diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/search.ts.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/search.ts.hbs
index 62bc3056cc..27c42fca31 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/search.ts.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/search.ts.hbs
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ import {
   IndexBuilder,
   LunrSearchEngine,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node';
-{{#if dbTypePG}}
-import { PgSearchEngine } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-pg';
-{{/if}}
 import { PluginEnvironment } from '../types';
 import { DefaultCatalogCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend';
 import { DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend';
@@ -17,16 +14,9 @@ export default async function createPlugin(
   env: PluginEnvironment,
 ): Promise<Router> {
   // Initialize a connection to a search engine.
-  {{#if dbTypeSqlite}}
   const searchEngine = new LunrSearchEngine({
     logger: env.logger,
   });
-  {{/if}}
-  {{#if dbTypePG}}
-  const searchEngine = (await PgSearchEngine.supported(env.database))
-    ? await PgSearchEngine.from({ database: env.database })
-    : new LunrSearchEngine({ logger: env.logger });
-  {{/if}}
   const indexBuilder = new IndexBuilder({
     logger: env.logger,
     searchEngine,