diff --git a/.changeset/funny-ladybugs-pump.md b/.changeset/funny-ladybugs-pump.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b3f17e974
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/funny-ladybugs-pump.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend': patch
+---
+
+Improved performance when applying conditional decisions to entities within the permission framework.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.ts
index 52119e4629..7bf3e377d8 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.ts
@@ -26,15 +26,13 @@ import {
   FieldFormatEntityPolicy,
   makeValidator,
   NoForeignRootFieldsEntityPolicy,
-  parseEntityRef,
   SchemaValidEntityPolicy,
-  stringifyEntityRef,
   Validators,
 } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { ScmIntegrations } from '@backstage/integration';
 import { createHash } from 'crypto';
 import { Router } from 'express';
-import lodash, { keyBy } from 'lodash';
+import lodash from 'lodash';
 
 import {
   AuditorService,