diff --git a/.changeset/two-jars-melt.md b/.changeset/two-jars-melt.md
index d6f0166885..2789157065 100644
--- a/.changeset/two-jars-melt.md
+++ b/.changeset/two-jars-melt.md
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node': minor
 ---
 
-Expose an extension point to set a custom build strategy and move `DocsBuildStrategy` and `ShouldBuildParameters` types to `@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node`
+Expose an extension point to set a custom build strategy. Also move `DocsBuildStrategy` type to `@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node` and deprecate `ShouldBuildParameters` type.
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/techdocs-backend/api-report.md
index e449ddc459..9e9a42c388 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/api-report.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { CatalogClient } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import { DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory as DefaultTechDocsCollatorFactory_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs';
 import { DocsBuildStrategy as DocsBuildStrategy_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node';
+import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import express from 'express';
 import { GeneratorBuilder } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node';
 import { Knex } from 'knex';
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ import { PluginCacheManager } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { PluginEndpointDiscovery } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { PreparerBuilder } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node';
 import { PublisherBase } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node';
-import { ShouldBuildParameters as ShouldBuildParameters_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node';
 import type { TechDocsCollatorFactoryOptions as TechDocsCollatorFactoryOptions_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs';
 import { TechDocsDocument as TechDocsDocument_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node';
 import { TokenManager } from '@backstage/backend-common';
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ export type RouterOptions =
   | OutOfTheBoxDeploymentOptions;
 
 // @public @deprecated (undocumented)
-export type ShouldBuildParameters = ShouldBuildParameters_2;
+export type ShouldBuildParameters = {
+  entity: Entity;
+};
 
 // @public @deprecated (undocumented)
 export type TechDocsCollatorFactoryOptions = TechDocsCollatorFactoryOptions_2;
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/index.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/index.ts
index f9634528f9..6dc68a4d44 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/index.ts
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
  * @packageDocumentation
  */
 
+import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import {
   DocsBuildStrategy as _DocsBuildStrategy,
-  ShouldBuildParameters as _ShouldBuildParameters,
   TechDocsDocument as _TechDocsDocument,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node';
 
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@ export type {
 export type DocsBuildStrategy = _DocsBuildStrategy;
 /**
  * @public
- * @deprecated import from `@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node` instead
+ * @deprecated use direct type definition instead
  */
-export type ShouldBuildParameters = _ShouldBuildParameters;
+export type ShouldBuildParameters = {
+  entity: Entity;
+};
 /**
  * @public
  * @deprecated import from `@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node` instead
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/DefaultDocsBuildStrategy.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/DefaultDocsBuildStrategy.ts
index fe0f5206ba..bc2c586c82 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/DefaultDocsBuildStrategy.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/DefaultDocsBuildStrategy.ts
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
-import {
-  DocsBuildStrategy,
-  ShouldBuildParameters,
-} from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node';
+import { DocsBuildStrategy } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node';
 
 export class DefaultDocsBuildStrategy implements DocsBuildStrategy {
   private readonly config: Config;
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ export class DefaultDocsBuildStrategy implements DocsBuildStrategy {
     return new DefaultDocsBuildStrategy(config);
   }
 
-  async shouldBuild(_: ShouldBuildParameters): Promise<boolean> {
+  async shouldBuild(_: { entity: Entity }): Promise<boolean> {
     return this.config.getString('techdocs.builder') === 'local';
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-node/api-report.md b/plugins/techdocs-node/api-report.md
index 3ce422cbc5..c267574642 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-node/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-node/api-report.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export class DirectoryPreparer implements PreparerBase {
 // @public
 export interface DocsBuildStrategy {
   // (undocumented)
-  shouldBuild(params: ShouldBuildParameters): Promise<boolean>;
+  shouldBuild(params: { entity: Entity }): Promise<boolean>;
 }
 
 // @public
@@ -233,11 +233,6 @@ export type ReadinessResponse = {
 // @public
 export type RemoteProtocol = 'url' | 'dir';
 
-// @public
-export type ShouldBuildParameters = {
-  entity: Entity;
-};
-
 // @public
 export type SupportedGeneratorKey = 'techdocs' | string;
 
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-node/src/techdocsTypes.ts b/plugins/techdocs-node/src/techdocsTypes.ts
index 6fc3ffc65f..6a5ee522e1 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-node/src/techdocsTypes.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-node/src/techdocsTypes.ts
@@ -48,20 +48,11 @@ export interface TechDocsDocument extends IndexableDocument {
   path: string;
 }
 
-/**
- * Parameters passed to the shouldBuild method on the DocsBuildStrategy interface
- *
- * @public
- */
-export type ShouldBuildParameters = {
-  entity: Entity;
-};
-
 /**
  * A strategy for when to build TechDocs locally, and when to skip building TechDocs (allowing for an external build)
  *
  * @public
  */
 export interface DocsBuildStrategy {
-  shouldBuild(params: ShouldBuildParameters): Promise<boolean>;
+  shouldBuild(params: { entity: Entity }): Promise<boolean>;
 }