diff --git a/.changeset/thin-chairs-ring.md b/.changeset/thin-chairs-ring.md
index 5561b6f551..104c78a96d 100644
--- a/.changeset/thin-chairs-ring.md
+++ b/.changeset/thin-chairs-ring.md
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 
 Added a `mockApis` export, which will replace the `MockX` API implementation classes and their related types. This is analogous with the backend's `mockServices`.
 
+**DEPRECATED** several old helpers:
+
 - Deprecated `MockAnalyticsApi`, please use `mockApis.analytics` instead.
 - Deprecated `MockConfigApi`, please use `mockApis.config` instead.
 - Deprecated `MockPermissionApi`, please use `mockApis.permission` instead.
 - Deprecated `MockStorageApi`, please use `mockApis.storage` instead.
+- Deprecated `MockTranslationApi`, please use `mockApis.translation` instead.
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/report-alpha.api.md b/packages/test-utils/report-alpha.api.md
index ba098135fb..19a3786fc9 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/report-alpha.api.md
+++ b/packages/test-utils/report-alpha.api.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { TranslationApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api/alpha';
 import { TranslationRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api/alpha';
 import { TranslationSnapshot } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api/alpha';
 
-// @alpha (undocumented)
+// @alpha @deprecated (undocumented)
 export class MockTranslationApi implements TranslationApi {
   // (undocumented)
   static create(): MockTranslationApi;
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ export class MockTranslationApi implements TranslationApi {
 
 // Warnings were encountered during analysis:
 //
-// src/testUtils/apis/TranslationApi/MockTranslationApi.d.ts:4:1 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "MockTranslationApi".
-// src/testUtils/apis/TranslationApi/MockTranslationApi.d.ts:6:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "create".
-// src/testUtils/apis/TranslationApi/MockTranslationApi.d.ts:8:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "getTranslation".
-// src/testUtils/apis/TranslationApi/MockTranslationApi.d.ts:11:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "translation$".
+// src/testUtils/apis/TranslationApi/MockTranslationApi.d.ts:7:1 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "MockTranslationApi".
+// src/testUtils/apis/TranslationApi/MockTranslationApi.d.ts:9:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "create".
+// src/testUtils/apis/TranslationApi/MockTranslationApi.d.ts:11:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "getTranslation".
+// src/testUtils/apis/TranslationApi/MockTranslationApi.d.ts:14:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "translation$".
 
