diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/app/mod.rs b/web3_proxy/src/app/mod.rs
index 46dc2b9b..c528c443 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ use crate::rpcs::one::Web3Rpc;
 use crate::rpcs::provider::{connect_http, EthersHttpProvider};
 use crate::rpcs::transactions::TxStatus;
 use crate::stats::{AppStat, StatBuffer};
-use crate::user_token::UserBearerToken;
 use anyhow::Context;
 use axum::http::StatusCode;
 use chrono::Utc;
@@ -83,8 +82,6 @@ pub type UserBalanceCache = Cache<NonZeroU64, Arc<RwLock<Balance>>>;
 pub struct Web3ProxyApp {
     /// Send requests to the best server available
     pub balanced_rpcs: Arc<Web3Rpcs>,
-    /// concurrent/parallel application request limits for authenticated users
-    pub bearer_token_semaphores: Cache<UserBearerToken, Arc<Semaphore>>,
     /// Send 4337 Abstraction Bundler requests to one of these servers
     pub bundler_4337_rpcs: Option<Arc<Web3Rpcs>>,
     /// application config
@@ -501,11 +498,7 @@ impl Web3ProxyApp {
         let max_users = 20_000;
 
         // create semaphores for concurrent connection limits
-        // TODO: how can we implement time til idle?
-        // TODO: what should tti be for semaphores?
-        let bearer_token_semaphores = CacheBuilder::new(max_users)
-            .name("bearer_token_semaphores")
-            .build();
+        // TODO: time-to-idle on these. need to make sure the arcs aren't anywhere though. so maybe arc isn't correct and it should be refs
         let ip_semaphores = CacheBuilder::new(max_users).name("ip_semaphores").build();
         let user_semaphores = CacheBuilder::new(max_users).name("user_semaphores").build();
 
@@ -594,7 +587,6 @@ impl Web3ProxyApp {
 
         let app = Self {
             balanced_rpcs,
-            bearer_token_semaphores,
             bundler_4337_rpcs,
             config: top_config.app.clone(),
             db_conn,
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/config.rs b/web3_proxy/src/config.rs
index 15ce574c..ef3342b0 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/config.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/config.rs
@@ -122,11 +122,6 @@ pub struct AppConfig {
     /// do not serve any requests if the best known block is behind the best known block by more than this many blocks.
     pub max_head_block_lag: Option<U64>,
 
-    /// Rate limit for bearer token authenticated entrypoints.
-    /// This is separate from the rpc limits.
-    #[serde(default = "default_bearer_token_max_concurrent_requests")]
-    pub bearer_token_max_concurrent_requests: u64,
-
     /// Rate limit for the login entrypoint.
     /// This is separate from the rpc limits.
     #[serde(default = "default_login_rate_limit_per_period")]
@@ -212,11 +207,6 @@ fn default_min_synced_rpcs() -> usize {
     1
 }
 
-/// Having a low amount of concurrent requests for bearer tokens keeps us from hammering the database.
-fn default_bearer_token_max_concurrent_requests() -> u64 {
-    2
-}
-
 /// Having a low amount of requests per period (usually minute) for login is safest.
 fn default_login_rate_limit_per_period() -> u64 {
     10
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/admin.rs b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/admin.rs
index 92c8adad..9eca41a4 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/admin.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/admin.rs
@@ -55,16 +55,14 @@ pub async fn admin_increase_balance(
     TypedHeader(Authorization(bearer)): TypedHeader<Authorization<Bearer>>,
     Json(payload): Json<AdminIncreaseBalancePost>,
 ) -> Web3ProxyResponse {
-    let (caller, _semaphore) = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
-
-    let caller_id = caller.id;
+    let caller = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
 
     // Establish connections
     let txn = app.db_transaction().await?;
 
