diff --git a/.changeset/sixty-shirts-rescue.md b/.changeset/sixty-shirts-rescue.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bad0402939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sixty-shirts-rescue.md
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-cloudflare-access-provider': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-bitbucket-server-provider': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-stack-overflow-collator': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-microsoft-provider': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-aws-alb-provider': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-gerrit': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-sentry': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-puppetdb': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-gitea': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-msgraph': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-gerrit': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-gitlab': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-azure': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-notifications-backend': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-notifications-node': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-permission-backend': patch
+'@backstage/backend-app-api': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-devtools-backend': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-signals-backend': patch
+'@backstage/config-loader': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-proxy-backend': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-backend': patch
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-app-backend': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-node': patch
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+Use native fetch instead of node-fetch
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 400abeada2..741632db02 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@
     "storybook": "yarn ./storybook run storybook",
     "techdocs-cli": "node scripts/techdocs-cli.js",
     "techdocs-cli:dev": "cross-env TECHDOCS_CLI_DEV_MODE=true node scripts/techdocs-cli.js",
-    "test": "backstage-cli repo test",
-    "test:all": "backstage-cli repo test --coverage",
-    "test:e2e": "playwright test",
+    "test": "NODE_OPTIONS=--no-node-snapshot backstage-cli repo test",
+    "test:all": "NODE_OPTIONS=--no-node-snapshot backstage-cli repo test --coverage",
+    "test:e2e": "NODE_OPTIONS=--no-node-snapshot playwright test",
     "tsc": "tsc",
     "tsc:full": "backstage-cli repo clean && tsc --skipLibCheck false --incremental false"
   },
diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/package.json b/packages/backend-app-api/package.json
index d8c774c805..02adf569e3 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/package.json
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
     "minimatch": "^9.0.0",
     "minimist": "^1.2.5",
     "morgan": "^1.10.0",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "node-forge": "^1.3.1",
     "path-to-regexp": "^8.0.0",
     "selfsigned": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index a0be58af83..0e2d49c02c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "mini-css-extract-plugin": "^2.4.2",
     "minimatch": "^9.0.0",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "node-libs-browser": "^2.2.1",
     "npm-packlist": "^5.0.0",
     "ora": "^5.3.0",
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/create-github-app/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/create-github-app/index.ts
index 681b471c91..105a6b4c24 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/create-github-app/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/create-github-app/index.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import { stringify as stringifyYaml } from 'yaml';
 import inquirer, { Question, Answers } from 'inquirer';
 import { paths } from '../../lib/paths';
 import { GithubCreateAppServer } from './GithubCreateAppServer';
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import openBrowser from 'react-dev-utils/openBrowser';
 
 // This is an experimental command that at this point does not support GitHub Enterprise
diff --git a/packages/config-loader/package.json b/packages/config-loader/package.json
index 835807742c..6af437f0d8 100644
--- a/packages/config-loader/package.json
+++ b/packages/config-loader/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
     "json-schema-traverse": "^1.0.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "minimist": "^1.2.5",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "typescript-json-schema": "^0.65.0",
     "yaml": "^2.0.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/config-loader/src/sources/RemoteConfigSource.ts b/packages/config-loader/src/sources/RemoteConfigSource.ts
index 1492cd4d28..d8fa07d708 100644
--- a/packages/config-loader/src/sources/RemoteConfigSource.ts
+++ b/packages/config-loader/src/sources/RemoteConfigSource.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import {
   durationToMilliseconds,
 } from '@backstage/types';
 import isEqual from 'lodash/isEqual';
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import { ConfigTransformer, createConfigTransformer } from './transform';
 import {
   AsyncConfigSourceGenerator,
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ export class RemoteConfigSource implements ConfigSource {
 
   async #load(signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<JsonObject> {
     const res = await fetch(this.#url, {
-      signal: signal as import('node-fetch').RequestInit['signal'],
+      signal: signal as RequestInit['signal'],
     });
     if (!res.ok) {
       throw await ResponseError.fromResponse(res);
diff --git a/packages/create-app/package.json b/packages/create-app/package.json
index 1a88929fda..449c32a25e 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-app/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
     "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
     "handlebars": "^4.7.3",
     "inquirer": "^8.2.0",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "ora": "^5.3.0",
     "recursive-readdir": "^2.2.2"
   },
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@
     "@types/inquirer": "^8.1.3",
     "@types/node": "^20.16.0",
     "@types/recursive-readdir": "^2.2.0",
-    "msw": "^1.0.0",
+    "msw": "^2.0.0",
     "nodemon": "^3.0.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/create-app/src/lib/tasks.test.ts b/packages/create-app/src/lib/tasks.test.ts
index 41c20854be..27c5765a12 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/src/lib/tasks.test.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/src/lib/tasks.test.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import {
   createMockDirectory,
   registerMswTestHooks,
 } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
-import { rest } from 'msw';
+import { http, HttpResponse, delay } from 'msw';
 import { setupServer } from 'msw/node';
 
 jest.spyOn(Task, 'log').mockReturnValue(undefined);
@@ -402,12 +402,10 @@ describe('tasks', () => {
 
     it('should fetch the yarn.lock seed file', async () => {
       worker.use(
-        rest.get(
+        http.get(
           'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/backstage/backstage/master/packages/create-app/seed-yarn.lock',
-          (_, res, ctx) =>
-            res(
-              ctx.status(200),
-              ctx.text(`# the-lockfile-header
+          () =>
+            HttpResponse.text(`# the-lockfile-header
 
