diff --git a/components/heap/CMakeLists.txt b/components/heap/CMakeLists.txt
index ab5f978eee..a05c1bc4db 100644
--- a/components/heap/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/heap/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ idf_component_register(SRCS "${srcs}"
                     INCLUDE_DIRS ${includes}
                     PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS ${priv_includes}
                     LDFRAGMENTS linker.lf
-                    PRIV_REQUIRES soc spi_flash)
+                    PRIV_REQUIRES soc)
 
 if(CONFIG_HEAP_TRACING)
     set(WRAP_FUNCTIONS
diff --git a/components/heap/heap_caps.c b/components/heap/heap_caps.c
index 50fe13763d..e28653f69c 100644
--- a/components/heap/heap_caps.c
+++ b/components/heap/heap_caps.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include "esp_log.h"
 #include "heap_private.h"
 #include "esp_system.h"
-#include "esp_private/cache_utils.h"
 
 /* Forward declaration for base function, put in IRAM.
  * These functions don't check for errors after trying to allocate memory. */
@@ -56,16 +55,10 @@ IRAM_ATTR static void *dram_alloc_to_iram_addr(void *addr, size_t len)
 }
 
 
-IRAM_ATTR static void heap_caps_alloc_failed(size_t requested_size, uint32_t caps, const char *function_name)
+IRAM_ATTR NOINLINE_ATTR static void heap_caps_alloc_failed(size_t requested_size, uint32_t caps, const char *function_name)
 {
-    static const DRAM_ATTR char *default_func_name = "<function_name>";
     if (alloc_failed_callback) {
-        if (!spi_flash_cache_enabled() && !esp_ptr_internal(function_name)) {
-            alloc_failed_callback(requested_size, caps, default_func_name);
-        }
-        else {
-            alloc_failed_callback(requested_size, caps, function_name);
-        }
+        alloc_failed_callback(requested_size, caps, function_name);
     }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HEAP_ABORT_WHEN_ALLOCATION_FAILS
diff --git a/components/heap/linker.lf b/components/heap/linker.lf
index 4f15783695..9f04259780 100644
--- a/components/heap/linker.lf
+++ b/components/heap/linker.lf
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ entries:
         tlsf:tlsf_free (noflash)
         tlsf:tlsf_realloc (noflash)
 
-        multi_heap:assert_valid_block (noflash)
         multi_heap:multi_heap_get_block_address_impl (noflash)
         multi_heap:multi_heap_get_allocated_size_impl (noflash)
         multi_heap:multi_heap_set_lock (noflash)
@@ -27,6 +26,9 @@ entries:
         multi_heap:multi_heap_realloc_impl (noflash)
         multi_heap:multi_heap_aligned_alloc_impl_offs (noflash)
         multi_heap:multi_heap_aligned_alloc_impl (noflash)
+        multi_heap:multi_heap_internal_lock (noflash)
+        multi_heap:multi_heap_internal_unlock (noflash)
+        multi_heap:assert_valid_block (noflash)
 
     if HEAP_TLSF_USE_ROM_IMPL = y:
         multi_heap:_multi_heap_lock (noflash)
@@ -47,6 +49,6 @@ entries:
         multi_heap_poisoning:multi_heap_internal_check_block_poisoning (noflash)
         multi_heap_poisoning:multi_heap_internal_poison_fill_region (noflash)
 
-        if HEAP_POISONING_COMPREHENSIVE = y:
-            multi_heap_poisoning:verify_fill_pattern (noflash)
-            multi_heap_poisoning:block_absorb_post_hook (noflash)
+    if HEAP_POISONING_COMPREHENSIVE = y:
+        multi_heap_poisoning:verify_fill_pattern (noflash)
+        multi_heap_poisoning:block_absorb_post_hook (noflash)
diff --git a/components/heap/multi_heap.c b/components/heap/multi_heap.c
index 9c7a040854..63cce03f08 100644
--- a/components/heap/multi_heap.c
+++ b/components/heap/multi_heap.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void multi_heap_in_rom_init(void)
 #else // CONFIG_HEAP_TLSF_USE_ROM_IMPL
 
 /* Check a block is valid for this heap. Used to verify parameters. */
-static void assert_valid_block(const heap_t *heap, const block_header_t *block)
+__attribute__((noinline)) NOCLONE_ATTR static void assert_valid_block(const heap_t *heap, const block_header_t *block)
 {
     pool_t pool = tlsf_get_pool(heap->heap_data);
     void *ptr = block_to_ptr(block);
@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@ void multi_heap_set_lock(multi_heap_handle_t heap, void *lock)
     heap->lock = lock;
 }
 
-void inline multi_heap_internal_lock(multi_heap_handle_t heap)
+void multi_heap_internal_lock(multi_heap_handle_t heap)
 {
     MULTI_HEAP_LOCK(heap->lock);
 }
 
