diff --git a/.changeset/dependabot-adaba58.md b/.changeset/dependabot-adaba58.md
index 2721b8f8e8524..b10abe506a8eb 100644
--- a/.changeset/dependabot-adaba58.md
+++ b/.changeset/dependabot-adaba58.md
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 ---
 '@backstage/backend-common': patch
 '@backstage/plugin-app-backend': patch
-'@backstage/plugin-auth-backend': patch
 '@backstage/plugin-graphql-backend': patch
 '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend': patch
-'@backstage/plugin-rollbar-backend': patch
-'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': patch
 ---
 
 chore(deps): bump `helmet` from 4.4.1 to 5.0.2
diff --git a/.changeset/seven-birds-eat.md b/.changeset/seven-birds-eat.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1aa6cd4fffb9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/seven-birds-eat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-backend': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-rollbar-backend': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': patch
+---
+
+Removed unused `helmet` dependency.
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/package.json b/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
index 246b7bc0254b4..422683a09e30d 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
     "express-session": "^1.17.1",
     "fs-extra": "9.1.0",
     "google-auth-library": "^7.6.1",
-    "helmet": "^5.0.2",
     "jose": "^1.27.1",
     "jwt-decode": "^3.1.0",
     "knex": "^1.0.2",
diff --git a/plugins/rollbar-backend/package.json b/plugins/rollbar-backend/package.json
index 7ff4df12486d1..91a4d38c31722 100644
--- a/plugins/rollbar-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/rollbar-backend/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
     "fs-extra": "9.1.0",
-    "helmet": "^5.0.2",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "morgan": "^1.10.0",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.7",
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
index b19051625726d..69e3e16f5db0b 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
     "git-url-parse": "^11.6.0",
     "globby": "^11.0.0",
     "handlebars": "^4.7.6",
-    "helmet": "^5.0.2",
     "isbinaryfile": "^4.0.8",
     "isomorphic-git": "^1.8.0",
     "jsonschema": "^1.2.6",