diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 31dac5db60..053a763e94 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8070,6 +8070,19 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([staticmemory],
     [ ENABLED_STATICMEMORY=no ]
     )
 
+for v in `echo $ENABLED_STATICMEMORY | tr "," " "`
+do
+  case $v in
+  small)
+    ENABLED_STATICMEMORY=yes
+    AM_CFLAGS="$AM_CFLAGS -DWOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([Invalid choice for staticmemory.])
+    break;;
+  esac
+done
+
 if test "x$ENABLED_STATICMEMORY" = "xyes"
 then
     AM_CFLAGS="$AM_CFLAGS -DWOLFSSL_STATIC_MEMORY"
diff --git a/examples/client/client.c b/examples/client/client.c
index f1ab9ea136..4a2f773d9e 100644
--- a/examples/client/client.c
+++ b/examples/client/client.c
@@ -2096,10 +2096,12 @@ THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSL_THREAD client_test(void* args)
         byte memory[80000];
     #endif
     byte memoryIO[34500]; /* max for IO buffer (TLS packet can be 16k) */
+    #if !defined(WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY)
     WOLFSSL_MEM_CONN_STATS ssl_stats;
-    #ifdef DEBUG_WOLFSSL
+    #if defined(DEBUG_WOLFSSL)
         WOLFSSL_MEM_STATS mem_stats;
     #endif
+    #endif
     WOLFSSL_HEAP_HINT *heap = NULL;
 #endif
 
@@ -3026,7 +3028,7 @@ THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSL_THREAD client_test(void* args)
 
 
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_STATIC_MEMORY
-    #ifdef DEBUG_WOLFSSL
+    #if defined(DEBUG_WOLFSSL) && !defined(WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY)
     /* print off helper buffer sizes for use with static memory
      * printing to stderr in case of debug mode turned on */
     LOG_ERROR("static memory management size = %d\n",
@@ -3584,7 +3586,8 @@ THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSL_THREAD client_test(void* args)
     }
     #endif
 
-#if defined(WOLFSSL_STATIC_MEMORY) && defined(DEBUG_WOLFSSL)
+#if defined(WOLFSSL_STATIC_MEMORY) && defined(DEBUG_WOLFSSL) && \
+    !defined(WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY)
         LOG_ERROR("Before creating SSL\n");
         if (wolfSSL_CTX_is_static_memory(ctx, &mem_stats) != 1)
             err_sys("ctx not using static memory");
@@ -3682,7 +3685,8 @@ THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSL_THREAD client_test(void* args)
     }
 #endif
 
-#if defined(WOLFSSL_STATIC_MEMORY) && defined(DEBUG_WOLFSSL)
+#if defined(WOLFSSL_STATIC_MEMORY) && defined(DEBUG_WOLFSSL) && \
+    !defined(WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY)
     LOG_ERROR("After creating SSL\n");
     if (wolfSSL_CTX_is_static_memory(ctx, &mem_stats) != 1)
         err_sys("ctx not using static memory");
@@ -4390,7 +4394,7 @@ THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSL_THREAD client_test(void* args)
 #endif
 
     /* display collected statistics */
-#ifdef WOLFSSL_STATIC_MEMORY
+#if defined(WOLFSSL_STATIC_MEMORY) && !defined(WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY)
     if (wolfSSL_is_static_memory(ssl, &ssl_stats) != 1)
         err_sys("static memory was not used with ssl");
 
@@ -4617,7 +4621,7 @@ THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSL_THREAD client_test(void* args)
             wolfSSL_shutdown(sslResume);    /* bidirectional shutdown */
 
         /* display collected statistics */
-    #ifdef WOLFSSL_STATIC_MEMORY
+    #if defined(WOLFSSL_STATIC_MEMORY) && !defined(WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY)
         if (wolfSSL_is_static_memory(sslResume, &ssl_stats) != 1)
             err_sys("static memory was not used with ssl");
 
diff --git a/examples/server/server.c b/examples/server/server.c
index 7d24b3f2c1..aef6e189e8 100644
--- a/examples/server/server.c
+++ b/examples/server/server.c
@@ -1601,10 +1601,12 @@ THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSL_THREAD server_test(void* args)
         byte memory[80000];
     #endif
     byte memoryIO[34500]; /* max for IO buffer (TLS packet can be 16k) */
+    #if !defined(WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY)
     WOLFSSL_MEM_CONN_STATS ssl_stats;
-    #ifdef DEBUG_WOLFSSL
+    #if defined(DEBUG_WOLFSSL)
         WOLFSSL_MEM_STATS mem_stats;
     #endif
+    #endif
 #endif
 #if defined(WOLFSSL_TLS13) && defined(HAVE_SUPPORTED_CURVES)
     int onlyKeyShare = 0;
@@ -2503,7 +2505,7 @@ THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSL_THREAD server_test(void* args)
         err_sys_ex(runWithErrors, "unable to get method");
 
