diff --git a/src/media.js b/src/media.js
index 409ab2d3..5c506559 100644
--- a/src/media.js
+++ b/src/media.js
@@ -18,12 +18,6 @@ const knex = require('./knex');
 const http = require('./utils/http');
 const { get } = require('./utils/qu');
 
-function getMemoryUsage() {
-    return process.memoryUsage().rss / (10 ** 6);
-}
-
-let peakMemoryUsage = getMemoryUsage();
-
 function sampleMedias(medias, limit = config.media.limit, preferLast = true) {
     // limit media sets, use extras as fallbacks
     if (medias.length <= limit) {
@@ -314,9 +308,7 @@ async function storeImageFile(media, hashDir, hashSubDir, filename, filedir, fil
         await fsPromises.unlink(media.file.path);
     }
 
-    const memoryUsage = getMemoryUsage();
-    peakMemoryUsage = Math.max(memoryUsage, peakMemoryUsage);
-    logger.silly(`Stored thumbnail and media from ${media.src}, memory usage ${memoryUsage.toFixed(2)} MB`);
+    logger.silly(`Stored thumbnail, lazy and permanent media file for ${media.id} from ${media.src} at ${filepath}`);
 
     return {
         ...media,
@@ -358,7 +350,7 @@ async function storeFile(media) {
 
         await fsPromises.rename(media.file.path, path.join(config.media.path, filepath));
 
-        logger.silly(`Stored media file at permanent location ${filepath}`);
+        logger.silly(`Stored permanent media file for ${media.id} from ${media.src} at ${filepath}`);
 
         return {
             ...media,
@@ -482,10 +474,6 @@ async function fetchMedia(baseMedia, existingMedias) {
             Promise.reject(new Error()),
         );
 
-        const memoryUsage = getMemoryUsage();
-        peakMemoryUsage = Math.max(memoryUsage, peakMemoryUsage);
-        logger.silly(`Fetched media from ${source.src}, memory usage ${memoryUsage.toFixed(2)} MB`);
-
         return {
             ...baseMedia,
             ...source,
@@ -614,8 +602,6 @@ async function associateReleaseMedia(releases) {
             await knex.raw(`${knex(`releases_${role}`).insert(associations)} ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING`);
         }
     }, Promise.resolve());
-
-    logger.debug(`Peak media fetching memory usage: ${peakMemoryUsage.toFixed(2)} MB`);
 }
 
 module.exports = {