diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md b/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md
index 46d7d9615f..c7b47cb1a0 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md
@@ -4,15 +4,10 @@
 
 ```ts
 import { BackendFeature } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-import { Format } from 'logform';
 import { IdentityService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-import { JsonObject } from '@backstage/types';
-import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-import { RootLoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { ServiceFactory } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { ServiceFactoryCompat } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { TokenManagerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-import { transport } from 'winston';
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export interface Backend {
@@ -62,31 +57,4 @@ export const tokenManagerServiceFactory: ServiceFactoryCompat<
   'singleton',
   undefined
 >;
-
-// @public @deprecated
-export class WinstonLogger implements RootLoggerService {
-  // (undocumented)
-  addRedactions(redactions: Iterable<string>): void;
-  // (undocumented)
-  child(meta: JsonObject): LoggerService;
-  static colorFormat(): Format;
-  static create(options: WinstonLoggerOptions): WinstonLogger;
-  // (undocumented)
-  debug(message: string, meta?: JsonObject): void;
-  // (undocumented)
-  error(message: string, meta?: JsonObject): void;
-  // (undocumented)
-  info(message: string, meta?: JsonObject): void;
-  static redacter(): {
-    format: Format;
-    add: (redactions: Iterable<string>) => void;
-  };
-  // (undocumented)
-  warn(message: string, meta?: JsonObject): void;
-}
-
-// Warning: (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "WinstonLoggerOptions_2" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
-//
-// @public @deprecated (undocumented)
-export type WinstonLoggerOptions = WinstonLoggerOptions_2;
 ```
diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/src/index.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/index.ts
index 869cd64968..02633f3732 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/src/index.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,5 @@
  * @packageDocumentation
  */
 
-export * from './logging';
 export * from './wiring';
 export * from './services/implementations';
diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/WinstonLogger.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/WinstonLogger.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e5403906ce..0000000000
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/WinstonLogger.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line @backstage/no-relative-monorepo-imports
-import {
-  WinstonLogger as _WinstonLogger,
-  type WinstonLoggerOptions as _WinstonLoggerOptions,
-} from '../../../backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/rootLogger';
-
-import {
-  LoggerService,
-  RootLoggerService,
-} from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-import { JsonObject } from '@backstage/types';
-import { Format } from 'logform';
-
-/**
- * @public
- * @deprecated Please import from `@backstage/backend-defaults/rootLogger` instead.
- */
-export type WinstonLoggerOptions = _WinstonLoggerOptions;
-
-/**
- * A {@link @backstage/backend-plugin-api#LoggerService} implementation based on winston.
- *
- * @public
- * @deprecated Please import from `@backstage/backend-defaults/rootLogger` instead.
- */
-export class WinstonLogger implements RootLoggerService {
-  /**
-   * Creates a {@link WinstonLogger} instance.
-   */
-  static create(options: WinstonLoggerOptions): WinstonLogger {
-    return new WinstonLogger(_WinstonLogger.create(options));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a winston log formatter for redacting secrets.
-   */
-  static redacter(): {
-    format: Format;
-    add: (redactions: Iterable<string>) => void;
-  } {
-    return _WinstonLogger.redacter();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a pretty printed winston log formatter.
-   */
-  static colorFormat(): Format {
-    return _WinstonLogger.colorFormat();
-  }
-
-  private constructor(private readonly impl: _WinstonLogger) {}
-
-  error(message: string, meta?: JsonObject): void {
-    this.impl.error(message, meta);
-  }
-
-  warn(message: string, meta?: JsonObject): void {
-    this.impl.warn(message, meta);
-  }
-
-  info(message: string, meta?: JsonObject): void {
-    this.impl.info(message, meta);
-  }
-
-  debug(message: string, meta?: JsonObject): void {
-    this.impl.debug(message, meta);
-  }
-
-  child(meta: JsonObject): LoggerService {
-    return this.impl.child(meta);
-  }
-
-  addRedactions(redactions: Iterable<string>) {
-    this.impl.addRedactions(redactions);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/index.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 14fe33f898..0000000000
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-export { WinstonLogger } from './WinstonLogger';
-export type { WinstonLoggerOptions } from './WinstonLogger';
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/deprecated/logging/createRootLogger.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/deprecated/logging/createRootLogger.ts
index b177024601..04b3799381 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/deprecated/logging/createRootLogger.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/deprecated/logging/createRootLogger.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @backstage/no-relative-monorepo-imports
-import { WinstonLogger } from '../../../../backend-app-api/src/logging/WinstonLogger';
+import { WinstonLogger } from '../../../../backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/rootLogger/WinstonLogger';
 import { merge } from 'lodash';
 import * as winston from 'winston';
 import { format, LoggerOptions } from 'winston';
diff --git a/packages/backend-dynamic-feature-service/package.json b/packages/backend-dynamic-feature-service/package.json
index f4a3237762..a4a4a1cdb5 100644
--- a/packages/backend-dynamic-feature-service/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-dynamic-feature-service/package.json
@@ -7,14 +7,16 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
+  "keywords": [
+    "backstage"
+  ],
+  "homepage": "https://backstage.io",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/backstage/backstage",
     "directory": "packages/backend-dynamic-feature-service"
   },
-  "backstage": {
-    "role": "node-library"
-  },
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "exports": {
     ".": "./src/index.ts",
     "./package.json": "./package.json"
@@ -26,23 +28,23 @@
       ]
     }
   },
-  "homepage": "https://backstage.io",
-  "keywords": [
-    "backstage"
+  "files": [
+    "dist",
+    "config.d.ts"
   ],
-  "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "backstage-cli package build",
+    "clean": "backstage-cli package clean",
     "lint": "backstage-cli package lint",
-    "test": "backstage-cli package test",
     "prepack": "backstage-cli package prepack",
     "postpack": "backstage-cli package postpack",
-    "clean": "backstage-cli package clean",
-    "start": "backstage-cli package start"
+    "start": "backstage-cli package start",
+    "test": "backstage-cli package test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-app-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/backend-defaults": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/backend-tasks": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli-common": "workspace:^",
@@ -70,13 +72,8 @@
     "winston": "^3.2.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@backstage/backend-defaults": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
     "wait-for-expect": "^3.0.2"
-  },
-  "files": [
-    "dist",
-    "config.d.ts"
-  ]
-}
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/backend-dynamic-feature-service/src/schemas/rootLoggerServiceFactory.ts b/packages/backend-dynamic-feature-service/src/schemas/rootLoggerServiceFactory.ts
index bf37ac4a32..00d5c85e6e 100644
--- a/packages/backend-dynamic-feature-service/src/schemas/rootLoggerServiceFactory.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-dynamic-feature-service/src/schemas/rootLoggerServiceFactory.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
   createServiceFactory,
   coreServices,
 } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-import { WinstonLogger } from '@backstage/backend-app-api';
+import { WinstonLogger } from '@backstage/backend-defaults/rootLogger';
 import { transports, format } from 'winston';
 import { createConfigSecretEnumerator } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { loadConfigSchema } from '@backstage/config-loader';