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_STATIC_MEMORY
-    #ifdef DEBUG_WOLFSSL
+    #if defined(DEBUG_WOLFSSL) && !defined(WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY)
     /* print off helper buffer sizes for use with static memory
      * printing to stderr in case of debug mode turned on */
     LOG_ERROR("static memory management size = %d\n",
@@ -2964,7 +2966,8 @@ THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSL_THREAD server_test(void* args)
                 err_sys_ex(runWithErrors, "tcp accept failed");
             }
         }
-#if defined(WOLFSSL_STATIC_MEMORY) && defined(DEBUG_WOLFSSL)
+#if defined(WOLFSSL_STATIC_MEMORY) && defined(DEBUG_WOLFSSL) && \
+    !defined(WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY)
         LOG_ERROR("Before creating SSL\n");
         if (wolfSSL_CTX_is_static_memory(ctx, &mem_stats) != 1)
             err_sys_ex(runWithErrors, "ctx not using static memory");
@@ -3053,7 +3056,8 @@ THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSL_THREAD server_test(void* args)
         }
 #endif
 
-#if defined(WOLFSSL_STATIC_MEMORY) && defined(DEBUG_WOLFSSL)
+#if defined(WOLFSSL_STATIC_MEMORY) && defined(DEBUG_WOLFSSL) && \
+    !defined(WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY)
         LOG_ERROR("After creating SSL\n");
         if (wolfSSL_CTX_is_static_memory(ctx, &mem_stats) != 1)
             err_sys_ex(runWithErrors, "ctx not using static memory");
@@ -3799,7 +3803,7 @@ THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSL_THREAD server_test(void* args)
         }
 
         /* display collected statistics */
-#ifdef WOLFSSL_STATIC_MEMORY
+#if defined(WOLFSSL_STATIC_MEMORY) && !defined(WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY)
         if (wolfSSL_is_static_memory(ssl, &ssl_stats) != 1)
             err_sys_ex(runWithErrors, "static memory was not used with ssl");
 
diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index b4f822119b..ce57c241ac 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -7241,6 +7241,8 @@ int InitSSL(WOLFSSL* ssl, WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, int writeDup)
         ssl_hint = ((WOLFSSL_HEAP_HINT*)(ssl->heap));
         ctx_hint = ((WOLFSSL_HEAP_HINT*)(ctx->heap));
 
+        ssl_hint->memory = ctx_hint->memory;
+    #ifndef WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY
         /* lock and check IO count / handshake count */
         if (wc_LockMutex(&(ctx_hint->memory->memory_mutex)) != 0) {
             WOLFSSL_MSG("Bad memory_mutex lock");
@@ -7268,7 +7270,6 @@ int InitSSL(WOLFSSL* ssl, WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, int writeDup)
         }
         ctx_hint->memory->curIO++;
         ctx_hint->memory->curHa++;
-        ssl_hint->memory = ctx_hint->memory;
         ssl_hint->haFlag = 1;
         wc_UnLockMutex(&(ctx_hint->memory->memory_mutex));
 
@@ -7304,6 +7305,7 @@ int InitSSL(WOLFSSL* ssl, WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, int writeDup)
             }
             wc_UnLockMutex(&(ctx_hint->memory->memory_mutex));
         }
+    #endif /* !WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY */
     #ifdef WOLFSSL_HEAP_TEST
         }
     #endif
@@ -8382,14 +8384,17 @@ void SSL_ResourceFree(WOLFSSL* ssl)
     /* avoid dereferencing a test value */
     if (ssl->heap != (void*)WOLFSSL_HEAP_TEST) {
     #endif
+        void* heap = ssl->ctx ? ssl->ctx->heap : ssl->heap;
+    #ifndef WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY
         WOLFSSL_HEAP_HINT* ssl_hint = (WOLFSSL_HEAP_HINT*)ssl->heap;
         WOLFSSL_HEAP*      ctx_heap;
-        void* heap = ssl->ctx ? ssl->ctx->heap : ssl->heap;
 
         ctx_heap = ssl_hint->memory;
+    #ifndef SINGLE_THREADED
         if (wc_LockMutex(&(ctx_heap->memory_mutex)) != 0) {
             WOLFSSL_MSG("Bad memory_mutex lock");
         }
+    #endif
         ctx_heap->curIO--;
         if (FreeFixedIO(ctx_heap, &(ssl_hint->outBuf)) != 1) {
             WOLFSSL_MSG("Error freeing fixed output buffer");
@@ -8397,15 +8402,20 @@ void SSL_ResourceFree(WOLFSSL* ssl)
         if (FreeFixedIO(ctx_heap, &(ssl_hint->inBuf)) != 1) {
             WOLFSSL_MSG("Error freeing fixed output buffer");
         }
-        if (ssl_hint->haFlag && ctx_heap->curHa > 0) { /* check if handshake count has been decreased*/
+
+        /* check if handshake count has been decreased*/
+        if (ssl_hint->haFlag && ctx_heap->curHa > 0) {
             ctx_heap->curHa--;
         }
+    #ifndef SINGLE_THREADED
         wc_UnLockMutex(&(ctx_heap->memory_mutex));
+    #endif
 
