diff --git a/.changeset/remove-backlinks-feature.md b/.changeset/remove-backlinks-feature.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1092b71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/remove-backlinks-feature.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@graphprotocol/hypergraph": patch
+"@graphprotocol/hypergraph-react": patch
+---
+
+Removed the temporary `backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1` option and response field from `Entity.findManyPublic` and the React `useEntities` helpers.
+
diff --git a/apps/events/src/routes/podcasts.lazy.tsx b/apps/events/src/routes/podcasts.lazy.tsx
index 137e1202..8c595a65 100644
--- a/apps/events/src/routes/podcasts.lazy.tsx
+++ b/apps/events/src/routes/podcasts.lazy.tsx
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ function RouteComponent() {
       episodesTotalCount: true,
     },
     orderBy: { property: 'dateFounded', direction: 'asc' },
-    backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1: '972d201a-d780-4568-9e01-543f67b26bee',
   });
 
   console.log({ data, isLoading, isError });
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ function RouteComponent() {
       {data?.map((podcast) => (
         <div key={podcast.id}>
           <h2>
-            {podcast.backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1} - {podcast.dateFounded.toISOString()} {podcast.name} - {podcast.id}
+            {podcast.dateFounded.toISOString()} {podcast.name} - {podcast.id}
           </h2>
           {podcast.listenOn.map((listenOn) => (
             <div key={listenOn._relation.id}>
diff --git a/packages/hypergraph-react/src/hooks/use-entities.tsx b/packages/hypergraph-react/src/hooks/use-entities.tsx
index 36679a4b..70c4c28b 100644
--- a/packages/hypergraph-react/src/hooks/use-entities.tsx
+++ b/packages/hypergraph-react/src/hooks/use-entities.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ type UseEntitiesParams<
         direction: 'asc' | 'desc';
       }
     | undefined;
-  backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1?: string | undefined;
   includeSpaceIds?: IncludeSpaceIds;
   logInvalidResults?: boolean;
 };
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ type UseEntitiesPrivateResult<S extends Schema.Schema.AnyNoContext> = Omit<
   UseEntitiesPublicResult<S, false>,
   'data'
 > & {
-  data: (Entity.Entity<S> & { backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1?: number })[];
+  data: Entity.Entity<S>[];
   deleted: Entity.Entity<S>[];
 };
 
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@ export function useEntities<
     first,
     offset,
     orderBy,
-    backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1,
     includeSpaceIds,
     logInvalidResults: logInvalidResultsParam,
   } = params;
@@ -81,7 +79,6 @@ export function useEntities<
     first,
     offset,
     orderBy,
-    backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1,
     ...(includeSpaceIds !== undefined ? { includeSpaceIds } : {}),
     ...publicSpaceParams,
     logInvalidResults,
@@ -97,7 +94,7 @@ export function useEntities<
 
   return {
     ...publicResult,
-    data: localResult.entities as (Entity.Entity<S> & { backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1?: number })[],
+    data: localResult.entities,
     deleted: localResult.deletedEntities,
   } as UseEntitiesResult<S, IncludeSpaceIds, Mode>;
 }
diff --git a/packages/hypergraph-react/src/internal/use-entities-public.tsx b/packages/hypergraph-react/src/internal/use-entities-public.tsx
index 5f9767dc..f6205c0e 100644
--- a/packages/hypergraph-react/src/internal/use-entities-public.tsx
+++ b/packages/hypergraph-react/src/internal/use-entities-public.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ export const useEntitiesPublic: UseEntitiesPublicFn = (type, params) => {
     first = 100,
     offset,
     orderBy,
-    backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1,
     includeSpaceIds: includeSpaceIdsParam,
     logInvalidResults = true,
   } = params ?? {};
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ export const useEntitiesPublic: UseEntitiesPublicFn = (type, params) => {
       first,
       offset,
       orderBy,
-      backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1,
       includeSpaceIds,
     ],
     queryFn: async () => {
@@ -68,7 +66,6 @@ export const useEntitiesPublic: UseEntitiesPublicFn = (type, params) => {
         first,
         offset,
         orderBy,
-        backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1,
         ...(includeSpaceIdsParam !== undefined ? { includeSpaceIds: includeSpaceIdsParam } : {}),
         logInvalidResults,
       });
diff --git a/packages/hypergraph/src/entity/find-many-public.ts b/packages/hypergraph/src/entity/find-many-public.ts
index 59ed0f0f..d02f1bfd 100644
--- a/packages/hypergraph/src/entity/find-many-public.ts
+++ b/packages/hypergraph/src/entity/find-many-public.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export type FindManyPublicParams<
         direction: 'asc' | 'desc';
       }
     | undefined;
-  backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1?: string | undefined;
   includeSpaceIds?: IncludeSpaceIds;
   logInvalidResults?: boolean | undefined;
 };
@@ -56,8 +55,6 @@ const buildEntitiesQuery = (
     '$first: Int',
     '$filter: EntityFilter!',
     '$offset: Int',
-    '$backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1: UUID',
-    '$backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1Present: Boolean!',
   ]
     .filter(Boolean)
     .join(', ');
@@ -75,12 +72,6 @@ const buildEntitiesQuery = (
       : spaceSelection.mode === 'many'
         ? '(filter: { spaceId: { in: $spaceIds } })'
         : '';
-  const backlinksSpaceFilter =
-    spaceSelection.mode === 'single'
-      ? 'spaceId: {is: $spaceId}, '
-      : spaceSelection.mode === 'many'
-        ? 'spaceId: {in: $spaceIds}, '
-        : '';
 
