diff --git a/.changeset/poor-ladybugs-smell.md b/.changeset/poor-ladybugs-smell.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bcd67d2426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/poor-ladybugs-smell.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+Removed unused `replace-in-file` dependency
diff --git a/packages/cli/knip-report.md b/packages/cli/knip-report.md
index d1989ea4ae..23da9f8411 100644
--- a/packages/cli/knip-report.md
+++ b/packages/cli/knip-report.md
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 | @svgr/plugin-svgo                | package.json | error    |
 | @svgr/plugin-jsx                 | package.json | error    |
 | jest-css-modules                 | package.json | error    |
-| replace-in-file                  | package.json | error    |
 | @swc/helpers                     | package.json | error    |
 | jest-runtime                     | package.json | error    |
 | cross-fetch                      | package.json | error    |
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index ca85e2afdb..98f7b3bafb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@
     "react-dev-utils": "^12.0.0-next.60",
     "react-refresh": "^0.14.0",
     "recursive-readdir": "^2.2.2",
-    "replace-in-file": "^6.0.0",
     "rollup": "^2.60.2",
     "rollup-plugin-dts": "^4.0.1",
     "rollup-plugin-esbuild": "^4.7.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 75a9c4b84d..ba8e64663f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3668,7 +3668,6 @@ __metadata:
     react-dev-utils: ^12.0.0-next.60
     react-refresh: ^0.14.0
     recursive-readdir: ^2.2.2
-    replace-in-file: ^6.0.0
     rollup: ^2.60.2
     rollup-plugin-dts: ^4.0.1
     rollup-plugin-esbuild: ^4.7.2
@@ -28991,7 +28990,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"glob@npm:7.2.3, glob@npm:^7.0.0, glob@npm:^7.1.3, glob@npm:^7.1.4, glob@npm:^7.1.6, glob@npm:^7.1.7, glob@npm:^7.2.0":
+"glob@npm:7.2.3, glob@npm:^7.0.0, glob@npm:^7.1.3, glob@npm:^7.1.4, glob@npm:^7.1.6, glob@npm:^7.1.7":
   version: 7.2.3
   resolution: "glob@npm:7.2.3"
   dependencies:
@@ -40438,19 +40437,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"replace-in-file@npm:^6.0.0":
-  version: 6.3.5
-  resolution: "replace-in-file@npm:6.3.5"
-  dependencies:
-    chalk: ^4.1.2
-    glob: ^7.2.0
-    yargs: ^17.2.1
-  bin:
-    replace-in-file: bin/cli.js
-  checksum: e5ac3bfee531dcb70cfbb327e6d4ec86bcf4c8045f292e46fb0e4c8743bd70a274c2402918d2609a25fde829862b6e1fe5f09f6c171aabbdde142a9f33008cf1
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "request@npm:^2.88.0":
   version: 2.88.2
   resolution: "request@npm:2.88.2"
@@ -46145,7 +46131,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"yargs@npm:^17.1.1, yargs@npm:^17.2.1, yargs@npm:^17.3.1, yargs@npm:^17.7.1, yargs@npm:^17.7.2":
+"yargs@npm:^17.1.1, yargs@npm:^17.3.1, yargs@npm:^17.7.1, yargs@npm:^17.7.2":
   version: 17.7.2
   resolution: "yargs@npm:17.7.2"
   dependencies: