemplateEntityV1alpha1.ts
index a26540fda2..b16fcdc7e4 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/TemplateEntityV1alpha1.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/TemplateEntityV1alpha1.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import * as yup from 'yup';
 import type { Entity } from '../entity/Entity';
 import type { JSONSchema } from '../types';
-import { schemaPolicy } from './util';
+import { schemaValidator } from './util';
 
 const API_VERSION = ['backstage.io/v1alpha1', 'backstage.io/v1beta1'] as const;
 const KIND = 'Template' as const;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export interface TemplateEntityV1alpha1 extends Entity {
   };
 }
 
-export const templateEntityV1alpha1Policy = schemaPolicy(
+export const templateEntityV1alpha1Validator = schemaValidator(
   KIND,
   API_VERSION,
   schema,
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/UserEntityV1alpha1.test.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/UserEntityV1alpha1.test.ts
index 97fe0888f1..075f97e92c 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/UserEntityV1alpha1.test.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/UserEntityV1alpha1.test.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 
 import {
   UserEntityV1alpha1,
-  userEntityV1alpha1Policy as policy,
+  userEntityV1alpha1Validator as validator,
 } from './UserEntityV1alpha1';
 
-describe('userEntityV1alpha1Policy', () => {
+describe('userEntityV1alpha1Validator', () => {
   let entity: UserEntityV1alpha1;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -41,117 +41,117 @@ describe('userEntityV1alpha1Policy', () => {
   });
 
   it('happy path: accepts valid data', async () => {
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   // root
 
   it('silently accepts v1beta1 as well', async () => {
     (entity as any).apiVersion = 'backstage.io/v1beta1';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('ignores unknown apiVersion', async () => {
     (entity as any).apiVersion = 'backstage.io/v1beta0';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(false);
   });
 
   it('ignores unknown kind', async () => {
     (entity as any).kind = 'Wizard';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(false);
   });
 
   it('spec accepts unknown additional fields', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.foo = 'data';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   // profile
 
   it('accepts missing profile', async () => {
     delete (entity as any).spec.profile;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('rejects wrong profile', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.profile = 7;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/profile/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/profile/);
   });
 
   it('profile accepts missing displayName', async () => {
     delete (entity as any).spec.profile.displayName;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('profile rejects wrong displayName', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.profile.displayName = 7;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/displayName/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/displayName/);
   });
 
   it('profile rejects empty displayName', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.profile.displayName = '';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/displayName/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/displayName/);
   });
 
   it('profile accepts missing email', async () => {
     delete (entity as any).spec.profile.email;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('profile rejects wrong email', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.profile.email = 7;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/email/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/email/);
   });
 
   it('profile rejects empty email', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.profile.email = '';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/email/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/email/);
   });
 
   it('profile accepts missing picture', async () => {
     delete (entity as any).spec.profile.picture;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('profile rejects wrong picture', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.profile.picture = 7;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/picture/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/picture/);
   });
 
   it('profile rejects empty picture', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.profile.picture = '';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/picture/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/picture/);
   });
 
   it('profile accepts unknown additional fields', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.profile.foo = 'data';
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   // memberOf
 
   it('rejects missing memberOf', async () => {
     delete (entity as any).spec.memberOf;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/memberOf/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/memberOf/);
   });
 
   it('rejects wrong memberOf', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.memberOf = 7;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/memberOf/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/memberOf/);
   });
 
   it('rejects wrong memberOf item', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.memberOf[0] = 7;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/memberOf/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/memberOf/);
   });
 
   it('accepts empty memberOf', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.memberOf = [];
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).resolves.toBe(entity);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).resolves.toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('rejects null memberOf', async () => {
     (entity as any).spec.memberOf = null;
-    await expect(policy.enforce(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/memberOf/);
+    await expect(validator.check(entity)).rejects.toThrow(/memberOf/);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/UserEntityV1alpha1.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/UserEntityV1alpha1.ts
index 6086b3776e..16a5a86e05 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/UserEntityV1alpha1.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/UserEntityV1alpha1.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import * as yup from 'yup';
 import type { Entity } from '../entity/Entity';
-import { schemaPolicy } from './util';
+import { schemaValidator } from './util';
 
 const API_VERSION = ['backstage.io/v1alpha1', 'backstage.io/v1beta1'] as const;
 const KIND = 'User' as const;
@@ -59,4 +59,8 @@ export interface UserEntityV1alpha1 extends Entity {
   };
 }
 
