diff --git a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/createApp.test.tsx b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/createApp.test.tsx
index 91bbde2991..908298cb9a 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/createApp.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/createApp.test.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ describe('createApp', () => {
         }),
       }),
       features: [
-        appPlugin,
         createFrontendPlugin({
           id: 'test',
           extensions: [
@@ -75,7 +74,6 @@ describe('createApp', () => {
     const app = createApp({
       configLoader: async () => ({ config: new MockConfigApi({}) }),
       features: [
-        appPlugin,
         createFrontendPlugin({
           id: duplicatedFeatureId,
           extensions: [
@@ -233,7 +231,6 @@ describe('createApp', () => {
     const app = createApp({
       configLoader: async () => ({ config: new MockConfigApi({}) }),
       features: [
-        appPlugin,
         createFrontendPlugin({
           id: 'my-plugin',
           extensions: [
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/package.json b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/package.json
index 1983ed54d2..c76bae094e 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/frontend-app-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/frontend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/plugin-app": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/test-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.0.0",
     "@testing-library/react": "^15.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createFrontendPlugin.test.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createFrontendPlugin.test.ts
index df393b9807..83ae085856 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createFrontendPlugin.test.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createFrontendPlugin.test.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import { coreExtensionData } from './coreExtensionData';
 import { MockConfigApi, renderWithEffects } from '@backstage/test-utils';
 import { createExtensionInput } from './createExtensionInput';
 import { BackstagePlugin } from './types';
-import appPlugin from '@backstage/plugin-app';
 
 const nameExtensionDataRef = createExtensionDataRef<string>().with({
   id: 'name',
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ function createTestAppRoot({
   config: JsonObject;
 }) {
   return createApp({
-    features: [...features, appPlugin],
+    features: [...features],
     configLoader: async () => ({ config: new MockConfigApi(config) }),
   }).createRoot();
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c343506584..061a144056 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4466,7 +4466,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/core-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/frontend-app-api": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/frontend-test-utils": "workspace:^"
-    "@backstage/plugin-app": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/test-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/version-bridge": "workspace:^"