diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/README.md b/plugins/api-docs/README.md
index f74fc19e92..30c09ec483 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/README.md
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/README.md
@@ -246,12 +246,15 @@ createApiFactory({
         return req;
       };
       const definitionWidgets = defaultDefinitionWidgets();
-      definitionWidgets[definitionWidgets.findIndex(obj => obj.type === 'openapi')] = {
-        type: 'openapi',
-        title: 'OpenAPI',
-        rawLanguage: 'yaml',
-        component: (definition) => <OpenApiDefinitionWidget definition={definition} requestInterceptor={requestInterceptor} />,
-      };
+      definitionWidgets.map(obj => {
+        if (obj.type === 'openapi') {
+          return {
+            ...obj,
+            component: (definition) => <OpenApiDefinitionWidget definition={definition} requestInterceptor={requestInterceptor} />,
+          }
+        }
+        return obj;
+      });
 
       return {
         getApiDefinitionWidget: (apiEntity: ApiEntity) => {
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/api-report.md b/plugins/api-docs/api-report.md
index fb9fe48621..84e6344325 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/api-report.md
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export const OpenApiDefinitionWidget: (
 // @public (undocumented)
 export type OpenApiDefinitionWidgetProps = {
   definition: string;
-  requestInterceptor?: (req: Request_2) => Request_2 | Promise<Request_2>;
+  requestInterceptor?: (req: any) => any | Promise<any>;
 };
 
 // @public (undocumented)
@@ -188,13 +188,6 @@ export const ProvidingComponentsCard: (props: {
   variant?: InfoCardVariants;
 }) => JSX.Element;
 
-// @public (undocumented)
-interface Request_2 {
-  // (undocumented)
-  [k: string]: any;
-}
-export { Request_2 as Request };
-
 // @public (undocumented)
 export const TrpcApiDefinitionWidget: (
   props: TrpcApiDefinitionWidgetProps,
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/OpenApiDefinition.tsx b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/OpenApiDefinition.tsx
index 624f99e4a1..a2ebbbc7e3 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/OpenApiDefinition.tsx
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/OpenApiDefinition.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import SwaggerUI from 'swagger-ui-react';
 import 'swagger-ui-react/swagger-ui.css';
-import { Request } from './';
 
 const useStyles = makeStyles(theme => ({
   root: {
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles(theme => ({
 
 export type OpenApiDefinitionProps = {
   definition: string;
-  requestInterceptor?: (req: Request) => Request | Promise<Request>;
+  requestInterceptor?: (req: any) => any | Promise<any>;
 };
 
 export const OpenApiDefinition = ({
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/OpenApiDefinitionWidget.tsx b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/OpenApiDefinitionWidget.tsx
index 809934ee11..152f1fd089 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/OpenApiDefinitionWidget.tsx
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/OpenApiDefinitionWidget.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import { Progress } from '@backstage/core-components';
 import React, { Suspense } from 'react';
-import { Request } from './';
 
 // The swagger-ui component and related CSS has a significant size, only load it
 // if the element is actually used.
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ const LazyOpenApiDefinition = React.lazy(() =>
 /** @public */
 export type OpenApiDefinitionWidgetProps = {
   definition: string;
-  requestInterceptor?: (req: Request) => Request | Promise<Request>;
+  requestInterceptor?: (req: any) => any | Promise<any>;
 };
 
 /** @public */
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/index.ts b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/index.ts
index 631a96c047..e317d42a59 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/index.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,3 @@
 
 export { OpenApiDefinitionWidget } from './OpenApiDefinitionWidget';
 export type { OpenApiDefinitionWidgetProps } from './OpenApiDefinitionWidget';
-
-/** @public */
-export interface Request {
-  [k: string]: any;
-}