diff --git a/.changeset/angry-stingrays-cover.md b/.changeset/angry-stingrays-cover.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49fe04bb7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/angry-stingrays-cover.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-vault-backend': patch
+---
+
+Removed lock inside recursion to avoid deadlocks
diff --git a/plugins/vault-backend/src/service/vaultApi.ts b/plugins/vault-backend/src/service/vaultApi.ts
index 789cdeeda5..b337a877b9 100644
--- a/plugins/vault-backend/src/service/vaultApi.ts
+++ b/plugins/vault-backend/src/service/vaultApi.ts
@@ -147,11 +147,9 @@ export class VaultClient implements VaultApi {
       result.data.keys.map(async secret => {
         if (secret.endsWith('/')) {
           secrets.push(
-            ...(await this.limit(() =>
-              this.listSecrets(`${secretPath}/${secret.slice(0, -1)}`, {
-                secretEngine: mount,
-              }),
-            )),
+            ...(await this.listSecrets(`${secretPath}/${secret.slice(0, -1)}`, {
+              secretEngine: mount,
+            })),
           );
         } else {
           const vaultUrl =