 // some comments
 // in the file
@@ -418,7 +416,6 @@ describe('tasks', () => {
 "@backstage/cli@1.0.0":
   some info
 `),
-            ),
         ),
       );
 
@@ -438,9 +435,9 @@ describe('tasks', () => {
 
     it('should fail gracefully', async () => {
       worker.use(
-        rest.get(
+        http.get(
           'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/backstage/backstage/master/packages/create-app/seed-yarn.lock',
-          (_, res, ctx) => res(ctx.status(404)),
+          () => new HttpResponse(null, { status: 404 }),
         ),
       );
 
@@ -453,9 +450,9 @@ describe('tasks', () => {
 
     it('should time out if it takes too long to fetch', async () => {
       worker.use(
-        rest.get(
+        http.get(
           'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/backstage/backstage/master/packages/create-app/seed-yarn.lock',
-          (_, res, ctx) => res(ctx.delay(5000)),
+          () => delay(5000),
         ),
       );
 
diff --git a/packages/create-app/src/lib/tasks.ts b/packages/create-app/src/lib/tasks.ts
index a47f5f2cb9..51308275a6 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/src/lib/tasks.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/src/lib/tasks.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import {
   resolve as resolvePath,
   relative as relativePath,
 } from 'path';
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import { exec as execCb } from 'child_process';
 import { packageVersions } from './versions';
 import { promisify } from 'util';
diff --git a/plugins/app-backend/package.json b/plugins/app-backend/package.json
index db1bee0146..7a3cba64d3 100644
--- a/plugins/app-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/app-backend/package.json
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^",
     "@types/supertest": "^2.0.8",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "supertest": "^7.0.0"
   },
   "configSchema": "config.d.ts"
diff --git a/plugins/app-backend/src/service/appPlugin.test.ts b/plugins/app-backend/src/service/appPlugin.test.ts
index fbb0747a64..068405c19c 100644
--- a/plugins/app-backend/src/service/appPlugin.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/app-backend/src/service/appPlugin.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import {
   createMockDirectory,
   mockServices,
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-aws-alb-provider/package.json b/plugins/auth-backend-module-aws-alb-provider/package.json
index dbb3b28222..eff1e3e4dc 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-aws-alb-provider/package.json
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-aws-alb-provider/package.json
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "workspace:^",
     "jose": "^5.0.0",
-    "node-cache": "^5.1.2",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0"
+    "node-cache": "^5.1.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-aws-alb-provider/src/helpers.ts b/plugins/auth-backend-module-aws-alb-provider/src/helpers.ts
index 24026e2c9c..5d06de60a0 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-aws-alb-provider/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-aws-alb-provider/src/helpers.ts
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+
 import { KeyObject } from 'crypto';
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
 import { JWTHeaderParameters, decodeJwt } from 'jose';
 import NodeCache from 'node-cache';
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import { PassportProfile, ProfileInfo } from '@backstage/plugin-auth-node';
 import { AuthenticationError } from '@backstage/errors';
 
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-bitbucket-server-provider/package.json b/plugins/auth-backend-module-bitbucket-server-provider/package.json
index 65b8d15aec..171ec272d2 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-bitbucket-server-provider/package.json
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-bitbucket-server-provider/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "workspace:^",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "passport": "^0.7.0",
     "passport-oauth2": "^1.6.1"
   },
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-bitbucket-server-provider/src/helpers.ts b/plugins/auth-backend-module-bitbucket-server-provider/src/helpers.ts
index fc16253b27..26b45d1f6d 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-bitbucket-server-provider/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-bitbucket-server-provider/src/helpers.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import { PassportProfile } from '@backstage/plugin-auth-node';
 
 export async function fetchProfile(options: {
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-cloudflare-access-provider/package.json b/plugins/auth-backend-module-cloudflare-access-provider/package.json
index d487292dd1..ca8e3c373d 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-cloudflare-access-provider/package.json
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-cloudflare-access-provider/package.json
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@
     "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "workspace:^",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
-    "jose": "^5.0.0",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0"
+    "jose": "^5.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-defaults": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-cloudflare-access-provider/src/helpers.ts b/plugins/auth-backend-module-cloudflare-access-provider/src/helpers.ts
index 3077258dd6..64f79f113a 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-cloudflare-access-provider/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-cloudflare-access-provider/src/helpers.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import {
 } from '@backstage/errors';
 import express from 'express';
 import { createRemoteJWKSet, jwtVerify } from 'jose';
-import fetch, { Headers } from 'node-fetch';
 import {
   CACHE_PREFIX,
   CF_JWT_HEADER,
@@ -87,8 +86,7 @@ export class AuthHelper {
       // Only throw if both are not provided by Cloudflare Access since either
       // can be used.
       throw new AuthenticationError(
-        `Missing ${this.jwtHeaderName} and 
-          ${this.authorizationCookieName} from Cloudflare Access`,
+        `Missing ${this.jwtHeaderName} and ${this.authorizationCookieName} from Cloudflare Access`,
       );
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-microsoft-provider/package.json b/plugins/auth-backend-module-microsoft-provider/package.json
index 728738cca8..6ccad4a6b9 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-microsoft-provider/package.json
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-microsoft-provider/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "workspace:^",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
     "jose": "^5.0.0",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "passport-microsoft": "^1.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend-module-microsoft-provider/src/strategy.ts b/plugins/auth-backend-module-microsoft-provider/src/strategy.ts
index 910bd85d1d..3a89b19c87 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend-module-microsoft-provider/src/strategy.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend-module-microsoft-provider/src/strategy.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import { PassportProfile } from '@backstage/plugin-auth-node';
 import { decodeJwt } from 'jose';
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import { Strategy as MicrosoftStrategy } from 'passport-microsoft';
 
