diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/data/component.ts b/plugins/catalog/src/data/component.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 68be7588f0..0000000000
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/data/component.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-import { EntityMeta } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
-import { ReactNode } from 'react';
-
-export type Component = {
-  name: string;
-  namespace?: string;
-  kind: string;
-  metadata: EntityMeta;
-  description: ReactNode;
-};
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/data/utils.ts b/plugins/catalog/src/data/utils.ts
index f84bfee73f..4eaac6e33a 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/data/utils.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/data/utils.ts
@@ -14,22 +14,10 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 import {
-  Entity,
+  EntityMeta,
   LocationSpec,
   LOCATION_ANNOTATION,
-  EntityMeta,
 } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
-import { Component } from './component';
-
-export function entityToComponent(envelope: Entity): Component {
-  return {
-    name: envelope.metadata.name,
-    namespace: envelope.metadata.namespace,
-    kind: envelope.kind,
-    metadata: envelope.metadata,
-    description: envelope.metadata.annotations?.description ?? 'placeholder',
-  };
-}
 
 export function findLocationForEntityMeta(
   meta: EntityMeta,