diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloudPullRequest.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloudPullRequest.ts
index 5a30df24f9..b59aaa4e41 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloudPullRequest.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloudPullRequest.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import {
   addFiles,
   cloneRepo,
   parseRepoUrl,
-  filterGitFiles,
+  isNotGitDirectoryOrContents,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ export function createPublishBitbucketCloudPullRequestAction(options: {
         // copy files
         fs.cpSync(sourceDir, tempDir, {
           recursive: true,
-          filter: filterGitFiles,
+          filter: isNotGitDirectoryOrContents,
         });
 
         await addFiles({
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServerPullRequest.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServerPullRequest.ts
index 9176471913..f91d30cd75 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServerPullRequest.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServerPullRequest.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {
   addFiles,
   cloneRepo,
   parseRepoUrl,
-  filterGitFiles,
+  isNotGitDirectoryOrContents,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ export function createPublishBitbucketServerPullRequestAction(options: {
         // copy files
         fs.cpSync(sourceDir, tempDir, {
           recursive: true,
-          filter: filterGitFiles,
+          filter: isNotGitDirectoryOrContents,
         });
 
         await addFiles({
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-node/report.api.md b/plugins/scaffolder-node/report.api.md
index c7cf681d33..9a1c856573 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-node/report.api.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-node/report.api.md
@@ -286,9 +286,6 @@ export function fetchFile(options: {
   token?: string;
 }): Promise<void>;
 
-// @public
-export function filterGitFiles(path: string): boolean;
-
 // @public (undocumented)
 export const getRepoSourceDirectory: (
   workspacePath: string,
@@ -319,6 +316,9 @@ export function initRepoAndPush(input: {
   commitHash: string;
 }>;
 
+// @public
+export function isNotGitDirectoryOrContents(path: string): boolean;
+
 // @public (undocumented)
 export const parseRepoUrl: (
   repoUrl: string,
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/index.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/index.ts
index 041d57328a..686d89d844 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/index.ts
@@ -33,4 +33,8 @@ export {
   createBranch,
   cloneRepo,
 } from './gitHelpers';
-export { parseRepoUrl, getRepoSourceDirectory, filterGitFiles } from './util';
+export {
+  parseRepoUrl,
+  getRepoSourceDirectory,
+  isNotGitDirectoryOrContents,
+} from './util';
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/util.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/util.test.ts
index 2e0a464304..792e306d00 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/util.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/util.test.ts
@@ -245,25 +245,29 @@ describe('scaffolder action utils', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('filterGitFiles', () => {
+  describe('isNotGitDirectoryOrContents', () => {
     it('should filter .git directory and its contents but keep other files', () => {
       // Import the function to test
-      const { filterGitFiles } = require('./util');
+      const { isNotGitDirectoryOrContents } = require('./util');
 
       // Should filter out .git directory
-      expect(filterGitFiles('.git')).toBe(false);
+      expect(isNotGitDirectoryOrContents('.git')).toBe(false);
 
       // Should filter out .git directory in subdirectories
-      expect(filterGitFiles('subdir/.git')).toBe(false);
+      expect(isNotGitDirectoryOrContents('subdir/.git')).toBe(false);
 
       // Should filter out files inside .git directory
-      expect(filterGitFiles('.git/config')).toBe(false);
-      expect(filterGitFiles('subdir/.git/config')).toBe(false);
+      expect(isNotGitDirectoryOrContents('.git/config')).toBe(false);
+      expect(isNotGitDirectoryOrContents('subdir/.git/config')).toBe(false);
 
       // Should keep .gitignore and other non-.git-directory files
-      expect(filterGitFiles('.gitignore')).toBe(true);
-      expect(filterGitFiles('src/components/GitHubIcon.js')).toBe(true);
-      expect(filterGitFiles('.github/workflows/ci.yml')).toBe(true);
+      expect(isNotGitDirectoryOrContents('.gitignore')).toBe(true);
+      expect(isNotGitDirectoryOrContents('src/components/GitHubIcon.js')).toBe(
+        true,
+      );
+      expect(isNotGitDirectoryOrContents('.github/workflows/ci.yml')).toBe(
+        true,
+      );
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/util.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/util.ts
index da86befdc7..57141e9c24 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/util.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/util.ts
@@ -192,6 +192,6 @@ export const parseSchemas = (
  * while keeping other files like .gitignore
  * @public
  */
-export function filterGitFiles(path: string): boolean {
+export function isNotGitDirectoryOrContents(path: string): boolean {
   return !(path.endsWith('.git') || path.includes('.git/'));
 }