diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 77dac8bd1a..48781851a2 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -24,13 +24,11 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"math"
 	"math/big"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	godebug "runtime/debug"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -76,7 +74,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/triedb/hashdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/triedb/pathdb"
 	pcsclite "github.com/gballet/go-libpcsclite"
-	gopsutil "github.com/shirou/gopsutil/mem"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
@@ -494,7 +491,6 @@ var (
 		Value:    "gokzg",
 		Category: flags.PerfCategory,
 	}
-
 	// Miner settings
 	MinerGasLimitFlag = &cli.Uint64Flag{
 		Name:     "miner.gaslimit",
@@ -1579,38 +1575,18 @@ func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
 	setRequiredBlocks(ctx, cfg)
 	setLes(ctx, cfg)
 
-	// Cap the cache allowance and tune the garbage collector
-	mem, err := gopsutil.VirtualMemory()
-	if err == nil {
-		if 32<<(^uintptr(0)>>63) == 32 && mem.Total > 2*1024*1024*1024 {
-			log.Warn("Lowering memory allowance on 32bit arch", "available", mem.Total/1024/1024, "addressable", 2*1024)
-			mem.Total = 2 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024
-		}
-		allowance := int(mem.Total / 1024 / 1024 / 3)
-		if cache := ctx.Int(CacheFlag.Name); cache > allowance {
-			log.Warn("Sanitizing cache to Go's GC limits", "provided", cache, "updated", allowance)
-			ctx.Set(CacheFlag.Name, strconv.Itoa(allowance))
-		}
-	}
-	// Ensure Go's GC ignores the database cache for trigger percentage
-	cache := ctx.Int(CacheFlag.Name)
-	gogc := math.Max(20, math.Min(100, 100/(float64(cache)/1024)))
-
-	log.Debug("Sanitizing Go's GC trigger", "percent", int(gogc))
-	godebug.SetGCPercent(int(gogc))
-
 	if ctx.IsSet(SyncTargetFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.SyncMode = ethconfig.FullSync // dev sync target forces full sync
 	} else if ctx.IsSet(SyncModeFlag.Name) {
 		value := ctx.String(SyncModeFlag.Name)
-		if err = cfg.SyncMode.UnmarshalText([]byte(value)); err != nil {
+		if err := cfg.SyncMode.UnmarshalText([]byte(value)); err != nil {
 			Fatalf("--%v: %v", SyncModeFlag.Name, err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	if ctx.IsSet(ChainHistoryFlag.Name) {
 		value := ctx.String(ChainHistoryFlag.Name)
-		if err = cfg.HistoryMode.UnmarshalText([]byte(value)); err != nil {
+		if err := cfg.HistoryMode.UnmarshalText([]byte(value)); err != nil {
 			Fatalf("--%s: %v", ChainHistoryFlag.Name, err)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/debug/api.go b/internal/debug/api.go
index 5e93585bf8..0287d4bf65 100644
--- a/internal/debug/api.go
+++ b/internal/debug/api.go
@@ -237,6 +237,11 @@ func (*HandlerT) SetGCPercent(v int) int {
 	return debug.SetGCPercent(v)
 }
 
+// SetMemoryLimit sets the GOMEMLIMIT for the process. It returns the previous limit.
+func (*HandlerT) SetMemoryLimit(limit int64) int64 {
+	return debug.SetMemoryLimit(limit)
+}
+
 func writeProfile(name, file string) error {
 	p := pprof.Lookup(name)
 	log.Info("Writing profile records", "count", p.Count(), "type", name, "dump", file)
diff --git a/internal/web3ext/web3ext.go b/internal/web3ext/web3ext.go
index 8ac8f44958..aed6bbbdb9 100644
--- a/internal/web3ext/web3ext.go
+++ b/internal/web3ext/web3ext.go
@@ -269,6 +269,11 @@ web3._extend({
 			call: 'debug_setGCPercent',
 			params: 1,
 		}),
+		new web3._extend.Method({
+			name: 'setMemoryLimit',
+			call: 'debug_setMemoryLimit',
+			params: 1,
+		}),
 		new web3._extend.Method({
 			name: 'memStats',
 			call: 'debug_memStats',