diff --git a/lib/internal/abort_controller.js b/lib/internal/abort_controller.js
index ef77e0af30e40a..d4afcdf4044e8b 100644
--- a/lib/internal/abort_controller.js
+++ b/lib/internal/abort_controller.js
@@ -263,21 +263,9 @@ class AbortSignal extends EventTarget {
     const resultSignalWeakRef = new SafeWeakRef(resultSignal);
     resultSignal[kSourceSignals] = new SafeSet();
 
-    // Track if we have any timeout signals
-    let hasTimeoutSignals = false;
-
     for (let i = 0; i < signalsArray.length; i++) {
       const signal = signalsArray[i];
 
-      // Check if this is a timeout signal
-      if (signal[kTimeout]) {
-        hasTimeoutSignals = true;
-
-        // Add the timeout signal to gcPersistentSignals to keep it alive
-        // This is what the kNewListener method would do when adding abort listeners
-        gcPersistentSignals.add(signal);
-      }
-
       if (signal.aborted) {
         abortSignal(resultSignal, signal.reason);
         return resultSignal;
@@ -318,11 +306,6 @@ class AbortSignal extends EventTarget {
       }
     }
 
-    // If we have any timeout signals, add the composite signal to gcPersistentSignals
-    if (hasTimeoutSignals && resultSignal[kSourceSignals].size > 0) {
-      gcPersistentSignals.add(resultSignal);
-    }
-
     return resultSignal;
   }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-abortcontroller-any-memory-leak.js b/test/parallel/test-abortcontroller-any-memory-leak.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..f66176ab9eb150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-abortcontroller-any-memory-leak.js
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// Test for memory leak when using AbortSignal.any() in tight loops
+// Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/54614
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+// This test verifies that AbortSignal.any() with non-aborted signals
+// does not cause unbounded memory growth when no abort listeners are attached.
+//
+// Root cause: AbortSignal.any() was adding signals to gcPersistentSignals
+// immediately, preventing garbage collection even when no listeners existed.
+// The fix ensures signals are only added to gcPersistentSignals when abort
+// listeners are actually registered (handled by kNewListener).
+
+async function testAbortSignalAnyBasic() {
+  const iterations = 100000;
+  const memBefore = process.memoryUsage().heapUsed;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
+    const abortController = new AbortController();
+    const signal = abortController.signal;
+    const composedSignal = AbortSignal.any([signal]);
+
+    // Periodically allow event loop to process
+    if (i % 1000 === 0) {
+      await new Promise(setImmediate);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Force GC if available
+  if (global.gc) {
+    global.gc();
+    await new Promise(setImmediate);
+  }
+
+  const memAfter = process.memoryUsage().heapUsed;
+  const growth = memAfter - memBefore;
+  const growthMB = growth / 1024 / 1024;
+
+  console.log(`Memory growth (basic): ${growthMB.toFixed(2)} MB`);
+
+  // Memory growth should be reasonable (< 50MB for 100k iterations)
+  // Without the fix, this would grow 100s of MBs
+  assert.ok(growthMB < 50,
+    `Excessive memory growth: ${growthMB.toFixed(2)} MB (expected < 50 MB)`);
+}
+
+async function testAbortSignalAnyMultiple() {
+  const iterations = 100000;
+  const memBefore = process.memoryUsage().heapUsed;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
+    const controller1 = new AbortController();
+    const controller2 = new AbortController();
+    const composedSignal = AbortSignal.any([
+      controller1.signal,
+      controller2.signal,
+    ]);
+
+    // Periodically allow event loop to process
+    if (i % 1000 === 0) {
+      await new Promise(setImmediate);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Force GC if available
+  if (global.gc) {
+    global.gc();
+    await new Promise(setImmediate);
+  }
+
+  const memAfter = process.memoryUsage().heapUsed;
+  const growth = memAfter - memBefore;
+  const growthMB = growth / 1024 / 1024;
+
+  console.log(`Memory growth (multiple): ${growthMB.toFixed(2)} MB`);
+
+  assert.ok(growthMB < 50,
+    `Excessive memory growth: ${growthMB.toFixed(2)} MB (expected < 50 MB)`);
+}
+
+async function testAbortSignalAnyWithTimeout() {
+  const iterations = 50000; // Fewer iterations due to timeout overhead
+  const memBefore = process.memoryUsage().heapUsed;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
+    const abortController = new AbortController();
+    const composedSignal = AbortSignal.any([
+      abortController.signal,
+      AbortSignal.timeout(1000), // 1 second timeout
+    ]);
+
+    // Periodically allow event loop to process
+    if (i % 500 === 0) {
+      await new Promise(setImmediate);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Force GC if available
+  if (global.gc) {
+    global.gc();
+    await new Promise(setImmediate);
+  }
+
+  const memAfter = process.memoryUsage().heapUsed;
+  const growth = memAfter - memBefore;
+  const growthMB = growth / 1024 / 1024;
+
+  console.log(`Memory growth (with timeout): ${growthMB.toFixed(2)} MB`);
+
+  // Timeout signals create some overhead, but should still be reasonable
+  assert.ok(growthMB < 100,
+    `Excessive memory growth: ${growthMB.toFixed(2)} MB (expected < 100 MB)`);
+}
+
+// Run tests
+(async () => {
+  console.log('Testing AbortSignal.any() memory leak...');
+
+  await testAbortSignalAnyBasic();
+  await testAbortSignalAnyMultiple();
+  await testAbortSignalAnyWithTimeout();
+
+  console.log('All tests passed!');
+})().catch(common.mustNotCall());