diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/admin.go b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/admin.go
index 3e445c9b7b5..fa0b2d7124a 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/admin.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/admin.go
@@ -102,33 +102,31 @@ func (adminUpstreams) handleUpstreams(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) er
 		})
 		return true
 	})
-	// Iterate over the inflight hosts
-	inflightHosts.Range(func(key, val any) bool {
-		address, ok := key.(string)
-		if !ok {
-			rangeErr = caddy.APIError{
-				HTTPStatus: http.StatusInternalServerError,
-				Err:        fmt.Errorf("could not type assert upstream address"),
-			}
-			return false
-		}
 
-		upstream, ok := val.(*Host)
-		if !ok {
-			rangeErr = caddy.APIError{
-				HTTPStatus: http.StatusInternalServerError,
-				Err:        fmt.Errorf("could not type assert upstream struct"),
+	// Iterate over our new in-flight tracker map
+	currentInFlight := getInFlightRequests()
+	for address, count := range currentInFlight {
+		// We only add entries that are actively in-flight but not present
+		// in the static hosts pool (e.g. dynamic upstreams during cleanup)
+
+		// Check if this address is already in the results list (from the static hosts pool)
+		alreadyInResults := false
+		for _, res := range results {
+			if res.Address == address {
+				alreadyInResults = true
+				break
 			}
-			return false
 		}
 
-		results = append(results, upstreamStatus{
-			Address:     address,
-			NumRequests: upstream.NumRequests(),
-			Fails:       upstream.Fails(),
-		})
-		return true
-	})
+		// If it's not in the static pool, we append it to expose it in the API
+		if !alreadyInResults {
+			results = append(results, upstreamStatus{
+				Address:     address,
+				NumRequests: int(count), // Cast uint from our map to int for the struct
+				Fails:       0,          // Ephemeral in-flight tracking doesn't track historic fails
+			})
+		}
+	}
 
 	// If an error happened during the range, return it
 	if rangeErr != nil {
diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/hosts.go b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/hosts.go
index 345f71d4a83..300003f2b87 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/hosts.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/hosts.go
@@ -132,16 +132,6 @@ func (u *Upstream) fillHost() {
 	u.Host = host
 }
 
-func (u *Upstream) fillInfilghtHost(numRemaiRequests int) {
-	host := new(Host)
-	existingHost, loaded := inflightHosts.LoadOrStore(u.String(), host)
-	if loaded {
-		host = existingHost.(*Host)
-	}
-	_ = host.countRequest(numRemaiRequests)
-	u.Host = host
-}
-
 // Host is the basic, in-memory representation of the state of a remote host.
 // Its fields are accessed atomically and Host values must not be copied.
 type Host struct {
@@ -278,10 +268,6 @@ func GetDialInfo(ctx context.Context) (DialInfo, bool) {
 // through config reloads.
 var hosts = caddy.NewUsagePool()
 
-// inflightHosts is the global repository for hosts that are
-// currently in use by inflight upstream request.
-var inflightHosts = caddy.NewUsagePool()
-
 // dialInfoVarKey is the key used for the variable that holds
 // the dial info for the upstream connection.
 const dialInfoVarKey = "reverse_proxy.dial_info"
diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/reverseproxy.go b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/reverseproxy.go
index 31bb587973a..4402d9b936c 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/reverseproxy.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/reverseproxy.go
@@ -46,6 +46,40 @@ import (
 	"github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2/modules/caddyhttp/rewrite"
 )
 
+var (
+	inFlightRequests   = make(map[string]uint)
+	inFlightRequestsMu sync.RWMutex
+)
+
+func incInFlightRequest(address string) {
+	inFlightRequestsMu.Lock()
+	inFlightRequests[address]++
+	inFlightRequestsMu.Unlock()
+}
+
+func decInFlightRequest(address string) {
+	inFlightRequestsMu.Lock()
+	defer inFlightRequestsMu.Unlock()
+
+	if inFlightRequests[address] > 0 {
+		inFlightRequests[address]--
+	}
+	if inFlightRequests[address] == 0 {
+		delete(inFlightRequests, address)
+	}
+}
+
+func getInFlightRequests() map[string]uint {
+	inFlightRequestsMu.RLock()
+	defer inFlightRequestsMu.RUnlock()
+
+	copyMap := make(map[string]uint, len(inFlightRequests))
+	for k, v := range inFlightRequests {
+		copyMap[k] = v
+	}
+	return copyMap
+}
+
 func init() {
 	caddy.RegisterModule(Handler{})
 }
@@ -394,9 +428,6 @@ func (h *Handler) Cleanup() error {
 
 	// remove hosts from our config from the pool
 	for _, upstream := range h.Upstreams {
-		if upstream.NumRequests() > 0 {
-			upstream.fillInfilghtHost(upstream.NumRequests())
-		}
 		_, _ = hosts.Delete(upstream.String())
 	}
 
@@ -461,16 +492,8 @@ func (h *Handler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, next caddyht
 		}
 
 		var done bool
-		done, dialInfo, proxyErr := h.proxyLoopIteration(clonedReq, r, w, proxyErr, start, retries, repl, reqHeader, reqHost, next)
+		done, _, proxyErr = h.proxyLoopIteration(clonedReq, r, w, proxyErr, start, retries, repl, reqHeader, reqHost, next)
 		if done {
-			key := dialInfo.Address
-			val := inflightHosts.Load(key)
-			if val != nil {
-				host, _ := val.(*Host)
-				if host.NumRequests() <= 0 {
-					_, _ = inflightHosts.Delete(key)
-				}
-			}
 			break
 		}
 		if h.VerboseLogs {
@@ -839,14 +862,11 @@ func (h Handler) addForwardedHeaders(req *http.Request) error {
 // Go standard library which was used as the foundation.)
 func (h *Handler) reverseProxy(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, origReq *http.Request, repl *caddy.Replacer, di DialInfo, next caddyhttp.Handler) error {
 	_ = di.Upstream.Host.countRequest(1)
+	incInFlightRequest(di.Address)
 	//nolint:errcheck
 	defer func() {
 		di.Upstream.Host.countRequest(-1)
-		inflightHost := inflightHosts.Load(di.Address)
-		if inflightHost != nil {
-			host, _ := inflightHost.(*Host)
-			host.countRequest(-1)
-		}
+		decInFlightRequest(di.Address)
 	}()
 	// point the request to this upstream
 	h.directRequest(req, di)
diff --git a/usagepool.go b/usagepool.go
index e410feda269..a6466b9b124 100644
--- a/usagepool.go
+++ b/usagepool.go
@@ -194,16 +194,6 @@ func (up *UsagePool) Delete(key any) (deleted bool, err error) {
 	return deleted, err
 }
 
-func (up *UsagePool) Load(key any) any {
-	up.RLock()
-	defer up.RUnlock()
-	upv, loaded := up.pool[key]
-	if loaded {
-		return upv.value
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // References returns the number of references (count of usages) to a
 // key in the pool, and true if the key exists, or false otherwise.
 func (up *UsagePool) References(key any) (int, bool) {