diff --git a/pkg/commands/run.go b/pkg/commands/run.go
index 03f41706d402..8db586085a7d 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/run.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/run.go
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ func (e *Executor) runAnalysis(ctx context.Context, args []string) ([]result.Iss
 	}
 	lintCtx.Log = e.log.Child("linters context")
 
-	runner, err := lint.NewRunner(lintCtx.ASTCache, e.cfg, e.log.Child("runner"),
-		e.goenv, e.lineCache, e.DBManager)
+	runner, err := lint.NewRunner(e.cfg, e.log.Child("runner"),
+		e.goenv, e.lineCache, e.DBManager, lintCtx.Packages)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/goanalysis/linter.go b/pkg/golinters/goanalysis/linter.go
index ed17b67fdd97..ca35400ec81c 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/goanalysis/linter.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/goanalysis/linter.go
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func buildIssuesFromErrorsForTypecheckMode(errs []error, lintCtx *linter.Context
 		if !ok {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		for _, err := range libpackages.ExtractErrors(itErr.Pkg, lintCtx.ASTCache) {
+		for _, err := range libpackages.ExtractErrors(itErr.Pkg) {
 			i, perr := parseError(err)
 			if perr != nil { // failed to parse
 				if uniqReportedIssues[err.Msg] {
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/goanalysis/runner.go b/pkg/golinters/goanalysis/runner.go
index df1d9433c9be..4cbc5e4b43b6 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/goanalysis/runner.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/goanalysis/runner.go
@@ -108,6 +108,113 @@ func (r *runner) run(analyzers []*analysis.Analyzer, initialPackages []*packages
 	return extractDiagnostics(roots)
 }
 
+type actKey struct {
+	*analysis.Analyzer
+	*packages.Package
+}
+
+func (r *runner) markAllActions(a *analysis.Analyzer, pkg *packages.Package, markedActions map[actKey]struct{}) {
+	k := actKey{a, pkg}
+	if _, ok := markedActions[k]; ok {
+		return
+	}
+
+	for _, req := range a.Requires {
+		r.markAllActions(req, pkg, markedActions)
+	}
+
+	if len(a.FactTypes) != 0 {
+		for path := range pkg.Imports {
+			r.markAllActions(a, pkg.Imports[path], markedActions)
+		}
+	}
+
+	markedActions[k] = struct{}{}
+}
+
+func (r *runner) makeAction(a *analysis.Analyzer, pkg *packages.Package,
+	initialPkgs map[*packages.Package]bool, actions map[actKey]*action, actAlloc *actionAllocator) *action {
+	k := actKey{a, pkg}
+	act, ok := actions[k]
+	if ok {
+		return act
+	}
+
+	act = actAlloc.alloc()
+	act.a = a
+	act.pkg = pkg
+	act.log = r.log
+	act.prefix = r.prefix
+	act.pkgCache = r.pkgCache
+	act.isInitialPkg = initialPkgs[pkg]
+	act.needAnalyzeSource = initialPkgs[pkg]
+	act.analysisDoneCh = make(chan struct{})
+
+	depsCount := len(a.Requires)
+	if len(a.FactTypes) > 0 {
+		depsCount += len(pkg.Imports)
+	}
+	act.deps = make([]*action, 0, depsCount)
+
+	// Add a dependency on each required analyzers.
+	for _, req := range a.Requires {
+		act.deps = append(act.deps, r.makeAction(req, pkg, initialPkgs, actions, actAlloc))
+	}
+
+	r.buildActionFactDeps(act, a, pkg, initialPkgs, actions, actAlloc)
+
+	actions[k] = act
+	return act
+}
+
+func (r *runner) buildActionFactDeps(act *action, a *analysis.Analyzer, pkg *packages.Package,
+	initialPkgs map[*packages.Package]bool, actions map[actKey]*action, actAlloc *actionAllocator) {
+	// An analysis that consumes/produces facts
+	// must run on the package's dependencies too.
+	if len(a.FactTypes) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	act.objectFacts = make(map[objectFactKey]analysis.Fact)
+	act.packageFacts = make(map[packageFactKey]analysis.Fact)
+
+	paths := make([]string, 0, len(pkg.Imports))
+	for path := range pkg.Imports {
+		paths = append(paths, path)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(paths) // for determinism
+	for _, path := range paths {
+		dep := r.makeAction(a, pkg.Imports[path], initialPkgs, actions, actAlloc)
+		act.deps = append(act.deps, dep)
+	}
+
+	// Need to register fact types for pkgcache proper gob encoding.
+	for _, f := range a.FactTypes {
+		gob.Register(f)
+	}
+}
+
+type actionAllocator struct {
+	allocatedActions []action
+	nextFreeIndex    int
+}
+
+func newActionAllocator(maxCount int) *actionAllocator {
+	return &actionAllocator{
+		allocatedActions: make([]action, maxCount),
+		nextFreeIndex:    0,
+	}
+}
+
+func (actAlloc *actionAllocator) alloc() *action {
+	if actAlloc.nextFreeIndex == len(actAlloc.allocatedActions) {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Made too many allocations of actions: %d allowed", len(actAlloc.allocatedActions)))
+	}
+	act := &actAlloc.allocatedActions[actAlloc.nextFreeIndex]
+	actAlloc.nextFreeIndex++
+	return act
+}
+
 //nolint:gocritic
 func (r *runner) prepareAnalysis(pkgs []*packages.Package,
 	analyzers []*analysis.Analyzer) (map[*packages.Package]bool, []*action, []*action) {
@@ -116,70 +223,30 @@ func (r *runner) prepareAnalysis(pkgs []*packages.Package,
 	// Each graph node (action) is one unit of analysis.
 	// Edges express package-to-package (vertical) dependencies,
 	// and analysis-to-analysis (horizontal) dependencies.
-	type key struct {
-		*analysis.Analyzer
-		*packages.Package
-	}
-	actions := make(map[key]*action)
 
