diff --git a/.changeset/nine-glasses-nail.md b/.changeset/nine-glasses-nail.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..138acce3dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nine-glasses-nail.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-pg': patch
+---
+
+Removing `@backstage/backend-app-api` dependency
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-pg/package.json b/plugins/search-backend-module-pg/package.json
index 8bdcf14306..1693c14c8a 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-pg/package.json
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-pg/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
     "test": "backstage-cli package test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@backstage/backend-app-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ff5eac7b1f..8755e05c25 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7273,7 +7273,6 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-pg@workspace:plugins/search-backend-module-pg"
   dependencies:
-    "@backstage/backend-app-api": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^"