diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index fedf9c34f..a157558a7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require (
 	codeberg.org/gruf/go-iotools v0.0.0-20230811115124-5d4223615a7f
 	codeberg.org/gruf/go-kv v1.6.4
 	codeberg.org/gruf/go-logger/v2 v2.2.1
-	codeberg.org/gruf/go-mutexes v1.4.0
+	codeberg.org/gruf/go-mutexes v1.4.1
 	codeberg.org/gruf/go-runners v1.6.2
 	codeberg.org/gruf/go-sched v1.2.3
 	codeberg.org/gruf/go-store/v2 v2.2.4
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0937cbd3c..d7cd934fd 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ codeberg.org/gruf/go-mangler v1.3.0 h1:cf0vuuLJuEhoIukPHj+MUBIQSWxZcfEYt2Eo/r7Rs
 codeberg.org/gruf/go-mangler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:jnOA76AQoaO2kTHi0DlTTVaFYfRM+9fzs8f4XO6MsOk=
 codeberg.org/gruf/go-maps v1.0.3 h1:VDwhnnaVNUIy5O93CvkcE2IZXnMB1+IJjzfop9V12es=
 codeberg.org/gruf/go-maps v1.0.3/go.mod h1:D5LNDxlC9rsDuVQVM6JObaVGAdHB6g2dTdOdkh1aXWA=
-codeberg.org/gruf/go-mutexes v1.4.0 h1:53H6bFDRcG6rjk3iOTuGaStT/VTFdU5Uw8Dszy88a8g=
-codeberg.org/gruf/go-mutexes v1.4.0/go.mod h1:1j/6/MBeBQUedAtAtysLLnBKogfOZAxdym0E3wlaBD8=
+codeberg.org/gruf/go-mutexes v1.4.1 h1:SgsuktbbrkKYmgZ1reA5jMGEZbXJ6GQ54fSlKRN5iug=
+codeberg.org/gruf/go-mutexes v1.4.1/go.mod h1:1j/6/MBeBQUedAtAtysLLnBKogfOZAxdym0E3wlaBD8=
 codeberg.org/gruf/go-runners v1.6.2 h1:oQef9niahfHu/wch14xNxlRMP8i+ABXH1Cb9PzZ4oYo=
 codeberg.org/gruf/go-runners v1.6.2/go.mod h1:Tq5PrZ/m/rBXbLZz0u5if+yP3nG5Sf6S8O/GnyEePeQ=
 codeberg.org/gruf/go-sched v1.2.3 h1:H5ViDxxzOBR3uIyGBCf0eH8b1L8wMybOXcdtUUTXZHk=
diff --git a/vendor/codeberg.org/gruf/go-mutexes/mutex_timeout.go b/vendor/codeberg.org/gruf/go-mutexes/mutex_timeout.go
index 03bf0e389..e00444b64 100644
--- a/vendor/codeberg.org/gruf/go-mutexes/mutex_timeout.go
+++ b/vendor/codeberg.org/gruf/go-mutexes/mutex_timeout.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package mutexes
 
 import (
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -78,60 +77,9 @@ func mutexTimeout(d time.Duration, unlock func(), fn func()) func() {
 		return unlock
 	}
 
-	// Acquire timer from pool
-	t := timerPool.Get().(*timer)
+	// Start timer to call fn.
+	t := time.AfterFunc(d, fn)
 
-	// Start the timer
-	go t.Start(d, fn)
-
-	// Return func cancelling timeout,
-	// replacing Timeout in pool and
-	// finally unlocking mutex
-	return func() {
-		defer timerPool.Put(t)
-		t.Cancel()
-		unlock()
-	}
-}
-
-// timerPool is the global &timer{} pool.
-var timerPool = sync.Pool{
-	New: func() interface{} {
-		t := time.NewTimer(time.Minute)
-		t.Stop()
-		return &timer{t: t, c: make(chan struct{})}
-	},
-}
-
-// timer represents a reusable cancellable timer.
-type timer struct {
-	t *time.Timer
-	c chan struct{}
-}
-
-// Start will start the timer with duration 'd', performing 'fn' on timeout.
-func (t *timer) Start(d time.Duration, fn func()) {
-	t.t.Reset(d)
-	select {
-	// Timed out
-	case <-t.t.C:
-		fn()
-
-	// Cancelled
-	case <-t.c:
-	}
-}
-
-// Cancel will attempt to cancel the running timer.
-func (t *timer) Cancel() {
-	select {
-	// cancel successful
-	case t.c <- struct{}{}:
-		if !t.t.Stop() {
-			<-t.t.C
-		} // stop timer
-
-	// already stopped
-	default:
-	}
+	// Wrap unlock to stop mutex timer.
+	return func() { t.Stop(); unlock() }
 }
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index d12ee744f..be8513feb 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ codeberg.org/gruf/go-mangler
 # codeberg.org/gruf/go-maps v1.0.3
 ## explicit; go 1.19
 codeberg.org/gruf/go-maps
-# codeberg.org/gruf/go-mutexes v1.4.0
+# codeberg.org/gruf/go-mutexes v1.4.1
 ## explicit; go 1.14
 codeberg.org/gruf/go-mutexes
 # codeberg.org/gruf/go-runners v1.6.2