-	initialPkgs := map[*packages.Package]bool{}
-	for _, pkg := range pkgs {
-		initialPkgs[pkg] = true
+	// This place is memory-intensive: e.g. Istio project has 120k total actions.
+	// Therefore optimize it carefully.
+	markedActions := make(map[actKey]struct{}, len(analyzers)*len(pkgs))
+	for _, a := range analyzers {
+		for _, pkg := range pkgs {
+			r.markAllActions(a, pkg, markedActions)
+		}
 	}
+	totalActionsCount := len(markedActions)
 
-	var mkAction func(a *analysis.Analyzer, pkg *packages.Package) *action
-	mkAction = func(a *analysis.Analyzer, pkg *packages.Package) *action {
-		k := key{a, pkg}
-		act, ok := actions[k]
-		if !ok {
-			act = &action{
-				a:                 a,
-				pkg:               pkg,
-				log:               r.log,
-				prefix:            r.prefix,
-				pkgCache:          r.pkgCache,
-				isInitialPkg:      initialPkgs[pkg],
-				needAnalyzeSource: initialPkgs[pkg],
-				analysisDoneCh:    make(chan struct{}),
-				objectFacts:       make(map[objectFactKey]analysis.Fact),
-				packageFacts:      make(map[packageFactKey]analysis.Fact),
-				loadMode:          r.loadMode,
-			}
-
-			// Add a dependency on each required analyzers.
-			for _, req := range a.Requires {
-				act.deps = append(act.deps, mkAction(req, pkg))
-			}
+	actions := make(map[actKey]*action, totalActionsCount)
+	actAlloc := newActionAllocator(totalActionsCount)
 
-			// An analysis that consumes/produces facts
-			// must run on the package's dependencies too.
-			if len(a.FactTypes) > 0 {
-				paths := make([]string, 0, len(pkg.Imports))
-				for path := range pkg.Imports {
-					paths = append(paths, path)
-				}
-				sort.Strings(paths) // for determinism
-				for _, path := range paths {
-					dep := mkAction(a, pkg.Imports[path])
-					act.deps = append(act.deps, dep)
-				}
-
-				// Need to register fact types for pkgcache proper gob encoding.
-				for _, f := range a.FactTypes {
-					gob.Register(f)
-				}
-			}
-
-			actions[k] = act
-		}
-		return act
+	initialPkgs := make(map[*packages.Package]bool, len(pkgs))
+	for _, pkg := range pkgs {
+		initialPkgs[pkg] = true
 	}
 