 // (No @packageDocumentation comment for this package)
 ```
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/report.api.md b/packages/test-utils/report.api.md
index 0845218a33..167494d4f6 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/report.api.md
+++ b/packages/test-utils/report.api.md
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import { RenderResult } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { RouteRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { StorageApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { StorageValueSnapshot } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { TranslationApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api/alpha';
 
 // @public
 export type ApiMock<TApi> = {
@@ -81,8 +82,6 @@ export type LogCollector = AsyncLogCollector | SyncLogCollector;
 // @public
 export type LogFuncs = 'log' | 'warn' | 'error';
 
-// Warning: (ae-unresolved-link) The @link reference could not be resolved: The reference is ambiguous because "analytics" has more than one declaration; you need to add a TSDoc member reference selector
-//
 // @public @deprecated
 export class MockAnalyticsApi implements AnalyticsApi {
   // (undocumented)
@@ -193,6 +192,17 @@ export namespace mockApis {
         partialImpl?: Partial<StorageApi> | undefined,
       ) => ApiMock<StorageApi>;
   }
+  // (undocumented)
+  export function translation(): jest.Mocked<TranslationApi>;
+  // (undocumented)
+  export namespace translation {
+    const // (undocumented)
+      factory: () => ApiFactory<TranslationApi, TranslationApi, {}>;
+    const // (undocumented)
+      mock: (
+        partialImpl?: Partial<TranslationApi> | undefined,
+      ) => ApiMock<TranslationApi>;
+  }
 }
 
 // @public @deprecated
@@ -264,8 +274,6 @@ export interface MockFetchApiOptions {
       };
 }
 
-// Warning: (ae-unresolved-link) The @link reference could not be resolved: No member was found with name "permissions"
-//
 // @public @deprecated
 export class MockPermissionApi implements PermissionApi {
   constructor(
@@ -279,8 +287,6 @@ export class MockPermissionApi implements PermissionApi {
   ): Promise<EvaluatePermissionResponse>;
 }
 
-// Warning: (ae-unresolved-link) The @link reference could not be resolved: The reference is ambiguous because "storage" has more than one declaration; you need to add a TSDoc member reference selector
-//
 // @public @deprecated
 export class MockStorageApi implements StorageApi {
   // (undocumented)
@@ -299,8 +305,6 @@ export class MockStorageApi implements StorageApi {
   snapshot<T extends JsonValue>(key: string): StorageValueSnapshot<T>;
 }
 
-// Warning: (ae-unresolved-link) The @link reference could not be resolved: The reference is ambiguous because "storage" has more than one declaration; you need to add a TSDoc member reference selector
-//
 // @public @deprecated
 export type MockStorageBucket = {
   [key: string]: any;
@@ -413,20 +417,24 @@ export function wrapInTestApp(
 // src/testUtils/apis/StorageApi/MockStorageApi.d.ts:24:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "set".
 // src/testUtils/apis/StorageApi/MockStorageApi.d.ts:25:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "remove".
 // src/testUtils/apis/StorageApi/MockStorageApi.d.ts:26:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "observe$".
-// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:46:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "analytics".
 // src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:47:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "analytics".
-// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:48:15 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "factory".
-// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:49:15 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "mock".
-// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:100:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "identity".
-// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:108:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "identity".
-// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:109:15 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "factory".
-// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:117:15 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "mock".
-// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:119:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "permission".
-// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:122:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "permission".
-// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:123:15 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "factory".
-// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:126:15 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "mock".
-// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:128:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "storage".
-// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:131:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "storage".
-// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:132:15 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "factory".
-// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:135:15 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "mock".
+// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:48:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "analytics".
+// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:49:15 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "factory".
+// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:50:15 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "mock".
+// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:101:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "identity".
+// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:109:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "identity".
+// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:110:15 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "factory".
+// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:118:15 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "mock".
+// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:120:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "permission".
+// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:123:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "permission".
+// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:124:15 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "factory".
+// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:127:15 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "mock".
+// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:129:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "storage".
+// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:132:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "storage".
+// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:133:15 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "factory".
+// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:136:15 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "mock".
+// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:138:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "translation".
+// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:139:5 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "translation".
+// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:140:15 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "factory".
+// src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.d.ts:141:15 - (ae-undocumented) Missing documentation for "mock".
 ```
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/AnalyticsApi/MockAnalyticsApi.ts b/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/AnalyticsApi/MockAnalyticsApi.ts
index 8c3ef4b326..788d2ca0d8 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/AnalyticsApi/MockAnalyticsApi.ts
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/AnalyticsApi/MockAnalyticsApi.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { AnalyticsApi, AnalyticsEvent } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
  * Use getEvents in tests to verify captured events.
  *
  * @public
- * @deprecated Use {@link mockApis.analytics} instead
+ * @deprecated Use {@link @backstage/test-utils#mockApis.(analytics:namespace)} instead
  */
 export class MockAnalyticsApi implements AnalyticsApi {
   private events: AnalyticsEvent[] = [];
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/PermissionApi/MockPermissionApi.ts b/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/PermissionApi/MockPermissionApi.ts
index 3e5e4c9875..6bd3c5d4c5 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/PermissionApi/MockPermissionApi.ts
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/PermissionApi/MockPermissionApi.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {
  * {@link @backstage/plugin-permission-react#PermissionApi}. Supply a
  * requestHandler function to override the mock result returned for a given
  * request.
- * @deprecated Use {@link mockApis.permissions} instead
+ * @deprecated Use {@link @backstage/test-utils#mockApis.(permission:namespace)} instead
  * @public
  */
 export class MockPermissionApi implements PermissionApi {
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/StorageApi/MockStorageApi.ts b/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/StorageApi/MockStorageApi.ts
index 5ef3846bfa..2fb70834ef 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/StorageApi/MockStorageApi.ts
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/StorageApi/MockStorageApi.ts
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ import ObservableImpl from 'zen-observable';
 
 /**
  * Type for map holding data in {@link MockStorageApi}
- * @deprecated Use {@link mockApis.storage} instead
+ * @deprecated Use {@link @backstage/test-utils#mockApis.(storage:namespace)} instead
  * @public
  */
 export type MockStorageBucket = { [key: string]: any };
 
 /**
  * Mock implementation of the {@link core-plugin-api#StorageApi} to be used in tests
- * @deprecated Use {@link mockApis.storage} instead
+ * @deprecated Use {@link @backstage/test-utils#mockApis.(storage:namespace)} instead
  * @public
  */
 export class MockStorageApi implements StorageApi {
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/TranslationApi/MockTranslationApi.ts b/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/TranslationApi/MockTranslationApi.ts
index 608b634cc4..46c5bfd5d3 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/TranslationApi/MockTranslationApi.ts
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/TranslationApi/MockTranslationApi.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ import { toInternalTranslationRef } from '../../../../../core-plugin-api/src/tra
 
 const DEFAULT_LANGUAGE = 'en';
 
