diff --git a/packages/backend-defaults/src/CreateBackend.ts b/packages/backend-defaults/src/CreateBackend.ts
index 9b3fa5d649..453c5fe592 100644
--- a/packages/backend-defaults/src/CreateBackend.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-defaults/src/CreateBackend.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { authServiceFactory } from '@backstage/backend-defaults/auth';
 import { cacheServiceFactory } from '@backstage/backend-defaults/cache';
 import { databaseServiceFactory } from '@backstage/backend-defaults/database';
 import { discoveryServiceFactory } from '@backstage/backend-defaults/discovery';
+import { rootHealthServiceFactory } from './entrypoints/rootHealth';
 import { httpAuthServiceFactory } from '@backstage/backend-defaults/httpAuth';
 import { httpRouterServiceFactory } from '@backstage/backend-defaults/httpRouter';
 import { lifecycleServiceFactory } from '@backstage/backend-defaults/lifecycle';
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ export const defaultServiceFactories = [
   userInfoServiceFactory(),
   urlReaderServiceFactory(),
   eventsServiceFactory(),
+  rootHealthServiceFactory(),
 ];
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/definitions/HttpRouterService.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/definitions/HttpRouterService.ts
index 30c4fb31c8..92f7e950f9 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/definitions/HttpRouterService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/definitions/HttpRouterService.ts
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ export interface HttpRouterService {
    */
   use(handler: Handler): void;
 
-  healthCheckConfig(healthCheckOptions: HttpRouterHealthCheckConfig): void;
-
   /**
    * Adds an auth policy to the router. This is used to allow unauthenticated or
    * cookie based access to parts of a plugin's API.