diff --git a/.changeset/red-ghosts-train.md b/.changeset/red-ghosts-train.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..daa6692820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/red-ghosts-train.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-plugin-api': minor
+---
+
+**BREAKING**: Removed the ability to define options for plugins and modules. Existing options should be migrated to instead use either static configuration or extension points.
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/api-report.md b/packages/backend-plugin-api/api-report.md
index 9fa2149e43..0789168926 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/api-report.md
@@ -119,14 +119,14 @@ export namespace coreServices {
 }
 
 // @public
-export function createBackendModule<TOptions extends [options?: object] = []>(
-  config: BackendModuleConfig | ((...params: TOptions) => BackendModuleConfig),
-): (...params: TOptions) => BackendFeature;
+export function createBackendModule(
+  config: BackendModuleConfig,
+): () => BackendFeature;
 
 // @public
-export function createBackendPlugin<TOptions extends [options?: object] = []>(
-  config: BackendPluginConfig | ((...params: TOptions) => BackendPluginConfig),
-): (...params: TOptions) => BackendFeature;
+export function createBackendPlugin(
+  config: BackendPluginConfig,
+): () => BackendFeature;
 
 // @public
 export function createExtensionPoint<T>(
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.test.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.test.ts
index 17b0eed55f..1fd05a1605 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.test.ts
@@ -33,22 +33,19 @@ describe('createExtensionPoint', () => {
 
 describe('createBackendPlugin', () => {
   it('should create a BackendPlugin', () => {
-    const plugin = createBackendPlugin((_options: { a: string }) => ({
+    const plugin = createBackendPlugin({
       pluginId: 'x',
       register(r) {
         r.registerInit({ deps: {}, async init() {} });
       },
-    }));
+    });
     expect(plugin).toBeDefined();
-    expect(plugin({ a: 'a' })).toBeDefined();
-    expect(plugin({ a: 'a' })).toEqual({
+    expect(plugin()).toEqual({
       $$type: '@backstage/BackendFeature',
       version: 'v1',
       getRegistrations: expect.any(Function),
     });
-    expect(
-      (plugin({ a: 'a' }) as InternalBackendFeature).getRegistrations(),
-    ).toEqual([
+    expect((plugin() as InternalBackendFeature).getRegistrations()).toEqual([
       {
         type: 'plugin',
         pluginId: 'x',
@@ -60,91 +57,27 @@ describe('createBackendPlugin', () => {
       },
     ]);
     // @ts-expect-error
-    expect(plugin()).toBeDefined();
-    // @ts-expect-error
-    expect(plugin({ b: 'b' })).toBeDefined();
-  });
-
-  it('should create plugins with optional options', () => {
-    const plugin = createBackendPlugin((_options?: { a: string }) => ({
-      pluginId: 'x',
-      register() {},
-    }));
-    expect(plugin).toBeDefined();
     expect(plugin({ a: 'a' })).toBeDefined();
-    expect(plugin()).toBeDefined();
-    // @ts-expect-error
-    expect(plugin({ b: 'b' })).toBeDefined();
-  });
-
-  it('should create plugins without options', () => {
-    const plugin = createBackendPlugin({
-      pluginId: 'x',
-      register() {},
-    });
-    expect(plugin).toBeDefined();
-    // @ts-expect-error
-    expect(plugin({ a: 'a' })).toBeDefined();
-    // @ts-expect-error
-    expect(plugin({})).toBeDefined();
-  });
-
-  it('should create a BackendPlugin with options as interface', () => {
-    interface TestOptions {
-      a: string;
-    }
-    const plugin = createBackendPlugin((_options: TestOptions) => ({
-      pluginId: 'x',
-      register() {},
-    }));
-    expect(plugin).toBeDefined();
-    expect(plugin({ a: 'a' })).toBeDefined();
-    expect(plugin({ a: 'a' })).toEqual({
-      $$type: '@backstage/BackendFeature',
-      version: 'v1',
-      getRegistrations: expect.any(Function),
-    });
-    // @ts-expect-error
-    expect(plugin()).toBeDefined();
-    // @ts-expect-error
-    expect(plugin({ b: 'b' })).toBeDefined();
-  });
-
-  it('should create plugins with optional options as interface', () => {
-    interface TestOptions {
-      a: string;
-    }
-    const plugin = createBackendPlugin((_options?: TestOptions) => ({
-      pluginId: 'x',
-      register() {},
-    }));
-    expect(plugin).toBeDefined();
-    expect(plugin({ a: 'a' })).toBeDefined();
-    expect(plugin()).toBeDefined();
-    // @ts-expect-error
-    expect(plugin({ b: 'b' })).toBeDefined();
   });
 });
 
