diff --git a/packages/autodetect/src/autodetect-plugins.d.ts b/packages/autodetect/src/autodetect-plugins.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5eb19dee39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/autodetect/src/autodetect-plugins.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+declare module 'backstage-autodetected-plugins' {
+  type DetectedModule = {
+    name: string;
+    module: Record<string, any>;
+  };
+  const modules: Array<{ name: string; module: Record<string, any> }>;
+}
diff --git a/packages/autodetect/src/index.ts b/packages/autodetect/src/index.ts
index 490e6f25d7..833b9bad7c 100644
--- a/packages/autodetect/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/autodetect/src/index.ts
@@ -16,29 +16,22 @@
 
 import { BackstagePlugin } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 
+// eslint-disable-next-line @backstage/no-undeclared-imports
+import { modules, DetectedModule } from 'backstage-autodetected-plugins';
+
 /**
  * @public
  */
-type DetectedPlugin = {
+export type DetectedPlugin = {
   name: string;
   plugin: BackstagePlugin;
   components: Record<string, any>;
 };
 
-type DetectedModule = {
-  name: string;
-  module: Record<string, any>;
-};
-
 /**
  * @public
  */
-function getAvailablePlugins(): DetectedPlugin[] {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @backstage/no-undeclared-imports
-  const { modules } = require('backstage-autodetected-plugins') as {
-    modules: DetectedModule[];
-  };
-
+export function getAvailablePlugins(): DetectedPlugin[] {
   return modules
     .map(splitPluginFromComponents)
     .filter((m): m is DetectedPlugin => !!m.plugin);
@@ -70,6 +63,3 @@ function isBackstagePlugin(obj: Record<string, any>): obj is BackstagePlugin {
     typeof obj.provide !== 'undefined'
   );
 }
-
-export { getAvailablePlugins };
-export type { DetectedPlugin };
diff --git a/plugins/devtools/src/components/Content/InfoContent/InfoContent.tsx b/plugins/devtools/src/components/Content/InfoContent/InfoContent.tsx
index 6ed0140b96..67d34e4010 100644
--- a/plugins/devtools/src/components/Content/InfoContent/InfoContent.tsx
+++ b/plugins/devtools/src/components/Content/InfoContent/InfoContent.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import {
   DevToolsInfo,
   PackageDependency,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-devtools-common';
-import * as autodetect from '@backstage/autodetect';
+import { getAvailablePlugins } from '@backstage/autodetect';
 
 const useStyles = makeStyles((theme: Theme) =>
   createStyles({
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ const copyToClipboard = ({ about }: { about: DevToolsInfo | undefined }) => {
 export const InfoContent = () => {
   const classes = useStyles();
   const { about, loading, error } = useInfo();
-  const plugins = autodetect.getAvailablePlugins();
+  const plugins = getAvailablePlugins();
 
   const availablePlugins: PackageDependency[] = plugins.map(
     ({ name, components }) => {