diff --git a/packages/backend-dynamic-feature-service/package.json b/packages/backend-dynamic-feature-service/package.json
index 0d05b97bd9..c693135f30 100644
--- a/packages/backend-dynamic-feature-service/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-dynamic-feature-service/package.json
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
     "start": "backstage-cli package start"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@backstage/backend-app-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/backend-defaults": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/backend-tasks": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli-common": "workspace:^",
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
     "winston": "^3.2.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@backstage/backend-app-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
     "wait-for-expect": "^3.0.2"
diff --git a/packages/backend-dynamic-feature-service/src/schemas/rootLoggerServiceFactory.ts b/packages/backend-dynamic-feature-service/src/schemas/rootLoggerServiceFactory.ts
index 6681a65a75..bf3df3ffe7 100644
--- a/packages/backend-dynamic-feature-service/src/schemas/rootLoggerServiceFactory.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-dynamic-feature-service/src/schemas/rootLoggerServiceFactory.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ import {
   createServiceFactory,
   coreServices,
 } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-import { WinstonLogger } from '@backstage/backend-app-api';
+import { WinstonLogger } from '@backstage/backend-defaults/rootLogger';
 import { transports, format } from 'winston';
-import { createConfigSecretEnumerator } from '@backstage/backend-app-api';
+import { createConfigSecretEnumerator } from '@backstage/backend-defaults/rootLogger';
 import { loadConfigSchema } from '@backstage/config-loader';
 import { getPackages } from '@manypkg/get-packages';
 import { dynamicPluginsSchemasServiceRef } from './schemas';
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9261d70f21..53bef5284a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3708,6 +3708,7 @@ __metadata:
   dependencies:
     "@backstage/backend-app-api": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/backend-defaults": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/backend-tasks": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^"