diff --git a/.changeset/popular-boxes-press.md b/.changeset/popular-boxes-press.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44b50d711a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/popular-boxes-press.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-defaults': patch
+---
+
+Internal minor refactors of the database connectors
diff --git a/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/database/connectors/index.ts b/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/database/connectors/index.ts
index 9d18e7460a..117f727825 100644
--- a/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/database/connectors/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/database/connectors/index.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-export * from './mysql';
-export * from './postgres';
-export * from './sqlite3';
+export { MysqlConnector } from './mysql';
+export { PgConnector } from './postgres';
+export { Sqlite3Connector } from './sqlite3';
diff --git a/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/database/connectors/mysql.ts b/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/database/connectors/mysql.ts
index 2fb3545047..45368627d9 100644
--- a/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/database/connectors/mysql.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/database/connectors/mysql.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import knexFactory, { Knex } from 'knex';
 import { merge, omit } from 'lodash';
 import limiterFactory from 'p-limit';
 import yn from 'yn';
-import { Connector, DatabaseConnector } from '../types';
+import { Connector } from '../types';
 import defaultNameOverride from './defaultNameOverride';
 import { mergeDatabaseConfig } from './mergeDatabaseConfig';
 
@@ -226,19 +226,6 @@ export async function dropMysqlDatabase(
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * MySQL database connector.
- *
- * Exposes database connector functionality via an immutable object.
- */
-export const mysqlConnector: DatabaseConnector = Object.freeze({
-  createClient: createMysqlDatabaseClient,
-  ensureDatabaseExists: ensureMysqlDatabaseExists,
-  createNameOverride: defaultNameOverride,
-  parseConnectionString: parseMysqlConnectionString,
-  dropDatabase: dropMysqlDatabase,
-});
-
 /**
  * Provides a config lookup path for a plugin's config block.
  */
@@ -248,14 +235,13 @@ function pluginPath(pluginId: string): string {
 
 function normalizeConnection(
   connection: Knex.StaticConnectionConfig | JsonObject | string | undefined,
-  client: string,
 ): Partial<Knex.StaticConnectionConfig> {
   if (typeof connection === 'undefined' || connection === null) {
     return {};
   }
 
   return typeof connection === 'string' || connection instanceof String
-    ? mysqlConnector.parseConnectionString(connection as string, client)
+    ? parseMysqlConnectionString(connection as string)
     : connection;
 }
 
@@ -264,7 +250,7 @@ function createNameOverride(
   name: string,
 ): Partial<Knex.Config> {
   try {
-    return mysqlConnector.createNameOverride(name);
+    return defaultNameOverride(name);
   } catch (e) {
     throw new InputError(
       `Unable to create database name override for '${client}' connector`,
@@ -281,7 +267,7 @@ export class MysqlConnector implements Connector {
 
   async getClient(
     pluginId: string,
-    deps?: {
+    _deps?: {
       lifecycle: LifecycleService;
       pluginMetadata: PluginMetadataService;
     },
@@ -293,7 +279,7 @@ export class MysqlConnector implements Connector {
     const databaseName = this.getDatabaseName(pluginId);
     if (databaseName && this.getEnsureExistsConfig(pluginId)) {
       try {
-        await mysqlConnector.ensureDatabaseExists!(pluginConfig, databaseName);
+        await ensureMysqlDatabaseExists(pluginConfig, databaseName);
       } catch (error) {
         throw new Error(
           `Failed to connect to the database to make sure that '${databaseName}' exists, ${error}`,
@@ -313,10 +299,9 @@ export class MysqlConnector implements Connector {
       this.getDatabaseOverrides(pluginId),
     );
 
-    const client = mysqlConnector.createClient(
+    const client = createMysqlDatabaseClient(
       pluginConfig,
       databaseClientOverrides,
-      deps,
     );
 
     return client;
@@ -418,12 +403,9 @@ export class MysqlConnector implements Connector {
    * unless `pluginDivisionMode` is set to `schema`.
    */
   private getConnectionConfig(pluginId: string): Knex.StaticConnectionConfig {
-    const { client, overridden } = this.getClientType(pluginId);
+    const { overridden } = this.getClientType(pluginId);
 
-    let baseConnection = normalizeConnection(
-      this.config.get('connection'),
-      this.config.getString('client'),
-    );
+    let baseConnection = normalizeConnection(this.config.get('connection'));
 