-void inline multi_heap_internal_unlock(multi_heap_handle_t heap)
+void multi_heap_internal_unlock(multi_heap_handle_t heap)
 {
     MULTI_HEAP_UNLOCK(heap->lock);
 }
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ bool multi_heap_check(multi_heap_handle_t heap, bool print_errors)
     return valid;
 }
 
-static void multi_heap_dump_tlsf(void* ptr, size_t size, int used, void* user)
+__attribute__((noinline)) static void multi_heap_dump_tlsf(void* ptr, size_t size, int used, void* user)
 {
     (void)user;
     MULTI_HEAP_STDERR_PRINTF("Block %p data, size: %d bytes, Free: %s \n",
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ size_t multi_heap_minimum_free_size_impl(multi_heap_handle_t heap)
     return heap->minimum_free_bytes;
 }
 
-static void multi_heap_get_info_tlsf(void* ptr, size_t size, int used, void* user)
+__attribute__((noinline)) static void multi_heap_get_info_tlsf(void* ptr, size_t size, int used, void* user)
 {
     multi_heap_info_t *info = user;
 
diff --git a/components/heap/multi_heap_internal.h b/components/heap/multi_heap_internal.h
index 00c1f23e91..b34c3393c6 100644
--- a/components/heap/multi_heap_internal.h
+++ b/components/heap/multi_heap_internal.h
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@
  */
 #pragma once
 
+/* Define a noclone attribute when compiled with GCC as certain functions
+ * in the heap component should not be cloned by the compiler */
+#if defined __has_attribute && __has_attribute(noclone)
+#define NOCLONE_ATTR __attribute((noclone))
+#else
+#define NOCLONE_ATTR
+#endif
+
 /* Define a structure that contains some function pointers that point to OS-related functions.
    An instance of this structure will be provided to the heap in ROM for use if needed.
 */
diff --git a/components/heap/multi_heap_poisoning.c b/components/heap/multi_heap_poisoning.c
index 9cb42b95d4..27dac0b77b 100644
--- a/components/heap/multi_heap_poisoning.c
+++ b/components/heap/multi_heap_poisoning.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
    Returns the pointer to the actual usable data buffer (ie after 'head')
 */
-static uint8_t *poison_allocated_region(poison_head_t *head, size_t alloc_size)
+__attribute__((noinline))  static uint8_t *poison_allocated_region(poison_head_t *head, size_t alloc_size)
 {
     uint8_t *data = (uint8_t *)(&head[1]); /* start of data ie 'real' allocated buffer */
     poison_tail_t *tail = (poison_tail_t *)(data + alloc_size);
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static uint8_t *poison_allocated_region(poison_head_t *head, size_t alloc_size)
 
    Returns a pointer to the poison header structure, or NULL if the poison structures are corrupt.
 */
-static poison_head_t *verify_allocated_region(void *data, bool print_errors)
+__attribute__((noinline)) static poison_head_t *verify_allocated_region(void *data, bool print_errors)
 {
     poison_head_t *head = (poison_head_t *)((intptr_t)data - sizeof(poison_head_t));
     poison_tail_t *tail = (poison_tail_t *)((intptr_t)data + head->alloc_size);
@@ -134,8 +134,12 @@ static poison_head_t *verify_allocated_region(void *data, bool print_errors)
    if swap_pattern is true, swap patterns in the buffer (ie replace MALLOC_FILL_PATTERN with FREE_FILL_PATTERN, and vice versa.)
 
    Returns true if verification checks out.
+
+   This function has the attribute noclone to prevent the compiler to create a clone on flash where expect_free is removed (as this
+   function is called only with expect_free == true throughout the component).
 */
-static bool verify_fill_pattern(void *data, size_t size, bool print_errors, bool expect_free, bool swap_pattern)
+__attribute__((noinline)) NOCLONE_ATTR
+static bool verify_fill_pattern(void *data, size_t size, const bool print_errors, const bool expect_free, bool swap_pattern)
 {
     const uint32_t FREE_FILL_WORD = (FREE_FILL_PATTERN << 24) | (FREE_FILL_PATTERN << 16) | (FREE_FILL_PATTERN << 8) | FREE_FILL_PATTERN;
     const uint32_t MALLOC_FILL_WORD = (MALLOC_FILL_PATTERN << 24) | (MALLOC_FILL_PATTERN << 16) | (MALLOC_FILL_PATTERN << 8) | MALLOC_FILL_PATTERN;
@@ -261,7 +265,9 @@ void *multi_heap_malloc(multi_heap_handle_t heap, size_t size)
     return data;
 }
 
-void multi_heap_free(multi_heap_handle_t heap, void *p)
+/* This function has the noclone attribute to prevent the compiler to optimize out the
+ * check for p == NULL and create a clone function placed in flash. */
+NOCLONE_ATTR void multi_heap_free(multi_heap_handle_t heap, void *p)
 {
     if (p == NULL) {
         return;