 	// Build nodes for initial packages.
-	var roots []*action
+	roots := make([]*action, 0, len(pkgs)*len(analyzers))
 	for _, a := range analyzers {
 		for _, pkg := range pkgs {
-			root := mkAction(a, pkg)
+			root := r.makeAction(a, pkg, initialPkgs, actions, actAlloc)
 			root.isroot = true
 			roots = append(roots, root)
 		}
@@ -190,6 +257,8 @@ func (r *runner) prepareAnalysis(pkgs []*packages.Package,
 		allActions = append(allActions, act)
 	}
 
+	debugf("Built %d actions", len(actions))
+
 	return initialPkgs, allActions, roots
 }
 
@@ -334,9 +403,6 @@ type action struct {
 	a                   *analysis.Analyzer
 	pkg                 *packages.Package
 	pass                *analysis.Pass
-	isroot              bool
-	isInitialPkg        bool
-	needAnalyzeSource   bool
 	deps                []*action
 	objectFacts         map[objectFactKey]analysis.Fact
 	packageFacts        map[packageFactKey]analysis.Fact
@@ -349,7 +415,9 @@ type action struct {
 	analysisDoneCh      chan struct{}
 	loadCachedFactsDone bool
 	loadCachedFactsOk   bool
-	loadMode            LoadMode
+	isroot              bool
+	isInitialPkg        bool
+	needAnalyzeSource   bool
 }
 
 type objectFactKey struct {
diff --git a/pkg/lint/astcache/astcache.go b/pkg/lint/astcache/astcache.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 06b5373bbbff..000000000000
--- a/pkg/lint/astcache/astcache.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,163 +0,0 @@
-package astcache
-
-import (
-	"go/ast"
-	"go/parser"
-	"go/token"
-	"path/filepath"
-
-	"golang.org/x/tools/go/packages"
-
-	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/fsutils"
-	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/logutils"
-)
-
-type File struct {
-	F    *ast.File
-	Fset *token.FileSet
-	Name string
-	Err  error
-}
-
-type Cache struct {
-	m   map[string]*File // map from absolute file path to file data
-	s   []*File
-	log logutils.Log
-}
-
-func NewCache(log logutils.Log) *Cache {
-	return &Cache{
-		m:   map[string]*File{},
-		log: log,
-	}
-}
-
-func (c Cache) ParsedFilenames() []string {
-	var keys []string
-	for k := range c.m {
-		keys = append(keys, k)
-	}
-	return keys
-}
-
-func (c Cache) normalizeFilename(filename string) string {
-	absPath := func() string {
-		if filepath.IsAbs(filename) {
-			return filepath.Clean(filename)
-		}
-
-		absFilename, err := filepath.Abs(filename)
-		if err != nil {
-			c.log.Warnf("Can't abs-ify filename %s: %s", filename, err)
-			return filename
-		}
-
-		return absFilename
-	}()
-
-	ret, err := fsutils.EvalSymlinks(absPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		c.log.Warnf("Failed to eval symlinks for %s: %s", absPath, err)
-		return absPath
-	}
-
-	return ret
-}
-
-func (c Cache) Get(filename string) *File {
-	return c.m[c.normalizeFilename(filename)]
-}
-
-func (c Cache) GetAllValidFiles() []*File {
-	return c.s
-}
-
-func (c *Cache) prepareValidFiles() {
-	files := make([]*File, 0, len(c.m))
-	for _, f := range c.m {
-		if f.Err != nil || f.F == nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		files = append(files, f)
-	}
-	c.s = files
-}
-
-func LoadFromFilenames(log logutils.Log, filenames ...string) *Cache {
-	c := NewCache(log)
-
-	fset := token.NewFileSet()
-	for _, filename := range filenames {
-		c.parseFile(filename, fset)
-	}
-
-	c.prepareValidFiles()
-	return c
-}
-
-func LoadFromPackages(pkgs []*packages.Package, log logutils.Log) (*Cache, error) {
-	c := NewCache(log)
-
-	for _, pkg := range pkgs {
-		c.loadFromPackage(pkg)
-	}
-
-	c.prepareValidFiles()
-	return c, nil
-}
-
-func (c *Cache) extractFilenamesForAstFile(fset *token.FileSet, f *ast.File) []string {
-	var ret []string
-
-	// false ignores //line comments: name can be incorrect for generated files with //line directives
-	// mapping e.g. from .rl to .go files.
-	pos := fset.PositionFor(f.Pos(), false)
-	if pos.Filename != "" {
-		ret = append(ret, pos.Filename)
-	}
-
-	return ret
-}
-
-func (c *Cache) loadFromPackage(pkg *packages.Package) {
-	for _, f := range pkg.Syntax {
-		for _, filename := range c.extractFilenamesForAstFile(pkg.Fset, f) {
-			filePath := c.normalizeFilename(filename)
-			c.m[filePath] = &File{
-				F:    f,
-				Fset: pkg.Fset,
-				Name: filePath,
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// some Go files sometimes aren't present in pkg.Syntax
-	fset := token.NewFileSet() // can't use pkg.Fset: it will overwrite offsets by preprocessed files
-	for _, filePath := range pkg.GoFiles {
-		filePath = c.normalizeFilename(filePath)
-		if c.m[filePath] == nil {
-			c.parseFile(filePath, fset)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func (c *Cache) parseFile(filePath string, fset *token.FileSet) {
-	if fset == nil {
-		fset = token.NewFileSet()
-	}
-
-	filePath = c.normalizeFilename(filePath)
-
-	// comments needed by e.g. golint
-	f, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, filePath, nil, parser.ParseComments)
-	c.m[filePath] = &File{
-		F:    f,
-		Fset: fset,
-		Err:  err,
-		Name: filePath,
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		c.log.Infof("Can't parse AST of %s: %s", filePath, err)
-		// Info level because it will be reported by typecheck linter or go/analysis.
-	}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/lint/linter/context.go b/pkg/lint/linter/context.go
index a73a6551c285..1c4902e1889b 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/linter/context.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/linter/context.go
@@ -3,15 +3,10 @@ package linter
 import (
 	"golang.org/x/tools/go/packages"
 
