diff --git a/packages/app/src/apis.ts b/packages/app/src/apis.ts
index ccc576e727..6e643193db 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/apis.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/apis.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   createApiFactory,
   errorApiRef,
   githubAuthApiRef,
+  WebStorage,
 } from '@backstage/core';
 import {
   ScmIntegrationsApi,
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ import {
   graphQlBrowseApiRef,
   GraphQLEndpoints,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-graphiql';
+import {
+  LocalStoredShortcuts,
+  shortcutsApiRef,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-shortcuts';
 
 export const apis: AnyApiFactory[] = [
   createApiFactory({
@@ -61,4 +66,13 @@ export const apis: AnyApiFactory[] = [
   }),
 
   createApiFactory(costInsightsApiRef, new ExampleCostInsightsClient()),
+
+  createApiFactory({
+    api: shortcutsApiRef,
+    deps: { errorApi: errorApiRef },
+    factory: ({ errorApi }) =>
+      new LocalStoredShortcuts(
+        WebStorage.create({ namespace: '@backstage/shortcuts', errorApi }),
+      ),
+  }),
 ];
diff --git a/plugins/shortcuts/src/plugin.ts b/plugins/shortcuts/src/plugin.ts
index d33af76f33..b81062505a 100644
--- a/plugins/shortcuts/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/plugins/shortcuts/src/plugin.ts
@@ -14,27 +14,10 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import {
-  createApiFactory,
-  createComponentExtension,
-  createPlugin,
-  errorApiRef,
-  WebStorage,
-} from '@backstage/core';
-import { shortcutsApiRef, LocalStoredShortcuts } from './api';
+import { createComponentExtension, createPlugin } from '@backstage/core';
 
 export const shortcutsPlugin = createPlugin({
   id: 'shortcuts',
-  apis: [
-    createApiFactory({
-      api: shortcutsApiRef,
-      deps: { errorApi: errorApiRef },
-      factory: ({ errorApi }) =>
-        new LocalStoredShortcuts(
-          WebStorage.create({ namespace: '@backstage/shortcuts', errorApi }),
-        ),
-    }),
-  ],
 });
 
 export const Shortcuts = shortcutsPlugin.provide(