diff --git a/.changeset/plenty-years-deny.md b/.changeset/plenty-years-deny.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ccd2649978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/plenty-years-deny.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-techdocs': patch
+---
+
+Remove the `@backstage/techdocs-common` dependency to not pull in backend config schemas in the frontend.
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/package.json b/plugins/techdocs/package.json
index f703e5a088..b6b5d0705d 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/package.json
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-react": "^0.1.3",
     "@backstage/test-utils": "^0.1.9",
     "@backstage/theme": "^0.2.5",
-    "@backstage/techdocs-common": "^0.4.5",
     "@backstage/errors": "^0.1.1",
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.11.0",
     "@material-ui/icons": "^4.9.1",