     // Check if the caller is an admin (if not, return early)
     let admin_entry: admin::Model = admin::Entity::find()
-        .filter(admin::Column::UserId.eq(caller_id))
+        .filter(admin::Column::UserId.eq(caller.id))
         .one(&txn)
         .await?
         .ok_or_else(|| Web3ProxyError::AccessDenied("not an admin".into()))?;
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/authorization.rs b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/authorization.rs
index 6be1a1fa..c89874d2 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/authorization.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/authorization.rs
@@ -1010,24 +1010,10 @@ impl Web3ProxyApp {
     /// Verify that the given bearer token and address are allowed to take the specified action.
     /// This includes concurrent request limiting.
     /// keep the semaphore alive until the user's request is entirely complete
-    pub async fn bearer_is_authorized(
-        &self,
-        bearer: Bearer,
-    ) -> Web3ProxyResult<(user::Model, OwnedSemaphorePermit)> {
+    pub async fn bearer_is_authorized(&self, bearer: Bearer) -> Web3ProxyResult<user::Model> {
         // get the user id for this bearer token
         let user_bearer_token = UserBearerToken::try_from(bearer)?;
 
-        // limit concurrent requests
-        let semaphore = self
-            .bearer_token_semaphores
-            .get_with_by_ref(&user_bearer_token, async move {
-                let s = Semaphore::new(self.config.bearer_token_max_concurrent_requests as usize);
-                Arc::new(s)
-            })
-            .await;
-
-        let semaphore_permit = semaphore.acquire_owned().await?;
-
         // get the attached address from the database for the given auth_token.
         let db_replica = self.db_replica()?;
 
@@ -1041,7 +1027,7 @@ impl Web3ProxyApp {
             .web3_context("fetching user from db by bearer token")?
             .web3_context("unknown bearer token")?;
 
-        Ok((user, semaphore_permit))
+        Ok(user)
     }
 
     pub async fn rate_limit_login(
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/status.rs b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/status.rs
index 4a77c144..06aa4c53 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/status.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/status.rs
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ async fn _status(app: Arc<Web3ProxyApp>) -> (StatusCode, &'static str, Bytes) {
         "balanced_rpcs": app.balanced_rpcs,
         "bundler_4337_rpcs": app.bundler_4337_rpcs,
         "caches": [
-            MokaCacheSerializer(&app.bearer_token_semaphores),
             MokaCacheSerializer(&app.ip_semaphores),
             MokaCacheSerializer(&app.jsonrpc_response_cache),
             MokaCacheSerializer(&app.rpc_secret_key_cache),
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/mod.rs b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/mod.rs
index 2cd61457..1caaf3a3 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/mod.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/mod.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub async fn user_get(
     Extension(app): Extension<Arc<Web3ProxyApp>>,
     TypedHeader(Authorization(bearer_token)): TypedHeader<Authorization<Bearer>>,
 ) -> Web3ProxyResponse {
-    let (user, _semaphore) = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer_token).await?;
+    let user = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer_token).await?;
 
     Ok(Json(user).into_response())
 }
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub async fn user_post(
     TypedHeader(Authorization(bearer_token)): TypedHeader<Authorization<Bearer>>,
     Json(payload): Json<UserPost>,
 ) -> Web3ProxyResponse {
-    let (user, _semaphore) = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer_token).await?;
+    let user = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer_token).await?;
 
     let user_id = user.id;
 
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/payment.rs b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/payment.rs
index 28a3a4da..c060b152 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/payment.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/payment.rs
@@ -43,19 +43,23 @@ pub async fn user_balance_get(
     Extension(app): Extension<Arc<Web3ProxyApp>>,
     TypedHeader(Authorization(bearer)): TypedHeader<Authorization<Bearer>>,
 ) -> Web3ProxyResponse {
-    let (_user, _semaphore) = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
+    let user = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
 
     let db_replica = app.db_replica()?;
 
-    // Just return the balance for the user
-    let user_balance = balance::Entity::find()
-        .filter(balance::Column::UserId.eq(_user.id))
+    let user_balance_row = balance::Entity::find()
+        .filter(balance::Column::UserId.eq(user.id))
         .one(db_replica.as_ref())
         .await?
-        .map(|x| x.total_deposits - x.total_spent_outside_free_tier)
         .unwrap_or_default();
 