 export class ExtendedMicrosoftStrategy extends MicrosoftStrategy {
@@ -103,9 +102,9 @@ export class ExtendedMicrosoftStrategy extends MicrosoftStrategy {
           },
         },
       );
-      const data = await res.buffer();
+      const data = await res.arrayBuffer();
 
-      return `data:image/jpeg;base64,${data.toString('base64')}`;
+      return `data:image/jpeg;base64,${Buffer.from(data).toString('base64')}`;
     } catch (error) {
       return undefined;
     }
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/package.json b/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
index 276c135093..99f520a5f6 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@
     "minimatch": "^9.0.0",
     "morgan": "^1.10.0",
     "node-cache": "^5.1.2",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "openid-client": "^5.2.1",
     "passport": "^0.7.0",
     "passport-auth0": "^1.4.3",
diff --git a/plugins/auth-node/package.json b/plugins/auth-node/package.json
index 00731aeb08..74509b3085 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-node/package.json
+++ b/plugins/auth-node/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "jose": "^5.0.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "passport": "^0.7.0",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
     "zod": "^3.22.4",
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-azure/package.json b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-azure/package.json
index 58127f1bd7..6e3939e3c7 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-azure/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-azure/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
     "@backstage/integration": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-node": "workspace:^",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "uuid": "^11.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-azure/src/lib/azure.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-azure/src/lib/azure.ts
index 3bdff90110..0b0d89c15b 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-azure/src/lib/azure.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-azure/src/lib/azure.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import {
   AzureDevOpsCredentialsProvider,
   AzureIntegrationConfig,
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server/package.json b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server/package.json
index 06333e4583..1f8f8ae8e8 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server/package.json
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@
     "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/integration": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-node": "workspace:^",
-    "@types/node-fetch": "^2.5.12",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "uuid": "^11.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server/report.api.md b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server/report.api.md
index b2a0a9368a..0da9b78139 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server/report.api.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server/report.api.md
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import { EntityProvider } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
 import { EntityProviderConnection } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
 import { LocationSpec } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
 import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-import { Response as Response_2 } from 'node-fetch';
 import { SchedulerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { SchedulerServiceTaskRunner } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ export class BitbucketServerClient {
     projectKey: string;
     repo: string;
     path: string;
-  }): Promise<Response_2>;
+  }): Promise<Response>;
   // (undocumented)
   getRepository(options: {
     projectKey: string;
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/lib/BitbucketServerClient.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/lib/BitbucketServerClient.ts
index b5baf66afd..ee2caf7ffd 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/lib/BitbucketServerClient.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/lib/BitbucketServerClient.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import fetch, { Request, Response } from 'node-fetch';
 import {
   BitbucketServerIntegrationConfig,
   getBitbucketServerRequestOptions,
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gerrit/package.json b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gerrit/package.json
index 1a09a17e36..a70cc478a1 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gerrit/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gerrit/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
     "@backstage/integration": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-node": "workspace:^",
     "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "uuid": "^11.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gerrit/src/providers/GerritEntityProvider.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gerrit/src/providers/GerritEntityProvider.ts
index bd03b90c52..2bd5b4e3ce 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gerrit/src/providers/GerritEntityProvider.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gerrit/src/providers/GerritEntityProvider.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import {
   LocationSpec,
   locationSpecToLocationEntity,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
-import fetch, { Response } from 'node-fetch';
 import {
   GerritIntegration,
   getGerritProjectsApiUrl,
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/package.json b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/package.json
index 237af6101a..321b9519ab 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-events-node": "workspace:^",
     "@gitbeaker/rest": "^40.0.3",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "uuid": "^11.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts
index f2ce3d18f8..4003ee5ea7 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts
@@ -13,13 +13,12 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+
 import {
   getGitLabRequestOptions,
   GitLabIntegrationConfig,
 } from '@backstage/integration';
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-
 import {
   GitLabDescendantGroupsResponse,
   GitLabGroup,
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-msgraph/package.json b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-msgraph/package.json
index ca89356a5e..f99175da59 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-msgraph/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-msgraph/package.json
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-node": "workspace:^",
     "@microsoft/microsoft-graph-types": "^2.6.0",
-    "@types/node-fetch": "^2.5.12",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "p-limit": "^3.0.2",
     "qs": "^6.9.4",
     "uuid": "^11.0.0"
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-msgraph/report.api.md b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-msgraph/report.api.md
index 35ae148a25..912ca16e85 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-msgraph/report.api.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-msgraph/report.api.md
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import * as MicrosoftGraph from '@microsoft/microsoft-graph-types';
 import { OrganizationTransformer as OrganizationTransformer_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-msgraph';
 import { ProviderConfigTransformer as ProviderConfigTransformer_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-msgraph';
-import { Response as Response_2 } from 'node-fetch';
 import { SchedulerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { SchedulerServiceTaskRunner } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { SchedulerServiceTaskScheduleDefinition } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ export class MicrosoftGraphClient {
     path: string,
     query?: ODataQuery,
     headers?: Record<string, string>,
-  ): Promise<Response_2>;
+  ): Promise<Response>;
   requestCollection<T>(
     path: string,
     query?: ODataQuery,
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ export class MicrosoftGraphClient {
     url: string,
     headers?: Record<string, string>,
     retryCount?: number,
-  ): Promise<Response_2>;
+  ): Promise<Response>;
 }
 
