diff --git a/.changeset/seven-kangaroos-sit.md b/.changeset/seven-kangaroos-sit.md
deleted file mode 100644
index c4d2fb5b22..0000000000
--- a/.changeset/seven-kangaroos-sit.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-'@backstage/create-app': patch
----
-
-Include `@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-github` out of the box
diff --git a/packages/create-app/src/lib/versions.ts b/packages/create-app/src/lib/versions.ts
index 288135c5db..76f3c37f78 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/src/lib/versions.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/src/lib/versions.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ import { version as pluginProxyBackend } from '../../../../plugins/proxy-backend
 import { version as pluginRollbarBackend } from '../../../../plugins/rollbar-backend/package.json';
 import { version as pluginScaffolder } from '../../../../plugins/scaffolder/package.json';
 import { version as pluginScaffolderBackend } from '../../../../plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json';
-import { version as pluginScaffolderBackendModuleGithub } from '../../../../plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/package.json';
 import { version as pluginSearch } from '../../../../plugins/search/package.json';
 import { version as pluginSearchReact } from '../../../../plugins/search-react/package.json';
 import { version as pluginSearchBackend } from '../../../../plugins/search-backend/package.json';
@@ -135,8 +134,6 @@ export const packageVersions = {
   '@backstage/plugin-rollbar-backend': pluginRollbarBackend,
   '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder': pluginScaffolder,
   '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': pluginScaffolderBackend,
-  '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-github':
-    pluginScaffolderBackendModuleGithub,
   '@backstage/plugin-search': pluginSearch,
   '@backstage/plugin-search-react': pluginSearchReact,
   '@backstage/plugin-search-backend': pluginSearchBackend,
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs
index cbf2a0389e..93228e5c8f 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-node": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-permission-node'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-proxy-backend": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-proxy-backend'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend'}}",
-    "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-github": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-github'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-search-backend'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs'}}",
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
index c93dba382a..44fde697ec 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const backend = createBackend();
 
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-app-backend/alpha'));
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-proxy-backend/alpha'));
+backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend/alpha'));
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend/alpha'));
 
 // auth plugin
@@ -32,12 +33,6 @@ backend.add(
   import('@backstage/plugin-permission-backend-module-allow-all-policy'),
 );
 
-// scaffolder plugin
-backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend/alpha'));
-// See: https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-templates/builtin-actions#action-modules
-// If you don't use GitHub, feel free to remove this
-backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-github'));
-
 // search plugin
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-search-backend/alpha'));
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog/alpha'));