diff --git a/test/test_memory_planner.py b/test/test_memory_planner.py
index 6aa03c6be3..0ba3f90404 100644
--- a/test/test_memory_planner.py
+++ b/test/test_memory_planner.py
@@ -120,19 +120,5 @@ class TestMemoryPlanner(unittest.TestCase):
     ]
     check_assign(bs)
 
-  def test_very_small_buffers(self):
-    bs = [
-      [b(0, pin=True), b(1, size=32)],
-      [b(3, size=4), b(4, size=6)],
-    ]
-    check_assign(bs)
-
-  def test_very_big_buffers(self):
-    bs = [
-      [b(0, pin=True), b(1, size=34359738368000)],
-      [b(3, size=1 << 128), b(4, size=1 << 64)],
-    ]
-    check_assign(bs)
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
   unittest.main()
diff --git a/tinygrad/engine/memory.py b/tinygrad/engine/memory.py
index b7b28fc11b..2c62b3f6a1 100644
--- a/tinygrad/engine/memory.py
+++ b/tinygrad/engine/memory.py
@@ -23,13 +23,12 @@ def _internal_memory_planner(buffers:list[list[Buffer]], noopt_buffers=None, ign
   # Sort buffer operations in timeline order. Two events: buffer is allocated or buffer is freed.
   buffer_requests = sorted([((first_appearance[buf], True), buf) for buf in first_appearance.keys()] + \
                            [((last_appearance[buf] + 1, False), buf) for buf in first_appearance.keys()], key=lambda x: x[0])
-  total_memory = sum(round_up(buf.nbytes, min_block_size:=0x1000) for buf in first_appearance.keys())
 
   # Try to suballocate from a shared buffer managed by global_planner using TLSFAllocator.
   # Also track buffer replacements for buffers that do not support suballocation.
   buffer_replace:dict[Buffer, tuple[Buffer|None, int|None]] = {}
   reuse_buffers:dict[tuple, list[Buffer]] = defaultdict(list)
-  global_planner:dict[str, tuple[int, TLSFAllocator]] = defaultdict(lambda: (0, TLSFAllocator(total_memory, block_size=min_block_size, lv2_cnt=32)))
+  global_planner:dict[str, tuple[int, TLSFAllocator]] = defaultdict(lambda: (0, TLSFAllocator(1 << 44, block_size=0x1000, lv2_cnt=32)))
   for (_, is_open_ev), buf in buffer_requests:
     # Check if suballocation is possible for the given buffer and device.
     if hasattr(Device[buf.device].allocator, "_offset") and not isinstance(buf.dtype, ImageDType):