diff --git a/plugins/todo-backend/package.json b/plugins/todo-backend/package.json
index 4dc0ec9dbb..9385ec0ee6 100644
--- a/plugins/todo-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/todo-backend/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^",
-    "@backstage/backend-openapi-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/catalog-client": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^",
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@
     "yn": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@backstage/backend-openapi-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
     "@types/supertest": "^2.0.8",
     "msw": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/plugins/todo-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/todo-backend/src/service/router.ts
index e84dfcc58e..364cbef6b0 100644
--- a/plugins/todo-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/todo-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {
   parseOrderByParam,
 } from '../lib/utils';
 import spec from '../schema/openapi.generated';
-import { ApiRouter } from '@backstage/backend-openapi-utils';
+import type { ApiRouter } from '@backstage/backend-openapi-utils';
 
 /** @public */
 export interface RouterOptions {