         /* check if tracking stats */
         if (ctx_heap->flag & WOLFMEM_TRACK_STATS) {
             XFREE(ssl_hint->stats, heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_SSL);
         }
+    #endif /* !WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY */
         XFREE(ssl->heap, heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_SSL);
     #ifdef WOLFSSL_HEAP_TEST
     }
@@ -8673,14 +8683,20 @@ void FreeHandshakeResources(WOLFSSL* ssl)
         WOLFSSL_HEAP*      ctx_heap;
 
         ctx_heap = ssl_hint->memory;
+    #ifndef SINGLE_THREADED
         if (wc_LockMutex(&(ctx_heap->memory_mutex)) != 0) {
             WOLFSSL_MSG("Bad memory_mutex lock");
         }
+    #endif
+    #ifndef WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY
         if (ctx_heap->curHa > 0) {
             ctx_heap->curHa--;
         }
         ssl_hint->haFlag = 0; /* set to zero since handshake has been dec */
+    #endif
+    #ifndef SINGLE_THREADED
         wc_UnLockMutex(&(ctx_heap->memory_mutex));
+    #endif
     #ifdef WOLFSSL_HEAP_TEST
     }
     #endif
diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index d027ef01b0..090e3cb798 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -2573,6 +2573,7 @@ int wolfSSL_is_static_memory(WOLFSSL* ssl, WOLFSSL_MEM_CONN_STATS* mem_stats)
     }
     WOLFSSL_ENTER("wolfSSL_is_static_memory");
 
+#ifndef WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY
     /* fill out statistics if wanted and WOLFMEM_TRACK_STATS flag */
     if (mem_stats != NULL && ssl->heap != NULL) {
         WOLFSSL_HEAP_HINT* hint = ((WOLFSSL_HEAP_HINT*)(ssl->heap));
@@ -2581,7 +2582,9 @@ int wolfSSL_is_static_memory(WOLFSSL* ssl, WOLFSSL_MEM_CONN_STATS* mem_stats)
             XMEMCPY(mem_stats, hint->stats, sizeof(WOLFSSL_MEM_CONN_STATS));
         }
     }
+#endif
 
+    (void)mem_stats;
     return (ssl->heap) ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
@@ -2593,6 +2596,7 @@ int wolfSSL_CTX_is_static_memory(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, WOLFSSL_MEM_STATS* mem_stats)
     }
     WOLFSSL_ENTER("wolfSSL_CTX_is_static_memory");
 
+#ifndef WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY
     /* fill out statistics if wanted */
     if (mem_stats != NULL && ctx->heap != NULL) {
         WOLFSSL_HEAP* heap = ((WOLFSSL_HEAP_HINT*)(ctx->heap))->memory;
@@ -2600,7 +2604,9 @@ int wolfSSL_CTX_is_static_memory(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, WOLFSSL_MEM_STATS* mem_stats)
             return MEMORY_E;
         }
     }
+#endif
 
+    (void)mem_stats;
     return (ctx->heap) ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/api.c b/tests/api.c
index 785924a16a..06be9c1e18 100644
--- a/tests/api.c
+++ b/tests/api.c
@@ -66534,7 +66534,7 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_CTX_StaticMemory_SSL(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx)
     ExpectNull((ssl3 = wolfSSL_new(ctx)));
 
     if (wolfSSL_is_static_memory(ssl1, &ssl_stats) == 1) {
-    #ifdef DEBUG_WOLFSSL
+    #if defined(DEBUG_WOLFSSL) && !defined(WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY)
         wolfSSL_PrintStatsConn(&ssl_stats);
     #endif
         (void)ssl_stats;
@@ -66542,7 +66542,7 @@ static int test_wolfSSL_CTX_StaticMemory_SSL(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx)
 
     /* display collected statistics */
     if (wolfSSL_CTX_is_static_memory(ctx, &mem_stats) == 1) {
-    #ifdef DEBUG_WOLFSSL
+    #if defined(DEBUG_WOLFSSL) && !defined(WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY)
         wolfSSL_PrintStats(&mem_stats);
     #endif
         (void)mem_stats;
diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/memory.c b/wolfcrypt/src/memory.c
index 6e834d9586..b478376327 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/memory.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/memory.c
@@ -610,7 +610,8 @@ static int wc_partition_static_memory(byte* buffer, word32 sz, int flag,
 #endif
 