 describe('createBackendModule', () => {
   it('should create a BackendModule', () => {
-    const mod = createBackendModule((_options: { a: string }) => ({
+    const mod = createBackendModule({
       pluginId: 'x',
       moduleId: 'y',
       register(r) {
         r.registerInit({ deps: {}, async init() {} });
       },
-    }));
+    });
     expect(mod).toBeDefined();
-    expect(mod({ a: 'a' })).toBeDefined();
-    expect(mod({ a: 'a' })).toEqual({
+    expect(mod()).toBeDefined();
+    expect(mod()).toEqual({
       $$type: '@backstage/BackendFeature',
       version: 'v1',
       getRegistrations: expect.any(Function),
     });
-    expect(
-      (mod({ a: 'a' }) as InternalBackendFeature).getRegistrations(),
-    ).toEqual([
+    expect((mod() as InternalBackendFeature).getRegistrations()).toEqual([
       {
         type: 'module',
         pluginId: 'x',
@@ -157,72 +90,6 @@ describe('createBackendModule', () => {
       },
     ]);
     // @ts-expect-error
-    expect(mod()).toBeDefined();
-    // @ts-expect-error
-    expect(mod({ b: 'b' })).toBeDefined();
-  });
-
-  it('should create modules with optional options', () => {
-    const mod = createBackendModule((_options?: { a: string }) => ({
-      pluginId: 'x',
-      moduleId: 'y',
-      register() {},
-    }));
-    expect(mod).toBeDefined();
     expect(mod({ a: 'a' })).toBeDefined();
-    expect(mod()).toBeDefined();
-    // @ts-expect-error
-    expect(mod({ b: 'b' })).toBeDefined();
-  });
-
-  it('should create modules without options', () => {
-    const mod = createBackendModule({
-      pluginId: 'x',
-      moduleId: 'y',
-      register() {},
-    });
-    expect(mod).toBeDefined();
-    // @ts-expect-error
-    expect(mod({ a: 'a' })).toBeDefined();
-    // @ts-expect-error
-    expect(mod({})).toBeDefined();
-  });
-
-  it('should create a BackendModule as interface', () => {
-    interface TestOptions {
-      a: string;
-    }
-    const mod = createBackendModule((_options: TestOptions) => ({
-      pluginId: 'x',
-      moduleId: 'y',
-      register() {},
-    }));
-    expect(mod).toBeDefined();
-    expect(mod({ a: 'a' })).toBeDefined();
-    expect(mod({ a: 'a' })).toEqual({
-      $$type: '@backstage/BackendFeature',
-      version: 'v1',
-      getRegistrations: expect.any(Function),
-    });
-    // @ts-expect-error
-    expect(mod()).toBeDefined();
-    // @ts-expect-error
-    expect(mod({ b: 'b' })).toBeDefined();
-  });
-
-  it('should create modules with optional options as interface', () => {
-    interface TestOptions {
-      a: string;
-    }
-    const mod = createBackendModule((_options?: TestOptions) => ({
-      pluginId: 'x',
-      moduleId: 'y',
-      register() {},
-    }));
-    expect(mod).toBeDefined();
-    expect(mod({ a: 'a' })).toBeDefined();
-    expect(mod()).toBeDefined();
-    // @ts-expect-error
-    expect(mod({ b: 'b' })).toBeDefined();
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.ts
index c2ff1f84b9..af40256411 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.ts
@@ -85,14 +85,10 @@ export interface BackendPluginConfig {
  * @see {@link https://backstage.io/docs/backend-system/architecture/plugins | The architecture of plugins}
  * @see {@link https://backstage.io/docs/backend-system/architecture/naming-patterns | Recommended naming patterns}
  */
-export function createBackendPlugin<TOptions extends [options?: object] = []>(
-  config: BackendPluginConfig | ((...params: TOptions) => BackendPluginConfig),
-): (...params: TOptions) => BackendFeature {
-  const configCallback = typeof config === 'function' ? config : () => config;
-
-  const factory: BackendFeatureFactory<TOptions> = (...options) => {
-    const c = configCallback(...options);
-
+export function createBackendPlugin(
+  config: BackendPluginConfig,
+): () => BackendFeature {
+  const factory: BackendFeatureFactory = () => {
     let registrations: InternalBackendPluginRegistration[];
 