 // @public
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-msgraph/src/microsoftGraph/client.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-msgraph/src/microsoftGraph/client.ts
index 2dc2a65135..aa2d735a07 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-msgraph/src/microsoftGraph/client.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-msgraph/src/microsoftGraph/client.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import {
   ClientSecretCredential,
 } from '@azure/identity';
 import * as MicrosoftGraph from '@microsoft/microsoft-graph-types';
-import fetch, { Response } from 'node-fetch';
 import qs from 'qs';
 import { MicrosoftGraphProviderConfig } from './config';
 
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-puppetdb/package.json b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-puppetdb/package.json
index e30db2ed1d..c4102d045d 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-puppetdb/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-puppetdb/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "luxon": "^3.0.0",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "uuid": "^11.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-puppetdb/src/puppet/read.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-puppetdb/src/puppet/read.ts
index 18a6eb077f..891b19691a 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-puppetdb/src/puppet/read.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-puppetdb/src/puppet/read.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import { PuppetDbEntityProviderConfig } from '../providers';
 import { PuppetNode, ResourceTransformer } from './types';
 import { ResourceEntity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { defaultResourceTransformer } from './transformers';
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import { ResponseError } from '@backstage/errors';
 import { ENDPOINT_FACTSETS } from './constants';
 import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json b/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
index 0d5590dc63..05a28fef4a 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "luxon": "^3.0.0",
     "minimatch": "^9.0.0",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "p-limit": "^3.0.2",
     "prom-client": "^15.0.0",
     "uuid": "^11.0.0",
diff --git a/plugins/devtools-backend/package.json b/plugins/devtools-backend/package.json
index cbba88213b..19b28713ad 100644
--- a/plugins/devtools-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/devtools-backend/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
     "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
     "fs-extra": "^11.0.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "ping": "^0.4.1",
     "semver": "^7.5.3",
     "yn": "^4.0.0"
diff --git a/plugins/devtools-backend/src/api/DevToolsBackendApi.ts b/plugins/devtools-backend/src/api/DevToolsBackendApi.ts
index ae687f3cb0..5ecc3327e0 100644
--- a/plugins/devtools-backend/src/api/DevToolsBackendApi.ts
+++ b/plugins/devtools-backend/src/api/DevToolsBackendApi.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ import {
   ExternalDependencyStatus,
   PackageDependency,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-devtools-common';
-
 import { JsonObject } from '@backstage/types';
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import { findPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common';
 import { getPackages } from '@manypkg/get-packages';
 import ping from 'ping';
diff --git a/plugins/notifications-backend/package.json b/plugins/notifications-backend/package.json
index cd00bc6de0..6d3c505a4d 100644
--- a/plugins/notifications-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/notifications-backend/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
     "knex": "^3.0.0",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "uuid": "^11.0.0",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
     "yn": "^4.0.0"
diff --git a/plugins/notifications-node/package.json b/plugins/notifications-node/package.json
index 5969807cac..8144c815c1 100644
--- a/plugins/notifications-node/package.json
+++ b/plugins/notifications-node/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-notifications-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-signals-node": "workspace:^",
     "knex": "^3.0.0",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "uuid": "^11.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/plugins/notifications-node/src/service/DefaultNotificationService.ts b/plugins/notifications-node/src/service/DefaultNotificationService.ts
index 7a46e01689..8ea58f22d3 100644
--- a/plugins/notifications-node/src/service/DefaultNotificationService.ts
+++ b/plugins/notifications-node/src/service/DefaultNotificationService.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import { NotificationService } from './NotificationService';
 import { AuthService, DiscoveryService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { NotificationPayload } from '@backstage/plugin-notifications-common';
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 
 /** @public */
 export type NotificationServiceOptions = {
diff --git a/plugins/permission-backend/package.json b/plugins/permission-backend/package.json
index cdc791db73..ea9f4a10eb 100644
--- a/plugins/permission-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/permission-backend/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "yn": "^4.0.0",
     "zod": "^3.22.4"
   },
diff --git a/plugins/permission-backend/src/service/PermissionIntegrationClient.ts b/plugins/permission-backend/src/service/PermissionIntegrationClient.ts
index 767c7e9dd1..21d2f66887 100644
--- a/plugins/permission-backend/src/service/PermissionIntegrationClient.ts
+++ b/plugins/permission-backend/src/service/PermissionIntegrationClient.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import {
   AuthorizeResult,
diff --git a/plugins/proxy-backend/package.json b/plugins/proxy-backend/package.json
index e959f68d9f..d2397f54d5 100644
--- a/plugins/proxy-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/proxy-backend/package.json
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@
     "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^",
     "@types/http-proxy-middleware": "^1.0.0",
     "@types/yup": "^0.32.0",
-    "msw": "^2.0.0",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0"
+    "msw": "^2.0.0"
   },
   "configSchema": "config.d.ts"
 }
diff --git a/plugins/proxy-backend/src/service/router.config.test.ts b/plugins/proxy-backend/src/service/router.config.test.ts
index be26ddb9bc..d862107e00 100644
--- a/plugins/proxy-backend/src/service/router.config.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/proxy-backend/src/service/router.config.test.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import {
 } from '@backstage/config-loader';
 import { HttpResponse, http, passthrough } from 'msw';
 import { setupServer } from 'msw/node';
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 
 // this test is stored in its own file to work around the mocked
 // http-proxy-middleware module used in the main test file
diff --git a/plugins/proxy-backend/src/service/router.credentials.test.ts b/plugins/proxy-backend/src/service/router.credentials.test.ts
index a48b18e8e2..6d1f529b30 100644
--- a/plugins/proxy-backend/src/service/router.credentials.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/proxy-backend/src/service/router.credentials.test.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import { ResponseError } from '@backstage/errors';
 import { JsonObject } from '@backstage/types';
 import { HttpResponse, http, passthrough } from 'msw';
 import { setupServer } from 'msw/node';
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 
 // this test is stored in its own file to work around the mocked
 // http-proxy-middleware module used in the main test file
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/package.json
index 448de9a886..ccb4af756f 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-bitbucket-cloud-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node": "workspace:^",
     "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "yaml": "^2.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloud.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloud.ts
index 71eacea955..00c27f6a54 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloud.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloud.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import {
   getRepoSourceDirectory,
   parseRepoUrl,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
-import fetch, { Response, RequestInit } from 'node-fetch';
 
