diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md b/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md
index c91709519f..130ad6d1f1 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export function createSpecializedBackend(
 // @public (undocumented)
 export interface CreateSpecializedBackendOptions {
   // (undocumented)
-  serviceFactories: AnyServiceFactory[];
+  services: AnyServiceFactory[];
 }
 
 // @public (undocumented)
diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/types.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/types.ts
index fc4d14a962..2aaead805d 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/types.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/types.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export interface BackendRegisterInit {
  * @public
  */
 export interface CreateSpecializedBackendOptions {
-  serviceFactories: AnyServiceFactory[];
+  services: AnyServiceFactory[];
 }
 
 export type ServiceHolder = {
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@ export type ServiceHolder = {
 export function createSpecializedBackend(
   options: CreateSpecializedBackendOptions,
 ): Backend {
-  return new BackstageBackend(options.serviceFactories);
+  return new BackstageBackend(options.services);
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend-defaults/api-report.md b/packages/backend-defaults/api-report.md
index 4e8f7d755c..4c0fb80714 100644
--- a/packages/backend-defaults/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/backend-defaults/api-report.md
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ export function createBackend(options?: CreateBackendOptions): Backend;
 // @public (undocumented)
 export interface CreateBackendOptions {
   // (undocumented)
-  serviceFactories?: AnyServiceFactory[];
+  services?: AnyServiceFactory[];
 }
-
-// (No @packageDocumentation comment for this package)
 ```
diff --git a/packages/backend-defaults/src/CreateBackend.ts b/packages/backend-defaults/src/CreateBackend.ts
index 31905a3081..8d61d6e915 100644
--- a/packages/backend-defaults/src/CreateBackend.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-defaults/src/CreateBackend.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import {
   tokenManagerFactory,
   urlReaderFactory,
 } from '@backstage/backend-app-api';
-import { CreateBackendOptions } from './types';
 
 export const defaultServiceFactories = [
   cacheFactory,
@@ -43,15 +42,21 @@ export const defaultServiceFactories = [
   httpRouterFactory,
 ];
 
+import { AnyServiceFactory } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+
+/**
+ * @public
+ */
+export interface CreateBackendOptions {
+  services?: AnyServiceFactory[];
+}
+
 /**
  * @public
  */
 export function createBackend(options?: CreateBackendOptions): Backend {
   // TODO: merge with provided APIs
   return createSpecializedBackend({
-    serviceFactories: [
-      ...defaultServiceFactories,
-      ...(options?.serviceFactories || []),
-    ],
+    services: [...defaultServiceFactories, ...(options?.services || [])],
   });
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend-defaults/src/index.ts b/packages/backend-defaults/src/index.ts
index d3227d6d96..b6ae2f1333 100644
--- a/packages/backend-defaults/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-defaults/src/index.ts
@@ -14,5 +14,11 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-export type { CreateBackendOptions } from './types';
+/**
+ * Backend defaults used by Backstage backend apps
+ *
+ * @packageDocumentation
+ */
+
+export type { CreateBackendOptions } from './CreateBackend';
 export { createBackend } from './CreateBackend';
diff --git a/packages/backend-defaults/src/types.ts b/packages/backend-defaults/src/types.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 710f18ab16..0000000000
--- a/packages/backend-defaults/src/types.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2022 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 { AnyServiceFactory } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-
-/**
- * @public
- */
-export interface CreateBackendOptions {
-  serviceFactories?: AnyServiceFactory[];
-}