+    let user_balance =
+        user_balance_row.total_deposits - user_balance_row.total_spent_outside_free_tier;
+
     let response = json!({
+        "total_deposits": user_balance_row.total_deposits,
+        "total_spent_outside_free_tier": user_balance_row.total_spent_outside_free_tier,
+        "total_spent": user_balance_row.total_spent_including_free_tier,
         "balance": user_balance,
     });
 
@@ -71,7 +75,7 @@ pub async fn user_deposits_get(
     Extension(app): Extension<Arc<Web3ProxyApp>>,
     TypedHeader(Authorization(bearer)): TypedHeader<Authorization<Bearer>>,
 ) -> Web3ProxyResponse {
-    let (user, _semaphore) = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
+    let user = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
 
     let db_replica = app.db_replica()?;
 
@@ -110,17 +114,13 @@ pub async fn user_balance_post(
     bearer: Option<TypedHeader<Authorization<Bearer>>>,
 ) -> Web3ProxyResponse {
     // rate limit by bearer token **OR** IP address
-    let (authorization, _semaphore) = if let Some(TypedHeader(Authorization(bearer))) = bearer {
-        let (_, semaphore) = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
+    let authorization = if let Some(TypedHeader(Authorization(bearer))) = bearer {
+        app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
 
         // TODO: is handling this as internal fine?
-        let authorization = Web3ProxyAuthorization::internal(app.db_conn().ok().cloned())?;
-
-        (authorization, Some(semaphore))
+        Web3ProxyAuthorization::internal(app.db_conn().ok().cloned())?
     } else if let Some(InsecureClientIp(ip)) = ip {
-        let authorization = login_is_authorized(&app, ip).await?;
-
-        (authorization, None)
+        login_is_authorized(&app, ip).await?
     } else {
         return Err(Web3ProxyError::AccessDenied("no bearer token or ip".into()));
     };
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/payment_stripe.rs b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/payment_stripe.rs
index ec1d57fe..ad699efb 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/payment_stripe.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/payment_stripe.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub async fn user_stripe_deposits_get(
     Extension(app): Extension<Arc<Web3ProxyApp>>,
     TypedHeader(Authorization(bearer)): TypedHeader<Authorization<Bearer>>,
 ) -> Web3ProxyResponse {
-    let (user, _semaphore) = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
+    let user = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
 
     let db_replica = app.db_replica().context("Getting database connection")?;
 
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/referral.rs b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/referral.rs
index cab1398d..0e59fbec 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/referral.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/referral.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pub async fn user_referral_link_get(
     Query(_params): Query<HashMap<String, String>>,
 ) -> Web3ProxyResponse {
     // First get the bearer token and check if the user is logged in
-    let (user, _semaphore) = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
+    let user = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
 
     let db_replica = app.db_replica()?;
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ pub async fn user_used_referral_stats(
     Query(_params): Query<HashMap<String, String>>,
 ) -> Web3ProxyResponse {
     // First get the bearer token and check if the user is logged in
-    let (user, _semaphore) = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
+    let user = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
 
     let db_replica = app.db_replica()?;
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ pub async fn user_shared_referral_stats(
     Query(_params): Query<HashMap<String, String>>,
 ) -> Web3ProxyResponse {
     // First get the bearer token and check if the user is logged in
-    let (user, _semaphore) = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
+    let user = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
 
     let db_replica = app.db_replica()?;
 
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/rpc_keys.rs b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/rpc_keys.rs
index bd642182..f725f616 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/rpc_keys.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/rpc_keys.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub async fn rpc_keys_get(
     Extension(app): Extension<Arc<Web3ProxyApp>>,
     TypedHeader(Authorization(bearer)): TypedHeader<Authorization<Bearer>>,
 ) -> Web3ProxyResponse {
-    let (user, _semaphore) = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
+    let user = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
 
     let db_replica = app.db_replica()?;
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ pub async fn rpc_keys_delete(
     Extension(app): Extension<Arc<Web3ProxyApp>>,
     TypedHeader(Authorization(bearer)): TypedHeader<Authorization<Bearer>>,
 ) -> Web3ProxyResponse {
-    let (_user, _semaphore) = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
+    let _user = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
 
