diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/api-report.md b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/api-report.md
index 62e64122bb..3e4c2cb06b 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/api-report.md
@@ -47,18 +47,15 @@ export class GitHubEntityProvider implements EntityProvider {
   // (undocumented)
   static fromConfig(
     config: Config,
-    options: GitHubEntityProviderOptions,
+    options: {
+      logger: Logger;
+      schedule: TaskRunner;
+    },
   ): GitHubEntityProvider[];
   // (undocumented)
   getProviderName(): string;
   // (undocumented)
-  refresh(): Promise<void>;
-}
-
-// @public
-export interface GitHubEntityProviderOptions {
-  logger: Logger;
-  schedule: TaskRunner;
+  refresh(logger: Logger): Promise<void>;
 }
 
 // @public
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/index.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/index.ts
index 81dc1727c8..22a1167d48 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/index.ts
@@ -26,5 +26,4 @@ export { GithubOrgReaderProcessor } from './processors/GithubOrgReaderProcessor'
 export { GitHubEntityProvider } from './providers/GitHubEntityProvider';
 export { GitHubOrgEntityProvider } from './providers/GitHubOrgEntityProvider';
 export type { GitHubOrgEntityProviderOptions } from './providers/GitHubOrgEntityProvider';
-export type { GitHubEntityProviderOptions } from './providers/GitHubEntityProvider';
 export type { GithubMultiOrgConfig } from './lib';
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/providers/GitHubEntityProvider.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/providers/GitHubEntityProvider.ts
index 5f228dff28..ea2d9c8820 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/providers/GitHubEntityProvider.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/providers/GitHubEntityProvider.ts
@@ -39,26 +39,6 @@ import {
 } from './GitHubEntityProviderConfig';
 import { getOrganizationRepositories, Repository } from '../lib/github';
 
-/**
- * Options for {@link GitHubEntityProvider}.
- *
- * @public
- */
-export interface GitHubEntityProviderOptions {
-  /**
-   * A Scheduled Task Runner
-   *
-   * {@link @backstage/backend-tasks#PluginTaskScheduler.createScheduledTaskRunner}
-   * to enable automatic scheduling of tasks.
-   */
-  schedule: TaskRunner;
-
-  /**
-   * The logger to use.
-   */
-  logger: Logger;
-}
-
 /**
  * Discovers catalog files located in [GitHub](https://github.com).
  * The provider will search your GitHub account and register catalog files matching the configured path
@@ -77,7 +57,10 @@ export class GitHubEntityProvider implements EntityProvider {
 
   static fromConfig(
     config: Config,
-    options: GitHubEntityProviderOptions,
+    options: {
+      logger: Logger;
+      schedule: TaskRunner;
+    },
   ): GitHubEntityProvider[] {
     const integrations = ScmIntegrations.fromConfig(config);
     const integration = integrations.github.byHost('github.com');
@@ -138,7 +121,7 @@ export class GitHubEntityProvider implements EntityProvider {
             taskInstanceId: uuid.v4(),
           });
           try {
-            await this.refresh();
+            await this.refresh(logger);
           } catch (error) {
             logger.error(error);
           }
@@ -147,7 +130,7 @@ export class GitHubEntityProvider implements EntityProvider {
     };
   }
 
-  async refresh() {
+  async refresh(logger: Logger) {
     if (!this.connection) {
       throw new Error('Not initialized');
     }
@@ -169,7 +152,7 @@ export class GitHubEntityProvider implements EntityProvider {
       entities,
     });
 
-    this.logger.info(
+    logger.info(
       `Read ${targets.length} GitHub repositories (${entities.length} matching the pattern)`,
     );
   }