     /* divide into chunks of memory and add them to available list */
-    while (ava >= (heap->sizeList[0] + padSz + memSz)) {
+    while (ava >= (word32)(heap->sizeList[0] + padSz + memSz)) {
+    #ifndef WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY
         /* creating only IO buffers from memory passed in, max TLS is 16k */
         if (flag & WOLFMEM_IO_POOL || flag & WOLFMEM_IO_POOL_FIXED) {
             if ((ret = wc_create_memory_buckets(pt, ava,
@@ -629,11 +630,13 @@ static int wc_partition_static_memory(byte* buffer, word32 sz, int flag,
             pt  += ret;
             ava -= ret;
         }
-        else {
+        else
+    #endif
+        {
             int i;
             /* start at largest and move to smaller buckets */
             for (i = (WOLFMEM_MAX_BUCKETS - 1); i >= 0; i--) {
-                if ((heap->sizeList[i] + padSz + memSz) <= ava) {
+                if ((word32)(heap->sizeList[i] + padSz + memSz) <= ava) {
                     if ((ret = wc_create_memory_buckets(pt, ava,
                                     heap->sizeList[i], heap->distList[i],
                                     &(heap->ava[i]))) < 0) {
@@ -650,6 +653,7 @@ static int wc_partition_static_memory(byte* buffer, word32 sz, int flag,
         }
     }
 
+    (void)flag;
     return 1;
 }
 
@@ -751,6 +755,7 @@ int wc_LoadStaticMemory_ex(WOLFSSL_HEAP_HINT** pHint,
 #endif
     *pHint = hint;
 
+    (void)maxSz;
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1054,7 +1059,7 @@ void* wolfSSL_Malloc(size_t size, void* heap, int type)
         else
     #endif
         {
-        #ifndef WOLFSSL_LEANPSK
+        #ifndef WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY
             /* check if using IO pool flag */
             if (mem->flag & WOLFMEM_IO_POOL &&
                                              (type == DYNAMIC_TYPE_OUT_BUFFER ||
@@ -1353,6 +1358,7 @@ void* wolfSSL_Realloc(void *ptr, size_t size, void* heap, int type)
         }
     #endif
 
+    #ifndef WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY
         /* case of using fixed IO buffers or IO pool */
         if (((mem->flag & WOLFMEM_IO_POOL)||(mem->flag & WOLFMEM_IO_POOL_FIXED))
                                           && (type == DYNAMIC_TYPE_OUT_BUFFER ||
@@ -1365,7 +1371,9 @@ void* wolfSSL_Realloc(void *ptr, size_t size, void* heap, int type)
             }
             res = pt->buffer;
         }
-        else {
+        else
+    #endif
+        {
         /* general memory */
             for (i = 0; i < WOLFMEM_MAX_BUCKETS; i++) {
                 if ((word32)size <= mem->sizeList[i]) {
diff --git a/wolfcrypt/test/test.c b/wolfcrypt/test/test.c
index 604e2c627c..e6c276b8b1 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/test/test.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/test/test.c
@@ -17406,6 +17406,7 @@ WOLFSSL_TEST_SUBROUTINE wc_test_ret_t memory_test(void)
         }
     }
 
+#ifndef WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY
     /* check that padding size returned is possible */
     if (wolfSSL_MemoryPaddingSz() < WOLFSSL_STATIC_ALIGN) {
         return WC_TEST_RET_ENC_NC; /* no room for wc_Memory struct */
@@ -17470,7 +17471,9 @@ WOLFSSL_TEST_SUBROUTINE wc_test_ret_t memory_test(void)
         return WC_TEST_RET_ENC_NC; /* should round to 0
                              since struct + bucket will not fit */
     }
+#endif
 
+    (void)pad;
     (void)dist; /* avoid static analysis warning of variable not used */
 #endif
 
diff --git a/wolfssl/test.h b/wolfssl/test.h
index bad365fc97..4bf16a7106 100644
--- a/wolfssl/test.h
+++ b/wolfssl/test.h
@@ -3102,7 +3102,7 @@ static WC_INLINE void FreeAtomicUser(WOLFSSL* ssl)
 
 #endif /* ATOMIC_USER */
 
-#ifdef WOLFSSL_STATIC_MEMORY
+#if defined(WOLFSSL_STATIC_MEMORY) && !defined(WOLFSSL_LEAN_STATIC_MEMORY)
 static WC_INLINE int wolfSSL_PrintStats(WOLFSSL_MEM_STATS* stats)
 {
     word16 i;