diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/backendModule.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/backendModule.ts
index 8cfa7f1e00..2ace64e165 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/backendModule.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/backendModule.ts
@@ -91,10 +91,7 @@ export const backendModule = createFactory<Options>({
       });
     }
 
-    await addToBackend(name, {
-      defaultVersion: ctx.defaultVersion,
-      type: 'module',
-    });
+    await addToBackend(name, 'module');
 
     if (options.owner) {
       await addCodeownersEntry(`/plugins/${dirName}`, options.owner);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/backendPlugin.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/backendPlugin.ts
index d7bf33b033..8671ef9952 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/backendPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/backendPlugin.ts
@@ -79,10 +79,7 @@ export const backendPlugin = createFactory<Options>({
         );
       });
 
-      await addToBackend(name, {
-        defaultVersion: ctx.defaultVersion,
-        type: 'plugin',
-      });
+      await addToBackend(name, 'plugin');
     }
 
     if (options.owner) {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/tasks.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/tasks.ts
index 84362d7856..11cf53bf4f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/tasks.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/tasks.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { basename, dirname } from 'path';
 import recursive from 'recursive-readdir';
 import { exec as execCb } from 'child_process';
 import { assertError } from '@backstage/errors';
+import { paths } from './paths';
 
 const exec = promisify(execCb);
 
@@ -197,12 +198,9 @@ export async function addPackageDependency(
   }
 }
 
-export async function addToBackend(
-  name: string,
-  ctx: { defaultVersion: string; type: 'plugin' | 'module' },
-) {
+export async function addToBackend(name: string, type: 'plugin' | 'module') {
   if (await fs.pathExists(paths.resolveTargetRoot('packages/backend'))) {
-    await Task.forItem('backend', `adding ${ctx.type}`, async () => {
+    await Task.forItem('backend', `adding ${type}`, async () => {
       const backendFilePath = paths.resolveTargetRoot(
         'packages/backend/src/index.ts',
       );