diff --git a/matter_server/server/device_controller.py b/matter_server/server/device_controller.py
index 60ab3c0b..61422257 100644
--- a/matter_server/server/device_controller.py
+++ b/matter_server/server/device_controller.py
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ def __init__(
         self.thread_credentials_set: bool = False
         self.compressed_fabric_id: int | None = None
         self._node_lock: dict[int, asyncio.Lock] = {}
-        self._node_setup_lock: asyncio.Semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(5)
         self._aiobrowser: AsyncServiceBrowser | None = None
         self._aiozc: AsyncZeroconf | None = None
         self._sdk_executor = ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=1)
@@ -1036,51 +1035,45 @@ async def _setup_node(self, node_id: int) -> None:
             # prevent duplicate setup actions
             return
         self._nodes_in_setup.add(node_id)
-        # ping the node to out stale mdns reports and to prevent that we
-        # send an unreachable node to the sdk which is very slow with resolving it
-        # this will also precache the ip addresses of the node for later use.
-        ping_result = await self.ping_node(node_id)
-        if not any(ping_result.values()):
-            LOGGER.warning(
-                "Skip set-up for node %s because it does not appear to be reachable...",
-                node_id,
-            )
-            return
-        # we use a lock for the node setup process to process nodes sequentially
-        # to prevent a flood of the (thread) network when there are many nodes being setup.
-        async with self._node_setup_lock:
-            # add this little random sleep here to do a bit of throttling
-            # can be optimized later
-            await asyncio.sleep(randint(0, 5))  # noqa: S311
+        try:
+            # ping the node to out stale mdns reports and to prevent that we
+            # send an unreachable node to the sdk which is very slow with resolving it
+            # this will also precache the ip addresses of the node for later use.
+            ping_result = await self.ping_node(node_id)
+            if not any(ping_result.values()):
+                LOGGER.warning(
+                    "Skip set-up for node %s because it does not appear to be reachable...",
+                    node_id,
+                )
+                return
             LOGGER.info("Setting-up node %s...", node_id)
-            try:
-                # (re)interview node (only) if needed
-                node_data = self._nodes[node_id]
-                if (
-                    # re-interview if we dont have any node attributes (empty node)
-                    not node_data.attributes
-                    # re-interview if the data model schema has changed
-                    or node_data.interview_version != DATA_MODEL_SCHEMA_VERSION
-                ):
-                    try:
-                        await self.interview_node(node_id)
-                    except (NodeNotResolving, NodeInterviewFailed) as err:
-                        LOGGER.warning("Unable to interview Node %s", exc_info=err)
-                        # NOTE: the node will be picked up by mdns discovery automatically
-                        # when it comes available again.
-                        return
-                # setup subscriptions for the node
+            # (re)interview node (only) if needed
+            node_data = self._nodes[node_id]
+            if (
+                # re-interview if we dont have any node attributes (empty node)
+                not node_data.attributes
+                # re-interview if the data model schema has changed
+                or node_data.interview_version != DATA_MODEL_SCHEMA_VERSION
+            ):
                 try:
-                    await self._subscribe_node(node_id)
-                except NodeNotResolving:
-                    LOGGER.warning(
-                        "Unable to subscribe to Node %s as it is unavailable",
-                        node_id,
-                    )
+                    await self.interview_node(node_id)
+                except (NodeNotResolving, NodeInterviewFailed) as err:
+                    LOGGER.warning("Unable to interview Node %s", exc_info=err)
                     # NOTE: the node will be picked up by mdns discovery automatically
-                    # when it becomes available again.
-            finally:
-                self._nodes_in_setup.discard(node_id)
+                    # when it comes available again.
+                    return
+            # setup subscriptions for the node
+            try:
+                await self._subscribe_node(node_id)
+            except NodeNotResolving:
+                LOGGER.warning(
+                    "Unable to subscribe to Node %s as it is unavailable",
+                    node_id,
+                )
+                # NOTE: the node will be picked up by mdns discovery automatically
+                # when it becomes available again.
+        finally:
+            self._nodes_in_setup.discard(node_id)
 
     async def _resolve_node(
         self, node_id: int, retries: int = 2, attempt: int = 1