diff --git a/.changeset/orange-cups-smoke.md b/.changeset/orange-cups-smoke.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2876c9c396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/orange-cups-smoke.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-react': patch
+---
+
+Deprecated `reduceCatalogFilters` and `reduceEntityFilters` as these helper functions are used internally and provides low external value.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/utils/filters.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/utils/filters.ts
index d64a821df7..68cd94fd6e 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/utils/filters.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/utils/filters.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { EntityFilter } from '../types';
 
-/** @public */
+/**
+ * @public
+ * @deprecated will be made private.
+ */
 export function reduceCatalogFilters(
   filters: EntityFilter[],
 ): Record<string, string | symbol | (string | symbol)[]> {
@@ -29,7 +32,10 @@ export function reduceCatalogFilters(
   }, {} as Record<string, string | symbol | (string | symbol)[]>);
 }
 
-/** @public */
+/**
+ * @public
+ * @deprecated will be made private.
+ */
 export function reduceEntityFilters(
   filters: EntityFilter[],
 ): (entity: Entity) => boolean {