-export const userEntityV1alpha1Policy = schemaPolicy(KIND, API_VERSION, schema);
+export const userEntityV1alpha1Validator = schemaValidator(
+  KIND,
+  API_VERSION,
+  schema,
+);
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/index.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/index.ts
index 4a3faf977b..914d7efea7 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/index.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/index.ts
@@ -14,34 +14,35 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-export { apiEntityV1alpha1Policy } from './ApiEntityV1alpha1';
+export { apiEntityV1alpha1Validator } from './ApiEntityV1alpha1';
 export type {
   ApiEntityV1alpha1 as ApiEntity,
   ApiEntityV1alpha1,
 } from './ApiEntityV1alpha1';
-export { componentEntityV1alpha1Policy } from './ComponentEntityV1alpha1';
+export { componentEntityV1alpha1Validator } from './ComponentEntityV1alpha1';
 export type {
   ComponentEntityV1alpha1 as ComponentEntity,
   ComponentEntityV1alpha1,
 } from './ComponentEntityV1alpha1';
-export { groupEntityV1alpha1Policy } from './GroupEntityV1alpha1';
+export { groupEntityV1alpha1Validator } from './GroupEntityV1alpha1';
 export type {
   GroupEntityV1alpha1 as GroupEntity,
   GroupEntityV1alpha1,
 } from './GroupEntityV1alpha1';
-export { locationEntityV1alpha1Policy } from './LocationEntityV1alpha1';
+export { locationEntityV1alpha1Validator } from './LocationEntityV1alpha1';
 export type {
   LocationEntityV1alpha1 as LocationEntity,
   LocationEntityV1alpha1,
 } from './LocationEntityV1alpha1';
-export { templateEntityV1alpha1Policy } from './TemplateEntityV1alpha1';
+export * from './relations';
+export { templateEntityV1alpha1Validator } from './TemplateEntityV1alpha1';
 export type {
   TemplateEntityV1alpha1 as TemplateEntity,
   TemplateEntityV1alpha1,
 } from './TemplateEntityV1alpha1';
-export { userEntityV1alpha1Policy } from './UserEntityV1alpha1';
+export type { KindValidator } from './types';
+export { userEntityV1alpha1Validator } from './UserEntityV1alpha1';
 export type {
   UserEntityV1alpha1 as UserEntity,
   UserEntityV1alpha1,
 } from './UserEntityV1alpha1';
-export * from './relations';
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/types.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b947680c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * 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 { Entity } from '../entity';
+
+/**
+ * Validates entities of a certain kind.
+ */
+export type KindValidator = {
+  /**
+   * Validates the entity as a known entity kind.
+   *
+   * @param entity The entity to validate
+   * @returns Resolves to true, if the entity was of a kind that was known and
+   *   handled by this validator, and was found to be valid. Resolves to false,
+   *   if the entity was not of a kind that was known by this validator.
+   *   Rejects to an Error describing the problem, if the entity was of a kind
+   *   that was known by this validator and was not valid.
+   */
+  check(entity: Entity): Promise<boolean>;
+};
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/util.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/util.ts
index 491b2c5e2f..f1b02cfba1 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/util.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/util.ts
@@ -15,23 +15,23 @@
  */
 
 import * as yup from 'yup';
-import { Entity } from '../entity';
-import { EntityPolicy } from '../types';
+import { KindValidator } from './types';
 
-export function schemaPolicy(
+export function schemaValidator(
   kind: string,
   apiVersion: readonly string[],
   schema: yup.Schema<any>,
-): EntityPolicy {
+): KindValidator {
   return {
-    async enforce(envelope: Entity): Promise<Entity | undefined> {
+    async check(envelope) {
       if (
         kind !== envelope.kind ||
         !apiVersion.includes(envelope.apiVersion as any)
       ) {
-        return undefined;
+        return false;
       }
-      return await schema.validate(envelope, { strict: true });
+      await schema.validate(envelope, { strict: true });
+      return true;
     },
   };
 }
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/LocationReaders.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/LocationReaders.ts
index 45bf2e8ae0..8031b8ff0d 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/LocationReaders.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/LocationReaders.ts
@@ -211,6 +211,29 @@ export class LocationReaders implements LocationReader {
       return undefined;
     }
 
