diff --git a/MIGRATION.md b/MIGRATION.md
index b168c0931fcd..15b17681953b 100644
--- a/MIGRATION.md
+++ b/MIGRATION.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     - [Removed stories.json](#removed-storiesjson)
     - [Removed `sb babelrc` command](#removed-sb-babelrc-command)
     - [Changed interfaces for `@storybook/router` components](#changed-interfaces-for-storybookrouter-components)
+    - [Extract no longer batches](#extract-no-longer-batches)
   - [Framework-specific changes](#framework-specific-changes)
     - [React](#react)
       - [`react-docgen` component analysis by default](#react-docgen-component-analysis-by-default)
@@ -712,6 +713,10 @@ The reasoning behind is to condense and provide some clarity to what's happened
 
 The `hideOnly` prop has been removed from the `<Route />` component in `@storybook/router`. If needed this can be implemented manually with the `<Match />` component.
 
+#### Extract no longer batches
+
+`Preview.extract()` no longer loads CSF files in batches. This was a workaround for resource limitations that slowed down extract. This shouldn't affect behaviour.
+
 ### Framework-specific changes
 
 #### React
diff --git a/code/lib/preview-api/src/modules/store/StoryStore.test.ts b/code/lib/preview-api/src/modules/store/StoryStore.test.ts
index 7d796970b560..65f225c8ef6e 100644
--- a/code/lib/preview-api/src/modules/store/StoryStore.test.ts
+++ b/code/lib/preview-api/src/modules/store/StoryStore.test.ts
@@ -28,14 +28,6 @@ vi.mock('@storybook/global', async (importOriginal) => ({
 
 vi.mock('@storybook/client-logger');
 
-const createGate = (): [Promise<any | undefined>, (_?: any) => void] => {
-  let openGate = (_?: any) => {};
-  const gate = new Promise<any | undefined>((resolve) => {
-    openGate = resolve;
-  });
-  return [gate, openGate];
-};
-
 const componentOneExports = {
   default: { title: 'Component One' },
   a: { args: { foo: 'a' } },
@@ -435,22 +427,6 @@ describe('StoryStore', () => {
         './src/ComponentTwo.stories.js',
       ]);
     });
-
-    it('imports in batches', async () => {
-      const [gate, openGate] = createGate();
-      const blockedImportFn = vi.fn(async (file) => {
-        await gate;
-        return importFn(file);
-      });
-      const store = new StoryStore(storyIndex, blockedImportFn, projectAnnotations);
-
-      const promise = store.loadAllCSFFiles({ batchSize: 1 });
-      expect(blockedImportFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-
-      openGate();
-      await promise;
-      expect(blockedImportFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
-    });
   });
 
   describe('extract', () => {
diff --git a/code/lib/preview-api/src/modules/store/StoryStore.ts b/code/lib/preview-api/src/modules/store/StoryStore.ts
index c779f13ddd2c..123ea5b984c8 100644
--- a/code/lib/preview-api/src/modules/store/StoryStore.ts
+++ b/code/lib/preview-api/src/modules/store/StoryStore.ts
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ import {
   prepareContext,
 } from './csf';
 
+// TODO -- what are reasonable values for these?
 const CSF_CACHE_SIZE = 1000;
 const STORY_CACHE_SIZE = 10000;
-const EXTRACT_BATCH_SIZE = 20;
 
 export class StoryStore<TRenderer extends Renderer> {
   public storyIndex: StoryIndexStore;
@@ -127,32 +127,19 @@ export class StoryStore<TRenderer extends Renderer> {
     return this.processCSFFileWithCache(moduleExports, importPath, title);
   }
 
-  async loadAllCSFFiles({ batchSize = EXTRACT_BATCH_SIZE } = {}): Promise<
-    StoryStore<TRenderer>['cachedCSFFiles']
-  > {
-    const importPaths = Object.entries(this.storyIndex.entries).map(([storyId, { importPath }]) => [
-      importPath,
-      storyId,
-    ]);
-
-    const loadInBatches = async (
-      remainingImportPaths: typeof importPaths
-    ): Promise<{ importPath: Path; csfFile: CSFFile<TRenderer> }[]> => {
-      if (remainingImportPaths.length === 0) return Promise.resolve([]);
-
-      const csfFilePromiseList = remainingImportPaths
-        .slice(0, batchSize)
-        .map(async ([importPath, storyId]) => ({
-          importPath,
-          csfFile: await this.loadCSFFileByStoryId(storyId),
-        }));
-
-      const firstResults = await Promise.all(csfFilePromiseList);
-      const restResults = await loadInBatches(remainingImportPaths.slice(batchSize));
-      return firstResults.concat(restResults);
-    };
+  async loadAllCSFFiles(): Promise<StoryStore<TRenderer>['cachedCSFFiles']> {
+    const importPaths: Record<Path, StoryId> = {};
+    Object.entries(this.storyIndex.entries).forEach(([storyId, { importPath }]) => {
+      importPaths[importPath] = storyId;
+    });
+
+    const list = await Promise.all(
+      Object.entries(importPaths).map(async ([importPath, storyId]) => ({
+        importPath,
+        csfFile: await this.loadCSFFileByStoryId(storyId),
+      }))
+    );
 
-    const list = await loadInBatches(importPaths);
     return list.reduce(
       (acc, { importPath, csfFile }) => {
         acc[importPath] = csfFile;