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import { getAuthorizationHeader } from './helpers';
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloudPipelinesRun.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloudPipelinesRun.ts
index c44fdcc824..8525774692 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloudPipelinesRun.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloudPipelinesRun.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import { examples } from './bitbucketCloudPipelinesRun.examples';
 import { createTemplateAction } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
-import fetch, { Response } from 'node-fetch';
 import * as inputProps from './inputProperties';
 import { ScmIntegrationRegistry } from '@backstage/integration';
 import { getAuthorizationHeader } from './helpers';
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloudPullRequest.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloudPullRequest.ts
index 99a78c7c26..c70089abc2 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloudPullRequest.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloudPullRequest.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import {
   cloneRepo,
   parseRepoUrl,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
-import fetch, { RequestInit, Response } from 'node-fetch';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import { getAuthorizationHeader } from './helpers';
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/package.json
index 46806d4e52..4ac251e5ed 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
     "@backstage/integration": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node": "workspace:^",
     "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "yaml": "^2.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServer.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServer.ts
index 413984aff5..612d090547 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServer.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServer.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import {
   getRepoSourceDirectory,
   parseRepoUrl,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
-import fetch, { Response, RequestInit } from 'node-fetch';
 
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import { examples } from './bitbucketServer.examples';
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServerPullRequest.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServerPullRequest.ts
index 69e9dfe7bf..5b00f15ac2 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServerPullRequest.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServerPullRequest.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import {
   cloneRepo,
   parseRepoUrl,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
-import fetch, { RequestInit, Response } from 'node-fetch';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import { examples } from './bitbucketServerPullRequest.examples';
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket/package.json
index 494f7cee0c..914539ba8e 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node": "workspace:^",
     "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "yaml": "^2.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket/src/actions/bitbucket.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket/src/actions/bitbucket.ts
index f1b45111b4..7a58efa10a 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket/src/actions/bitbucket.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket/src/actions/bitbucket.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import {
   getRepoSourceDirectory,
   parseRepoUrl,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
-import fetch, { Response, RequestInit } from 'node-fetch';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import { examples } from './bitbucket.examples';
 