+    let handled = false;
+    for (const processor of processors) {
+      if (processor.validateEntityKind) {
+        try {
+          handled = await processor.validateEntityKind(current);
+          if (handled) {
+            break;
+          }
+        } catch (e) {
+          const message = `Processor ${processor.constructor.name} threw an error while validating the entity ${kind}:${namespace}/${name} at ${item.location.type} ${item.location.target}, ${e}`;
+          emit(result.inputError(item.location, message));
+          logger.warn(message);
+          return undefined;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    if (!handled) {
+      const message = `No processor recognized the entity ${kind}:${namespace}/${name} at ${item.location.type} ${item.location.target}`;
+      emit(result.inputError(item.location, message));
+      logger.warn(message);
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
     for (const processor of processors) {
       if (processor.postProcessEntity) {
         try {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/BuiltinKindsEntityProcessor.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/BuiltinKindsEntityProcessor.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d1eb5e583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/BuiltinKindsEntityProcessor.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * 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 {
+  apiEntityV1alpha1Validator,
+  componentEntityV1alpha1Validator,
+  Entity,
+  groupEntityV1alpha1Validator,
+  locationEntityV1alpha1Validator,
+  templateEntityV1alpha1Validator,
+  userEntityV1alpha1Validator,
+} from '@backstage/catalog-model';
+import { CatalogProcessor } from './types';
+
+export class BuiltinKindsEntityProcessor implements CatalogProcessor {
+  private readonly validators = [
+    apiEntityV1alpha1Validator,
+    componentEntityV1alpha1Validator,
+    groupEntityV1alpha1Validator,
+    locationEntityV1alpha1Validator,
+    templateEntityV1alpha1Validator,
+    userEntityV1alpha1Validator,
+  ];
+
+  async validateEntityKind(entity: Entity): Promise<boolean> {
+    for (const validator of this.validators) {
+      const result = await validator.check(entity);
+      if (result) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/types.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/types.ts
index 5d353d5af0..5da3510f7a 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/types.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,19 @@ export type CatalogProcessor = {
     emit: CatalogProcessorEmit,
   ): Promise<Entity>;
 
+  /**
+   * Validates the entity as a known entity kind, after it has been pre-
+   * processed and has passed through basic overall validation.
+   *
+   * @param entity The entity to validate
+   * @returns Resolves to true, if the entity was of a kind that was known and
+   *   handled by this processor, and was found to be valid. Resolves to false,
+   *   if the entity was not of a kind that was known by this processor.
+   *   Rejects to an Error describing the problem, if the entity was of a kind
+   *   that was known by this processor and was not valid.
+   */
+  validateEntityKind?(entity: Entity): Promise<boolean>;
+
   /**
    * Post-processes an emitted entity, after it has been validated.
    *
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.test.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.test.ts
index f41d2805f2..45d92e6555 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.test.ts
@@ -76,14 +76,6 @@ describe('CatalogBuilder', () => {
           },
         },
       ])
-      .replaceEntityKinds([
-        {
-          async enforce(entity: Entity) {
-            expect(entity.metadata.namespace).toBe('ns');
-            return entity;
-          },
-        },
-      ])
       .setPlaceholderResolver('t', async ({ value }) => {
         expect(value).toBe('tt');
         return 'tt2';
@@ -100,15 +92,16 @@ describe('CatalogBuilder', () => {
             expect(location.type).toBe('test');
             emit(
               result.entity(location, {
-                apiVersion: 'av',
+                apiVersion: 'backstage.io/v1alpha1',
                 kind: 'Component',
                 metadata: { name: 'n', replaced: { $t: 'tt' } },
+                spec: { type: 't', owner: 'o', lifecycle: 'l' },
               }),
             );
             return true;
           },
           async preProcessEntity(entity) {
-            expect(entity.apiVersion).toBe('av');
+            expect(entity.apiVersion).toBe('backstage.io/v1alpha1');
             return {
               ...entity,
               metadata: { ...entity.metadata, namespace: 'ns' },
@@ -129,10 +122,10 @@ describe('CatalogBuilder', () => {
       type: 'test',
       target: '',
     });
-    expect.assertions(7);
+    expect.assertions(6);
     expect(added.entities).toEqual([
       {
-        apiVersion: 'av',
+        apiVersion: 'backstage.io/v1alpha1',
         kind: 'Component',
         metadata: {
           name: 'n',
@@ -143,6 +136,11 @@ describe('CatalogBuilder', () => {
           etag: expect.any(String),
           generation: expect.any(Number),
         },
+        spec: {
+          type: 't',
+          owner: 'o',
+          lifecycle: 'l',
+        },
         relations: [],
       },
     ]);
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.ts
index 546dda6dca..b041dac5ab 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.ts
@@ -16,19 +16,13 @@
 