     // Databases cannot be shared unless the `pluginDivisionMode` is set to `schema`. The
     // `database` property from the base connection is omitted unless `pluginDivisionMode`
@@ -435,7 +417,6 @@ export class MysqlConnector implements Connector {
     // get and normalize optional plugin specific database connection
     const connection = normalizeConnection(
       this.config.getOptional(`${pluginPath(pluginId)}.connection`),
-      client,
     );
 
     return {
diff --git a/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/database/connectors/postgres.ts b/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/database/connectors/postgres.ts
index b81bfd5b50..4464349b16 100644
--- a/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/database/connectors/postgres.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/database/connectors/postgres.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import knexFactory, { Knex } from 'knex';
 import { merge, omit } from 'lodash';
 import limiterFactory from 'p-limit';
 import { Client } from 'pg';
-import { Connector, DatabaseConnector } from '../types';
+import { Connector } from '../types';
 import defaultNameOverride from './defaultNameOverride';
 import defaultSchemaOverride from './defaultSchemaOverride';
 import { mergeDatabaseConfig } from './mergeDatabaseConfig';
@@ -232,16 +232,6 @@ export async function dropPgDatabase(
   }
 }
 
-export const pgConnector: DatabaseConnector = Object.freeze({
-  createClient: createPgDatabaseClient,
-  ensureDatabaseExists: ensurePgDatabaseExists,
-  ensureSchemaExists: ensurePgSchemaExists,
-  createNameOverride: defaultNameOverride,
-  createSchemaOverride: defaultSchemaOverride,
-  parseConnectionString: parsePgConnectionString,
-  dropDatabase: dropPgDatabase,
-});
-
 /**
  * Provides a config lookup path for a plugin's config block.
  */
@@ -251,14 +241,13 @@ function pluginPath(pluginId: string): string {
 
 function normalizeConnection(
   connection: Knex.StaticConnectionConfig | JsonObject | string | undefined,
-  client: string,
 ): Partial<Knex.StaticConnectionConfig> {
   if (typeof connection === 'undefined' || connection === null) {
     return {};
   }
 
   return typeof connection === 'string' || connection instanceof String
-    ? pgConnector.parseConnectionString(connection as string, client)
+    ? parsePgConnectionString(connection as string)
     : connection;
 }
 
@@ -267,7 +256,7 @@ function createSchemaOverride(
   name: string,
 ): Partial<Knex.Config | undefined> {
   try {
-    return pgConnector.createSchemaOverride?.(name);
+    return defaultSchemaOverride(name);
   } catch (e) {
     throw new InputError(
       `Unable to create database schema override for '${client}' connector`,
@@ -281,7 +270,7 @@ function createNameOverride(
   name: string,
 ): Partial<Knex.Config> {
   try {
-    return pgConnector.createNameOverride(name);
+    return defaultNameOverride(name);
   } catch (e) {
     throw new InputError(
       `Unable to create database name override for '${client}' connector`,
@@ -298,7 +287,7 @@ export class PgConnector implements Connector {
 
   async getClient(
     pluginId: string,
-    deps?: {
+    _deps?: {
       lifecycle: LifecycleService;
       pluginMetadata: PluginMetadataService;
     },
@@ -310,7 +299,7 @@ export class PgConnector implements Connector {
     const databaseName = this.getDatabaseName(pluginId);
     if (databaseName && this.getEnsureExistsConfig(pluginId)) {
       try {
-        await pgConnector.ensureDatabaseExists!(pluginConfig, databaseName);
+        await ensurePgDatabaseExists(pluginConfig, databaseName);
       } catch (error) {
         throw new Error(
           `Failed to connect to the database to make sure that '${databaseName}' exists, ${error}`,
@@ -326,7 +315,7 @@ export class PgConnector implements Connector {
         this.getEnsureExistsConfig(pluginId)
       ) {
         try {
-          await pgConnector.ensureSchemaExists!(pluginConfig, pluginId);
+          await ensurePgSchemaExists(pluginConfig, pluginId);
         } catch (error) {
           throw new Error(
             `Failed to connect to the database to make sure that schema for plugin '${pluginId}' exists, ${error}`,
@@ -341,10 +330,9 @@ export class PgConnector implements Connector {
       schemaOverrides,
     );
 
