diff --git a/internal/api/s2s/user/inboxpost_test.go b/internal/api/s2s/user/inboxpost_test.go
index 90783406f..a408b3773 100644
--- a/internal/api/s2s/user/inboxpost_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/s2s/user/inboxpost_test.go
@@ -292,15 +292,6 @@ func (suite *InboxPostTestSuite) TestPostUpdate() {
 	federator := testrig.NewTestFederator(suite.db, tc, suite.storage, suite.mediaManager, fedWorker)
 	emailSender := testrig.NewEmailSender("../../../../web/template/", nil)
 	processor := testrig.NewTestProcessor(suite.db, suite.storage, federator, emailSender, suite.mediaManager, clientWorker, fedWorker)
-	if err := processor.Start(); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err := processor.Stop(); err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
-	}()
-
 	userModule := user.New(processor).(*user.Module)
 	suite.NoError(processor.Start())
 
diff --git a/internal/log/caller.go b/internal/log/caller.go
index f7062f06a..14a639b51 100644
--- a/internal/log/caller.go
+++ b/internal/log/caller.go
@@ -21,69 +21,39 @@ package log
 import (
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
-)
-
-var (
-	// fnCache is a cache of PCs to their calculated function names.
-	fnCache = map[uintptr]string{}
-
-	// strCache is a cache of strings to the originally allocated version
-	// of that string contents. so we don't have hundreds of the same instances
-	// of string floating around in memory.
-	strCache = map[string]string{}
-
-	// cacheMu protects fnCache and strCache.
-	cacheMu sync.Mutex
 )
 
 // Caller fetches the calling function name, skipping 'depth'. Results are cached per PC.
 func Caller(depth int) string {
-	var rpc [1]uintptr
+	var pcs [1]uintptr
 
-	// Fetch pcs of callers
-	n := runtime.Callers(depth, rpc[:])
+	// Fetch calling function using calldepth
+	_ = runtime.Callers(depth, pcs[:])
+	fn := runtime.FuncForPC(pcs[0])
 
-	if n > 0 {
-		// Look for value in cache
-		cacheMu.Lock()
-		fn, ok := fnCache[rpc[0]]
-		cacheMu.Unlock()
-
-		if ok {
-			return fn
-		}
-
-		// Fetch frame info for caller pc
-		frame, _ := runtime.CallersFrames(rpc[:]).Next()
-
-		if frame.PC != 0 {
-			name := frame.Function
-
-			// Drop all but the package name and function name, no mod path
-			if idx := strings.LastIndex(name, "/"); idx >= 0 {
-				name = name[idx+1:]
-			}
-
-			// Drop any generic type parameter markers
-			if idx := strings.Index(name, "[...]"); idx >= 0 {
-				name = name[:idx] + name[idx+5:]
-			}
-
-			// Cache this func name
-			cacheMu.Lock()
-			fn, ok := strCache[name]
-			if !ok {
-				// Cache ptr to this allocated str
-				strCache[name] = name
-				fn = name
-			}
-			fnCache[rpc[0]] = fn
-			cacheMu.Unlock()
-
-			return fn
-		}
+	if fn == nil {
+		return ""
 	}
 
-	return "???"
+	// return formatted name
+	return callername(fn)
+}
+
+// callername generates a human-readable calling function name.
+func callername(fn *runtime.Func) string {
+	name := fn.Name()
+
+	// Drop all but the package name and function name, no mod path
+	if idx := strings.LastIndex(name, "/"); idx >= 0 {
+		name = name[idx+1:]
+	}
+
+	const params = `[...]`
+
+	// Drop any generic type parameter markers
+	if idx := strings.Index(name, params); idx >= 0 {
+		name = name[:idx] + name[idx+len(params):]
+	}
+
+	return name
 }
diff --git a/internal/log/caller_test.go b/internal/log/caller_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 59bf342d1..000000000
--- a/internal/log/caller_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-package log_test
-
-import (
-	"runtime"
-	"strings"
-	"testing"
-
-	"codeberg.org/gruf/go-atomics"
-	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/log"
-)
-
-// noopt exists to prevent certain optimisations during benching.
-var noopt = atomics.NewString()
-
-func BenchmarkCaller(b *testing.B) {
-	b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
-		for pb.Next() {
-			name := log.Caller(2)
-			noopt.Store(name)
-		}
-	})
-}
-
-func BenchmarkCallerNoCache(b *testing.B) {
-	b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
-		for pb.Next() {
-			var rpc [1]uintptr
-
-			// Fetch pcs of callers
-			n := runtime.Callers(2, rpc[:])
-
-			if n > 0 {
-				// Fetch frame info for caller pc
-				frame, _ := runtime.CallersFrames(rpc[:]).Next()
-
-				if frame.PC != 0 {
-					name := frame.Function
-
-					// Drop all but the package name and function name, no mod path
-					if idx := strings.LastIndex(name, "/"); idx >= 0 {
-						name = name[idx+1:]
-					}
-
-					// Drop any generic type parameter markers
-					if idx := strings.Index(name, "[...]"); idx >= 0 {
-						name = name[:idx] + name[idx+5:]
-					}
-
-					noopt.Store(name)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	})
-}