diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/EmptyState/MissingConsumesApisEmptyState.test.tsx b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/EmptyState/MissingConsumesApisEmptyState.test.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index de753713c3..0000000000
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/EmptyState/MissingConsumesApisEmptyState.test.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +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 { renderInTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
-import React from 'react';
-import { MissingConsumesApisEmptyState } from './MissingConsumesApisEmptyState';
-
-describe('<MissingConsumesApisEmptyState />', () => {
-  it('renders without exploding', async () => {
-    const { getByText } = await renderInTestApp(
-      <MissingConsumesApisEmptyState />,
-    );
-    expect(getByText(/consumesApis:/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-  });
-});
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/EmptyState/MissingConsumesApisEmptyState.tsx b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/EmptyState/MissingConsumesApisEmptyState.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e71168dde..0000000000
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/EmptyState/MissingConsumesApisEmptyState.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +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 React from 'react';
-import { Button, makeStyles, Typography } from '@material-ui/core';
-import { BackstageTheme } from '@backstage/theme';
-import { CodeSnippet, EmptyState } from '@backstage/core';
-
-const COMPONENT_YAML = `# Example
-apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
-kind: Component
-metadata:
-  name: example
-spec:
-  type: service
-  lifecycle: production
-  owner: guest
-  consumesApis:
-    - example-api
-`;
-
-const useStyles = makeStyles<BackstageTheme>(theme => ({
-  code: {
-    borderRadius: 6,
-    margin: `${theme.spacing(2)}px 0px`,
-    background: theme.palette.type === 'dark' ? '#444' : '#fff',
-  },
-}));
-
-export const MissingConsumesApisEmptyState = () => {
-  const classes = useStyles();
-  return (
-    <EmptyState
-      missing="field"
-      title="No APIs consumed by this entity"
-      description={
-        <>
-          Components can consume APIs that are displayed on this page. You need
-          to fill the <code>consumesApis</code> field to enable this tool.
-        </>
-      }
-      action={
-        <>
-          <Typography variant="body1">
-            Link an API to your component as shown in the highlighted example
-            below:
-          </Typography>
-          <div className={classes.code}>
-            <CodeSnippet
-              text={COMPONENT_YAML}
-              language="yaml"
-              showLineNumbers
-              highlightedNumbers={[10, 11]}
-              customStyle={{ background: 'inherit', fontSize: '115%' }}
-            />
-          </div>
-          <Button
-            variant="contained"
-            color="primary"
-            href="https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-catalog/descriptor-format#specconsumesapis-optional"
-          >
-            Read more
-          </Button>
-        </>
-      }
-    />
-  );
-};
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/EmptyState/MissingProvidesApisEmptyState.test.tsx b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/EmptyState/MissingProvidesApisEmptyState.test.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index b539753a95..0000000000
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/EmptyState/MissingProvidesApisEmptyState.test.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +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 { renderInTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
-import React from 'react';
-import { MissingProvidesApisEmptyState } from './MissingProvidesApisEmptyState';
-
-describe('<MissingProvidesApisEmptyState />', () => {
-  it('renders without exploding', async () => {
-    const { getByText } = await renderInTestApp(
-      <MissingProvidesApisEmptyState />,
-    );
-    expect(getByText(/providesApis:/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-  });
-});
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/EmptyState/MissingProvidesApisEmptyState.tsx b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/EmptyState/MissingProvidesApisEmptyState.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 9bf3465a34..0000000000
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/EmptyState/MissingProvidesApisEmptyState.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +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 React from 'react';
-import { Button, makeStyles, Typography } from '@material-ui/core';
-import { BackstageTheme } from '@backstage/theme';
-import { CodeSnippet, EmptyState } from '@backstage/core';
-
-const COMPONENT_YAML = `# Example
-apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
-kind: Component
-metadata:
-  name: example
-spec:
-  type: service
-  lifecycle: production
-  owner: guest
-  providesApis:
-    - example-api
-`;
-
-const useStyles = makeStyles<BackstageTheme>(theme => ({
-  code: {
-    borderRadius: 6,
-    margin: `${theme.spacing(2)}px 0px`,
-    background: theme.palette.type === 'dark' ? '#444' : '#fff',
-  },
-}));
-
-export const MissingProvidesApisEmptyState = () => {
-  const classes = useStyles();
-  return (
-    <EmptyState
-      missing="field"
-      title="No APIs provided by this entity"
-      description={
-        <>
-          Components can implement APIs that are displayed on this page. You
-          need to fill the <code>providesApis</code> field to enable this tool.
-        </>
-      }
-      action={
-        <>
-          <Typography variant="body1">
-            Link an API to your component as shown in the highlighted example
-            below:
-          </Typography>
-          <div className={classes.code}>
-            <CodeSnippet
-              text={COMPONENT_YAML}
-              language="yaml"
-              showLineNumbers
-              highlightedNumbers={[10, 11]}
-              customStyle={{ background: 'inherit', fontSize: '115%' }}
-            />
-          </div>
-          <Button
-            variant="contained"
-            color="primary"
-            href="https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-catalog/descriptor-format#specprovidesapis-optional"
-          >
-            Read more
-          </Button>
-        </>
-      }
-    />
-  );
-};
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/EmptyState/index.ts b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/EmptyState/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d195c43eb1..0000000000
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/EmptyState/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +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.
- */
-
-export { MissingConsumesApisEmptyState } from './MissingConsumesApisEmptyState';
-export { MissingProvidesApisEmptyState } from './MissingProvidesApisEmptyState';