diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.test.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d92ccc1bf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 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 {
+  createBackendModule,
+  createBackendPlugin,
+  createExtensionPoint,
+} from './factories';
+
+describe('createExtensionPoint', () => {
+  it('should create an ExtensionPoint', () => {
+    const extensionPoint = createExtensionPoint({ id: 'x' });
+    expect(extensionPoint).toBeDefined();
+    expect(extensionPoint.id).toBe('x');
+    expect(() => extensionPoint.T).toThrow();
+    expect(String(extensionPoint)).toBe('extensionPoint{x}');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('createBackendPlugin', () => {
+  it('should create an BackendPlugin', () => {
+    const plugin = createBackendPlugin({
+      id: 'x',
+      register(_reg, _options: { a: string }) {},
+    });
+    expect(plugin).toBeDefined();
+    expect(plugin({ a: 'a' })).toBeDefined();
+    expect(plugin({ a: 'a' }).id).toBe('x');
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    expect(plugin()).toBeDefined();
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    expect(plugin({ b: 'b' })).toBeDefined();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('createBackendModule', () => {
+  it('should create an BackendModule', () => {
+    const mod = createBackendModule({
+      pluginId: 'x',
+      moduleId: 'y',
+      register(_reg, _options: { a: string }) {},
+    });
+    expect(mod).toBeDefined();
+    expect(mod({ a: 'a' })).toBeDefined();
+    expect(mod({ a: 'a' }).id).toBe('x.y');
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    expect(mod()).toBeDefined();
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    expect(mod({ b: 'b' })).toBeDefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b971311d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 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 {
+  BackendInitRegistry,
+  BackendRegistrable,
+  ExtensionPoint,
+} from './types';
+
+/** @public */
+export function createExtensionPoint<T>(options: {
+  id: string;
+}): ExtensionPoint<T> {
+  return {
+    id: options.id,
+    get T(): T {
+      throw new Error(`tried to read ExtensionPoint.T of ${this}`);
+    },
+    toString() {
+      return `extensionPoint{${options.id}}`;
+    },
+    $$ref: 'extension-point', // TODO: declare
+  };
+}
+
+/** @public */
+export interface BackendPluginConfig<TOptions> {
+  id: string;
+  register(reg: BackendInitRegistry, options: TOptions): void;
+}
+
+// TODO: Make option optional in the returned factory if they are indeed optional
+/** @public */
+export function createBackendPlugin<TOptions>(
+  config: BackendPluginConfig<TOptions>,
+): (option: TOptions) => BackendRegistrable {
+  return options => ({
+    id: config.id,
+    register(register) {
+      return config.register(register, options);
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+/** @public */
+export interface BackendModuleConfig<TOptions> {
+  pluginId: string;
+  moduleId: string;
+  register(
+    reg: Omit<BackendInitRegistry, 'registerExtensionPoint'>,
+    options: TOptions,
+  ): void;
+}
+
+// TODO: Make option optional in the returned factory if they are indeed optional
+/** @public */
+export function createBackendModule<TOptions>(
+  config: BackendModuleConfig<TOptions>,
+): (option: TOptions) => BackendRegistrable {
+  return options => ({
+    id: `${config.pluginId}.${config.moduleId}`,
+    register(register) {
+      // TODO: Hide registerExtensionPoint
+      return config.register(register, options);
+    },
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/index.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/index.ts
index 9340dc8fa9..342a922dbd 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/index.ts
@@ -14,5 +14,14 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-export type { BackendRegistrable } from './types';
-export * from './types';
+export type { BackendModuleConfig, BackendPluginConfig } from './factories';
+export {
+  createBackendModule,
+  createBackendPlugin,
+  createExtensionPoint,
+} from './factories';
+export type {
+  BackendInitRegistry,
+  BackendRegistrable,
+  ExtensionPoint,
+} from './types';
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/types.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/types.ts
index 2b0bef16f7..65525fd8aa 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/types.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/types.ts
@@ -35,22 +35,6 @@ export type ExtensionPoint<T> = {
   $$ref: 'extension-point';
 };
 
-/** @public */
-export function createExtensionPoint<T>(options: {
-  id: string;
-}): ExtensionPoint<T> {
-  return {
-    id: options.id,
-    get T(): T {
-      throw new Error(`tried to read ExtensionPoint.T of ${this}`);
-    },
-    toString() {
-      return `extensionPoint{${options.id}}`;
-    },
-    $$ref: 'extension-point', // TODO: declare
-  };
-}
-
 /** @public */
 export interface BackendInitRegistry {
   registerExtensionPoint<TExtensionPoint>(
@@ -68,46 +52,3 @@ export interface BackendRegistrable {
   id: string;
   register(reg: BackendInitRegistry): void;
 }
-
-/** @public */
-export interface BackendPluginConfig<TOptions> {
-  id: string;
-  register(reg: BackendInitRegistry, options: TOptions): void;
-}
-
-// TODO: Make option optional in the returned factory if they are indeed optional
-/** @public */
-export function createBackendPlugin<TOptions>(
-  config: BackendPluginConfig<TOptions>,
-): (option: TOptions) => BackendRegistrable {
-  return options => ({
-    id: config.id,
-    register(register) {
-      return config.register(register, options);
-    },
-  });
-}
-
-/** @public */
-export interface BackendModuleConfig<TOptions> {
-  pluginId: string;
-  moduleId: string;
-  register(
-    reg: Omit<BackendInitRegistry, 'registerExtensionPoint'>,
-    options: TOptions,
-  ): void;
-}
-
-// TODO: Make option optional in the returned factory if they are indeed optional
-/** @public */
-export function createBackendModule<TOptions>(
-  config: BackendModuleConfig<TOptions>,
-): (option: TOptions) => BackendRegistrable {
-  return options => ({
-    id: `${config.pluginId}.${config.moduleId}`,
-    register(register) {
-      // TODO: Hide registerExtensionPoint
-      return config.register(register, options);
-    },
-  });
-}