-	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/lint/astcache"
-
-	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/golinters/goanalysis/load"
-
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/internal/pkgcache"
-
-	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/fsutils"
-
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/fsutils"
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/golinters/goanalysis/load"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/logutils"
 )
 
@@ -30,7 +25,6 @@ type Context struct {
 
 	PkgCache  *pkgcache.Cache
 	LoadGuard *load.Guard
-	ASTCache  *astcache.Cache
 }
 
 func (c *Context) Settings() *config.LintersSettings {
diff --git a/pkg/lint/load.go b/pkg/lint/load.go
index 979e37e7034c..95d2d3a0d326 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/load.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/load.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/exitcodes"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/goutil"
-	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/lint/astcache"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/lint/linter"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/logutils"
 )
@@ -293,14 +292,6 @@ func (cl *ContextLoader) Load(ctx context.Context, linters []*linter.Config) (*l
 		return nil, exitcodes.ErrNoGoFiles
 	}
 
-	astLog := cl.log.Child("astcache")
-	startedLoadingASTAt := time.Now()
-	astCache, err := astcache.LoadFromPackages(deduplicatedPkgs, astLog)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	cl.log.Infof("Loaded %d AST files in %s", len(astCache.ParsedFilenames()), time.Since(startedLoadingASTAt))
-
 	ret := &linter.Context{
 		Packages: deduplicatedPkgs,
 
@@ -309,7 +300,6 @@ func (cl *ContextLoader) Load(ctx context.Context, linters []*linter.Config) (*l
 		OriginalPackages: pkgs,
 
