diff --git a/packages/talos_certifier/src/certifier/certification.rs b/packages/talos_certifier/src/certifier/certification.rs
index 53d4f092..e88aa164 100644
--- a/packages/talos_certifier/src/certifier/certification.rs
+++ b/packages/talos_certifier/src/certifier/certification.rs
@@ -160,9 +160,17 @@ impl Certifier {
     ///
     /// Removes if key is found and the version < version in the certifier.
     pub fn prune_set(self_items: &mut AHashMap<String, u64>, remove_items: &AHashMap<String, u64>) {
-        self_items.retain(|k, v| match remove_items.get(k) {
-            Some(read_value) => read_value > v,
-            None => true,
+        // self_items.retain(|k, v| match remove_items.get(k) {
+        //     Some(read_value) => read_value > v,
+        //     None => true,
+        // });
+
+        remove_items.iter().for_each(|(k, v)| {
+            if let Some(item) = self_items.get(k) {
+                if item > v {
+                    self_items.remove(k);
+                }
+            };
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/talos_certifier/src/services/certifier_service.rs b/packages/talos_certifier/src/services/certifier_service.rs
index d19c2c13..50687193 100644
--- a/packages/talos_certifier/src/services/certifier_service.rs
+++ b/packages/talos_certifier/src/services/certifier_service.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicI64;
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::Instant;
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use log::{debug, error, warn};
@@ -133,13 +134,41 @@ impl CertifierService {
 
             // prune suffix if required?
             if let Some(prune_index) = self.suffix.get_safe_prune_index() {
+                let start_suffix_ms = Instant::now();
                 let pruned_suffix_items = self.suffix.prune_till_index(prune_index).unwrap();
+                let end_suffix_ms = start_suffix_ms.elapsed().as_micros();
 
                 let pruned_items = get_nonempty_suffix_items(pruned_suffix_items.iter());
-                let (readset, writeset) = generate_certifier_sets_from_suffix(pruned_items);
 
+                let pruned_items: Vec<_> = pruned_items.collect();
+                let prune_items_size = pruned_items.len();
+
+                let start_suffix_ms = Instant::now();
+
+                let (readset, writeset) = generate_certifier_sets_from_suffix(pruned_items.into_iter());
+                let end_generate_sets_ms = start_suffix_ms.elapsed().as_micros();
+
+                let start_suffix_ms = Instant::now();
+                let readset_size_before = self.certifier.reads.len();
                 Certifier::prune_set(&mut self.certifier.reads, &readset);
+                let readset_size_after = self.certifier.reads.len();
+
+                let end_readset_prune_ms = start_suffix_ms.elapsed().as_micros();
+
+                let start_suffix_ms = Instant::now();
+                let writeset_size_before = self.certifier.writes.len();
                 Certifier::prune_set(&mut self.certifier.writes, &writeset);
+                let writeset_size_after = self.certifier.writes.len();
+                let end_writeset_prune_ms = start_suffix_ms.elapsed().as_micros();
+
+                warn!("++ Prune suffix = {end_suffix_ms}µs | prune size = {prune_items_size}");
+                warn!(
+                    "~~ Generate set = {end_generate_sets_ms}µs | readset size = {} | writeset size = {}",
+                    readset.len(),
+                    writeset.len()
+                );
+                warn!("-- prune readset = {end_readset_prune_ms}µs | before prune size = {readset_size_before} | after prune size = {readset_size_after}");
+                warn!("-- prune writeset = {end_writeset_prune_ms}µs | before prune size = {writeset_size_before} | after prune size = {writeset_size_after}");
 
                 // prune_index returned from `get_safe_prune_index` can be a lower index due to suffix.meta.min_size_after_prune value.
                 // Although we prune only till this new/lower prune_index, we know everything till the previous prune_index was already decided