diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
index 64185e43d3..d5a8e9b200 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ proxy:
 techdocs:
   storageUrl: http://localhost:7000/techdocs/static/docs
 
-sentry:
-  organization: spotify
-
 lighthouse:
   baseUrl: http://localhost:3003
 
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs
index c432f27a3a..9d4993c4dc 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-lighthouse": "^{{version}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-tech-radar": "^{{version}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-github-actions": "^{{version}}",
-    "@backstage/plugin-sentry": "^{{version}}",
     "@backstage/test-utils": "^{{version}}",
     "@backstage/theme": "^{{version}}",
     "history": "^5.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/plugins.ts b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/plugins.ts
index 0d54c55649..c787ac2166 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/plugins.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/plugins.ts
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ export { plugin as Circleci } from '@backstage/plugin-circleci';
 export { plugin as LighthousePlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-lighthouse';
 export { plugin as TechRadar } from '@backstage/plugin-tech-radar';
 export { plugin as GithubActions } from '@backstage/plugin-github-actions';
-export { plugin as Sentry } from '@backstage/plugin-sentry';
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 a978349b02..53bfd6d990 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
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-proxy-backend": "^{{version}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-rollbar-backend": "^{{version}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend": "^{{version}}",
-    "@backstage/plugin-sentry-backend": "^{{version}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend": "^{{version}}",
     "@octokit/rest": "^18.0.0",
     "dockerode": "^3.2.0",
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 6ba6c4dc8e..6a014727e9 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
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import identity from './plugins/identity';
 import scaffolder from './plugins/scaffolder';
 import proxy from './plugins/proxy';
 import techdocs from './plugins/techdocs';
-import sentry from './plugins/sentry';
 import { PluginEnvironment } from './types';
 
 function makeCreateEnv(loadedConfigs: AppConfig[]) {
@@ -51,13 +50,11 @@ async function main() {
   const identityEnv = useHotMemoize(module, () => createEnv('identity'));
   const proxyEnv = useHotMemoize(module, () => createEnv('proxy'));
   const techdocsEnv = useHotMemoize(module, () => createEnv('techdocs'));
-  const sentryEnv = useHotMemoize(module, () => createEnv('sentry'));
 
   const service = createServiceBuilder(module)
     .loadConfig(configReader)
     .addRouter('/catalog', await catalog(catalogEnv))
     .addRouter('/scaffolder', await scaffolder(scaffolderEnv))
-    .addRouter('/sentry', await sentry(sentryEnv))
     .addRouter('/auth', await auth(authEnv))
     .addRouter('/identity', await identity(identityEnv))
     .addRouter('/techdocs', await techdocs(techdocsEnv))
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/sentry.ts b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/sentry.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5cd0e55761..0000000000
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/sentry.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +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 { createRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-sentry-backend';
-import type { PluginEnvironment } from '../types';
-
-export default async function createPlugin({ logger }: PluginEnvironment) {
-  return await createRouter(logger);
-}