diff --git a/.changeset/remove-beforeunload-safelock.md b/.changeset/remove-beforeunload-safelock.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..591a4eb3e19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/remove-beforeunload-safelock.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-js': patch
+---
+
+Removed redundant `beforeunload` event listener from SafeLock that was disabling the browser's back-forward cache (bfcache), degrading navigation performance.
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/auth/safeLock.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/auth/safeLock.ts
index 405190a73ff..5fb08ea5a06 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/auth/safeLock.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/auth/safeLock.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@ import Lock from 'browser-tabs-lock';
 export function SafeLock(key: string) {
   const lock = new Lock();
 
-  // TODO: Figure out how to fix this linting error
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises
-  window.addEventListener('beforeunload', async () => {
-    await lock.releaseLock(key);
-  });
-
   const acquireLockAndRun = async (cb: () => Promise<unknown>) => {
     if ('locks' in navigator && isSecureContext) {
       const controller = new AbortController();