 		Cfg:       cl.cfg,
-		ASTCache:  astCache,
 		Log:       cl.log,
 		FileCache: cl.fileCache,
 		LineCache: cl.lineCache,
diff --git a/pkg/lint/runner.go b/pkg/lint/runner.go
index fa8fee0fb0dc..f5d6f5b61b3f 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/runner.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/runner.go
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/goutil"
-	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/lint/astcache"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/lint/linter"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/logutils"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/packages"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result/processors"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/timeutils"
+
+	gopackages "golang.org/x/tools/go/packages"
 )
 
 type Runner struct {
@@ -27,8 +28,8 @@ type Runner struct {
 	Log        logutils.Log
 }
 
-func NewRunner(astCache *astcache.Cache, cfg *config.Config, log logutils.Log, goenv *goutil.Env,
-	lineCache *fsutils.LineCache, dbManager *lintersdb.Manager) (*Runner, error) {
+func NewRunner(cfg *config.Config, log logutils.Log, goenv *goutil.Env,
+	lineCache *fsutils.LineCache, dbManager *lintersdb.Manager, pkgs []*gopackages.Package) (*Runner, error) {
 	icfg := cfg.Issues
 	excludePatterns := icfg.ExcludePatterns
 	if icfg.UseDefaultExcludes {
@@ -67,16 +68,23 @@ func NewRunner(astCache *astcache.Cache, cfg *config.Config, log logutils.Log, g
 	return &Runner{
 		Processors: []processors.Processor{
 			processors.NewCgo(goenv),
-			processors.NewFilenameUnadjuster(astCache, log.Child("filename_unadjuster")), // must go after Cgo
-			processors.NewPathPrettifier(), // must be before diff, nolint and exclude autogenerated processor at least
+
+			// Must go after Cgo.
+			processors.NewFilenameUnadjuster(pkgs, log.Child("filename_unadjuster")),
+
+			// Must be before diff, nolint and exclude autogenerated processor at least.
+			processors.NewPathPrettifier(),
 			skipFilesProcessor,
 			skipDirsProcessor, // must be after path prettifier
 
-			processors.NewAutogeneratedExclude(astCache),
-			processors.NewIdentifierMarker(), // must be before exclude because users see already marked output and configure excluding by it
+			processors.NewAutogeneratedExclude(),
+
+			// Must be before exclude because users see already marked output and configure excluding by it.
+			processors.NewIdentifierMarker(),
+
 			processors.NewExclude(excludeTotalPattern),
 			processors.NewExcludeRules(excludeRules, lineCache, log.Child("exclude_rules")),
-			processors.NewNolint(astCache, log.Child("nolint"), dbManager),
+			processors.NewNolint(log.Child("nolint"), dbManager),
 
 			processors.NewUniqByLine(cfg),
 			processors.NewDiff(icfg.Diff, icfg.DiffFromRevision, icfg.DiffPatchFilePath),
diff --git a/pkg/logutils/stderr_log.go b/pkg/logutils/stderr_log.go
index 079a5d45744c..b4697ee4c794 100644
--- a/pkg/logutils/stderr_log.go
+++ b/pkg/logutils/stderr_log.go
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ func (sl StderrLog) Fatalf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 }
 
 func (sl StderrLog) Panicf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	sl.logger.Panicf("%s%s", sl.prefix(), fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
+	v := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", sl.prefix(), fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
+	panic(v)
 }
 
 func (sl StderrLog) Errorf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
diff --git a/pkg/packages/util.go b/pkg/packages/util.go
index 6d368ac6fddd..476978d42d33 100644
--- a/pkg/packages/util.go
+++ b/pkg/packages/util.go
@@ -3,13 +3,11 @@ package packages
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/lint/astcache"
-
 	"golang.org/x/tools/go/packages"
 )
 
