diff --git a/flow/connectors/snowflake/snowflake.go b/flow/connectors/snowflake/snowflake.go
index 3f01fa5e88..d4f2889506 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/snowflake/snowflake.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/snowflake/snowflake.go
@@ -757,15 +757,12 @@ func (c *SnowflakeConnector) NormalizeRecords(req *model.NormalizeRecordsRequest
 
 	var totalRowsAffected int64 = 0
 	g, gCtx := errgroup.WithContext(c.ctx)
-	sem := make(chan struct{}, 8) // semaphore to limit parallel merges
+	g.SetLimit(8) // limit parallel merges to 8
 
 	for _, destinationTableName := range destinationTableNames {
-		sem <- struct{}{}                 // block if semaphore is full
 		tableName := destinationTableName // local variable for the closure
 
 		g.Go(func() error {
-			defer func() { <-sem }() // release semaphore
-
 			rowsAffected, err := c.generateAndExecuteMergeStatement(
 				gCtx,
 				tableName,