diff --git a/ipa-core/benches/oneshot/ipa.rs b/ipa-core/benches/oneshot/ipa.rs
index 5fd4ba52c..cb2d963d2 100644
--- a/ipa-core/benches/oneshot/ipa.rs
+++ b/ipa-core/benches/oneshot/ipa.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ use ipa_core::{
         ipa::{ipa_in_the_clear, test_oprf_ipa, CappingOrder, IpaSecurityModel},
         EventGenerator, EventGeneratorConfig, TestWorld, TestWorldConfig,
     },
-    use_jemalloc,
 };
 use ipa_step::StepNarrow;
 use rand::{random, rngs::StdRng, SeedableRng};
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ async fn run(args: Args) -> Result<(), Error> {
 
 fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
     #[cfg(jemalloc)]
-    use_jemalloc!();
+    ipa_core::use_jemalloc!();
 
     #[cfg(feature = "dhat-heap")]
     #[global_allocator]
diff --git a/ipa-core/src/bin/helper.rs b/ipa-core/src/bin/helper.rs
index 28ad19d1b..3b62653a4 100644
--- a/ipa-core/src/bin/helper.rs
+++ b/ipa-core/src/bin/helper.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use ipa_core::{
         ShardHttpTransport,
     },
     sharding::ShardIndex,
-    use_jemalloc, AppConfig, AppSetup, NonZeroU32PowerOfTwo,
+    AppConfig, AppSetup, NonZeroU32PowerOfTwo,
 };
 use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 use tracing::{error, info};
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ fn new_query_runtime(logging_handle: &LoggingHandle) -> Runtime {
 #[tokio::main(flavor = "current_thread")]
 pub async fn main() {
     #[cfg(jemalloc)]
-    use_jemalloc!();
+    ipa_core::use_jemalloc!();
 
     #[cfg(feature = "dhat-heap")]
     #[global_allocator]
diff --git a/ipa-core/src/telemetry/memory.rs b/ipa-core/src/telemetry/memory.rs
index 8db372275..d43e791f1 100644
--- a/ipa-core/src/telemetry/memory.rs
+++ b/ipa-core/src/telemetry/memory.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ pub mod jemalloc {
     static CONTROLS: RwLock<Option<JemallocControls>> = RwLock::new(None);
 
     /// Activates periodic memory usage reporting during `seq_join`.
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    /// If `RwLock` is poisoned.
     pub fn activate() {
         let mut controls = CONTROLS.write().unwrap();
 
@@ -59,6 +62,9 @@ pub mod jemalloc {
     /// As `count` increases, so does the report interval. This results in
     /// a tolerable amount of log messages for loops with many iterations,
     /// while still providing some reporting for shorter loops.
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    /// If `RwLock` is poisoned.
     pub fn periodic_memory_report(count: usize) {
         let controls_opt = CONTROLS.read().unwrap();
         if let Some(controls) = controls_opt.as_ref() {