diff --git a/tests/common/mod.rs b/tests/common/mod.rs
index 646f8cfb..65947ca5 100644
--- a/tests/common/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/common/mod.rs
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ impl PreparedComponent {
         config.epoch_interruption(true);
         config.async_stack_size(32 * 1024 * 1024); // 32MB async stack (must be >= max_wasm_stack)
         config.max_wasm_stack(16 * 1024 * 1024); // 16MB WASM stack (default is 512KB, QuickJS in WASM needs more for deep recursion)
-        config.cache(Some(wasmtime::Cache::from_file(None)?));
         let engine = Engine::new(&config)?;
 
         // Start a background thread that increments the epoch every 10ms,
@@ -323,7 +322,6 @@ impl GolemPreparedComponent {
         config.wasm_component_model(true);
         config.async_stack_size(32 * 1024 * 1024);
         config.max_wasm_stack(16 * 1024 * 1024);
-        config.cache(Some(wasmtime::Cache::from_file(None)?));
         let engine = Engine::new(&config)?;
         let mut linker: Linker<Host> = Linker::new(&engine);