diff --git a/libs/core/langchain_core/runnables/base.py b/libs/core/langchain_core/runnables/base.py
index 893f393d8b1747..8ff04202549a12 100644
--- a/libs/core/langchain_core/runnables/base.py
+++ b/libs/core/langchain_core/runnables/base.py
@@ -4351,6 +4351,8 @@ def __init__(
         except AttributeError:
             pass
 
+        self._deps: list[Runnable] | None = None
+
     @property
     @override
     def InputType(self) -> Any:
@@ -4469,20 +4471,21 @@ def deps(self) -> list[Runnable]:
             The dependencies of this Runnable. If the function has nonlocal
             variables that are Runnables, they are considered dependencies.
         """
-        if hasattr(self, "func"):
-            objects = get_function_nonlocals(self.func)
-        elif hasattr(self, "afunc"):
-            objects = get_function_nonlocals(self.afunc)
-        else:
-            objects = []
-
-        deps: list[Runnable] = []
-        for obj in objects:
-            if isinstance(obj, Runnable):
-                deps.append(obj)
-            elif isinstance(getattr(obj, "__self__", None), Runnable):
-                deps.append(obj.__self__)
-        return deps
+        if self._deps is None:
+            self._deps = []
+            if hasattr(self, "func"):
+                objects = get_function_nonlocals(self.func)
+            elif hasattr(self, "afunc"):
+                objects = get_function_nonlocals(self.afunc)
+            else:
+                objects = []
+
+            for obj in objects:
+                if isinstance(obj, Runnable):
+                    self._deps.append(obj)
+                elif isinstance(getattr(obj, "__self__", None), Runnable):
+                    self._deps.append(obj.__self__)
+        return self._deps
 
     @property
     def config_specs(self) -> list[ConfigurableFieldSpec]: