diff --git a/.changeset/hide-compat-wrapper-headers.md b/.changeset/hide-compat-wrapper-headers.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78b8f869d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hide-compat-wrapper-headers.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/core-compat-api': patch
+---
+
+Hide the default page header for pages created through the compatibility wrappers, since legacy plugins already render their own headers.
diff --git a/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyRoutes.tsx b/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyRoutes.tsx
index 847964e86f..22ac4c607a 100644
--- a/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyRoutes.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyRoutes.tsx
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ export function collectLegacyRoutes(
           // todo(blam): why do we not use the inputs here?
           return originalFactory({
             path: normalizeRoutePath(path),
+            noHeader: true,
             routeRef: routeRef ? convertLegacyRouteRef(routeRef) : undefined,
             loader: async () =>
               compatWrapper(
diff --git a/packages/core-compat-api/src/convertLegacyPageExtension.tsx b/packages/core-compat-api/src/convertLegacyPageExtension.tsx
index 299fcab58f..f0efc89f8e 100644
--- a/packages/core-compat-api/src/convertLegacyPageExtension.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-compat-api/src/convertLegacyPageExtension.tsx
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ export function convertLegacyPageExtension(
     name: overrides?.name ?? kebabName,
     params: {
       path: overrides?.path ?? `/${kebabName}`,
+      noHeader: true,
       routeRef: mountPoint && convertLegacyRouteRef(mountPoint),
       loader: async () => compatWrapper(element),
     },