diff --git a/docs/installation/source.en.md b/docs/installation/source.en.md
index 41823af8..fa7d609a 100644
--- a/docs/installation/source.en.md
+++ b/docs/installation/source.en.md
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
   designated initializers support from C++20
 - CMake
 - jerasure headers and libraries
-- ISA-L, libibverbs and librdmacm headers and libraries (optional)
-- tcmalloc (google-perftools-dev)
+- ISA-L, libibverbs, librdmacm, libnl3 headers and libraries (optional)
 
 ## Basic instructions
 
diff --git a/docs/installation/source.ru.md b/docs/installation/source.ru.md
index 13493758..e41c4085 100644
--- a/docs/installation/source.ru.md
+++ b/docs/installation/source.ru.md
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
   назначенных инициализаторов (designated initializers) из C++20
 - CMake
 - Заголовки и библиотеки jerasure
-- Опционально - заголовки и библиотеки ISA-L, libibverbs, librdmacm
-- tcmalloc (google-perftools-dev)
+- Опционально - заголовки и библиотеки ISA-L, libibverbs, librdmacm, libnl3
 
 ## Базовая инструкция
 
diff --git a/src/client/CMakeLists.txt b/src/client/CMakeLists.txt
index c7dcd06a..d08d4bc0 100644
--- a/src/client/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/client/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ if (${WITH_FIO})
 		../util/rw_blocking.cpp
 		../util/addr_util.cpp
 	)
-	target_link_libraries(fio_vitastor_sec
-		tcmalloc_minimal
-	)
 endif (${WITH_FIO})
 
 # vitastor-nbd
diff --git a/src/disk_tool/CMakeLists.txt b/src/disk_tool/CMakeLists.txt
index 0e11f91b..093bd55a 100644
--- a/src/disk_tool/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/disk_tool/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ add_executable(vitastor-disk
 	../blockstore/blockstore_disk.cpp ../blockstore/blockstore_heap.cpp ../blockstore/multilist.cpp
 )
 target_link_libraries(vitastor-disk
-	tcmalloc_minimal
 	${LIBURING_LIBRARIES}
 	${ISAL_LIBRARIES}
 )
diff --git a/src/osd/CMakeLists.txt b/src/osd/CMakeLists.txt
index d6714f8f..b4596771 100644
--- a/src/osd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/osd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,20 +19,19 @@ target_link_libraries(vitastor-osd
 
 # osd_rmw_test
 add_executable(osd_rmw_test EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL osd_rmw_test.cpp ../util/allocator.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(osd_rmw_test Jerasure ${ISAL_LIBRARIES} tcmalloc_minimal)
+target_link_libraries(osd_rmw_test Jerasure ${ISAL_LIBRARIES})
 add_dependencies(build_tests osd_rmw_test)
 add_test(NAME osd_rmw_test COMMAND osd_rmw_test)
 
 if (ISAL_LIBRARIES)
 	add_executable(osd_rmw_test_je EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL osd_rmw_test.cpp ../util/allocator.cpp)
 	target_compile_definitions(osd_rmw_test_je PUBLIC -DNO_ISAL)
-	target_link_libraries(osd_rmw_test_je Jerasure tcmalloc_minimal)
+	target_link_libraries(osd_rmw_test_je Jerasure)
 	add_dependencies(build_tests osd_rmw_test_je)
 	add_test(NAME osd_rmw_test_jerasure COMMAND osd_rmw_test_je)
 endif (ISAL_LIBRARIES)
 
 # osd_peering_pg_test
 add_executable(osd_peering_pg_test EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL osd_peering_pg_test.cpp osd_peering_pg.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(osd_peering_pg_test tcmalloc_minimal)
 add_dependencies(build_tests osd_peering_pg_test)
 add_test(NAME osd_peering_pg_test COMMAND osd_peering_pg_test)
diff --git a/src/test/CMakeLists.txt b/src/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c4eb630..6d9765f6 100644
--- a/src/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,11 +6,8 @@ project(vitastor)
 
 # stub_osd, stub_bench, osd_test
 add_executable(stub_osd stub_osd.cpp ../util/rw_blocking.cpp ../util/addr_util.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(stub_osd tcmalloc_minimal)
 add_executable(stub_bench stub_bench.cpp ../util/rw_blocking.cpp ../util/addr_util.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(stub_bench tcmalloc_minimal)
 add_executable(osd_test osd_test.cpp ../util/rw_blocking.cpp ../util/addr_util.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(osd_test tcmalloc_minimal)
 
 # bindiff
 add_executable(bindiff
@@ -26,7 +23,6 @@ target_link_libraries(stub_uring_osd
 	${LIBURING_LIBRARIES}
 	${IBVERBS_LIBRARIES}
 	${RDMACM_LIBRARIES}
-	tcmalloc_minimal
 )
 
 # test_allocator