diff --git a/.changeset/pretty-glasses-admire.md b/.changeset/pretty-glasses-admire.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..318271ddc9559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/pretty-glasses-admire.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+Removed the `import/no-duplicates` lint rule from the frontend and backend ESLint configurations. This rule is quite expensive to execute and only provides a purely cosmetic benefit, so we opted to remove it from the set of default rules. If you would like to keep this rule you can add it back in your local ESLint configuration:
+
+```js
+  'import/no-duplicates': 'warn'
+```
diff --git a/packages/cli/config/eslint.backend.js b/packages/cli/config/eslint.backend.js
index 0aec1c247f3df..519b388b96a85 100644
--- a/packages/cli/config/eslint.backend.js
+++ b/packages/cli/config/eslint.backend.js
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ module.exports = {
     'no-console': 0, // Permitted in console programs
     'new-cap': ['error', { capIsNew: false }], // Because Express constructs things e.g. like 'const r = express.Router()'
     'import/newline-after-import': 'error',
-    'import/no-duplicates': 'warn',
     'import/no-extraneous-dependencies': [
       'error',
       {
diff --git a/packages/cli/config/eslint.js b/packages/cli/config/eslint.js
index e81e309f72934..06f22933e8cbc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/config/eslint.js
+++ b/packages/cli/config/eslint.js
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ module.exports = {
     '@typescript-eslint/no-redeclare': 'error',
     'no-undef': 'off',
     'import/newline-after-import': 'error',
-    'import/no-duplicates': 'warn',
     'import/no-extraneous-dependencies': [
       'error',
       {