-/** @alpha */
+/**
+ * @alpha
+ * @deprecated Use `mockApis` from `@backstage/test-utils` instead
+ */
 export class MockTranslationApi implements TranslationApi {
   static create() {
     const i18n = createI18n({
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.test.tsx b/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.test.tsx
index 87b9472377..662567066c 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.test.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ import {
   createPermission,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
 import { mockApis } from './mockApis';
+import { JsonValue } from '@backstage/types';
+import { StorageValueSnapshot } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { createTranslationRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api/alpha';
 
 describe('mockApis', () => {
   describe('analytics', () => {
@@ -537,6 +540,224 @@ describe('mockApis', () => {
       expect(notEmpty.forBucket).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
 
-    it('can create a mock and make assertions on it', () => {});
+    it('can create a mock and make assertions on it', () => {
+      const empty = mockApis.storage.mock();
+      expect(empty.snapshot('a')).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(empty.snapshot).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      const notEmpty = mockApis.storage.mock({
+        snapshot<T extends JsonValue>(k: string): StorageValueSnapshot<T> {
+          return { key: k, presence: 'present', value: 'v' as T };
+        },
+      });
+      expect(notEmpty.snapshot('a')).toEqual({
+        key: 'a',
+        presence: 'present',
+        value: 'v',
+      });
+      expect(notEmpty.snapshot).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('translation', () => {
+    describe('instance deep tests', () => {
+      function snapshotWithMessages<
+        const TMessages extends { [key in string]: string },
+      >(messages: TMessages) {
+        const translationApi = mockApis.translation();
+        const ref = createTranslationRef({
+          id: 'test',
+          messages,
+        });
+        const snapshot = translationApi.getTranslation(ref);
+        if (!snapshot.ready) {
+          throw new Error('Translation snapshot is not ready');
+        }
+        return snapshot;
+      }
+
+      it('should format plain messages', () => {
+        const snapshot = snapshotWithMessages({
+          foo: 'Foo',
+          bar: 'Bar',
+          baz: 'Baz',
+        });
+
+        expect(snapshot.t('foo')).toBe('Foo');
+        expect(snapshot.t('bar')).toBe('Bar');
+        expect(snapshot.t('baz')).toBe('Baz');
+      });
+
+      it('should support interpolation', () => {
+        const snapshot = snapshotWithMessages({
+          shallow: 'Foo {{ bar }}',
+          multiple: 'Foo {{ bar }} {{ baz }}',
+          deep: 'Foo {{ bar.baz }}',
+        });
+
+        // @ts-expect-error
+        expect(snapshot.t('shallow')).toBe('Foo {{ bar }}');
+        expect(snapshot.t('shallow', { bar: 'Bar' })).toBe('Foo Bar');
+
+        // @ts-expect-error
+        expect(snapshot.t('multiple')).toBe('Foo {{ bar }} {{ baz }}');
+        // @ts-expect-error
+        expect(snapshot.t('multiple', { bar: 'Bar' })).toBe(
+          'Foo Bar {{ baz }}',
+        );
+        expect(snapshot.t('multiple', { bar: 'Bar', baz: 'Baz' })).toBe(
+          'Foo Bar Baz',
+        );
+
+        // @ts-expect-error
+        expect(snapshot.t('deep')).toBe('Foo {{ bar.baz }}');
+        expect(snapshot.t('deep', { bar: { baz: 'Baz' } })).toBe('Foo Baz');
+      });
+
+      // Escaping isn't as useful in React, since we don't need to escape HTML in strings
+      it('should not escape by default', () => {
+        const snapshot = snapshotWithMessages({
+          foo: 'Foo {{ foo }}',
+        });
+
+        expect(snapshot.t('foo', { foo: '<div>' })).toBe('Foo <div>');
+        expect(
+          snapshot.t('foo', {
+            foo: '<div>',
+            interpolation: { escapeValue: true },
+          }),
+        ).toBe('Foo &lt;div&gt;');
+      });
+
+      it('should support nesting', () => {
+        const snapshot = snapshotWithMessages({
+          foo: 'Foo $t(bar) $t(baz)',
+          bar: 'Nested',
+          baz: 'Baz {{ qux }}',
+        });
+
+        expect(snapshot.t('foo', { qux: 'Deep' })).toBe('Foo Nested Baz Deep');
+      });
+
+      it('should support formatting', () => {
+        const snapshot = snapshotWithMessages({
+          plain: '= {{ x }}',
+          number: '= {{ x, number }}',
+          numberFixed: '= {{ x, number(minimumFractionDigits: 2) }}',
+          relativeTime: '= {{ x, relativeTime }}',
+          relativeSeconds: '= {{ x, relativeTime(second) }}',
+          relativeSecondsShort:
