diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/BackendInitializer.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/BackendInitializer.ts
index dca4a08b8e..c423096d36 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/BackendInitializer.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/BackendInitializer.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import {
   BackendFeature,
   ExtensionPoint,
-  lifecycleServiceRef,
+  coreServices,
   ServiceRef,
 } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { BackendLifecycleImpl } from '../services/implementations/lifecycleService';
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export class BackendInitializer {
     this.#started = false;
 
     const lifecycleService = await this.#serviceHolder.get(
-      lifecycleServiceRef,
+      coreServices.lifecycle,
       'root',
     );
 
diff --git a/packages/backend-test-utils/src/next/wiring/TestBackend.test.ts b/packages/backend-test-utils/src/next/wiring/TestBackend.test.ts
index 21200fe281..417dfa0477 100644
--- a/packages/backend-test-utils/src/next/wiring/TestBackend.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-test-utils/src/next/wiring/TestBackend.test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   createExtensionPoint,
   createServiceFactory,
   createServiceRef,
-  lifecycleServiceRef,
+  coreServices,
 } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { startTestBackend } from './TestBackend';
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe('TestBackend', () => {
       register(env) {
         env.registerInit({
           deps: {
-            lifecycle: lifecycleServiceRef,
+            lifecycle: coreServices.lifecycle,
           },
           async init({ lifecycle }) {
             lifecycle.addShutdownHook({ fn: shutdownSpy });