diff --git a/.changeset/metal-ravens-hammer.md b/.changeset/metal-ravens-hammer.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a834b4715
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/metal-ravens-hammer.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/config-loader': patch
+---
+
+Exclude `@backstage/backend-common` from schema collection if `@backstage/backend-defaults` is present
diff --git a/packages/config-loader/src/schema/collect.test.ts b/packages/config-loader/src/schema/collect.test.ts
index 131c9253c2..53db5c6da7 100644
--- a/packages/config-loader/src/schema/collect.test.ts
+++ b/packages/config-loader/src/schema/collect.test.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import { createMockDirectory } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
 import { collectConfigSchemas } from './collect';
 import path from 'path';
-import { dependencies } from 'webpack';
 
 // cwd must be restored
 const origDir = process.cwd();