diff --git a/plugins/kafka-backend/src/run.ts b/plugins/kafka-backend/src/run.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 688191d406..0000000000
--- a/plugins/kafka-backend/src/run.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
-import yn from 'yn';
-import { getRootLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
-import { startStandaloneServer } from './service/standaloneServer';
-
-const port = process.env.PLUGIN_PORT ? Number(process.env.PLUGIN_PORT) : 7000;
-const enableCors = yn(process.env.PLUGIN_CORS, { default: false });
-const logger = getRootLogger();
-
-startStandaloneServer({ port, enableCors, logger }).catch(err => {
-  logger.error(err);
-  process.exit(1);
-});
-
-process.on('SIGINT', () => {
-  logger.info('CTRL+C pressed; exiting.');
-  process.exit(0);
-});
diff --git a/plugins/kafka-backend/src/service/standaloneApplication.ts b/plugins/kafka-backend/src/service/standaloneApplication.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 50563023d0..0000000000
--- a/plugins/kafka-backend/src/service/standaloneApplication.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
-import {
-  errorHandler,
-  notFoundHandler,
-  requestLoggingHandler,
-} from '@backstage/backend-common';
-import compression from 'compression';
-import cors from 'cors';
-import express from 'express';
-import helmet from 'helmet';
-import { Logger } from 'winston';
-import { createRouter } from './router';
-import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
-
-export interface ApplicationOptions {
-  enableCors: boolean;
-  logger: Logger;
-}
-
-export async function createStandaloneApplication(
-  options: ApplicationOptions,
-): Promise<express.Application> {
-  const { enableCors, logger } = options;
-  const config = new ConfigReader({});
-  const app = express();
-
-  app.use(helmet());
-  if (enableCors) {
-    app.use(cors());
-  }
-  app.use(compression());
-  app.use(express.json());
-  app.use(requestLoggingHandler());
-  app.use('/', await createRouter({ logger, config }));
-  app.use(notFoundHandler());
-  app.use(errorHandler());
-
-  return app;
-}
diff --git a/plugins/kafka-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts b/plugins/kafka-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6459995928..0000000000
--- a/plugins/kafka-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
-import { Server } from 'http';
-import { Logger } from 'winston';
-import { createStandaloneApplication } from './standaloneApplication';
-
-export interface ServerOptions {
-  port: number;
-  enableCors: boolean;
-  logger: Logger;
-}
-
-export async function startStandaloneServer(
-  options: ServerOptions,
-): Promise<Server> {
-  const logger = options.logger.child({ service: 'kafka-backend' });
-
-  logger.debug('Creating application...');
-  const app = await createStandaloneApplication({
-    enableCors: options.enableCors,
-    logger,
-  });
-
-  logger.debug('Starting application server...');
-  return await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const server = app.listen(options.port, (err?: Error) => {
-      if (err) {
-        reject(err);
-        return;
-      }
-
-      logger.info(`Listening on port ${options.port}`);
-      resolve(server);
-    });
-  });
-}