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gerrit/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gerrit/package.json
index ff7120935e..67934f1fbf 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gerrit/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gerrit/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/integration": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node": "workspace:^",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "yaml": "^2.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gerrit/src/actions/gerrit.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gerrit/src/actions/gerrit.ts
index 102d48a706..db0ae2ba70 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gerrit/src/actions/gerrit.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gerrit/src/actions/gerrit.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import {
   getRepoSourceDirectory,
   parseRepoUrl,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
-import fetch, { Response, RequestInit } from 'node-fetch';
 import { examples } from './gerrit.examples';
 
 const createGerritProject = async (
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/package.json
index 32ce119552..475551ea50 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/integration": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node": "workspace:^",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "yaml": "^2.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/src/actions/gitea.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/src/actions/gitea.ts
index 601a670237..6b29ff2a4c 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/src/actions/gitea.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitea/src/actions/gitea.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import {
 } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
 import { examples } from './gitea.examples';
 import crypto from 'crypto';
-import fetch, { Response, RequestInit } from 'node-fetch';
 
 const checkGiteaContentUrl = async (
   config: GiteaIntegrationConfig,
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-sentry/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-sentry/package.json
index 8836867ebc..fd3853edf0 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-sentry/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-sentry/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node": "workspace:^",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "yaml": "^2.3.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-sentry/src/actions/createProject.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-sentry/src/actions/createProject.ts
index 686053b178..259b670f9e 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-sentry/src/actions/createProject.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-sentry/src/actions/createProject.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import { createTemplateAction } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
 import { InputError } from '@backstage/errors';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 
 /**
  * Creates the `sentry:project:create` Scaffolder action.
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/package.json b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/package.json
index 08a4f25a69..01846576e9 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/package.json
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/package.json
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0"
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/src/collators/ToolDocumentCollatorFactory.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/src/collators/ToolDocumentCollatorFactory.ts
index da047fe8ab..bafbb9cbfe 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/src/collators/ToolDocumentCollatorFactory.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/src/collators/ToolDocumentCollatorFactory.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import {
   DocumentCollatorFactory,
   IndexableDocument,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-search-common';
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import { Readable } from 'stream';
 
 /**
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-stack-overflow-collator/package.json b/plugins/search-backend-module-stack-overflow-collator/package.json
index 97e7ad0d95..7987bf964b 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-stack-overflow-collator/package.json
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-stack-overflow-collator/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "qs": "^6.9.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-stack-overflow-collator/src/collators/StackOverflowQuestionsCollatorFactory.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-stack-overflow-collator/src/collators/StackOverflowQuestionsCollatorFactory.ts
index 33ceb4f870..af9a2a852b 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-stack-overflow-collator/src/collators/StackOverflowQuestionsCollatorFactory.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-stack-overflow-collator/src/collators/StackOverflowQuestionsCollatorFactory.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
 } from '@backstage/plugin-search-common';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import { Readable } from 'stream';
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
+
 import qs from 'qs';
 import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/package.json b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/package.json
index 0f176d69ca..6627fff7e6 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/package.json
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/package.json
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node": "workspace:^",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "p-limit": "^3.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/src/collators/DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/src/collators/DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory.ts
index 0b53b33b30..3a586fd306 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/src/collators/DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/src/collators/DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import { catalogEntityReadPermission } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-common/al
 import { Permission } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
 import { DocumentCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-search-common';
 import { TechDocsDocument } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node';
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import pLimit from 'p-limit';
 import { Readable } from 'stream';
 import { TechDocsCollatorEntityTransformer } from './TechDocsCollatorEntityTransformer';
diff --git a/plugins/signals-backend/package.json b/plugins/signals-backend/package.json
index dc75c9a70d..76fffc3c50 100644
--- a/plugins/signals-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/signals-backend/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
     "http-proxy-middleware": "^2.0.0",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "uuid": "^11.0.0",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
     "ws": "^8.18.0",
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json b/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json
index 06f94aecf9..14aad6b279 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@
     "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
     "knex": "^3.0.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "p-limit": "^3.1.0",
     "winston": "^3.2.1"
   },
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@
     "@backstage/backend-defaults": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
-    "msw": "^1.0.0",
+    "msw": "^2.0.0",
     "supertest": "^7.0.0"
   },
   "configSchema": "config.d.ts"
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/search/DefaultTechDocsCollator.test.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/search/DefaultTechDocsCollator.test.ts
index e010856792..c825f0dbb7 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/search/DefaultTechDocsCollator.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/search/DefaultTechDocsCollator.test.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {
   registerMswTestHooks,
 } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
 import { setupServer } from 'msw/node';
-import { rest } from 'msw';
+import { http, HttpResponse } from 'msw';
 import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
 import { TECHDOCS_ANNOTATION } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-common';
 import { DiscoveryService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
@@ -106,12 +106,12 @@ describe('TechDocs Collator', () => {
       });
 
       worker.use(
-        rest.get(
+        http.get(
           'http://test-backend/static/docs/default/Component/test-entity-with-docs/search/search_index.json',
-          (_, res, ctx) => res(ctx.status(200), ctx.json(mockSearchDocIndex)),
+          () => HttpResponse.json(mockSearchDocIndex),
         ),
-        rest.get('http://test-backend/entities', (_, res, ctx) =>
-          res(ctx.status(200), ctx.json(expectedEntities)),
+        http.get('http://test-backend/entities', () =>
+          HttpResponse.json(expectedEntities),
         ),
       );
     });
@@ -164,12 +164,12 @@ describe('TechDocs Collator', () => {
       });
 