+            '= {{ x, relativeTime(range: second; style: short) }}',
+          list: '= {{ x, list }}',
+        });
+
+        expect(snapshot.t('plain', { x: '5' })).toBe('= 5');
+        expect(snapshot.t('number', { x: 5 })).toBe('= 5');
+        expect(
+          snapshot.t('number', {
+            x: 5,
+            formatParams: { x: { minimumFractionDigits: 1 } },
+          }),
+        ).toBe('= 5.0');
+        expect(snapshot.t('numberFixed', { x: 5 })).toBe('= 5.00');
+        expect(
+          snapshot.t('numberFixed', {
+            x: 5,
+            formatParams: { x: { minimumFractionDigits: 3 } },
+          }),
+        ).toBe('= 5.000');
+        expect(snapshot.t('relativeTime', { x: 3 })).toBe('= in 3 days');
+        expect(snapshot.t('relativeTime', { x: -3 })).toBe('= 3 days ago');
+        expect(
+          snapshot.t('relativeTime', {
+            x: 15,
+            formatParams: { x: { range: 'weeks' } },
+          }),
+        ).toBe('= in 15 weeks');
+        expect(
+          snapshot.t('relativeTime', {
+            x: 15,
+            formatParams: { x: { range: 'weeks', style: 'short' } },
+          }),
+        ).toBe('= in 15 wk.');
+        expect(snapshot.t('relativeSeconds', { x: 1 })).toBe('= in 1 second');
+        expect(snapshot.t('relativeSeconds', { x: 2 })).toBe('= in 2 seconds');
+        expect(snapshot.t('relativeSeconds', { x: -3 })).toBe(
+          '= 3 seconds ago',
+        );
+        expect(snapshot.t('relativeSeconds', { x: 0 })).toBe('= in 0 seconds');
+        expect(snapshot.t('relativeSecondsShort', { x: 1 })).toBe(
+          '= in 1 sec.',
+        );
+        expect(snapshot.t('relativeSecondsShort', { x: 2 })).toBe(
+          '= in 2 sec.',
+        );
+        expect(snapshot.t('relativeSecondsShort', { x: -3 })).toBe(
+          '= 3 sec. ago',
+        );
+        expect(snapshot.t('relativeSecondsShort', { x: 0 })).toBe(
+          '= in 0 sec.',
+        );
+        expect(snapshot.t('list', { x: ['a'] })).toBe('= a');
+        expect(snapshot.t('list', { x: ['a', 'b'] })).toBe('= a and b');
+        expect(snapshot.t('list', { x: ['a', 'b', 'c'] })).toBe(
+          '= a, b, and c',
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('should support plurals', () => {
+        const snapshot = snapshotWithMessages({
+          derp_one: 'derp',
+          derp_other: 'derps',
+          derpWithCount_one: '{{ count }} derp',
+          derpWithCount_other: '{{ count }} derps',
+        });
+
+        expect(snapshot.t('derp', { count: 1 })).toBe('derp');
+        expect(snapshot.t('derp', { count: 2 })).toBe('derps');
+        expect(snapshot.t('derp', { count: 0 })).toBe('derps');
+        expect(snapshot.t('derpWithCount', { count: 1 })).toBe('1 derp');
+        expect(snapshot.t('derpWithCount', { count: 2 })).toBe('2 derps');
+        expect(snapshot.t('derpWithCount', { count: 0 })).toBe('0 derps');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('can create an instance and make assertions on it', () => {
+      const translation = mockApis.translation();
+      const ref = createTranslationRef({
+        id: 'test',
+        messages: { a: 'b' },
+      });
+      const result = translation.getTranslation(ref);
+      if (!result.ready) {
+        throw new Error('not ready');
+      }
+      expect(result.t('a')).toEqual('b');
+      expect(translation.getTranslation).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('can create a mock and make assertions on it', () => {
+      const ref = createTranslationRef({
+        id: 'test',
+        messages: { a: 'b' },
+      });
+
+      const empty = mockApis.translation.mock();
+      expect(empty.getTranslation(ref)).toBeUndefined();
+
+      const notEmpty = mockApis.translation.mock({
+        getTranslation: () =>
+          ({
+            ready: true,
+            t: () => 'b',
+          } as any),
+      });
+      const result = notEmpty.getTranslation(ref);
+      if (!result.ready) {
+        throw new Error('not ready');
+      }
+      expect(result.t('a')).toEqual('b');
+      expect(notEmpty.getTranslation).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.ts b/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.ts
index 7a334c69b6..cfc174c5ad 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.ts
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/apis/mockApis.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ import { JsonObject } from '@backstage/types';
 import { ApiMock } from './ApiMock';
 import { MockPermissionApi } from './PermissionApi';
 import { MockStorageApi } from './StorageApi';
+import {
+  TranslationApi,
+  translationApiRef,
+} from '@backstage/core-plugin-api/alpha';
+import { MockTranslationApi } from './TranslationApi';
 
