diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/plugin.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/plugin.ts
index 12a5a55698..284fa2e5e2 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/plugin.ts
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ import {
   type KubernetesServiceLocatorExtensionPoint,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-node';
 
-import Router from 'express-promise-router';
-
 class ObjectsProvider implements KubernetesObjectsProviderExtensionPoint {
   private objectsProvider: KubernetesObjectsProvider | undefined;