 //nolint:gocyclo
-func ExtractErrors(pkg *packages.Package, astCache *astcache.Cache) []packages.Error {
+func ExtractErrors(pkg *packages.Package) []packages.Error {
 	errors := extractErrorsImpl(pkg, map[*packages.Package]bool{})
 	if len(errors) == 0 {
 		return errors
@@ -28,8 +26,8 @@ func ExtractErrors(pkg *packages.Package, astCache *astcache.Cache) []packages.E
 	if len(pkg.GoFiles) != 0 {
 		// errors were extracted from deps and have at leat one file in package
 		for i := range uniqErrors {
-			errPos, parseErr := ParseErrorPosition(uniqErrors[i].Pos)
-			if parseErr != nil || astCache.Get(errPos.Filename) == nil {
+			_, parseErr := ParseErrorPosition(uniqErrors[i].Pos)
+			if parseErr != nil {
 				// change pos to local file to properly process it by processors (properly read line etc)
 				uniqErrors[i].Msg = fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", uniqErrors[i].Pos, uniqErrors[i].Msg)
 				uniqErrors[i].Pos = fmt.Sprintf("%s:1", pkg.GoFiles[0])
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/autogenerated_exclude.go b/pkg/result/processors/autogenerated_exclude.go
index 9e0c310b4074..f52e9b2f3a06 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/autogenerated_exclude.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/autogenerated_exclude.go
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 package processors
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
-	"go/ast"
-	"go/token"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/lint/astcache"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/logutils"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 )
@@ -22,13 +23,11 @@ type ageFileSummaryCache map[string]*ageFileSummary
 
 type AutogeneratedExclude struct {
 	fileSummaryCache ageFileSummaryCache
-	astCache         *astcache.Cache
 }
 
-func NewAutogeneratedExclude(astCache *astcache.Cache) *AutogeneratedExclude {
+func NewAutogeneratedExclude() *AutogeneratedExclude {
 	return &AutogeneratedExclude{
 		fileSummaryCache: ageFileSummaryCache{},
-		astCache:         astCache,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -103,60 +102,42 @@ func (p *AutogeneratedExclude) getOrCreateFileSummary(i *result.Issue) (*ageFile
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no file path for issue")
 	}
 
-	f := p.astCache.Get(i.FilePath())
-	if f == nil || f.Err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't parse file %s: %v", i.FilePath(), f)
+	doc, err := getDoc(i.FilePath())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to get doc of file %s", i.FilePath())
 	}
 
-	autogenDebugf("file %q: astcache file is %+v", i.FilePath(), *f)
-
-	doc := getDoc(f.F, f.Fset, i.FilePath())
-
 	fs.isGenerated = isGeneratedFileByComment(doc)
 	autogenDebugf("file %q is generated: %t", i.FilePath(), fs.isGenerated)
 	return fs, nil
 }
 
-func getDoc(f *ast.File, fset *token.FileSet, filePath string) string {
-	// don't use just f.Doc: e.g. mockgen leaves extra line between comment and package name
-
-	var importPos token.Pos
-	if len(f.Imports) != 0 {
-		importPos = f.Imports[0].Pos()
-		autogenDebugf("file %q: search comments until first import pos %d (%s)",
-			filePath, importPos, fset.Position(importPos))
-	} else {
-		importPos = f.End()
-		autogenDebugf("file %q: search comments until EOF pos %d (%s)",
-			filePath, importPos, fset.Position(importPos))
+func getDoc(filePath string) (string, error) {
+	file, err := os.Open(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "failed to open file")
 	}
-
-	var neededComments []string
-	for _, g := range f.Comments {
-		pos := g.Pos()
-		filePos := fset.Position(pos)
-		text := g.Text()
-
-		// files using cgo have implicitly added comment "Created by cgo - DO NOT EDIT" for go <= 1.10
-		// and "Code generated by cmd/cgo" for go >= 1.11
-		isCgoGenerated := strings.Contains(text, "Created by cgo") || strings.Contains(text, "Code generated by cmd/cgo")
-
-		isAllowed := pos < importPos && filePos.Column == 1 && !isCgoGenerated
-		if isAllowed {
-			autogenDebugf("file %q: pos=%d, filePos=%s: comment %q: it's allowed", filePath, pos, filePos, text)
-			neededComments = append(neededComments, text)
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
+	var docLines []string
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "//") { //nolint:gocritic
+			text := strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimPrefix(line, "//"))
+			docLines = append(docLines, text)
+		} else if line == "" {
+			// go to next line
 		} else {
-			autogenDebugf("file %q: pos=%d, filePos=%s: comment %q: it's NOT allowed", filePath, pos, filePos, text)
+			break
 		}
 	}
 
