diff --git a/.changeset/unlucky-hotels-hammer.md b/.changeset/unlucky-hotels-hammer.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fe499e24ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/unlucky-hotels-hammer.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Removed the `react-router` dependency from the app package, using only `react-router-dom` instead.
+
+This change is just a bit of cleanup and is optional. If you want to apply it to your app, remove the `react-router` dependency from `packages/app/package.json`, and replace any imports from `react-router` with `react-router-dom` instead.
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs
index ebd8a9ee15..306c7c047d 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
     "history": "^5.0.0",
     "react": "^17.0.2",
     "react-dom": "^17.0.2",
-    "react-router": "^6.3.0",
     "react-router-dom": "^6.3.0",
     "react-use": "^17.2.4"
   },
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.tsx b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.tsx
index 46cb786399..7bbd93a7e7 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { Navigate, Route } from 'react-router';
+import { Navigate, Route } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { apiDocsPlugin, ApiExplorerPage } from '@backstage/plugin-api-docs';
 import {
   CatalogEntityPage,