diff --git a/include/xrpl/basics/TaggedCache.ipp b/include/xrpl/basics/TaggedCache.ipp
index bad58b0470..558198883c 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/basics/TaggedCache.ipp
+++ b/include/xrpl/basics/TaggedCache.ipp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #define XRPL_BASICS_TAGGEDCACHE_IPP_INCLUDED
 
 #include <xrpl/basics/IntrusivePointer.ipp>
-#include <xrpl/basics/MallocTrim.h>
 #include <xrpl/basics/TaggedCache.h>
 
 namespace ripple {
@@ -327,8 +326,6 @@ TaggedCache<
                std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - start)
                .count()
         << "ms";
-
-    mallocTrim(std::optional<std::string>(m_name), m_journal);
 }
 
 template <
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/basics/MallocTrim.cpp b/src/libxrpl/basics/MallocTrim.cpp
index b2d2303f22..aee036863f 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/basics/MallocTrim.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/basics/MallocTrim.cpp
@@ -3,27 +3,20 @@
 
 #include <boost/predef.h>
 
-#include <atomic>
-#include <chrono>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <fstream>
 
 #if defined(__GLIBC__) && BOOST_OS_LINUX
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+
+namespace {
+pid_t const cachedPid = ::getpid();
+}  // namespace
 #endif
 
 namespace ripple {
 
-namespace {
-#if defined(__GLIBC__) && BOOST_OS_LINUX
-std::atomic<bool> isTrimming{false};
-std::atomic<int64_t> lastTrimTimeMs{0};
-constexpr int64_t minTrimIntervalMs = 5000;  // TODO: derive from somewhere
-pid_t const cachedPid = ::getpid();
-#endif
-}  // namespace
-
 namespace detail {
 
 #if defined(__GLIBC__) && BOOST_OS_LINUX
@@ -73,38 +66,6 @@ mallocTrim(
 
     report.supported = true;
 
-    auto nowMs = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(
-                     std::chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch())
-                     .count();
-
-    if (nowMs - lastTrimTimeMs.load(std::memory_order_relaxed) <
-        minTrimIntervalMs)
-    {
-        JLOG(journal.debug()) << "malloc_trim skipped - rate limited";
-        return report;
-    }
-
-    bool expected = false;
-    if (!isTrimming.compare_exchange_strong(
-            expected, true, std::memory_order_acquire))
-    {
-        JLOG(journal.debug()) << "malloc_trim skipped - already in progress";
-        return report;
-    }
-
-    nowMs = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(
-                std::chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch())
-                .count();
-
-    if (nowMs - lastTrimTimeMs.load(std::memory_order_relaxed) <
-        minTrimIntervalMs)
-    {
-        isTrimming.store(false, std::memory_order_release);
-        JLOG(journal.debug())
-            << "malloc_trim skipped - rate limited (double check)";
-        return report;
-    }
-
     if (journal.debug())
     {
         std::string const tagStr = tag.value_or("default");
@@ -130,9 +91,6 @@ mallocTrim(
         report.trimResult = ::malloc_trim(0);
     }
 
-    lastTrimTimeMs.store(nowMs, std::memory_order_relaxed);
-    isTrimming.store(false, std::memory_order_release);
-
     return report;
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/src/xrpld/app/main/Application.cpp b/src/xrpld/app/main/Application.cpp
index 2ba6630945..1b6886ae32 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/app/main/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/xrpld/app/main/Application.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <xrpld/shamap/NodeFamily.h>
 
 #include <xrpl/basics/ByteUtilities.h>
+#include <xrpl/basics/MallocTrim.h>
 #include <xrpl/basics/ResolverAsio.h>
 #include <xrpl/basics/random.h>
 #include <xrpl/beast/asio/io_latency_probe.h>
@@ -1106,6 +1107,8 @@ public:
                 << "; size after: " << cachedSLEs_.size();
         }
 
+        mallocTrim(std::optional<std::string>("doSweep"), m_journal);
+
         // Set timer to do another sweep later.
         setSweepTimer();
     }
diff --git a/src/xrpld/app/misc/SHAMapStoreImp.cpp b/src/xrpld/app/misc/SHAMapStoreImp.cpp
index d771145540..ed45b0adb9 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/app/misc/SHAMapStoreImp.cpp
+++ b/src/xrpld/app/misc/SHAMapStoreImp.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <xrpld/app/rdb/backend/SQLiteDatabase.h>
 #include <xrpld/core/ConfigSections.h>
 
+#include <xrpl/basics/MallocTrim.h>
 #include <xrpl/beast/core/CurrentThreadName.h>
 #include <xrpl/nodestore/Scheduler.h>
 #include <xrpl/nodestore/detail/DatabaseRotatingImp.h>
@@ -545,6 +546,8 @@ SHAMapStoreImp::clearCaches(LedgerIndex validatedSeq)
 {
     ledgerMaster_->clearLedgerCachePrior(validatedSeq);
     fullBelowCache_->clear();
+
+    mallocTrim(std::optional<std::string>("clearCaches"), journal_);
 }
 
 void
@@ -610,6 +613,8 @@ SHAMapStoreImp::clearPrior(LedgerIndex lastRotated)
         });
     if (healthWait() == stopping)
         return;
+
+    mallocTrim(std::optional<std::string>("clearPrior"), journal_);
 }
 
 SHAMapStoreImp::HealthResult