       worker.use(
-        rest.get(
+        http.get(
           'http://test-backend/static/docs/default/component/test-entity-with-docs/search/search_index.json',
-          (_, res, ctx) => res(ctx.status(200), ctx.json(mockSearchDocIndex)),
+          () => HttpResponse.json(mockSearchDocIndex),
         ),
-        rest.get('http://test-backend/entities', (_, res, ctx) =>
-          res(ctx.status(200), ctx.json(expectedEntities)),
+        http.get('http://test-backend/entities', () =>
+          HttpResponse.json(expectedEntities),
         ),
       );
     });
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/search/DefaultTechDocsCollator.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/search/DefaultTechDocsCollator.ts
index 635833676c..3e852971a9 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/search/DefaultTechDocsCollator.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/search/DefaultTechDocsCollator.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import {
   RELATION_OWNED_BY,
   stringifyEntityRef,
 } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import unescape from 'lodash/unescape';
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
 import pLimit from 'p-limit';
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/DocsSynchronizer.test.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/DocsSynchronizer.test.ts
index a611613716..bef5a9c433 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/DocsSynchronizer.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/DocsSynchronizer.test.ts
@@ -27,28 +27,23 @@ import * as winston from 'winston';
 import { TechDocsCache } from '../cache';
 import { DocsBuilder, shouldCheckForUpdate } from '../DocsBuilder';
 import { DocsSynchronizer, DocsSynchronizerSyncOpts } from './DocsSynchronizer';
-import { mockServices } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
+import {
+  mockServices,
+  registerMswTestHooks,
+} from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
 import { DiscoveryService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import { http, HttpResponse } from 'msw';
+import { setupServer } from 'msw/node';
 
 jest.mock('../DocsBuilder');
 jest.useFakeTimers();
 
-jest.mock('node-fetch', () => ({
-  __esModule: true,
-  default: async () => {
-    return {
-      json: async () => {
-        return {
-          build_timestamp: 123,
-        };
-      },
-    };
-  },
-}));
-
 const MockedDocsBuilder = DocsBuilder as jest.MockedClass<typeof DocsBuilder>;
 
