diff --git a/src/dbg/_dbgfunctions.cpp b/src/dbg/_dbgfunctions.cpp
index 312178556c..348054944e 100644
--- a/src/dbg/_dbgfunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/dbg/_dbgfunctions.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ bool _getprocesslist(DBGPROCESSINFO** entries, int* count)
 
 static void _memupdatemap()
 {
-    dbggetprivateusage(fdProcessInfo->hProcess, true);
     MemUpdateMap();
     GuiUpdateMemoryView();
 }
diff --git a/src/dbg/debugger.cpp b/src/dbg/debugger.cpp
index db3f989216..80e89c8a15 100644
--- a/src/dbg/debugger.cpp
+++ b/src/dbg/debugger.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ static bool bSkipExceptions = false;
 static bool bBreakOnNextDll = false;
 static int ecount = 0;
 static std::vector<ExceptionRange> ignoredExceptionRange;
-static SIZE_T cachePrivateUsage = 0;
 static HANDLE hEvent = 0;
 static HANDLE hProcess = 0;
 static HANDLE hMemMapThread = 0;
@@ -64,13 +63,8 @@ static DWORD WINAPI memMapThread(void* ptr)
         }
         if(bStopMemMapThread)
             break;
-        const SIZE_T PrivateUsage = dbggetprivateusage(fdProcessInfo->hProcess);
-        if(cachePrivateUsage != PrivateUsage && !dbgisrunning()) //update the memory map when the memory usage changed
-        {
-            cachePrivateUsage = PrivateUsage;
-            MemUpdateMap();
-            GuiUpdateMemoryView();
-        }
+        MemUpdateMap();
+        GuiUpdateMemoryView();
         Sleep(1000);
     }
     return 0;
@@ -115,17 +109,6 @@ void dbgstop()
     WaitForThreadTermination(hTimeWastedCounterThread);
 }
 
-SIZE_T dbggetprivateusage(HANDLE hProcess, bool update)
-{
-    PROCESS_MEMORY_COUNTERS_EX memoryCounters;
-    memoryCounters.cb = sizeof(PROCESS_MEMORY_COUNTERS_EX);
-    if(!GetProcessMemoryInfo(fdProcessInfo->hProcess, (PPROCESS_MEMORY_COUNTERS)&memoryCounters, sizeof(PROCESS_MEMORY_COUNTERS_EX)))
-        return 0;
-    if(update)
-        cachePrivateUsage = memoryCounters.PrivateUsage;
-    return memoryCounters.PrivateUsage;
-}
-
 duint dbgdebuggedbase()
 {
     return pDebuggedBase;
@@ -642,7 +625,6 @@ static void cbCreateProcess(CREATE_PROCESS_DEBUG_INFO* CreateProcessInfo)
     dprintf("Process Started: " fhex " %s\n", base, DebugFileName);
 
     //update memory map
-    dbggetprivateusage(fdProcessInfo->hProcess, true);
     MemUpdateMap();
     GuiUpdateMemoryView();
 
@@ -764,7 +746,6 @@ static void cbCreateThread(CREATE_THREAD_DEBUG_INFO* CreateThread)
     if(settingboolget("Events", "ThreadStart"))
     {
         //update memory map
-        dbggetprivateusage(fdProcessInfo->hProcess, true);
         MemUpdateMap();
         //update GUI
         GuiSetDebugState(paused);
@@ -856,7 +837,6 @@ static void cbLoadDll(LOAD_DLL_DEBUG_INFO* LoadDll)
         ModLoad((duint)base, modInfo.ImageSize, modInfo.ImageName);
 
     //update memory map
-    dbggetprivateusage(fdProcessInfo->hProcess, true);
     MemUpdateMap();
     GuiUpdateMemoryView();
 
@@ -984,7 +964,6 @@ static void cbUnloadDll(UNLOAD_DLL_DEBUG_INFO* UnloadDll)
     ModUnload((duint)base);
 
