diff --git a/plugins/azure-devops-backend/README.md b/plugins/azure-devops-backend/README.md
index d51758aec5..3bc17e32e7 100644
--- a/plugins/azure-devops-backend/README.md
+++ b/plugins/azure-devops-backend/README.md
@@ -72,26 +72,17 @@ Here's how to get the backend up and running:
 
 #### New Backend System
 
-The Azure DevOps backend plugin has alpha support for the [new backend system](https://backstage.io/docs/backend-system/), here's how you can set that up:
+The Azure DevOps backend plugin has support for the [new backend system](https://backstage.io/docs/backend-system/), here's how you can set that up:
 
 In your `packages/backend/src/index.ts` make the following changes:
 
 ```diff
   import { createBackend } from '@backstage/backend-defaults';
-  import { appPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-app-backend';
-  import { catalogPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend';
-  import {
-    scaffolderPlugin,
-    catalogModuleTemplateKind,
-  } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend';
 + import { azureDevOpsPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-azure-devops-backend/alpha';
 
   const backend = createBackend();
 
-  backend.add(appPlugin());
-  backend.add(catalogPlugin());
-  backend.add(catalogModuleTemplateKind());
-  backend.add(scaffolderPlugin());
+  // ... other feature additions
 
 + backend.add(azureDevOpsPlugin());
 
diff --git a/plugins/devtools-backend/README.md b/plugins/devtools-backend/README.md
index 7a8ca3104a..5290e76f58 100644
--- a/plugins/devtools-backend/README.md
+++ b/plugins/devtools-backend/README.md
@@ -51,26 +51,17 @@ Here's how to get the DevTools Backend up and running:
 
 ### New Backend System
 
-The DevTools backend plugin has alpha support for the [new backend system](https://backstage.io/docs/backend-system/), here's how you can set that up:
+The DevTools backend plugin has support for the [new backend system](https://backstage.io/docs/backend-system/), here's how you can set that up:
 
 In your `packages/backend/src/index.ts` make the following changes:
 
 ```diff
   import { createBackend } from '@backstage/backend-defaults';
-  import { appPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-app-backend';
-  import { catalogPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend';
-  import {
-    scaffolderPlugin,
-    catalogModuleTemplateKind,
-  } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend';
 + import { devtoolsPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-devtools-backend/alpha';
 
   const backend = createBackend();
 
-  backend.add(appPlugin());
-  backend.add(catalogPlugin());
-  backend.add(catalogModuleTemplateKind());
-  backend.add(scaffolderPlugin());
+  // ... other feature additions
 
 + backend.add(devtoolsPlugin());
 
@@ -79,5 +70,5 @@ In your `packages/backend/src/index.ts` make the following changes:
 
 ## Links
 
-- [Frontend part of the plugin](../devtools/README.md)
+- [Frontend part of the plugin](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/tree/master/plugins/devtools)
 - [The Backstage homepage](https://backstage.io)
diff --git a/plugins/linguist-backend/README.md b/plugins/linguist-backend/README.md
index 462adc495e..543fe192fe 100644
--- a/plugins/linguist-backend/README.md
+++ b/plugins/linguist-backend/README.md
@@ -58,26 +58,17 @@ Here's how to get the backend up and running:
 
 #### New Backend System
 
-The Linguist backend plugin has alpha support for the [new backend system](https://backstage.io/docs/backend-system/), here's how you can set that up:
+The Linguist backend plugin has support for the [new backend system](https://backstage.io/docs/backend-system/), here's how you can set that up:
 
 In your `packages/backend/src/index.ts` make the following changes:
 
 ```diff
   import { createBackend } from '@backstage/backend-defaults';
-  import { appPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-app-backend';
-  import { catalogPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend';
-  import {
-    scaffolderPlugin,
-    catalogModuleTemplateKind,
-  } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend';
 + import { linguistPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-linguist-backend/alpha';
 
   const backend = createBackend();
 
-  backend.add(appPlugin());
-  backend.add(catalogPlugin());
-  backend.add(catalogModuleTemplateKind());
-  backend.add(scaffolderPlugin());
+  // ... other feature additions
 
 + const linguistSchedule: TaskScheduleDefinition = {
 +   frequency: { minutes: 2 },
@@ -155,5 +146,5 @@ return createRouter(
 
 ## Links
 
-- [Frontend part of the plugin](../linguist/README.md)
+- [Frontend part of the plugin](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/tree/master/linguist)
 - [The Backstage homepage](https://backstage.io)