diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/definitions/scheldulerServiceRef.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/definitions/scheldulerServiceRef.ts
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--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/definitions/scheldulerServiceRef.ts
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-/*
- * Copyright 2022 The Backstage Authors
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-import { createServiceRef } from '../system/types';
-import {
-  PermissionAuthorizer,
-  PermissionEvaluator,
-} from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
-
-/**
- * @public
- */
-export const permissionsServiceRef = createServiceRef<
-  PermissionEvaluator | PermissionAuthorizer
->({
-  id: 'core.permissions',
-});