diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/collectors.beta.test.tsx b/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/collectors.beta.test.tsx
index 74d8bbbe53..057674a7e4 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/collectors.beta.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/collectors.beta.test.tsx
@@ -112,16 +112,17 @@ function routeObj(
     caseSensitive: false,
     element: type,
     routeRefs: new Set(refs),
+    plugins: backstagePlugin ? new Set([backstagePlugin]) : new Set(),
     children: [
       {
         path: '*',
         caseSensitive: false,
         element: 'match-all',
         routeRefs: new Set(),
+        plugins: new Set(),
       },
       ...children,
     ],
-    plugin: backstagePlugin,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/collectors.compat.test.tsx b/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/collectors.compat.test.tsx
index e1333a070a..5dab06d03e 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/collectors.compat.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/collectors.compat.test.tsx
@@ -129,12 +129,14 @@ describe.each(['beta', 'stable'])('react-router %s', rrVersion => {
       caseSensitive: false,
       element: type,
       routeRefs: new Set(refs),
+      plugins: new Set(),
       children: [
         {
           path: '*',
           caseSensitive: false,
           element: 'match-all',
           routeRefs: new Set(),
+          plugins: new Set(),
         },
         ...children,
       ],
diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/collectors.stable.test.tsx b/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/collectors.stable.test.tsx
index de6f350cc9..20c7643b9e 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/collectors.stable.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/collectors.stable.test.tsx
@@ -118,10 +118,11 @@ function routeObj(
         caseSensitive: false,
         element: 'match-all',
         routeRefs: new Set(),
+        plugins: new Set(),
       },
       ...children,
     ],
-    plugin: backstagePlugin,
+    plugins: backstagePlugin ? new Set([backstagePlugin]) : new Set(),
   };
 }
 
@@ -333,11 +334,11 @@ describe('discovery', () => {
       [ref5, ref3],
     ]);
     expect(routing.objects).toEqual([
-      routeObj('foo', [ref1, ref2], [], 'gathered'),
+      routeObj('foo', [ref1, ref2], [], 'gathered', plugin),
       routeObj(
         'bar',
         [ref3],
-        [routeObj('', [ref4, ref5], [], 'gathered')],
+        [routeObj('', [ref4, ref5], [], 'gathered', plugin)],
         undefined,
         plugin,
       ),
@@ -403,6 +404,7 @@ describe('discovery', () => {
               ),
             ],
             'gathered',
+            plugin,
           ),
         ],
         undefined,
diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/collectors.tsx b/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/collectors.tsx
index c67e380c51..23f05fe62a 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/collectors.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/collectors.tsx
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ export const routingV2Collector = createCollector(
           caseSensitive: Boolean(node.props?.caseSensitive),
           children: [MATCH_ALL_ROUTE],
           plugins: new Set<BackstagePlugin>(),
-          plugin: undefined,
         };
         parentChildren.push(newObj);
 
@@ -175,7 +174,6 @@ export const routingV2Collector = createCollector(
           caseSensitive: Boolean(node.props?.caseSensitive),
           children: [MATCH_ALL_ROUTE],
           plugins: pluginSet(plugin),
-          plugin,
         };
         parentChildren.push(newObj);
         acc.paths.set(routeRef, path);