diff --git a/plugins/shortcuts/package.json b/plugins/shortcuts/package.json
index 99e824e835..5795dcd922 100644
--- a/plugins/shortcuts/package.json
+++ b/plugins/shortcuts/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^12.0.7",
     "@types/jest": "^26.0.7",
     "@types/node": "^14.14.32",
-    "@types/zen-observable": "^0.8.2",
     "cross-fetch": "^3.0.6",
     "msw": "^0.21.2"
   },
diff --git a/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/ShortcutApi.ts b/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/ShortcutApi.ts
index bd6eb0f196..826988d01f 100644
--- a/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/ShortcutApi.ts
+++ b/plugins/shortcuts/src/api/ShortcutApi.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import Observable from 'zen-observable';
-import { createApiRef } from '@backstage/core';
+import { createApiRef, Observable } from '@backstage/core';
 import { Shortcut } from '../types';
 
 export const shortcutsApiRef = createApiRef<ShortcutApi>({
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 3c563eee9e..f56a6931ea 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6937,7 +6937,7 @@
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/yup/-/yup-0.29.8.tgz#83db15735987db9fe5a38772a0fb9500e3c5bf39"
   integrity sha512-MBSp62AjB1KrSOI3gX9GekddXU5YYQAVA93+aSl78biBqoSzxg876aQY2KJK5Gnfbpqq7O2cadVX5kPAtBqIXw==
 
-"@types/zen-observable@^0.8.0", "@types/zen-observable@^0.8.2":
+"@types/zen-observable@^0.8.0":
   version "0.8.2"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/zen-observable/-/zen-observable-0.8.2.tgz#808c9fa7e4517274ed555fa158f2de4b4f468e71"
   integrity sha512-HrCIVMLjE1MOozVoD86622S7aunluLb2PJdPfb3nYiEtohm8mIB/vyv0Fd37AdeMFrTUQXEunw78YloMA3Qilg==