diff --git a/.changeset/stale-shirts-grow.md b/.changeset/stale-shirts-grow.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93d38fed5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/stale-shirts-grow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-techdocs': patch
+---
+
+Removed import of deprecated hook.
diff --git a/.changeset/wicked-masks-own.md b/.changeset/wicked-masks-own.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cdca1c10a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wicked-masks-own.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-react': patch
+---
+
+Deprecated the `useOwnedEntities` hook which is replaced by the IdentityAPI.
+Deprecated the `useOwnUser` hook due to low external value.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md b/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md
index 0a7bbbfc9e..4efd2fd9e9 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md
@@ -584,13 +584,13 @@ export function useEntityPermission(permission: Permission): {
 // @public
 export function useEntityTypeFilter(): EntityTypeReturn;
 
-// @public
+// @public @deprecated
 export function useOwnedEntities(allowedKinds?: string[]): {
   loading: boolean;
   ownedEntities: GetEntitiesResponse | undefined;
 };
 
-// @public
+// @public @deprecated
 export function useOwnUser(): AsyncState<UserEntity | undefined>;
 
 // @public (undocumented)
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useOwnUser.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useOwnUser.ts
index 1477de67aa..74c44bc638 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useOwnUser.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useOwnUser.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { identityApiRef, useApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 /**
  * Get the catalog User entity (if any) that matches the logged-in user.
  * @public
+ * @deprecated due to low external usage.
  */
 export function useOwnUser(): AsyncState<UserEntity | undefined> {
   const catalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useOwnedEntities.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useOwnedEntities.ts
index dad73740c1..da023a543e 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useOwnedEntities.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useOwnedEntities.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import { useMemo } from 'react';
  * @public
  *
  * @param allowedKinds - Array of allowed kinds to filter the entities
+ * @deprecated Use `ownershipEntityRefs` from `identityApi.getBackstageIdentity()` instead.
  */
 export function useOwnedEntities(allowedKinds?: string[]): {
   loading: boolean;
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/home/components/TechDocsCustomHome.tsx b/plugins/techdocs/src/home/components/TechDocsCustomHome.tsx
index b32cadaa05..54c622fdf3 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/home/components/TechDocsCustomHome.tsx
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/home/components/TechDocsCustomHome.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
-import useAsync from 'react-use/lib/useAsync';
+import useAsync, { AsyncState } from 'react-use/lib/useAsync';
 import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core';
 import { CSSProperties } from '@material-ui/styles';
 import {
@@ -23,9 +23,13 @@ import {
   catalogApiRef,
   CatalogApi,
   isOwnerOf,
-  useOwnUser,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
-import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
+import {
+  DEFAULT_NAMESPACE,
+  Entity,
+  parseEntityRef,
+  UserEntity,
+} from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { DocsTable } from './DocsTable';
 import { DocsCardGrid } from './DocsCardGrid';
 import { TechDocsPageWrapper } from './TechDocsPageWrapper';
@@ -40,7 +44,7 @@ import {
   ContentHeader,
 } from '@backstage/core-components';
 
-import { useApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { identityApiRef, useApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 
 const panels = {
   DocsTable: DocsTable,
@@ -195,3 +199,18 @@ export const TechDocsCustomHome = ({
     </TechDocsPageWrapper>
   );
 };
+
+function useOwnUser(): AsyncState<UserEntity | undefined> {
+  const catalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
+  const identityApi = useApi(identityApiRef);
+
+  return useAsync(async () => {
+    const identity = await identityApi.getBackstageIdentity();
+    return catalogApi.getEntityByName(
+      parseEntityRef(identity.userEntityRef, {
+        defaultKind: 'User',
+        defaultNamespace: DEFAULT_NAMESPACE,
+      }),
+    ) as Promise<UserEntity | undefined>;
+  }, [catalogApi, identityApi]);
+}