diff --git a/libfuse/include/objpool.hpp b/libfuse/include/objpool.hpp
index 7aa2ecc6..e8630732 100644
--- a/libfuse/include/objpool.hpp
+++ b/libfuse/include/objpool.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <atomic>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <new>
 #include <utility>
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ private:
 private:
   std::mutex _mtx;
   Node *_head = nullptr;
+  std::atomic<size_t> _pooled_count{0};
 
 public:
   ObjPool() = default;
@@ -66,7 +69,10 @@ private:
 
     Node *node = _head;
     if(node)
-      _head = node->next;
+      {
+        _head = node->next;
+        _pooled_count.fetch_sub(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+      }
 
     return node;
   }
@@ -78,6 +84,7 @@ private:
 
     node_->next = _head;
     _head = node_;
+    _pooled_count.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
   }
 
 public:
@@ -90,6 +97,7 @@ public:
       std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_mtx);
       head  = _head;
       _head = nullptr;
+      _pooled_count.store(0, std::memory_order_relaxed);
     }
 
     while(head)
@@ -133,4 +141,25 @@ public:
 
     _push_node(to_node(obj_));
   }
+
+  size_t
+  size() const noexcept
+  {
+    return _pooled_count.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
+  }
+
+  void
+  gc() noexcept
+  {
+    size_t count = _pooled_count.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
+    size_t to_free = std::max(count / 10, size_t{1});
+
+    for(size_t i = 0; i < to_free; ++i)
+      {
+        Node *node = _pop_node();
+        if(not node)
+          break;
+        ::operator delete(node, std::align_val_t{alignof(T)});
+      }
+  }
 };
diff --git a/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp b/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp
index 7cc9d8e7..c7e4bf1f 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp
+++ b/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp
@@ -3583,10 +3583,6 @@ metrics_log_nodes_info(FILE *file_)
   struct tm tm;
   struct timeval tv;
   uint64_t sizeof_node;
-  float node_usage_ratio;
-  uint64_t node_slab_count;
-  uint64_t node_avail_objs;
-  uint64_t node_total_alloc_mem;
 
   gettimeofday(&tv,NULL);
   localtime_r(&tv.tv_sec,&tm);
@@ -3594,15 +3590,6 @@ metrics_log_nodes_info(FILE *file_)
 
   sizeof_node = sizeof(node_t);
 
-  lfmp_t *lfmp;
-  lfmp = node_lfmp();
-  lfmp_lock(lfmp);
-  node_slab_count = fmp_slab_count(&lfmp->fmp);
-  node_usage_ratio = fmp_slab_usage_ratio(&lfmp->fmp);
-  node_avail_objs = fmp_avail_objs(&lfmp->fmp);
-  node_total_alloc_mem = fmp_total_allocated_memory(&lfmp->fmp);
-  lfmp_unlock(lfmp);
-
   snprintf(buf,sizeof(buf),
            "time: %s\n"
            "sizeof(node): %" PRIu64 "\n"
@@ -3612,10 +3599,6 @@ metrics_log_nodes_info(FILE *file_)
            "node name_table size: %" PRIu64 "\n"
            "node name_table usage: %" PRIu64 "\n"
            "node name_table total allocated memory: %" PRIu64 "\n"
-           "node memory pool slab count: %" PRIu64 "\n"
-           "node memory pool usage ratio: %f\n"
-           "node memory pool avail objs: %" PRIu64 "\n"
-           "node memory pool total allocated memory: %" PRIu64 "\n"
            "msgbuf bufsize: %" PRIu64 "\n"
            "msgbuf allocation count: %" PRIu64 "\n"
            "msgbuf available count: %" PRIu64 "\n"
@@ -3630,10 +3613,6 @@ metrics_log_nodes_info(FILE *file_)
            (uint64_t)f.name_table.size,
            (uint64_t)f.name_table.use,
            (uint64_t)(f.name_table.size * sizeof(node_t*)),
-           node_slab_count,
-           node_usage_ratio,
-           node_avail_objs,
-           node_total_alloc_mem,
            msgbuf_get_bufsize(),
            msgbuf_alloc_count(),
            msgbuf_avail_count(),
@@ -3719,7 +3698,7 @@ void
 fuse_gc()
 {
   SysLog::info("running thorough garbage collection");
-  node_gc();
+  node_clear();
   msgbuf_gc();
   fuse_malloc_trim();
 }
@@ -3728,7 +3707,7 @@ void
 fuse_gc1()
 {
   SysLog::info("running basic garbage collection");
-  node_gc1();
+  node_gc();
   msgbuf_gc_10percent();
   fuse_malloc_trim();
 }
diff --git a/libfuse/lib/node.cpp b/libfuse/lib/node.cpp
index fee37df1..0e52a104 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/node.cpp
+++ b/libfuse/lib/node.cpp
@@ -1,60 +1,29 @@
 #include "node.hpp"
 
-#include "lfmp.h"
+#include "objpool.hpp"
 
-static lfmp_t g_NODE_FMP;
-
-static
-__attribute__((constructor))
-void
-node_constructor()
-{
-  lfmp_init(&g_NODE_FMP,sizeof(node_t),256);
-}
-
-static
-__attribute__((destructor))
-void
-node_destructor()
-{
-  lfmp_destroy(&g_NODE_FMP);
-}
+static ObjPool<node_t> g_NODE_POOL;
 
 node_t*
 node_alloc()
 {
-  return (node_t*)lfmp_calloc(&g_NODE_FMP);
+  return g_NODE_POOL.alloc();
 }
 
 void
 node_free(node_t *node_)
 {
-  lfmp_free(&g_NODE_FMP,node_);
-}
-
-int
-node_gc1()
-{
-  return lfmp_gc(&g_NODE_FMP);
+  g_NODE_POOL.free(node_);
 }
 
 void
 node_gc()
 {
-  int rv;
-  int fails;
-
-  fails = 0;
-  do
-    {
-      rv = node_gc1();
-      if(rv == 0)
-        fails++;
-    } while(rv || (fails < 3));
+  g_NODE_POOL.gc();
 }
 
-lfmp_t*
-node_lfmp()
+void
+node_clear()
 {
-  return &g_NODE_FMP;
+  g_NODE_POOL.clear();
 }
diff --git a/libfuse/lib/node.hpp b/libfuse/lib/node.hpp
index 73d7cb97..cd35ef2f 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/node.hpp
+++ b/libfuse/lib/node.hpp
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "lock.h"
-#include "lfmp.h"
 
-typedef struct node_s node_t;
-struct node_s
+#include <cstdint>
+
+struct node_t
 {
   node_t *name_next;
   node_t *id_next;
@@ -26,6 +26,5 @@ struct node_s
 
 node_t *node_alloc();
 void    node_free(node_t*);
-int     node_gc1();
 void    node_gc();
-lfmp_t *node_lfmp();
+void    node_clear();