 import { PluginDatabaseManager, UrlReader } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import {
-  apiEntityV1alpha1Policy,
-  componentEntityV1alpha1Policy,
   DefaultNamespaceEntityPolicy,
   EntityPolicies,
   EntityPolicy,
   FieldFormatEntityPolicy,
-  groupEntityV1alpha1Policy,
-  locationEntityV1alpha1Policy,
   makeValidator,
   NoForeignRootFieldsEntityPolicy,
   SchemaValidEntityPolicy,
-  templateEntityV1alpha1Policy,
-  userEntityV1alpha1Policy,
   Validators,
 } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
@@ -47,17 +41,18 @@ import {
   CodeOwnersProcessor,
   FileReaderProcessor,
   GithubOrgReaderProcessor,
-  OwnerRelationProcessor,
   HigherOrderOperation,
   HigherOrderOperations,
   LocationReaders,
   LocationRefProcessor,
+  OwnerRelationProcessor,
   PlaceholderProcessor,
   PlaceholderResolver,
   StaticLocationProcessor,
   UrlReaderProcessor,
 } from '../ingestion';
 import { CatalogRulesEnforcer } from '../ingestion/CatalogRules';
+import { BuiltinKindsEntityProcessor } from '../ingestion/processors/BuiltinKindsEntityProcessor';
 import { LdapOrgReaderProcessor } from '../ingestion/processors/LdapOrgReaderProcessor';
 import {
   jsonPlaceholderResolver,
@@ -81,11 +76,6 @@ export type CatalogEnvironment = {
  *   after the processors' pre-processing steps. All policies are given the
  *   chance to inspect the entity, and all of them have to pass in order for
  *   the entity to be considered valid from an overall point of view.
- * - Entity kinds can be added or replaced. These are the second line of
- *   validation that is applied after the entity policies, which adds
- *   additional kind-specific validation (usually based on a schema). Only one
- *   of the entity kinds has to accept the entity, but if none of them do, the
- *   entity is rejected as a whole.
  * - Placeholder resolvers can be replaced or added. These run on the raw
  *   structured data between the parsing and pre-processing steps, to replace
  *   dollar-prefixed entries with their actual values (like $file).
@@ -93,15 +83,13 @@ export type CatalogEnvironment = {
  *   individual core fields such as metadata.name, to ensure that they adhere
  *   to certain rules.
  * - Processors can be added or replaced. These implement the functionality of
- *   reading, parsing and processing the entity data before it is persisted in
- *   the catalog.
+ *   reading, parsing, validating, and processing the entity data before it is
+ *   persisted in the catalog.
  */
 export class CatalogBuilder {
   private readonly env: CatalogEnvironment;
   private entityPolicies: EntityPolicy[];
   private entityPoliciesReplace: boolean;
-  private entityKinds: EntityPolicy[];
-  private entityKindsReplace: boolean;
   private placeholderResolvers: Record<string, PlaceholderResolver>;
   private fieldFormatValidators: Partial<Validators>;
   private processors: CatalogProcessor[];
@@ -111,8 +99,6 @@ export class CatalogBuilder {
     this.env = env;
     this.entityPolicies = [];
     this.entityPoliciesReplace = false;
-    this.entityKinds = [];
-    this.entityKindsReplace = false;
     this.placeholderResolvers = {};
     this.fieldFormatValidators = {};
     this.processors = [];
@@ -154,33 +140,6 @@ export class CatalogBuilder {
     return this;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Adds entity kinds that are used to validate a certain apiVersion/kind. One
-   * of the entity kind policies must match a given entity for it to be
-   * considered valid.
-   *
-   * @param policies One or more policies
-   */
-  addEntityKind(...policies: EntityPolicy[]): CatalogBuilder {
-    this.entityKinds.push(...policies);
-    return this;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Sets what entity policies that are used to validate a certain apiVersion/
-   * kind. One of the entity kind policies must match a given entity for it to
-   * be considered valid.
-   *
-   * This function replaces the default set of kinds; use with care.
-   *
-   * @param policies One or more policies
-   */
-  replaceEntityKinds(policies: EntityPolicy[]): CatalogBuilder {
-    this.entityKinds = [...policies];
-    this.entityKindsReplace = true;
-    return this;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Adds, or overwrites, a handler for placeholders (e.g. $file) in entity
    * definition files.
@@ -291,22 +250,7 @@ export class CatalogBuilder {
           ...this.entityPolicies,
         ];
 
-    const entityKinds: EntityPolicy[] = this.entityKindsReplace
-      ? this.entityKinds
-      : [
-          componentEntityV1alpha1Policy,
-          groupEntityV1alpha1Policy,
-          userEntityV1alpha1Policy,
-          locationEntityV1alpha1Policy,
-          templateEntityV1alpha1Policy,
-          apiEntityV1alpha1Policy,
-          ...this.entityKinds,
-        ];
-
-    return EntityPolicies.allOf([
-      EntityPolicies.allOf(entityPolicies),
-      EntityPolicies.oneOf(entityKinds),
-    ]);
+    return EntityPolicies.allOf(entityPolicies);
   }
 
   private buildProcessors(): CatalogProcessor[] {
@@ -325,6 +269,7 @@ export class CatalogBuilder {
     const processors: CatalogProcessor[] = [
       StaticLocationProcessor.fromConfig(config),
       new PlaceholderProcessor({ resolvers: placeholderResolvers, reader }),
+      new BuiltinKindsEntityProcessor(),
     ];
 
     // These are only added unless the user replaced them all