diff --git a/repository/src/main/java/org/apache/atlas/repository/store/graph/v2/EntityGraphMapper.java b/repository/src/main/java/org/apache/atlas/repository/store/graph/v2/EntityGraphMapper.java
index bbaab1c1ec..a130bf15ac 100644
--- a/repository/src/main/java/org/apache/atlas/repository/store/graph/v2/EntityGraphMapper.java
+++ b/repository/src/main/java/org/apache/atlas/repository/store/graph/v2/EntityGraphMapper.java
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public class EntityGraphMapper {
     private static final boolean RESTRICT_PROPAGATION_THROUGH_LINEAGE_DEFAULT        = false;
 
     private static final boolean RESTRICT_PROPAGATION_THROUGH_HIERARCHY_DEFAULT        = false;
-    public static final int CLEANUP_BATCH_SIZE = 200000;
+    public static final int CLEANUP_BATCH_SIZE = 250;
     private              boolean DEFERRED_ACTION_ENABLED                             = AtlasConfiguration.TASKS_USE_ENABLED.getBoolean();
     private              boolean DIFFERENTIAL_AUDITS                                 = STORE_DIFFERENTIAL_AUDITS.getBoolean();