     return {
@@ -107,7 +103,7 @@ export function createBackendPlugin<TOptions extends [options?: object] = []>(
         let init: InternalBackendPluginRegistration['init'] | undefined =
           undefined;
 
-        c.register({
+        config.register({
           registerExtensionPoint(ext, impl) {
             if (init) {
               throw new Error(
@@ -129,14 +125,14 @@ export function createBackendPlugin<TOptions extends [options?: object] = []>(
 
         if (!init) {
           throw new Error(
-            `registerInit was not called by register in ${c.pluginId}`,
+            `registerInit was not called by register in ${config.pluginId}`,
           );
         }
 
         registrations = [
           {
             type: 'plugin',
-            pluginId: c.pluginId,
+            pluginId: config.pluginId,
             extensionPoints,
             init,
           },
@@ -179,13 +175,10 @@ export interface BackendModuleConfig {
  * @see {@link https://backstage.io/docs/backend-system/architecture/modules | The architecture of modules}
  * @see {@link https://backstage.io/docs/backend-system/architecture/naming-patterns | Recommended naming patterns}
  */
-export function createBackendModule<TOptions extends [options?: object] = []>(
-  config: BackendModuleConfig | ((...params: TOptions) => BackendModuleConfig),
-): (...params: TOptions) => BackendFeature {
-  const configCallback = typeof config === 'function' ? config : () => config;
-  const factory: BackendFeatureFactory<TOptions> = (...options: TOptions) => {
-    const c = configCallback(...options);
-
+export function createBackendModule(
+  config: BackendModuleConfig,
+): () => BackendFeature {
+  const factory: BackendFeatureFactory = () => {
     let registrations: InternalBackendModuleRegistration[];
 
     return {
@@ -200,7 +193,7 @@ export function createBackendModule<TOptions extends [options?: object] = []>(
         let init: InternalBackendModuleRegistration['init'] | undefined =
           undefined;
 
-        c.register({
+        config.register({
           registerExtensionPoint(ext, impl) {
             if (init) {
               throw new Error(
@@ -222,15 +215,15 @@ export function createBackendModule<TOptions extends [options?: object] = []>(
 
         if (!init) {
           throw new Error(
-            `registerInit was not called by register in ${c.moduleId} module for ${c.pluginId}`,
+            `registerInit was not called by register in ${config.moduleId} module for ${config.pluginId}`,
           );
         }
 
         registrations = [
           {
             type: 'module',
-            pluginId: c.pluginId,
-            moduleId: c.moduleId,
+            pluginId: config.pluginId,
+            moduleId: config.moduleId,
             extensionPoints,
             init,
           },
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/types.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/types.ts
index e2ed6ce387..d416ce7f9a 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/types.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/types.ts
@@ -72,10 +72,8 @@ export interface BackendModuleRegistrationPoints {
 }
 
 /** @internal */
-export interface BackendFeatureFactory<
-  TOptions extends [options?: object] = [],
-> {
-  (...options: TOptions): BackendFeature;
+export interface BackendFeatureFactory {
+  (): BackendFeature;
   $$type: '@backstage/BackendFeatureFactory';
 }