diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/api-report.md b/packages/core-app-api/api-report.md
index bd99874a71..6824dbcf4c 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/api-report.md
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ import { SessionState } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { StorageApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { StorageValueSnapshot } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { SubRouteRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
-import { TranslationMessages } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api/alpha';
-import { TranslationResource } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api/alpha';
 
 // @public
 export class AlertApiForwarder implements AlertApi {
@@ -225,7 +223,18 @@ export type AppOptions = {
   __experimentalTranslations?: {
     defaultLanguage?: string;
     availableLanguages?: string[];
-    resources?: Array<TranslationMessages | TranslationResource>;
+    resources?: Array<
+      | {
+          $$type: '@backstage/TranslationResource';
+          id: string;
+        }
+      | {
+          $$type: '@backstage/TranslationMessages';
+          id: string;
+          full: boolean;
+          messages: Record<string, string>;
+        }
+    >;
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/src/app/types.ts b/packages/core-app-api/src/app/types.ts
index f203ce9278..523e35e9cb 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/src/app/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/src/app/types.ts
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ import {
   FeatureFlag,
 } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { AppConfig } from '@backstage/config';
-import {
-  TranslationMessages,
-  TranslationResource,
-} from '@backstage/core-plugin-api/alpha';
 
 /**
  * Props for the `BootErrorPage` component of {@link AppComponents}.
@@ -286,7 +282,16 @@ export type AppOptions = {
   __experimentalTranslations?: {
     defaultLanguage?: string;
     availableLanguages?: string[];
-    resources?: Array<TranslationMessages | TranslationResource>;
+    resources?: Array<
+      // Separate declaration for now to avoid dependency on core-plugin-api/alpha and TS 5.0
+      | { $$type: '@backstage/TranslationResource'; id: string }
+      | {
+          $$type: '@backstage/TranslationMessages';
+          id: string;
+          full: boolean;
+          messages: Record<string, string>;
+        }
+    >;
   };
 };