diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/plugin.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/plugin.ts
index 543d017ae1..ad26967804 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/plugin.ts
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export const techdocsPlugin = createBackendPlugin({
             discovery,
             httpAuth,
             auth,
-            catalogClient: catalog,
+            catalog,
           }),
         );
 
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/router.test.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
index 5b409960d0..40e8fe450d 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ describe('createRouter', () => {
     docsBuildStrategy,
     auth: mockServices.auth(),
     httpAuth: mockServices.httpAuth(),
-    catalogClient: mockCatalogService,
+    catalog: mockCatalogService,
   };
   const recommendedOptions = {
     publisher,
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe('createRouter', () => {
     docsBuildStrategy,
     auth: mockServices.auth(),
     httpAuth: mockServices.httpAuth(),
-    catalogClient: mockCatalogService,
+    catalog: mockCatalogService,
   };
 
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/router.ts
index b05eefff79..48b8afaf53 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export type OutOfTheBoxDeploymentOptions = {
   cache: CacheService;
   docsBuildStrategy?: DocsBuildStrategy;
   buildLogTransport?: winston.transport;
-  catalogClient?: CatalogService;
+  catalog: CatalogService;
   httpAuth: HttpAuthService;
   auth: AuthService;
 };
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export type RecommendedDeploymentOptions = {
   cache: CacheService;
   docsBuildStrategy?: DocsBuildStrategy;
   buildLogTransport?: winston.transport;
-  catalogClient?: CatalogService;
+  catalog: CatalogService;
   httpAuth: HttpAuthService;
   auth: AuthService;
 };
@@ -116,10 +116,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
   const router = Router();
   const { publisher, config, logger, discovery, httpAuth, auth } = options;
 
-  if (!options.catalogClient) {
-    throw new Error('catalogClient is required');
-  }
-  const catalogClient = options.catalogClient;
+  const catalogClient = options.catalog;
   const docsBuildStrategy =
     options.docsBuildStrategy ?? DefaultDocsBuildStrategy.fromConfig(config);
   const buildLogTransport = options.buildLogTransport;