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 b2c9b239d6..8d95ee60a5 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
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend'}}",
     "app": "link:../app",
     "better-sqlite3": "^9.0.0",
-    "dockerode": "^3.3.1",
     "node-gyp": "^10.0.0",
     "pg": "^8.11.3",
     "winston": "^3.2.1"