diff --git a/packages/backend-defaults/report-rootHttpRouter.api.md b/packages/backend-defaults/report-rootHttpRouter.api.md
index 3686f25a12..39ce7f12fa 100644
--- a/packages/backend-defaults/report-rootHttpRouter.api.md
+++ b/packages/backend-defaults/report-rootHttpRouter.api.md
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 > Do not edit this file. It is a report generated by [API Extractor](https://api-extractor.com/).
 
 ```ts
-/// <reference types="express" />
 /// <reference types="node" />
 
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';