-    const client = pgConnector.createClient(
+    const client = createPgDatabaseClient(
       pluginConfig,
       databaseClientOverrides,
-      deps,
     );
 
     return client;
@@ -465,12 +453,9 @@ export class PgConnector implements Connector {
    * unless `pluginDivisionMode` is set to `schema`.
    */
   private getConnectionConfig(pluginId: string): Knex.StaticConnectionConfig {
-    const { client, overridden } = this.getClientType(pluginId);
+    const { overridden } = this.getClientType(pluginId);
 
-    let baseConnection = normalizeConnection(
-      this.config.get('connection'),
-      this.config.getString('client'),
-    );
+    let baseConnection = normalizeConnection(this.config.get('connection'));
 
     // Databases cannot be shared unless the `pluginDivisionMode` is set to `schema`. The
     // `database` property from the base connection is omitted unless `pluginDivisionMode`
@@ -482,7 +467,6 @@ export class PgConnector implements Connector {
     // get and normalize optional plugin specific database connection
     const connection = normalizeConnection(
       this.config.getOptional(`${pluginPath(pluginId)}.connection`),
-      client,
     );
 
     (
diff --git a/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/database/connectors/sqlite3.ts b/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/database/connectors/sqlite3.ts
index 46ff756854..a66a8981d4 100644
--- a/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/database/connectors/sqlite3.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/database/connectors/sqlite3.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { ensureDirSync } from 'fs-extra';
 import knexFactory, { Knex } from 'knex';
 import { merge, omit } from 'lodash';
 import path from 'path';
-import { Connector, DatabaseConnector } from '../types';
+import { Connector } from '../types';
 import { mergeDatabaseConfig } from './mergeDatabaseConfig';
 
 /**
@@ -157,17 +157,6 @@ export function parseSqliteConnectionString(
   };
 }
 
-/**
- * SQLite3 database connector.
- *
- * Exposes database connector functionality via an immutable object.
- */
-export const sqliteConnector: DatabaseConnector = Object.freeze({
-  createClient: createSqliteDatabaseClient,
-  createNameOverride: createSqliteNameOverride,
-  parseConnectionString: parseSqliteConnectionString,
-});
-
 /**
  * Provides a config lookup path for a plugin's config block.
  */
@@ -177,14 +166,13 @@ function pluginPath(pluginId: string): string {
 
 function normalizeConnection(
   connection: Knex.StaticConnectionConfig | JsonObject | string | undefined,
-  client: string,
 ): Partial<Knex.StaticConnectionConfig> {
   if (typeof connection === 'undefined' || connection === null) {
     return {};
   }
 
   return typeof connection === 'string' || connection instanceof String
-    ? sqliteConnector.parseConnectionString(connection as string, client)
+    ? parseSqliteConnectionString(connection as string)
     : connection;
 }
 
@@ -193,7 +181,7 @@ function createNameOverride(
   name: string,
 ): Partial<Knex.Config> {
   try {
-    return sqliteConnector.createNameOverride(name);
+    return createSqliteNameOverride(name);
   } catch (e) {
     throw new InputError(
       `Unable to create database name override for '${client}' connector`,
@@ -228,7 +216,7 @@ export class Sqlite3Connector implements Connector {
       this.getDatabaseOverrides(pluginId),
     );
 
-    const client = sqliteConnector.createClient(
+    const client = createSqliteDatabaseClient(
       pluginConfig,
       databaseClientOverrides,
       deps,
@@ -340,10 +328,7 @@ export class Sqlite3Connector implements Connector {
   private getConnectionConfig(pluginId: string): Knex.StaticConnectionConfig {
     const { client, overridden } = this.getClientType(pluginId);
 
-    let baseConnection = normalizeConnection(
-      this.config.get('connection'),
-      this.config.getString('client'),
-    );
+    let baseConnection = normalizeConnection(this.config.get('connection'));
 
     if (
       client.includes('sqlite3') &&
@@ -366,7 +351,6 @@ export class Sqlite3Connector implements Connector {
     // get and normalize optional plugin specific database connection
     const connection = normalizeConnection(
       this.config.getOptional(`${pluginPath(pluginId)}.connection`),
-      client,
     );
 
     return {