     //update memory map
-    dbggetprivateusage(fdProcessInfo->hProcess, true);
     MemUpdateMap();
     GuiUpdateMemoryView();
 }
@@ -1057,7 +1036,7 @@ static void cbException(EXCEPTION_DEBUG_INFO* ExceptionData)
             dputs("paused!");
             SetNextDbgContinueStatus(DBG_CONTINUE);
             GuiSetDebugState(paused);
-            dbggetprivateusage(fdProcessInfo->hProcess, true);
+            //update memory map
             MemUpdateMap();
             DebugUpdateGui(GetContextDataEx(hActiveThread, UE_CIP), true);
             //lock
@@ -1174,7 +1153,6 @@ DWORD WINAPI threadDebugLoop(void* lpParameter)
     varset("$hp", (duint)fdProcessInfo->hProcess, true);
     varset("$pid", fdProcessInfo->dwProcessId, true);
     ecount = 0;
-    cachePrivateUsage = 0;
     //NOTE: set custom handlers
     SetCustomHandler(UE_CH_CREATEPROCESS, (void*)cbCreateProcess);
     SetCustomHandler(UE_CH_EXITPROCESS, (void*)cbExitProcess);
@@ -1438,7 +1416,6 @@ DWORD WINAPI threadAttachLoop(void* lpParameter)
     bFileIsDll = IsFileDLL(szFileName, 0);
     GuiAddRecentFile(szFileName);
     ecount = 0;
-    cachePrivateUsage = 0;
     //NOTE: set custom handlers
     SetCustomHandler(UE_CH_CREATEPROCESS, (void*)cbCreateProcess);
     SetCustomHandler(UE_CH_EXITPROCESS, (void*)cbExitProcess);
diff --git a/src/dbg/debugger.h b/src/dbg/debugger.h
index 6ea1d5a72f..8998078436 100644
--- a/src/dbg/debugger.h
+++ b/src/dbg/debugger.h
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ typedef struct _THREADNAME_INFO
 #pragma pack(pop)
 
 //functions
-SIZE_T dbggetprivateusage(HANDLE hProcess, bool update = false);
 void dbginit();
 void dbgstop();
 duint dbgdebuggedbase();
diff --git a/src/dbg/debugger_commands.cpp b/src/dbg/debugger_commands.cpp
index 72fa22e3ed..ed10a5c18c 100644
--- a/src/dbg/debugger_commands.cpp
+++ b/src/dbg/debugger_commands.cpp
@@ -799,7 +799,6 @@ CMDRESULT cbDebugAlloc(int argc, char* argv[])
     if(mem)
         varset("$lastalloc", mem, true);
     //update memory map
-    dbggetprivateusage(fdProcessInfo->hProcess, true);
     MemUpdateMap();
     GuiUpdateMemoryView();
 
@@ -828,7 +827,6 @@ CMDRESULT cbDebugFree(int argc, char* argv[])
     if(!ok)
         dputs("VirtualFreeEx failed");
     //update memory map
-    dbggetprivateusage(fdProcessInfo->hProcess, true);
     MemUpdateMap();
     GuiUpdateMemoryView();
 
@@ -1869,7 +1867,6 @@ CMDRESULT cbDebugSetPageRights(int argc, char* argv[])
     }
 
     //update the memory map
-    dbggetprivateusage(fdProcessInfo->hProcess, true);
     MemUpdateMap();
     GuiUpdateMemoryView();
 
@@ -2074,7 +2071,6 @@ CMDRESULT cbDebugSetCmdline(int argc, char* argv[])
     }
 
     //update the memory map
-    dbggetprivateusage(fdProcessInfo->hProcess, true);
     MemUpdateMap();
     GuiUpdateMemoryView();
 
diff --git a/src/dbg/instruction.cpp b/src/dbg/instruction.cpp
index d385b72884..868d415a05 100644
--- a/src/dbg/instruction.cpp
+++ b/src/dbg/instruction.cpp
@@ -2225,7 +2225,6 @@ CMDRESULT cbInstrMeminfo(int argc, char* argv[])
     }
     else if (argv[1][0] == 'r')
     {
-        dbggetprivateusage(fdProcessInfo->hProcess, true);
         MemUpdateMap();
         GuiUpdateMemoryView();
         dputs("memory map updated!");