diff --git a/plugins/user-settings/alpha-api-report.md b/plugins/user-settings/alpha-api-report.md
index 925d387882..673763745f 100644
--- a/plugins/user-settings/alpha-api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/user-settings/alpha-api-report.md
@@ -6,21 +6,24 @@
 import { TranslationRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api/alpha';
 
 // @alpha (undocumented)
-export const userSettingsTranslationRef: TranslationRef<{
-  language: string;
-  change_the_language: string;
-  theme: string;
-  theme_light: string;
-  theme_dark: string;
-  theme_auto: string;
-  change_the_theme_mode: string;
-  select_theme_light: string;
-  select_theme_dark: string;
-  select_theme_auto: string;
-  select_theme_custom: string;
-  lng: string;
-  select_lng: string;
-}>;
+export const userSettingsTranslationRef: TranslationRef<
+  {
+    readonly language: 'Language';
+    readonly change_the_language: 'Change the language';
+    readonly theme: 'Theme';
+    readonly theme_light: 'Light';
+    readonly theme_dark: 'Dark';
+    readonly theme_auto: 'Auto';
+    readonly change_the_theme_mode: 'Change the theme mode';
+    readonly select_theme_light: 'Select light';
+    readonly select_theme_dark: 'Select dark';
+    readonly select_theme_auto: 'Select Auto Theme';
+    readonly select_theme_custom: 'Select {{custom}}';
+    readonly lng: '{{language}}';
+    readonly select_lng: 'Select language {{language}}';
+  },
+  'user-settings'
+>;
 
 // (No @packageDocumentation comment for this package)
 ```
diff --git a/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsThemeToggle.test.tsx b/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsThemeToggle.test.tsx
index 48d16a9fde..0e07fa8c59 100644
--- a/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsThemeToggle.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/user-settings/src/components/General/UserSettingsThemeToggle.test.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  */
 
 import { AppTheme, appThemeApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
-import { useTranslationRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api/alpha';
 import {
   renderWithEffects,
   TestApiRegistry,
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ import { fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
 import React from 'react';
 import { UserSettingsThemeToggle } from './UserSettingsThemeToggle';
 import { ApiProvider, AppThemeSelector } from '@backstage/core-app-api';
-import { userSettingsTranslationRef } from '../../translation';
 
 const mockTheme: AppTheme = {
   id: 'light-theme',
@@ -41,11 +39,6 @@ const mockTheme: AppTheme = {
   ),
 };
 
-jest.mock('@backstage/core-plugin-api/alpha', () => ({
-  ...jest.requireActual('@backstage/core-plugin-api/alpha'),
-  useTranslationRef: jest.fn(),
-}));
-
 const apiRegistry = TestApiRegistry.from([
   appThemeApiRef,
   AppThemeSelector.createWithStorage([mockTheme]),
@@ -54,15 +47,6 @@ const apiRegistry = TestApiRegistry.from([
 describe('<UserSettingsThemeToggle />', () => {
   it('toggles the theme select button', async () => {
     const themeApi = apiRegistry.get(appThemeApiRef);
-    // todo: general test provider
-    const messages: Record<string, string> =
-      userSettingsTranslationRef.getDefaultMessages();
-
-    const useTranslationRefMock = jest
-      .fn()
-      .mockReturnValue((key: string) => messages[key]);
-
-    (useTranslationRef as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(useTranslationRefMock);
 
     const rendered = await renderWithEffects(
       wrapInTestApp(
diff --git a/plugins/user-settings/src/translation.ts b/plugins/user-settings/src/translation.ts
index 920f499082..ffe4174d99 100644
--- a/plugins/user-settings/src/translation.ts
+++ b/plugins/user-settings/src/translation.ts
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ export const userSettingsTranslationRef = createTranslationRef({
     select_theme_custom: 'Select {{custom}}',
     lng: '{{language}}',
     select_lng: 'Select language {{language}}',
-  },
+  } as const,
 });