diff --git a/.changeset/good-lions-tease.md b/.changeset/good-lions-tease.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94aeb44265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/good-lions-tease.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab': patch
+---
+
+Remove usages of `@backstage/backend-common`
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/package.json
index 9b32758cbd..ba3e33907c 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
     "test": "backstage-cli package test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@backstage/backend-common": "^0.25.0",
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabMergeRequest.examples.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabMergeRequest.examples.test.ts
index 2f14412b84..a97159a6b9 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabMergeRequest.examples.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabMergeRequest.examples.test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import { createRootLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+
 import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
 import { ScmIntegrations } from '@backstage/integration';
 import { TemplateAction } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ import { createMockActionContext } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node-test-
 import { examples } from './gitlabMergeRequest.examples';
 import yaml from 'yaml';
 
-// Make sure root logger is initialized ahead of FS mock
-createRootLogger();
-
 const mockGitlabClient = {
   Namespaces: {
     show: jest.fn(),
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabMergeRequest.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabMergeRequest.test.ts
index 662a84b077..ee5e81c6c6 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabMergeRequest.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabMergeRequest.test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import { createRootLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+
 import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
 import { ScmIntegrations } from '@backstage/integration';
 import { TemplateAction } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ import { createPublishGitlabMergeRequestAction } from './gitlabMergeRequest';
 import { createMockDirectory } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
 import { createMockActionContext } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node-test-utils';
 
-// Make sure root logger is initialized ahead of FS mock
-createRootLogger();
-
 const mockGitlabClient = {
   Namespaces: {
     show: jest.fn(),
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabRepoPush.examples.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabRepoPush.examples.test.ts
index ab3dd528f5..c78950a0b3 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabRepoPush.examples.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabRepoPush.examples.test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import { createRootLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+
 import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
 import { ScmIntegrations } from '@backstage/integration';
 import { TemplateAction } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ import { createMockActionContext } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node-test-
 import { examples } from './gitlabRepoPush.examples';
 import yaml from 'yaml';
 
-createRootLogger();
-
 const mockGitlabClient = {
   Projects: {
     create: jest.fn(),
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabRepoPush.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabRepoPush.test.ts
index cd77754daf..65cf2244d4 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabRepoPush.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabRepoPush.test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import { createRootLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+
 import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
 import { ScmIntegrations } from '@backstage/integration';
 import { TemplateAction } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ import { createMockDirectory } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
 import { createGitlabRepoPushAction } from './gitlabRepoPush';
 import { createMockActionContext } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node-test-utils';
 
-// Make sure root logger is initialized ahead of FS mock
-createRootLogger();
-
 const mockGitlabClient = {
   Projects: {
     create: jest.fn(),
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 053f8494ec..b337860101 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7529,7 +7529,6 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab@workspace:plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab"
   dependencies:
-    "@backstage/backend-common": ^0.25.0
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"