diff --git a/.changeset/tall-bananas-reflect.md b/.changeset/tall-bananas-reflect.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00e8fd8b43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tall-bananas-reflect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Remove Tech Radar menu item from sidebar of scaffolded app to align with removal of tech-radar plugin from backend
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/components/Root/Root.tsx b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/components/Root/Root.tsx
index 6768b48dad..71c04122ae 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/components/Root/Root.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/components/Root/Root.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import React, { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
 import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core';
 import HomeIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Home';
 import ExtensionIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Extension';
-import MapIcon from '@material-ui/icons/MyLocation';
 import LibraryBooks from '@material-ui/icons/LibraryBooks';
 import CreateComponentIcon from '@material-ui/icons/AddCircleOutline';
 import LogoFull from './LogoFull';
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ export const Root = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) => (
         {/* End global nav */}
         <SidebarDivider />
         <SidebarScrollWrapper>
-          <SidebarItem icon={MapIcon} to="tech-radar" text="Tech Radar" />
+          {/* Items in this group will be scrollable if they run out of space */}
         </SidebarScrollWrapper>
       </SidebarGroup>
       <SidebarSpace />