diff --git a/workspaces/rollbar/.changeset/beige-papayas-approve.md b/workspaces/rollbar/.changeset/beige-papayas-approve.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0fa3104d8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspaces/rollbar/.changeset/beige-papayas-approve.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@backstage-community/plugin-rollbar-backend': patch
+---
+
+Removed usages and references of `@backstage/backend-common`
+
+Deprecated `createRouter` and its router options in favour of the new backend system.
diff --git a/workspaces/rollbar/plugins/rollbar-backend/package.json b/workspaces/rollbar/plugins/rollbar-backend/package.json
index a2487c8490..557873ef0b 100644
--- a/workspaces/rollbar/plugins/rollbar-backend/package.json
+++ b/workspaces/rollbar/plugins/rollbar-backend/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "test": "backstage-cli package test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@backstage/backend-common": "^0.25.0",
+    "@backstage/backend-defaults": "^0.5.2",
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "^1.0.1",
     "@backstage/config": "^1.2.0",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
     "yn": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@backstage/backend-defaults": "^0.5.2",
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "^1.0.2",
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.28.0",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend": "^0.23.1",
diff --git a/workspaces/rollbar/plugins/rollbar-backend/report.api.md b/workspaces/rollbar/plugins/rollbar-backend/report.api.md
index 4507d97a13..d5af252ee5 100644
--- a/workspaces/rollbar/plugins/rollbar-backend/report.api.md
+++ b/workspaces/rollbar/plugins/rollbar-backend/report.api.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import express from 'express';
 import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 
-// @public (undocumented)
+// @public @deprecated (undocumented)
 export function createRouter(options: RouterOptions): Promise<express.Router>;
 
 // @public (undocumented)
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ export type RollbarTopActiveItem = {
   counts: number[];
 };
 
-// @public (undocumented)
+// @public @deprecated (undocumented)
 export interface RouterOptions {
   // (undocumented)
   config: Config;
diff --git a/workspaces/rollbar/plugins/rollbar-backend/src/api/RollbarApi.test.ts b/workspaces/rollbar/plugins/rollbar-backend/src/api/RollbarApi.test.ts
index 3c56c1c89d..c4f7697b9e 100644
--- a/workspaces/rollbar/plugins/rollbar-backend/src/api/RollbarApi.test.ts
+++ b/workspaces/rollbar/plugins/rollbar-backend/src/api/RollbarApi.test.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@
  */
 
 import { getRequestHeaders, RollbarApi } from './RollbarApi';
-import { registerMswTestHooks } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
+import {
+  mockServices,
+  registerMswTestHooks,
+} from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
 import { rest } from 'msw';
 import { setupServer } from 'msw/node';
-import { getVoidLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 
 describe('RollbarApi', () => {
   describe('getRequestHeaders', () => {
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ describe('RollbarApi', () => {
 
     it('should return all projects with a name attribute', async () => {
       setupHandlers();
-      const api = new RollbarApi('my-access-token', getVoidLogger());
+      const api = new RollbarApi('my-access-token', mockServices.rootLogger());
       const projects = await api.getAllProjects();
       expect(projects).toEqual([
         { id: 123, name: 'abc', accountId: 1, status: 'enabled' },
diff --git a/workspaces/rollbar/plugins/rollbar-backend/src/service/router.test.ts b/workspaces/rollbar/plugins/rollbar-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
index 2e6c8a663a..a8b65d15b0 100644
--- a/workspaces/rollbar/plugins/rollbar-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
+++ b/workspaces/rollbar/plugins/rollbar-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { getVoidLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
 import express from 'express';
 import request from 'supertest';
 import { RollbarApi } from '../api';
 import { createRouter } from './router';
 import { RollbarProject, RollbarTopActiveItem } from '../api/types';
+import { mockServices } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
 
 describe('createRouter', () => {
   let rollbarApi: jest.Mocked<RollbarApi>;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('createRouter', () => {
     } as any;
     const router = await createRouter({
       rollbarApi,
-      logger: getVoidLogger(),
+      logger: mockServices.rootLogger(),
       config: new ConfigReader({ rollbar: { accountToken: 'foo' } }),
     });
     app = express().use(router);
diff --git a/workspaces/rollbar/plugins/rollbar-backend/src/service/router.ts b/workspaces/rollbar/plugins/rollbar-backend/src/service/router.ts
index 450463801a..7339d4ad77 100644
--- a/workspaces/rollbar/plugins/rollbar-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/workspaces/rollbar/plugins/rollbar-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -16,19 +16,25 @@
 
 import express from 'express';
 import Router from 'express-promise-router';
-import { errorHandler } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import { RollbarApi } from '../api';
 import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import { MiddlewareFactory } from '@backstage/backend-defaults/rootHttpRouter';
 
-/** @public */
+/**
+ * @deprecated Please migrate to the new backend system as this will be removed in the future.
+ *
+ * @public */
 export interface RouterOptions {
   rollbarApi?: RollbarApi;
   logger: LoggerService;
   config: Config;
 }
 
-/** @public */
+/**
+ * @deprecated Please migrate to the new backend system as this will be removed in the future.
+ *
+ * @public */
 export async function createRouter(
   options: RouterOptions,
 ): Promise<express.Router> {
@@ -85,8 +91,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
     });
   }
 
-  router.use(errorHandler());
-
+  router.use(MiddlewareFactory.create({ config, logger }).error());
   return router;
 }
 
diff --git a/workspaces/rollbar/yarn.lock b/workspaces/rollbar/yarn.lock
index 63334c30c5..3e70071932 100644
--- a/workspaces/rollbar/yarn.lock
+++ b/workspaces/rollbar/yarn.lock
@@ -2516,7 +2516,6 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@backstage-community/plugin-rollbar-backend@workspace:plugins/rollbar-backend"
   dependencies:
-    "@backstage/backend-common": ^0.25.0
     "@backstage/backend-defaults": ^0.5.2
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": ^1.0.1
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": ^1.0.2