 describe('DocsSynchronizer', () => {
+  const worker = setupServer();
+  registerMswTestHooks(worker);
+
   const preparers: jest.Mocked<PreparerBuilder> = {
     register: jest.fn(),
     get: jest.fn(),
@@ -101,6 +96,13 @@ describe('DocsSynchronizer', () => {
       scmIntegrations: ScmIntegrations.fromConfig(new ConfigReader({})),
       cache,
     });
+
+    worker.use(
+      http.get(
+        'http://backstage.local/api/techdocs/static/docs/default/component/test/techdocs_metadata.json',
+        () => HttpResponse.json({ build_timestamp: 123 }),
+      ),
+    );
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/DocsSynchronizer.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/DocsSynchronizer.ts
index e4b67e920e..a1375ec142 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/DocsSynchronizer.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/DocsSynchronizer.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import {
   PreparerBuilder,
   PublisherBase,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node';
-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import pLimit, { Limit } from 'p-limit';
 import { PassThrough } from 'stream';
 import * as winston from 'winston';
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 11c894ed4c..6c1ef15420 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3481,7 +3481,6 @@ __metadata:
     minimist: ^1.2.5
     morgan: ^1.10.0
     msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     node-forge: ^1.3.1
     path-to-regexp: ^8.0.0
     selfsigned: ^2.0.0
@@ -4048,7 +4047,6 @@ __metadata:
     mini-css-extract-plugin: ^2.4.2
     minimatch: ^9.0.0
     msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     node-libs-browser: ^2.2.1
     nodemon: ^3.0.1
     npm-packlist: ^5.0.0
@@ -4155,7 +4153,6 @@ __metadata:
     lodash: ^4.17.21
     minimist: ^1.2.5
     msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     typescript-json-schema: ^0.65.0
     yaml: ^2.0.0
     zen-observable: ^0.10.0
@@ -4584,8 +4581,7 @@ __metadata:
     fs-extra: ^11.2.0
     handlebars: ^4.7.3
     inquirer: ^8.2.0
-    msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
+    msw: ^2.0.0
     nodemon: ^3.0.1
     ora: ^5.3.0
     recursive-readdir: ^2.2.2
@@ -5101,7 +5097,6 @@ __metadata:
     knex: ^3.0.0
     lodash: ^4.17.21
     luxon: ^3.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     supertest: ^7.0.0
     yn: ^4.0.0
   languageName: unknown
@@ -5259,7 +5254,6 @@ __metadata:
     jose: ^5.0.0
     msw: ^2.0.8
     node-cache: ^5.1.2
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
@@ -5309,7 +5303,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "workspace:^"
     "@types/passport-oauth2": ^1.4.15
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     passport: ^0.7.0
     passport-oauth2: ^1.6.1
     supertest: ^7.0.0
@@ -5332,7 +5325,6 @@ __metadata:
     express: ^4.18.2
     jose: ^5.0.0
     msw: ^2.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     node-mocks-http: ^1.0.0
     uuid: ^11.0.0
   languageName: unknown
@@ -5432,7 +5424,6 @@ __metadata:
     express: ^4.18.2
     jose: ^5.0.0
     msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     passport-microsoft: ^1.0.0
     supertest: ^7.0.0
   languageName: unknown
@@ -5632,7 +5623,6 @@ __metadata:
     morgan: ^1.10.0
     msw: ^1.0.0
     node-cache: ^5.1.2
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     openid-client: ^5.2.1
     passport: ^0.7.0
     passport-auth0: ^1.4.3
@@ -5695,7 +5685,6 @@ __metadata:
     jose: ^5.0.0
     lodash: ^4.17.21
     msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     passport: ^0.7.0
     supertest: ^7.0.0
     uuid: ^11.0.0
@@ -5797,7 +5786,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-node": "workspace:^"
     luxon: ^3.0.0
     msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     uuid: ^11.0.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
@@ -5855,10 +5843,8 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/integration": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-node": "workspace:^"
-    "@types/node-fetch": ^2.5.12
     luxon: ^3.0.0
     msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     uuid: ^11.0.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
@@ -5893,7 +5879,6 @@ __metadata:
     fs-extra: ^11.2.0
     luxon: ^3.0.0
     msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     uuid: ^11.0.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
@@ -5978,7 +5963,6 @@ __metadata:
     lodash: ^4.17.21
     luxon: ^3.0.0
     msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     uuid: ^11.0.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
@@ -6058,11 +6042,9 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-node": "workspace:^"
     "@microsoft/microsoft-graph-types": ^2.6.0
     "@types/lodash": ^4.14.151
-    "@types/node-fetch": ^2.5.12
     lodash: ^4.17.21
     luxon: ^3.0.0
     msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     p-limit: ^3.0.2
     qs: ^6.9.4
     uuid: ^11.0.0
@@ -6107,7 +6089,6 @@ __metadata:
     lodash: ^4.17.21
     luxon: ^3.0.0
     msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     uuid: ^11.0.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
@@ -6188,7 +6169,6 @@ __metadata:
     luxon: ^3.0.0
     minimatch: ^9.0.0
     msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     p-limit: ^3.0.2
     prom-client: ^15.0.0
     supertest: ^7.0.0
@@ -6579,7 +6559,6 @@ __metadata:
     express-promise-router: ^4.1.0
     fs-extra: ^11.0.0
     lodash: ^4.17.21
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     ping: ^0.4.1
     semver: ^7.5.3
     supertest: ^7.0.0
@@ -7119,7 +7098,6 @@ __metadata:
     express-promise-router: ^4.1.0
     knex: ^3.0.0
     msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     supertest: ^7.0.0
     uuid: ^11.0.0
     winston: ^3.2.1
@@ -7151,7 +7129,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/test-utils": "workspace:^"
     knex: ^3.0.0
     msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     uuid: ^11.0.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
@@ -7315,7 +7292,6 @@ __metadata:
     express-promise-router: ^4.1.0
     lodash: ^4.17.21
     msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     supertest: ^7.0.0
     yn: ^4.0.0
     zod: ^3.22.4
@@ -7410,7 +7386,6 @@ __metadata:
     http-proxy-middleware: ^2.0.0
     morgan: ^1.10.0
     msw: ^2.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     uuid: ^11.0.0
     winston: ^3.2.1
     yaml: ^2.0.0
@@ -7450,7 +7425,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node-test-utils": "workspace:^"
     fs-extra: ^11.2.0
     msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     yaml: ^2.0.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
@@ -7469,7 +7443,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node-test-utils": "workspace:^"
     fs-extra: ^11.2.0
     msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     yaml: ^2.0.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
@@ -7490,7 +7463,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node-test-utils": "workspace:^"
     fs-extra: ^11.2.0
     msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     yaml: ^2.0.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
@@ -7571,7 +7543,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node-test-utils": "workspace:^"
     msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     yaml: ^2.0.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
@@ -7589,7 +7560,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node-test-utils": "workspace:^"
     msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     yaml: ^2.0.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
@@ -7694,7 +7664,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node-test-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^"
     msw: ^2.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     yaml: ^2.3.3
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
@@ -8050,7 +8019,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^"
     msw: ^1.2.1
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
@@ -8082,7 +8050,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^"
     msw: ^1.2.1
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     qs: ^6.9.4
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
@@ -8106,7 +8073,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node": "workspace:^"
     lodash: ^4.17.21
     msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     p-limit: ^3.1.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
@@ -8281,7 +8247,6 @@ __metadata:
     express-promise-router: ^4.1.0
     http-proxy-middleware: ^2.0.0
     msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     supertest: ^7.0.0
     uuid: ^11.0.0
     winston: ^3.2.1
@@ -8430,8 +8395,7 @@ __metadata:
     fs-extra: ^11.2.0
     knex: ^3.0.0
     lodash: ^4.17.21
-    msw: ^1.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
+    msw: ^2.0.0
     p-limit: ^3.1.0
     supertest: ^7.0.0
     winston: ^3.2.1
@@ -19682,7 +19646,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/node-fetch@npm:^2.5.12, @types/node-fetch@npm:^2.6.4, @types/node-fetch@npm:^2.6.9":
+"@types/node-fetch@npm:^2.6.4, @types/node-fetch@npm:^2.6.9":
   version: 2.6.12
   resolution: "@types/node-fetch@npm:2.6.12"
   dependencies: