diff --git a/tests/rptest/services/redpanda.py b/tests/rptest/services/redpanda.py
index 89107b08a4607..de351e7e624b0 100644
--- a/tests/rptest/services/redpanda.py
+++ b/tests/rptest/services/redpanda.py
@@ -3243,8 +3243,7 @@ def start_rp():
     def _log_node_process_state(self, node):
         """
         For debugging issues around starting and stopping processes: log
-        which processes are running and which ports are in use. Additionally,
-        capture detailed memory usage for the top 3 memory-consuming processes.
+        which processes are running and which ports are in use.
         """
 
         self.logger.debug(
@@ -3262,22 +3261,6 @@ def _log_node_process_state(self, node):
                                              timeout_sec=30):
             self.logger.debug(line.strip())
 
-        # Analyze memory usage in detail for the top 3 processes
-        self.logger.debug(
-            "Gathering detailed memory usage for the top 3 memory-consuming processes..."
-        )
-        for process_line in process_lines[
-                1:4]:  # Skip header, get top 3 processes
-            fields = process_line.split()
-            pid = fields[1]
-            mem_usage = fields[3]
-            self.logger.debug(
-                f"Process PID: {pid}, Memory Usage: {mem_usage}%")
-            self.logger.debug(f"Memory map for PID {pid}:")
-            for pmap_line in node.account.ssh_capture(f"pmap {pid}",
-                                                      timeout_sec=30):
-                self.logger.debug(pmap_line.strip())
-
     def start_service(self, node, start):
         # Maybe the service collides with something that wasn't cleaned up
         # properly: let's peek at what's going on on the node before starting it.