diff --git a/src/database/engine.rs b/src/database/engine.rs
index 7fd48a7d9..a0a99ad60 100644
--- a/src/database/engine.rs
+++ b/src/database/engine.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 mod files;
 mod logger;
 mod memory_usage;
-pub use memory_usage::MemoryUsage;
 mod open;
 mod repair;
 
diff --git a/src/database/engine/memory_usage.rs b/src/database/engine/memory_usage.rs
index b3fe44c54..e13166d1c 100644
--- a/src/database/engine/memory_usage.rs
+++ b/src/database/engine/memory_usage.rs
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ pub struct MemoryUsage {
 	pub mem_table_unflushed: u64,
 	pub mem_table_readers_total: u64,
 	pub row_cache: u64,
-	pub col_caches: Vec<(String, u64)>,
 }
 
 impl super::Engine {
 	pub fn memory_usage(&self) -> Result<String> {
 		let mut res = String::new();
 		let stats = self.memory_usage_stats()?;
+		let col_caches = self.col_cache_usage()?;
 		let mibs = |input| f64::from(u32::try_from(input / 1024).unwrap_or(0)) / 1024.0;
 		writeln!(
 			res,
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub fn memory_usage(&self) -> Result<String> {
 			mibs(stats.row_cache),
 		)?;
 
-		for (name, usage) in stats.col_caches {
+		for (name, usage) in col_caches {
 			writeln!(res, "{name} cache: {:.2} MiB", mibs(usage))?;
 		}
 
@@ -40,20 +40,20 @@ pub fn memory_usage_stats(&self) -> Result<MemoryUsage> {
 			get_memory_usage_stats(Some(&[&self.db]), Some(&[&*self.ctx.row_cache.lock()]))
 				.or_else(or_else)?;
 
-		let col_caches = self
-			.ctx
-			.col_cache
-			.lock()
-			.iter()
-			.map(|(name, cache)| Ok((name.clone(), u64::try_from(cache.get_usage())?)))
-			.collect::<Result<_>>()?;
-
 		Ok(MemoryUsage {
 			mem_table_total: stats.mem_table_total,
 			mem_table_unflushed: stats.mem_table_unflushed,
 			mem_table_readers_total: stats.mem_table_readers_total,
 			row_cache: u64::try_from(self.ctx.row_cache.lock().get_usage())?,
-			col_caches,
 		})
 	}
+
+	pub fn col_cache_usage(&self) -> Result<Vec<(String, u64)>> {
+		self.ctx
+			.col_cache
+			.lock()
+			.iter()
+			.map(|(name, cache)| Ok((name.clone(), u64::try_from(cache.get_usage())?)))
+			.collect()
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/database/mod.rs b/src/database/mod.rs
index e6585319c..fcc4f4df7 100644
--- a/src/database/mod.rs
+++ b/src/database/mod.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 pub use self::{
 	de::{Ignore, IgnoreAll},
 	deserialized::Deserialized,
-	engine::MemoryUsage,
 	handle::Handle,
 	keyval::{KeyVal, Slice, serialize_key, serialize_val},
 	map::{Get, Map, Qry, compact},
diff --git a/src/service/metrics.rs b/src/service/metrics.rs
index 4a25c4d23..a1291de06 100644
--- a/src/service/metrics.rs
+++ b/src/service/metrics.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,12 @@
-use std::{
-	sync::{Arc, Mutex},
-	time::{Duration, Instant},
-};
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use conduwuit::{
 	metrics::{AsyncInstrument, KeyValue},
 	utils::millis_since_unix_epoch,
 };
-use database::MemoryUsage;
 
 use crate::Services;
 
-/// Both database memory gauges are collected in the same scrape, so the
-/// statistics are shared between them for this long.
-const MEMORY_USAGE_TTL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1);
-
 impl Services {
 	pub(crate) fn register_metrics(self: &Arc<Self>) {
 		self.gauge(
@@ -80,14 +72,12 @@ pub(crate) fn register_metrics(self: &Arc<Self>) {
 			},
 		);
 
-		let memory = Arc::new(MemoryUsageCache::default());
-		let block_cache_memory = memory.clone();
 		self.gauge(
 			"continuwuity.database.memory",
 			"RocksDB memory usage by component",
 			"By",
-			move |services, observer| {
-				let Some(usage) = memory.get(services) else {
+			|services, observer| {
+				let Ok(usage) = services.db.db.memory_usage_stats() else {
 					return;
 				};
 
@@ -106,13 +96,13 @@ pub(crate) fn register_metrics(self: &Arc<Self>) {
 			"continuwuity.database.block_cache",
 			"RocksDB block cache usage by column family",
 			"By",
-			move |services, observer| {
-				let Some(usage) = block_cache_memory.get(services) else {
+			|services, observer| {
+				let Ok(col_caches) = services.db.db.col_cache_usage() else {
 					return;
 				};
 
-				for (column, bytes) in &usage.col_caches {
-					observer.observe(*bytes, &[KeyValue::new("column", column.clone())]);
+				for (column, bytes) in col_caches {
+					observer.observe(bytes, &[KeyValue::new("column", column)]);
 				}
 			},
 		);
@@ -173,24 +163,6 @@ fn gauge<F>(
 	}
 }
 
-#[derive(Default)]
-struct MemoryUsageCache(Mutex<Option<(Instant, Arc<MemoryUsage>)>>);
-
-impl MemoryUsageCache {
-	fn get(&self, services: &Services) -> Option<Arc<MemoryUsage>> {
-		let mut cached = self.0.lock().expect("locked");
-		if let Some((at, usage)) = &*cached {
-			if at.elapsed() < MEMORY_USAGE_TTL {
-				return Some(usage.clone());
-			}
-		}
-
-		let usage = Arc::new(services.db.db.memory_usage_stats().ok()?);
-		*cached = Some((Instant::now(), usage.clone()));
-		Some(usage)
-	}
-}
-
 /// Cheap estimate from RocksDB properties, unlike iterating the column.
 fn estimate_keys(services: &Services, map: &'static str) -> Option<u64> {
 	services