-	autogenDebugf("file %q: got %d allowed comments", filePath, len(neededComments))
-
-	if len(neededComments) == 0 {
-		return ""
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "failed to scan file")
 	}
 
-	return strings.Join(neededComments, "\n")
+	return strings.Join(docLines, "\n"), nil
 }
 
 func (p AutogeneratedExclude) Finish() {}
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/autogenerated_exclude_test.go b/pkg/result/processors/autogenerated_exclude_test.go
index cd86befe5af7..89cfbd09829c 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/autogenerated_exclude_test.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/autogenerated_exclude_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package processors
 
 import (
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -66,3 +67,12 @@ func TestIsAutogeneratedDetection(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.False(t, isGenerated)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGetDoc(t *testing.T) {
+	const expectedDoc = `first line
+second line
+third line`
+	doc, err := getDoc(filepath.Join("testdata", "autogen_exclude.go"))
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, expectedDoc, doc)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/filename_unadjuster.go b/pkg/result/processors/filename_unadjuster.go
index 33ae5c31a2b3..5e692ceba2e0 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/filename_unadjuster.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/filename_unadjuster.go
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 package processors
 
 import (
+	"go/parser"
 	"go/token"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
 
-	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/logutils"
-
-	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/lint/astcache"
+	"golang.org/x/tools/go/packages"
 
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/logutils"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
 )
 
@@ -25,31 +27,60 @@ type FilenameUnadjuster struct {
 
 var _ Processor = &FilenameUnadjuster{}
 
-func NewFilenameUnadjuster(cache *astcache.Cache, log logutils.Log) *FilenameUnadjuster {
-	m := map[string]posMapper{}
-	for _, f := range cache.GetAllValidFiles() {
-		adjustedFilename := f.Fset.PositionFor(f.F.Pos(), true).Filename
-		if adjustedFilename == "" {
-			continue
-		}
-		unadjustedFilename := f.Fset.PositionFor(f.F.Pos(), false).Filename
-		if unadjustedFilename == "" || unadjustedFilename == adjustedFilename {
-			continue
-		}
-		if !strings.HasSuffix(unadjustedFilename, ".go") {
-			continue // file.go -> /caches/cgo-xxx
-		}
+func processUnadjusterPkg(m map[string]posMapper, pkg *packages.Package, log logutils.Log) {
+	fset := token.NewFileSet() // it's more memory efficient to not store all in one fset
 
-		f := f
-		m[adjustedFilename] = func(adjustedPos token.Position) token.Position {
-			tokenFile := f.Fset.File(f.F.Pos())
-			if tokenFile == nil {
-				log.Warnf("Failed to get token file for %s", adjustedFilename)
-				return adjustedPos
-			}
-			return f.Fset.PositionFor(tokenFile.Pos(adjustedPos.Offset), false)
+	for _, filename := range pkg.CompiledGoFiles {
+		// It's important to call func here to run GC
+		processUnadjusterFile(filename, m, log, fset)
+	}
+}
+
+func processUnadjusterFile(filename string, m map[string]posMapper, log logutils.Log, fset *token.FileSet) {
+	syntax, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, filename, nil, parser.ParseComments)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Error will be reported by typecheck
+		return
+	}
+
+	adjustedFilename := fset.PositionFor(syntax.Pos(), true).Filename
+	if adjustedFilename == "" {
+		return
+	}
+
+	unadjustedFilename := fset.PositionFor(syntax.Pos(), false).Filename
+	if unadjustedFilename == "" || unadjustedFilename == adjustedFilename {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(unadjustedFilename, ".go") {
+		return // file.go -> /caches/cgo-xxx
+	}
+
+	m[adjustedFilename] = func(adjustedPos token.Position) token.Position {
+		tokenFile := fset.File(syntax.Pos())
+		if tokenFile == nil {
+			log.Warnf("Failed to get token file for %s", adjustedFilename)
+			return adjustedPos
 		}
+		return fset.PositionFor(tokenFile.Pos(adjustedPos.Offset), false)
+	}
+}
+
+func NewFilenameUnadjuster(pkgs []*packages.Package, log logutils.Log) *FilenameUnadjuster {
+	m := map[string]posMapper{}
+	startedAt := time.Now()
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(len(pkgs))
+	for _, pkg := range pkgs {
+		go func(pkg *packages.Package) {
+			// It's important to call func here to run GC
+			processUnadjusterPkg(m, pkg, log)
+			wg.Done()
+		}(pkg)
 	}
+	wg.Wait()
+	log.Infof("Pre-built %d adjustments in %s", len(m), time.Since(startedAt))
 
