diff --git a/packages/ui/package.json b/packages/ui/package.json
index ce979d58d2..a1df4bcf8a 100644
--- a/packages/ui/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui/package.json
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
-    "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.0.0",
-    "@testing-library/react": "^16.0.0",
     "@types/react": "^18.0.0",
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.0.0",
     "@types/use-sync-external-store": "^0.0.6",
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Table/components/Table.test.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/Table/components/Table.test.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index f10d672af4..0000000000
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Table/components/Table.test.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,107 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2025 The Backstage Authors
- *
- * 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 { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
-import { Table } from './Table';
-import { CellText } from './CellText';
-import type { ColumnConfig } from '../types';
-
-type TestItem = { id: number; name: string; type: string };
-
-const testColumns: ColumnConfig<TestItem>[] = [
-  {
-    id: 'name',
-    label: 'Name',
-    isRowHeader: true,
-    cell: item => <CellText title={item.name} />,
-  },
-  {
-    id: 'type',
-    label: 'Type',
-    cell: item => <CellText title={item.type} />,
-  },
-];
-
-describe('Table', () => {
-  describe('loading state', () => {
-    it('renders a table with header and skeleton rows when loading with no data', async () => {
-      render(
-        <Table
-          columnConfig={testColumns}
-          data={undefined}
-          loading={true}
-          pagination={{ type: 'none' }}
-        />,
-      );
-
-      const table = screen.getByRole('grid');
-      expect(table).toBeInTheDocument();
-
-      // Header columns should be visible
-      expect(screen.getByText('Name')).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(screen.getByText('Type')).toBeInTheDocument();
-
-      // Should render 5 skeleton rows (plus 1 header row = 6 total)
-      const rows = screen.getAllByRole('row');
-      expect(rows).toHaveLength(6);
-
-      // Table should indicate it's in a loading/stale state via data-stale
-      // (react-aria-components' Table does not forward aria-busy to the DOM,
-      // but the stale prop produces a data-stale attribute for CSS targeting)
-      expect(table).toHaveAttribute('data-stale', 'true');
-
-      // Each skeleton row should contain Skeleton placeholder elements
-      // (5 rows * 2 columns = 10 skeleton divs)
-      const skeletonElements = table.querySelectorAll('.bui-Skeleton');
-      expect(skeletonElements).toHaveLength(10);
-
-      // Skeleton elements should have varying widths for visual variety
-      const widths = Array.from(skeletonElements).map(
-        el => (el as HTMLElement).style.width,
-      );
-      expect(new Set(widths).size).toBeGreaterThan(1);
-
-      // Should NOT render "Loading..." text - skeleton is purely visual
-      expect(screen.queryByText('Loading...')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
-    });
-
-    it('renders data rows normally when not loading', async () => {
-      const data: TestItem[] = [
-        { id: 1, name: 'Service A', type: 'service' },
-        { id: 2, name: 'Library B', type: 'library' },
-      ];
-
-      render(
-        <Table
-          columnConfig={testColumns}
-          data={data}
-          pagination={{ type: 'none' }}
-        />,
-      );
-
-      expect(screen.getByText('Service A')).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(screen.getByText('Library B')).toBeInTheDocument();
-
-      const table = screen.getByRole('grid');
-      // When not loading, data-stale should be "false"
-      expect(table).toHaveAttribute('data-stale', 'false');
-
-      // Should not contain skeleton elements
-      const skeletonElements = table.querySelectorAll('.bui-Skeleton');
-      expect(skeletonElements).toHaveLength(0);
-    });
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/setupTests.ts b/packages/ui/src/setupTests.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f11bab1c2..0000000000
--- a/packages/ui/src/setupTests.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2026 The Backstage Authors
- *
- * 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 '@testing-library/jest-dom';
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 52709955fb..fbc65dcfdf 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7652,8 +7652,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/version-bridge": "workspace:^"
     "@remixicon/react": "npm:^4.6.0"
     "@tanstack/react-table": "npm:^8.21.3"
-    "@testing-library/jest-dom": "npm:^6.0.0"
-    "@testing-library/react": "npm:^16.0.0"
     "@types/react": "npm:^18.0.0"
     "@types/react-dom": "npm:^18.0.0"
     "@types/use-sync-external-store": "npm:^0.0.6"