   return `
 query ${queryName}(${variableDefinitions}) {
@@ -102,9 +93,6 @@ query ${queryName}(${variableDefinitions}) {
       time
       point
     }
-    backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1: backlinks(filter: { ${backlinksSpaceFilter}fromEntity: { typeIds: { is: [$backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1] } }}) @include(if: $backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1Present) {
-      totalCount
-    }
     ${level1Relations}
   }
 }`;
@@ -132,9 +120,6 @@ export type EntityQueryResult = {
     name: string;
     spaceIds: readonly (string | null)[] | null;
     valuesList: ValuesList;
-    backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1: {
-      totalCount: number;
-    } | null;
   } & {
     // For aliased relations_* fields - provides proper typing with totalCount
     [K: `relations_${string}`]: RelationsListWithNodes | undefined;
@@ -148,7 +133,6 @@ type ParsedEntity<
   IncludeSpaceIds extends boolean | undefined,
 > = Entity.WithSpaceIds<Entity.Entity<S>, IncludeSpaceIds> & {
   __schema: S;
-  backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1?: number;
 };
 
 export type FindManyParseResult<S extends Schema.Schema.AnyNoContext, IncludeSpaceIds extends boolean | undefined> = {
@@ -219,7 +203,6 @@ export const parseResult = <S extends Schema.Schema.AnyNoContext, IncludeSpaceId
       const baseEntity = {
         ...decodeResult.right,
         __schema: type,
-        backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1: queryEntity.backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1?.totalCount,
       };
       const entityWithSpaceIds = (
         includeSpaceIds
@@ -259,7 +242,6 @@ export const findManyPublic = async <
     first = 100,
     offset = 0,
     orderBy,
-    backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1,
     includeSpaceIds: includeSpaceIdsParam,
     logInvalidResults = true,
   } = params ?? {};
@@ -325,13 +307,6 @@ export const findManyPublic = async <
     queryVariables.sortDirection = sortDirection;
   }
 
-  if (backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1) {
-    queryVariables.backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1 = backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1;
-    queryVariables.backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1Present = true;
-  } else {
-    queryVariables.backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1Present = false;
-  }
-
   const result = await request<EntityQueryResult>(`${Graph.TESTNET_API_ORIGIN}/graphql`, queryDocument, queryVariables);
 
   const { data, invalidEntities, invalidRelationEntities } = parseResult<S, IncludeSpaceIds>(
diff --git a/packages/hypergraph/test/entity/find-many-public.test.ts b/packages/hypergraph/test/entity/find-many-public.test.ts
index f2b26867..1f06011a 100644
--- a/packages/hypergraph/test/entity/find-many-public.test.ts
+++ b/packages/hypergraph/test/entity/find-many-public.test.ts
@@ -57,14 +57,12 @@ describe('findManyPublic parseResult', () => {
           name: 'Parent valid',
           valuesList: [buildValueEntry(TITLE_PROPERTY_ID, { string: 'Parent valid' })],
           spaceIds: [],
-          backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1: null,
         },
         {
           id: 'parent-invalid',
           name: 'Parent invalid',
           valuesList: [],
           spaceIds: [],
-          backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1: null,
         },
       ],
     };
@@ -88,7 +86,6 @@ describe('findManyPublic parseResult', () => {
           name: 'Parent with invalid child',
           valuesList: [buildValueEntry(TITLE_PROPERTY_ID, { string: 'Parent with invalid child' })],
           spaceIds: [],
-          backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1: null,
           [relationAlias]: {
             nodes: [
               {
@@ -107,7 +104,6 @@ describe('findManyPublic parseResult', () => {
       ],
     };
 
-    // @ts-expect-error
     const result = parseResult(queryData, Parent, relationInfo);
 
     expect(result.data).toHaveLength(1);
@@ -128,7 +124,6 @@ describe('findManyPublic parseResult', () => {
           name: 'Parent with spaces',
           valuesList: [buildValueEntry(TITLE_PROPERTY_ID, { string: 'Parent with spaces' })],
           spaceIds: ['space-1', null, 'space-2'],
-          backlinksTotalCountsTypeId1: null,
         },
       ],
     };