diff --git a/.changeset/beige-jobs-begin.md b/.changeset/beige-jobs-begin.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f93e534857
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/beige-jobs-begin.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+Remove direct `vite` dependency
diff --git a/packages/app-next/package.json b/packages/app-next/package.json
index 397be2197a..0e80f188f7 100644
--- a/packages/app-next/package.json
+++ b/packages/app-next/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
     "react-router": "^6.3.0",
     "react-router-dom": "^6.3.0",
     "react-use": "^17.2.4",
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     "vite-plugin-html": "^3.2.0",
     "vite-plugin-node-polyfills": "^0.22.0",
     "zen-observable": "^0.10.0"
diff --git a/packages/app/package.json b/packages/app/package.json
index 9d9431b6c1..e60f7bd548 100644
--- a/packages/app/package.json
+++ b/packages/app/package.json
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@
     "react-router": "^6.3.0",
     "react-router-dom": "^6.3.0",
     "react-use": "^17.2.4",
-    "vite": "^4.4.9",
     "vite-plugin-html": "^3.2.0",
     "vite-plugin-node-polyfills": "^0.22.0",
     "zen-observable": "^0.10.0"
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 9d15efe9e4..03c11a9966 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@
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     "msw": "^1.0.0",
     "nodemon": "^3.0.1",
-    "vite": "^4.4.9",
     "vite-plugin-html": "^3.2.0",
     "vite-plugin-node-polyfills": "^0.22.0"
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diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/server.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/server.ts
index 259f3263eb..d73bcc662e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/server.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/server.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ DEPRECATION WARNING: React Router Beta is deprecated and support for it will be
   const { name } = await fs.readJson(libPaths.resolveTarget('package.json'));
 
   let webpackServer: WebpackDevServer | undefined = undefined;
+  // @ts-ignore
   let viteServer: import('vite').ViteDevServer | undefined = undefined;
 
   let latestFrontendAppConfigs: AppConfig[] = [];
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 39441760f4..5659968a13 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4026,7 +4026,6 @@ __metadata:
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-    vite: ^4.4.9
     vite-plugin-html: ^3.2.0
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   resolution: "@esbuild/freebsd-arm64@npm:0.21.5"
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   resolution: "@esbuild/freebsd-x64@npm:0.21.5"
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-"@esbuild/linux-arm64@npm:0.18.20":
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-  resolution: "@esbuild/linux-arm64@npm:0.18.20"
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@@ -8973,13 +8916,6 @@ __metadata:
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   resolution: "@esbuild/linux-arm@npm:0.21.5"
@@ -8994,13 +8930,6 @@ __metadata:
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@@ -9015,13 +8944,6 @@ __metadata:
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   resolution: "@esbuild/linux-loong64@npm:0.21.5"
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-  conditions: os=linux & cpu=mips64el
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   resolution: "@esbuild/linux-mips64el@npm:0.21.5"
@@ -9057,13 +8972,6 @@ __metadata:
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-"@esbuild/linux-ppc64@npm:0.18.20":
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@@ -9078,13 +8986,6 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: hard
 
-"@esbuild/linux-riscv64@npm:0.18.20":
-  version: 0.18.20
-  resolution: "@esbuild/linux-riscv64@npm:0.18.20"
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-  languageName: node
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   resolution: "@esbuild/linux-riscv64@npm:0.21.5"
@@ -9099,13 +9000,6 @@ __metadata:
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-"@esbuild/linux-s390x@npm:0.18.20":
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-  resolution: "@esbuild/linux-s390x@npm:0.18.20"
-  conditions: os=linux & cpu=s390x
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   resolution: "@esbuild/linux-s390x@npm:0.21.5"
@@ -9120,13 +9014,6 @@ __metadata:
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-"@esbuild/linux-x64@npm:0.18.20":
-  version: 0.18.20
-  resolution: "@esbuild/linux-x64@npm:0.18.20"
-  conditions: os=linux & cpu=x64
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-
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   resolution: "@esbuild/linux-x64@npm:0.21.5"
@@ -9141,13 +9028,6 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: hard
 
-"@esbuild/netbsd-x64@npm:0.18.20":
-  version: 0.18.20
-  resolution: "@esbuild/netbsd-x64@npm:0.18.20"
-  conditions: os=netbsd & cpu=x64
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-
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   resolution: "@esbuild/netbsd-x64@npm:0.21.5"
@@ -9169,13 +9049,6 @@ __metadata:
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-  version: 0.18.20
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   resolution: "@esbuild/openbsd-x64@npm:0.21.5"
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-"@esbuild/sunos-x64@npm:0.18.20":
-  version: 0.18.20
-  resolution: "@esbuild/sunos-x64@npm:0.18.20"
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   resolution: "@esbuild/sunos-x64@npm:0.21.5"
@@ -9211,13 +9077,6 @@ __metadata:
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-"@esbuild/win32-arm64@npm:0.18.20":
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-  conditions: os=win32 & cpu=arm64
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-
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   resolution: "@esbuild/win32-arm64@npm:0.21.5"
@@ -9232,13 +9091,6 @@ __metadata:
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-"@esbuild/win32-ia32@npm:0.18.20":
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-
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   resolution: "@esbuild/win32-ia32@npm:0.21.5"
@@ -9253,13 +9105,6 @@ __metadata:
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-"@esbuild/win32-x64@npm:0.18.20":
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   resolution: "@esbuild/win32-x64@npm:0.21.5"
@@ -25579,83 +25424,6 @@ __metadata:
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@@ -26451,7 +26219,6 @@ __metadata:
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-    vite: ^4.4.9
     vite-plugin-html: ^3.2.0
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@@ -26531,7 +26298,6 @@ __metadata:
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-    vite: ^4.4.9
     vite-plugin-html: ^3.2.0
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-"postcss@npm:^8.1.0, postcss@npm:^8.4.27, postcss@npm:^8.4.33":
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-  resolution: "rollup@npm:3.29.4"
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-  languageName: node
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