 	return &FilenameUnadjuster{
 		m:                   m,
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/nolint.go b/pkg/result/processors/nolint.go
index 3345c76854b2..da7abacd4e39 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/nolint.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/nolint.go
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ package processors
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"go/ast"
+	"go/parser"
 	"go/token"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/lint/astcache"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/lint/lintersdb"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/logutils"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
@@ -47,17 +47,15 @@ type filesCache map[string]*fileData
 
 type Nolint struct {
 	cache     filesCache
-	astCache  *astcache.Cache
 	dbManager *lintersdb.Manager
 	log       logutils.Log
 
 	unknownLintersSet map[string]bool
 }
 
-func NewNolint(astCache *astcache.Cache, log logutils.Log, dbManager *lintersdb.Manager) *Nolint {
+func NewNolint(log logutils.Log, dbManager *lintersdb.Manager) *Nolint {
 	return &Nolint{
 		cache:             filesCache{},
-		astCache:          astCache,
 		dbManager:         dbManager,
 		log:               log,
 		unknownLintersSet: map[string]bool{},
@@ -87,17 +85,18 @@ func (p *Nolint) getOrCreateFileData(i *result.Issue) (*fileData, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no file path for issue")
 	}
 
-	file := p.astCache.Get(i.FilePath())
-	if file == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no file %s in ast cache %v",
-			i.FilePath(), p.astCache.ParsedFilenames())
-	}
-	if file.Err != nil {
+	// TODO: migrate this parsing to go/analysis facts
+	// or cache them somehow per file.
+
+	// Don't use cached AST because they consume a lot of memory on large projects.
+	fset := token.NewFileSet()
+	f, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, i.FilePath(), nil, parser.ParseComments)
+	if err != nil {
 		// Don't report error because it's already must be reporter by typecheck or go/analysis.
 		return fd, nil
 	}
 
-	fd.ignoredRanges = p.buildIgnoredRangesForFile(file.F, file.Fset, i.FilePath())
+	fd.ignoredRanges = p.buildIgnoredRangesForFile(f, fset, i.FilePath())
 	nolintDebugf("file %s: built nolint ranges are %+v", i.FilePath(), fd.ignoredRanges)
 	return fd, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/nolint_test.go b/pkg/result/processors/nolint_test.go
index 049ecda92646..a9f245fe72d5 100644
--- a/pkg/result/processors/nolint_test.go
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/nolint_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 
-	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/lint/astcache"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/lint/lintersdb"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/logutils"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
@@ -32,13 +31,7 @@ func newNolint2FileIssue(line int) result.Issue {
 }
 
 func newTestNolintProcessor(log logutils.Log) *Nolint {
-	cache := astcache.LoadFromFilenames(log,
-		filepath.Join("testdata", "nolint.go"),
-		filepath.Join("testdata", "nolint2.go"),
-		filepath.Join("testdata", "nolint_bad_names.go"),
-		filepath.Join("testdata", "nolint_whole_file.go"),
-	)
-	return NewNolint(cache, log, lintersdb.NewManager(nil))
+	return NewNolint(log, lintersdb.NewManager(nil))
 }
 
 func getMockLog() *logutils.MockLog {
diff --git a/pkg/result/processors/testdata/autogen_exclude.go b/pkg/result/processors/testdata/autogen_exclude.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e2695998eadf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/result/processors/testdata/autogen_exclude.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// first line
+//second line
+
+// third line
+
+package testdata // no this text
+// and no this text too