diff --git a/.changeset/fuzzy-buses-shop.md b/.changeset/fuzzy-buses-shop.md
deleted file mode 100644
index eb300d1535..0000000000
--- a/.changeset/fuzzy-buses-shop.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-'@backstage/plugin-catalog': patch
----
-
-Fix link for 'View TechDocs' button on entity's page: kind should be in lowercase by default, uppercase could be enabled
-if `techdocs.legacyUseCaseSensitiveTripletPaths` is set to `true`.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/package.json b/plugins/catalog/package.json
index 89d22ea886..66718424cd 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-react": "^1.1.2-next.3",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "^0.3.6-next.0",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-react": "^0.2.2-next.3",
-    "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-react": "1.0.2-next.2",
     "@backstage/theme": "^0.2.16-next.1",
     "@backstage/types": "^1.0.0",
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.12.2",
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.test.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.test.tsx
index e892bf8554..f2fee7d9f4 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.test.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import {
   CatalogApi,
   entityRouteRef,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
-import { ConfigApi, configApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { renderInTestApp, TestApiProvider } from '@backstage/test-utils';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import React from 'react';
@@ -394,63 +393,6 @@ describe('<AboutCard />', () => {
       },
     );
 
-    expect(getByText('View TechDocs').closest('a')).toHaveAttribute(
-      'href',
-      '/docs/default/component/software',
-    );
-  });
-
-  it('renders techdocs link if techdocs.legacyUseCaseSensitiveTripletPaths is true', async () => {
-    const configApi: ConfigApi = new ConfigReader({
-      integrations: {
-        github: [
-          {
-            host: 'github.com',
-            token: '...',
-          },
-        ],
-      },
-      techdocs: {
-        legacyUseCaseSensitiveTripletPaths: true,
-      },
-    });
-
-    const entity = {
-      apiVersion: 'v1',
-      kind: 'Component',
-      metadata: {
-        name: 'software',
-        annotations: {
-          'backstage.io/techdocs-ref': './',
-        },
-      },
-      spec: {
-        owner: 'guest',
-        type: 'service',
-        lifecycle: 'production',
-      },
-    };
-
-    const { getByText } = await renderInTestApp(
-      <TestApiProvider
-        apis={[
-          [scmIntegrationsApiRef, ScmIntegrationsApi.fromConfig(configApi)],
-          [configApiRef, configApi],
-          [catalogApiRef, catalogApi],
-        ]}
-      >
-        <EntityProvider entity={entity}>
-          <AboutCard />
-        </EntityProvider>
-      </TestApiProvider>,
-      {
-        mountedRoutes: {
-          '/docs/:namespace/:kind/:name': viewTechDocRouteRef,
-          '/catalog/:namespace/:kind/:name': entityRouteRef,
-        },
-      },
-    );
-
     expect(getByText('View TechDocs').closest('a')).toHaveAttribute(
       'href',
       '/docs/default/Component/software',
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.tsx
index 757b5b10a6..b7ccd49b31 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import {
   ANNOTATION_EDIT_URL,
   ANNOTATION_LOCATION,
-  getCompoundEntityRef,
+  DEFAULT_NAMESPACE,
   stringifyEntityRef,
 } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import {
@@ -26,12 +26,7 @@ import {
   InfoCardVariants,
   Link,
 } from '@backstage/core-components';
-import {
-  alertApiRef,
-  configApiRef,
-  useApi,
-  useRouteRef,
-} from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { alertApiRef, useApi, useRouteRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import {
   ScmIntegrationIcon,
   scmIntegrationsApiRef,
@@ -55,7 +50,6 @@ import EditIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Edit';
 import React, { useCallback } from 'react';
 import { viewTechDocRouteRef } from '../../routes';
 import { AboutContent } from './AboutContent';
-import { toLowercaseEntityRefMaybe } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-react';
 
 const useStyles = makeStyles({
   gridItemCard: {
@@ -97,8 +91,6 @@ export function AboutCard(props: AboutCardProps) {
   const catalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
   const alertApi = useApi(alertApiRef);
   const viewTechdocLink = useRouteRef(viewTechDocRouteRef);
-  const config = useApi(configApiRef);
-  const entityRef = getCompoundEntityRef(entity);
 
   const entitySourceLocation = getEntitySourceLocation(
     entity,
@@ -121,7 +113,11 @@ export function AboutCard(props: AboutCardProps) {
     icon: <DocsIcon />,
     href:
       viewTechdocLink &&
-      viewTechdocLink(toLowercaseEntityRefMaybe(entityRef, config)),
+      viewTechdocLink({
+        namespace: entity.metadata.namespace || DEFAULT_NAMESPACE,
+        kind: entity.kind,
+        name: entity.metadata.name,
+      }),
   };
 
   let cardClass = '';