diff --git a/.changeset/large-guests-compete.md b/.changeset/large-guests-compete.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f71673033
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/large-guests-compete.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog': patch
+---
+
+Remove the unused dependency to `@backstage/plugin-techdocs`.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/package.json b/plugins/catalog/package.json
index e8d2309a90..033e074fdd 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "^0.6.0",
     "@backstage/core": "^0.4.3",
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder": "^0.3.5",
-    "@backstage/plugin-techdocs": "^0.5.2",
     "@backstage/theme": "^0.2.2",
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.11.0",
     "@material-ui/icons": "^4.9.1",