 /** @internal */
 function simpleFactory<TApi, TArgs extends unknown[]>(
@@ -208,7 +213,7 @@ export namespace mockApis {
     email?: string;
     displayName?: string;
     picture?: string;
-  }) {
+  }): IdentityApi {
     const {
       userEntityRef = 'user:default/test',
       ownershipEntityRefs = ['user:default/test'],
@@ -217,22 +222,18 @@ export namespace mockApis {
       displayName,
       picture,
     } = options ?? {};
-    return simpleInstance(
-      identityApiRef,
-      {
-        async getBackstageIdentity() {
-          return { type: 'user', ownershipEntityRefs, userEntityRef };
-        },
-        async getCredentials() {
-          return { token };
-        },
-        async getProfileInfo() {
-          return { email, displayName, picture };
-        },
-        async signOut() {},
+    return {
+      async getBackstageIdentity() {
+        return { type: 'user', ownershipEntityRefs, userEntityRef };
       },
-      identityMockSkeleton,
-    );
+      async getCredentials() {
+        return { token };
+      },
+      async getProfileInfo() {
+        return { email, displayName, picture };
+      },
+      async signOut() {},
+    };
   }
   export namespace identity {
     export const factory = simpleFactory(identityApiRef, identity);
@@ -261,11 +262,7 @@ export namespace mockApis {
     } else {
       authorize = () => authorizeInput;
     }
-    return simpleInstance(
-      permissionApiRef,
-      new MockPermissionApi(authorize),
-      permissionMockSkeleton,
-    );
+    return new MockPermissionApi(authorize);
   }
   export namespace permission {
     export const factory = simpleFactory(permissionApiRef, permission);
@@ -280,14 +277,22 @@ export namespace mockApis {
     snapshot: jest.fn(),
   });
   export function storage(options?: { data?: JsonObject }) {
-    return simpleInstance(
-      storageApiRef,
-      MockStorageApi.create(options?.data),
-      storageMockSkeleton,
-    );
+    return MockStorageApi.create(options?.data);
   }
   export namespace storage {
     export const factory = simpleFactory(storageApiRef, storage);
     export const mock = simpleMock(storageApiRef, storageMockSkeleton);
   }
+
+  const translationMockSkeleton = (): jest.Mocked<TranslationApi> => ({
+    getTranslation: jest.fn(),
+    translation$: jest.fn(),
+  });
+  export function translation() {
+    return MockTranslationApi.create();
+  }
+  export namespace translation {
+    export const factory = simpleFactory(translationApiRef, translation);
+    export const mock = simpleMock(translationApiRef, translationMockSkeleton);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityListProvider.test.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityListProvider.test.tsx
index 4ef6b175ae..2ed944d339 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityListProvider.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityListProvider.test.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import {
 import { EntityListProvider, useEntityList } from './useEntityListProvider';
 import { useMountEffect } from '@react-hookz/web';
 import { translationApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api/alpha';
-import { MockTranslationApi } from '@backstage/test-utils/alpha';
 import { EntityListPagination } from '../types';
 
 const entities: Entity[] = [
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ const createWrapper =
             [storageApiRef, mockApis.storage()],
             [starredEntitiesApiRef, new MockStarredEntitiesApi()],
             [alertApiRef, { post: jest.fn() }],
-            [translationApiRef, MockTranslationApi.create()],
+            [translationApiRef, mockApis.translation()],
             [errorApiRef, { error$: jest.fn(), post: jest.fn() }],
           ]}
         >