diff --git a/.changeset/shy-pots-speak.md b/.changeset/shy-pots-speak.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8eceacb9ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shy-pots-speak.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-test-utils': patch
+---
+
+Removed unused `msw` dependency.
diff --git a/packages/backend-test-utils/package.json b/packages/backend-test-utils/package.json
index 9d73fdd485..75136b6169 100644
--- a/packages/backend-test-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-test-utils/package.json
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
     "fs-extra": "^11.0.0",
     "keyv": "^4.5.2",
     "knex": "^3.0.0",
-    "msw": "^1.0.0",
     "mysql2": "^3.0.0",
     "pg": "^8.11.3",
     "pg-connection-string": "^2.3.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 746f0e66d5..b2fadb108e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3809,7 +3809,6 @@ __metadata:
     fs-extra: ^11.0.0
     keyv: ^4.5.2
     knex: ^3.0.0
-    msw: ^1.0.0
     mysql2: ^3.0.0
     pg: ^8.11.3
     pg-connection-string: ^2.3.0