diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md
index 3c082a7694..d6a91c0c99 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md
@@ -931,36 +931,40 @@ export interface ExtensionBlueprint<
 > {
   // (undocumented)
   dataRefs: TDataRefs;
-  // (undocumented)
-  make(args: {
-    namespace?: string;
-    name?: string;
-    attachTo?: {
-      id: string;
-      input: string;
-    };
-    disabled?: boolean;
-    inputs?: TInputs;
-    output?: TOutput;
-    configSchema?: PortableSchema<TConfig>;
-    params: TParams;
-    factory?(
-      params: TParams,
-      context: {
-        node: AppNode;
-        config: TConfig;
-        inputs: Expand<ResolvedExtensionInputs<TInputs>>;
-        orignalFactory(
-          params?: TParams,
-          context?: {
-            node?: AppNode;
-            config?: TConfig;
-            inputs?: Expand<ResolvedExtensionInputs<TInputs>>;
-          },
-        ): Expand<ExtensionDataValues<TOutput>>;
-      },
-    ): Expand<ExtensionDataValues<TOutput>>;
-  }): ExtensionDefinition<TConfig>;
+  make(
+    args: {
+      namespace?: string;
+      name?: string;
+      attachTo?: {
+        id: string;
+        input: string;
+      };
+      disabled?: boolean;
+      inputs?: TInputs;
+      output?: TOutput;
+      configSchema?: PortableSchema<TConfig>;
+    } & (
+      | {
+          factory(
+            originalFactory: (
+              params: TParams,
+              context?: {
+                config?: TConfig;
+                inputs?: Expand<ResolvedExtensionInputs<TInputs>>;
+              },
+            ) => Expand<ExtensionDataValues<TOutput>>,
+            context: {
+              node: AppNode;
+              config: TConfig;
+              inputs: Expand<ResolvedExtensionInputs<TInputs>>;
+            },
+          ): Expand<ExtensionDataValues<TOutput>>;
+        }
+      | {
+          params: TParams;
+        }
+    ),
+  ): ExtensionDefinition<TConfig>;
 }
 
 // @public (undocumented)
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha.tsx
index 7f276b8ea6..e81b8e5ebf 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import {
   RouteRef,
   coreExtensionData,
   createExtension,
-  createExtensionBlueprint,
   createExtensionDataRef,
   createSchemaFromZod,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
@@ -48,44 +47,6 @@ export const catalogExtensionData = {
   }),
 };
 
-/** @alpha */
-export const EntityCardBlueprint = createExtensionBlueprint({
-  kind: 'entity-card',
-  attachTo: { id: 'entity-content:catalog/overview', input: 'cards' },
-  configSchema: createSchemaFromZod(z =>
-    z.object({
-      filter: z.string().optional(),
-    }),
-  ),
-  output: {
-    element: coreExtensionData.reactElement,
-    filterFunction: catalogExtensionData.entityFilterFunction.optional(),
-    filterExpression: catalogExtensionData.entityFilterExpression.optional(),
-  },
-  factory(
-    params: {
-      filter?:
-        | typeof catalogExtensionData.entityFilterFunction.T
-        | typeof catalogExtensionData.entityFilterExpression.T;
-      loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-    },
-    { node, config },
-  ) {
-    const ExtensionComponent = lazy(() =>
-      params.loader().then(element => ({ default: () => element })),
-    );
-
-    return {
-      element: (
-        <ExtensionBoundary node={node}>
-          <ExtensionComponent />
-        </ExtensionBoundary>
-      ),
-      ...mergeFilters({ config, options: params }),
-    };
-  },
-});
-
 // TODO: Figure out how to merge with provided config schema
 /** @alpha */
 export function createEntityCardExtension<