diff --git a/.yarn/patches/mock-fs-npm-5.2.0-5103a7b507.patch b/.yarn/patches/mock-fs-npm-5.2.0-5103a7b507.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index ed5555203b..0000000000
--- a/.yarn/patches/mock-fs-npm-5.2.0-5103a7b507.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/lib/binding.js b/lib/binding.js
-index a4a3e6cdc197bd0f12fe2d060640e91ac58ab457..ab04ce3115fe93073a3e25008730272b6fa21bd7 100644
---- a/lib/binding.js
-+++ b/lib/binding.js
-@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ function Binding(system) {
-   this.trackDescriptor(stderr);
- }
- 
-+Binding.prototype.readFileSync = path => require('fs').readFileSync(path).toString('utf8');
-+
- /**
-  * Get the file system underlying this binding.
-  * @return {FileSystem} The underlying file system.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8329362a87..b4a47e779f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
     "@types/react": "^18",
     "@types/react-dom": "^18",
     "jest-haste-map@^29.7.0": "patch:jest-haste-map@npm%3A29.7.0#./.yarn/patches/jest-haste-map-npm-29.7.0-e3be419eff.patch",
-    "mock-fs@^5.2.0": "patch:mock-fs@npm%3A5.2.0#./.yarn/patches/mock-fs-npm-5.2.0-5103a7b507.patch",
     "@material-ui/pickers@^3.3.10": "patch:@material-ui/pickers@npm%3A3.3.11#./.yarn/patches/@material-ui-pickers-npm-3.3.11-1c8f68ea20.patch",
     "@material-ui/pickers@^3.2.10": "patch:@material-ui/pickers@npm%3A3.3.11#./.yarn/patches/@material-ui-pickers-npm-3.3.11-1c8f68ea20.patch"
   },
diff --git a/packages/config-loader/package.json b/packages/config-loader/package.json
index 4f0c488c9f..abacf78ac4 100644
--- a/packages/config-loader/package.json
+++ b/packages/config-loader/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
     "@types/json-schema-merge-allof": "^0.6.0",
-    "@types/mock-fs": "^4.10.0",
     "msw": "^1.0.0",
     "zen-observable": "^0.10.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/create-app/package.json b/packages/create-app/package.json
index e0a379afcf..c194724343 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-app/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
     "@types/inquirer": "^8.1.3",
     "@types/node": "^18.17.8",
     "@types/recursive-readdir": "^2.2.0",
-    "mock-fs": "^5.2.0",
     "nodemon": "^3.0.1",
     "ts-node": "^10.0.0"
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 038822252c..ec53ffdb99 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3725,7 +3725,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^"
     "@types/json-schema": ^7.0.6
     "@types/json-schema-merge-allof": ^0.6.0
-    "@types/mock-fs": ^4.10.0
     ajv: ^8.10.0
     chokidar: ^3.5.2
     fs-extra: 10.1.0
@@ -4031,7 +4030,6 @@ __metadata:
     fs-extra: 10.1.0
     handlebars: ^4.7.3
     inquirer: ^8.2.0
-    mock-fs: ^5.2.0
     nodemon: ^3.0.1
     ora: ^5.3.0
     recursive-readdir: ^2.2.2
@@ -18318,15 +18316,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/mock-fs@npm:^4.10.0":
-  version: 4.13.4
-  resolution: "@types/mock-fs@npm:4.13.4"
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/node": "*"
-  checksum: 9f886d67186da2e5cdabc32835c49ede9749146768e22c7f0f2548587e5201235d3726adef917fa6efbb9b73ad51278858a5d34e7cdc0a4b413c8396b37c350d
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "@types/morgan@npm:^1.9.0":
   version: 1.9.9
   resolution: "@types/morgan@npm:1.9.9"
@@ -34353,20 +34342,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"mock-fs@npm:5.2.0":
-  version: 5.2.0
-  resolution: "mock-fs@npm:5.2.0"
-  checksum: c25835247bd26fa4e0189addd61f98973f61a72741e4d2a5694b143a2069b84978443a7ac0fdb1a71aead99273ec22ff4e9c968de11bbd076db020264c5b8312
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"mock-fs@patch:mock-fs@npm%3A5.2.0#./.yarn/patches/mock-fs-npm-5.2.0-5103a7b507.patch::locator=root%40workspace%3A.":
-  version: 5.2.0
-  resolution: "mock-fs@patch:mock-fs@npm%3A5.2.0#./.yarn/patches/mock-fs-npm-5.2.0-5103a7b507.patch::version=5.2.0&hash=920f99&locator=root%40workspace%3A."
-  checksum: 84e306d7a798735ed8ee110b60ed8fc0b5db451df3a990e2a01432fac99decd15e5534c92d87f8067425329dbd9bf5c12e2673d3d770fb40f2936810e02bb07a
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "mock-socket@npm:^9.3.0":
   version: 9.3.1
   resolution: "mock-socket@npm:9.3.1"