diff --git a/plugins/devtools-backend/package.json b/plugins/devtools-backend/package.json
index feefa79fbc..cbba88213b 100644
--- a/plugins/devtools-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/devtools-backend/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-node": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^",
     "@manypkg/get-packages": "^1.1.3",
-    "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
     "@yarnpkg/lockfile": "^1.1.0",
     "@yarnpkg/parsers": "^3.0.0",
     "express": "^4.18.1",
@@ -65,6 +64,7 @@
     "@backstage/backend-defaults": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
+    "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
     "@types/ping": "^0.4.1",
     "@types/supertest": "^2.0.8",
     "@types/yarnpkg__lockfile": "^1.1.4",