diff --git a/.changeset/grumpy-games-shop.md b/.changeset/grumpy-games-shop.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7426786f89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/grumpy-games-shop.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-common': patch
+---
+
+remove use of deprecated type HelmetOptions
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/service/lib/ServiceBuilderImpl.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/service/lib/ServiceBuilderImpl.ts
index 07da975184..c17545779a 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/service/lib/ServiceBuilderImpl.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/service/lib/ServiceBuilderImpl.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import compression from 'compression';
 import cors from 'cors';
 import express, { Router } from 'express';
-import helmet, { HelmetOptions } from 'helmet';
+import helmet from 'helmet';
 import * as http from 'http';
 import stoppable from 'stoppable';
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
@@ -195,14 +195,7 @@ export class ServiceBuilderImpl implements ServiceBuilder {
     });
   }
 
-  private getOptions(): {
-    port: number;
-    host: string;
-    logger: Logger;
-    corsOptions?: cors.CorsOptions;
-    httpsSettings?: HttpsSettings;
-    helmetOptions: HelmetOptions;
-  } {
+  private getOptions() {
     return {
       port: this.port ?? DEFAULT_PORT,
       host: this.host ?? DEFAULT_HOST,
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 000b4b55ed..85d67f4ed8 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -14663,9 +14663,9 @@ headers-utils@^1.2.0:
   integrity sha512-4/BMXcWrJErw7JpM87gF8MNEXcIMLzepYZjNRv/P9ctgupl2Ywa3u1PgHtNhSRq84bHH9Ndlkdy7bSi+bZ9I9A==
 
 helmet@^4.0.0:
-  version "4.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/helmet/-/helmet-4.0.0.tgz#34c187894ed001834f997c688f2b2df19846b193"
-  integrity sha512-HyoRKKHhWhO6+EBfgRLkuZR4/+NXc1nJB7x0bWwW89i9eoPciK0qUqyZNOA/zowpgrW9C4+J5toqMkZrpBOlkg==
+  version "4.4.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/helmet/-/helmet-4.4.1.tgz#a17e1444d81d7a83ddc6e6f9bc6e2055b994efe7"
+  integrity sha512-G8tp0wUMI7i8wkMk2xLcEvESg5PiCitFMYgGRc/PwULB0RVhTP5GFdxOwvJwp9XVha8CuS8mnhmE8I/8dx/pbw==
 
 hex-color-regex@^1.1.0:
   version "1.1.0"