diff --git a/.changeset/tasty-carpets-fold.md b/.changeset/tasty-carpets-fold.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1e62413bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tasty-carpets-fold.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-react': minor
+---
+
+**BREAKING**: Removed the `useEntityKinds` hook, use `catalogApi.getEntityFacets({ facets: ['kind'] })` instead.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md b/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md
index c42bfdf8aa..e85f8d3c63 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md
@@ -500,13 +500,6 @@ export function useEntity<TEntity extends Entity = Entity>(): {
   refresh?: VoidFunction;
 };
 
-// @public @deprecated
-export function useEntityKinds(): {
-  error: Error | undefined;
-  loading: boolean;
-  kinds: string[] | undefined;
-};
-
 // @public
 export function useEntityList<
   EntityFilters extends DefaultEntityFilters = DefaultEntityFilters,
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/index.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/index.ts
index 445ed8c5af..40183c1035 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/index.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ export type {
   EntityListContextProps,
 } from './useEntityListProvider';
 export { useEntityTypeFilter } from './useEntityTypeFilter';
-export { useEntityKinds } from './useEntityKinds';
 export { useRelatedEntities } from './useRelatedEntities';
 export { useStarredEntities } from './useStarredEntities';
 export { useStarredEntity } from './useStarredEntity';
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityKinds.test.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityKinds.test.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index c96301b3c4..0000000000
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityKinds.test.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2021 The Backstage Authors
- *
- * 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 React, { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
-import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
-import { catalogApiRef } from '../api';
-import { renderHook } from '@testing-library/react-hooks';
-import { useEntityKinds } from './useEntityKinds';
-import { TestApiProvider } from '@backstage/test-utils';
-
-const mockCatalogApi: Partial<CatalogApi> = {
-  getEntityFacets: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
-    facets: {
-      kind: [
-        { value: 'Template', count: 2 },
-        { value: 'System', count: 1 },
-        { value: 'Component', count: 3 },
-      ],
-    },
-  }),
-};
-
-const wrapper = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) => {
-  return (
-    <TestApiProvider apis={[[catalogApiRef, mockCatalogApi]]}>
-      {children}
-    </TestApiProvider>
-  );
-};
-
-describe('useEntityKinds', () => {
-  it('gets entity kinds', async () => {
-    const { result, waitForValueToChange } = renderHook(
-      () => useEntityKinds(),
-      { wrapper },
-    );
-    await waitForValueToChange(() => result.current);
-    expect(result.current.kinds).toEqual(['Component', 'System', 'Template']);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityKinds.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityKinds.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 3dfc31eb88..0000000000
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityKinds.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2021 The Backstage Authors
- *
- * 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 useAsync from 'react-use/lib/useAsync';
-import { useApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
-import { catalogApiRef } from '../api';
-
-/**
- * Retrieve a list of unique entity kinds present in the catalog
- * @public
- * @deprecated and will be removed due to low utility value.
- */
-export function useEntityKinds() {
-  const catalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
-
-  const {
-    error,
-    loading,
-    value: kinds,
-  } = useAsync(async () => {
-    return await catalogApi
-      .getEntityFacets({ facets: ['kind'] })
-      .then(response => response.facets.kind?.map(f => f.value).sort() || []);
-  });
-  return { error, loading, kinds };
-}