     // TODO: think about how cascading deletes and billing should work
     Err(Web3ProxyError::NotImplemented("rpc_keys_delete".into()))
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ pub async fn rpc_keys_management(
 ) -> Web3ProxyResponse {
     // TODO: is there a way we can know if this is a PUT or POST? right now we can modify or create keys with either. though that probably doesn't matter
 
-    let (user, _semaphore) = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
+    let user = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
 
     let db_replica = app.db_replica()?;
 
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/stats.rs b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/stats.rs
index fbee05aa..917311f3 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/stats.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/stats.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub async fn user_revert_logs_get(
     TypedHeader(Authorization(bearer)): TypedHeader<Authorization<Bearer>>,
     Query(params): Query<HashMap<String, String>>,
 ) -> Web3ProxyResponse {
-    let (user, _semaphore) = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
+    let user = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
 
     let chain_id = get_chain_id_from_params(app.as_ref(), &params)?;
     let query_start = get_query_start_from_params(&params)?;
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/subuser.rs b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/subuser.rs
index 83614fac..ced8f6b5 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/subuser.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users/subuser.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pub async fn get_keys_as_subuser(
     Query(_params): Query<HashMap<String, String>>,
 ) -> Web3ProxyResponse {
     // First, authenticate
-    let (subuser, _semaphore) = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
+    let subuser = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
 
     let db_replica = app.db_replica()?;
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ pub async fn get_subusers(
     Query(mut params): Query<HashMap<String, String>>,
 ) -> Web3ProxyResponse {
     // First, authenticate
-    let (user, _semaphore) = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
+    let user = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
 
     let db_replica = app.db_replica()?;
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ pub async fn modify_subuser(
     Query(mut params): Query<HashMap<String, String>>,
 ) -> Web3ProxyResponse {
     // First, authenticate
-    let (user, _semaphore) = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
+    let user = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
 
     let db_replica = app.db_replica()?;
 
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/stats/influxdb_queries.rs b/web3_proxy/src/stats/influxdb_queries.rs
index 4c0d80ad..5cec8d73 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/stats/influxdb_queries.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/stats/influxdb_queries.rs
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ pub async fn query_user_stats<'a>(
     params: &'a HashMap<String, String>,
     stat_response_type: StatType,
 ) -> Web3ProxyResponse {
-    let (caller_user, _semaphore) = match bearer {
+    let caller_user = match bearer {
         Some(TypedHeader(Authorization(bearer))) => {
-            let (user, semaphore) = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
+            let user = app.bearer_is_authorized(bearer).await?;
 
-            (Some(user), Some(semaphore))
+            Some(user)
         }
-        None => (None, None),
+        None => None,
     };
 
     // Return an error if the bearer is **not** set, but the StatType is Detailed
diff --git a/web3_proxy/tests/common/app.rs b/web3_proxy/tests/common/app.rs
index 9a77b2e1..cf5a8ecd 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/tests/common/app.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/tests/common/app.rs
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ impl TestApp {
             // TODO: make sure mysql is actually ready for connections
             sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
 
-            info!(%db_url, elapsed=%start.elapsed().as_secs_f32(), "db is ready for connections. Migrating now...");
+            info!(%db_url, elapsed=%start.elapsed().as_secs_f32(), "db post is open. Migrating now...");
 
             // try to migrate
             let start = Instant::now();
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ impl TestApp {
                     }
                     Err(err) => {
                         // not connected. sleep and then try again
-                        warn!(?err, "unable to migrate db");
+                        warn!(?err, "unable to migrate db. retrying in 1 second");
                         sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/web3_proxy/tests/test_admins.rs b/web3_proxy/tests/test_admins.rs
index 977c2b31..08736805 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/tests/test_admins.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/tests/test_admins.rs
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ async fn test_admin_grant_credits() {
         .send()
         .await
         .unwrap();
-    info!("bug is on the line above. it never returns");
     info!(?increase_balance_response, "http response");
 
     let increase_balance_response = increase_balance_response