diff --git a/packages/backend-next/package.json b/packages/backend-next/package.json
index 9859717fd5..246eb348d4 100644
--- a/packages/backend-next/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-next/package.json
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@
     "clean": "backstage-cli package clean"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/backend-defaults": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-app-backend": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/package.json b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/package.json
index 011e4d93df..4c323ae7fd 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/package.json
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-catalog/package.json
@@ -42,26 +42,15 @@
     "@backstage/catalog-client": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^",
-    "@elastic/elasticsearch": "^7.13.0",
-    "@opensearch-project/opensearch": "^2.0.0",
-    "aws-os-connection": "^0.2.0",
-    "aws-sdk": "^2.948.0",
-    "elastic-builder": "^2.16.0",
-    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
-    "uuid": "^8.3.2",
-    "winston": "^3.2.1"
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
-    "@elastic/elasticsearch-mock": "^1.0.0",
-    "@short.io/opensearch-mock": "^0.3.1",
     "msw": "^1.0.0"
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/package.json b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/package.json
index c943f4480d..e4c71448ff 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/package.json
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/package.json
@@ -39,30 +39,16 @@
     "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/backend-tasks": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/catalog-client": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/integration": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-explore-common": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^",
-    "dockerode": "^3.3.1",
-    "express": "^4.17.1",
-    "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
-    "fs-extra": "10.1.0",
-    "knex": "^2.0.0",
-    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.7",
-    "p-limit": "^3.1.0",
     "winston": "^3.2.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
-    "msw": "^1.0.0"
+    "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
   },
   "files": [
     "dist"
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/package.json b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/package.json
index 0e7a350938..d08193be29 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/package.json
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-techdocs/package.json
@@ -42,18 +42,11 @@
     "@backstage/catalog-client": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/integration": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node": "workspace:^",
-    "dockerode": "^3.3.1",
-    "express": "^4.17.1",
-    "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
-    "fs-extra": "10.1.0",
-    "knex": "^2.0.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.7",
     "p-limit": "^3.1.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c4d07145e8..5e6dfdd242 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7782,22 +7782,11 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^"
-    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^"
-    "@elastic/elasticsearch": ^7.13.0
-    "@elastic/elasticsearch-mock": ^1.0.0
-    "@opensearch-project/opensearch": ^2.0.0
-    "@short.io/opensearch-mock": ^0.3.1
-    aws-os-connection: ^0.2.0
-    aws-sdk: ^2.948.0
-    elastic-builder: ^2.16.0
-    lodash: ^4.17.21
     msw: ^1.0.0
-    uuid: ^8.3.2
-    winston: ^3.2.1
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
@@ -7832,26 +7821,12 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/backend-tasks": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^"
-    "@backstage/catalog-client": "workspace:^"
-    "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^"
-    "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^"
-    "@backstage/integration": "workspace:^"
-    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-explore-common": "workspace:^"
-    "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^"
-    dockerode: ^3.3.1
-    express: ^4.17.1
-    express-promise-router: ^4.1.0
-    fs-extra: 10.1.0
-    knex: ^2.0.0
-    lodash: ^4.17.21
-    msw: ^1.0.0
     node-fetch: ^2.6.7
-    p-limit: ^3.1.0
     winston: ^3.2.1
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
@@ -7886,18 +7861,11 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^"
-    "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^"
-    "@backstage/integration": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node": "workspace:^"
-    dockerode: ^3.3.1
-    express: ^4.17.1
-    express-promise-router: ^4.1.0
-    fs-extra: 10.1.0
-    knex: ^2.0.0
     lodash: ^4.17.21
     msw: ^1.0.0
     node-fetch: ^2.6.7
@@ -22582,9 +22550,7 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "example-backend-next@workspace:packages/backend-next"
   dependencies:
-    "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/backend-defaults": "workspace:^"
-    "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-app-backend": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend": "workspace:^"