diff --git a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/apis/definitions/TranslationApi.ts b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/apis/definitions/TranslationApi.ts
index 202b2093a0..dba8753828 100644
--- a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/apis/definitions/TranslationApi.ts
+++ b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/apis/definitions/TranslationApi.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { ApiRef, createApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
-import { Observable } from '@backstage/types';
+import { Expand, ExpandRecursive, Observable } from '@backstage/types';
 import { TranslationRef } from '../../translation';
 
 /**
@@ -98,22 +98,6 @@ type CollapsedMessages<TMessages extends { [key in string]: string }> = {
     : key]: TMessages[key];
 };
 
-/**
- * Helper type that expands type hints
- *
- * @ignore
- */
-type Expand<T> = T extends infer O ? { [K in keyof O]: O[K] } : never;
-
-/**
- * Helper type that expands type hints recursively
- *
- * @ignore
- */
-type ExpandRecursive<T> = T extends infer O
-  ? { [K in keyof O]: ExpandRecursive<O[K]> }
-  : never;
-
 /**
  * Trim away whitespace
  *
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/types.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/types.ts
index a658760758..9088a9d772 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/types.ts
@@ -17,13 +17,6 @@
 import { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { FrontendPlugin } from './wiring';
 
-// TODO(Rugvip): This might be a quite useful utility type, maybe add to @backstage/types?
-/**
- * Utility type to expand type aliases into their equivalent type.
- * @ignore
- */
-export type Expand<T> = T extends infer O ? { [K in keyof O]: O[K] } : never;
-
 /** @public */
 export type CoreProgressProps = {};
 
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createExtension.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createExtension.ts
index 16f9f341a7..baf0b31215 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createExtension.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createExtension.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { ApiHolder, AppNode } from '../apis';
-import { Expand } from '../types';
+import { Expand } from '@backstage/types';
 import {
   ResolveInputValueOverrides,
   resolveInputOverrides,
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createExtensionBlueprint.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createExtensionBlueprint.ts
index e22179127a..3d55b0bbe0 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createExtensionBlueprint.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createExtensionBlueprint.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { ApiHolder, AppNode } from '../apis';
-import { Expand } from '../types';
+import { Expand } from '@backstage/types';
 import {
   ExtensionDefinition,
   ResolvedExtensionInputs,
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/resolveInputOverrides.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/resolveInputOverrides.ts
index cf201779e0..0541ca3620 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/resolveInputOverrides.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/resolveInputOverrides.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { AppNode } from '../apis';
-import { Expand } from '../types';
+import { Expand } from '@backstage/types';
 import { ResolvedExtensionInput } from './createExtension';
 import {
   ExtensionDataContainer,