diff --git a/packages/backend-common/api-report.md b/packages/backend-common/api-report.md
index 002cfaac89..b5e4b0a84e 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/backend-common/api-report.md
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ export class PluginConnectionDatabaseManager {
     static readonly DEFAULT_PREFIX = "backstage_plugin_";
     forPlugin(pluginId: string): PluginDatabaseManager;
     static fromConfig(config: Config): PluginConnectionDatabaseManager;
-    getDatabaseName(pluginId: string): string;
     }
 
 // @public
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/database/PluginConnection.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/database/PluginConnection.ts
index 6db4e126b0..4f41bd068e 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/database/PluginConnection.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/database/PluginConnection.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export class PluginConnectionDatabaseManager {
    *
    * @param pluginId Lookup the database name for given plugin
    */
-  getDatabaseName(pluginId: string): string {
+  private getDatabaseName(pluginId: string): string {
     const pluginConfig: Config = this.getConfigForPlugin(pluginId);
 
     // determine root sqlite config to pass through as this is a special case