diff --git a/vault/core_util.go b/vault/core_util.go
index 11ea223932f9..192eaebedd6f 100644
--- a/vault/core_util.go
+++ b/vault/core_util.go
@@ -4,15 +4,12 @@ package vault
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/namespace"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/helper/license"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/logical"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/physical"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault/cluster"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault/replication"
-	cache "github.com/patrickmn/go-cache"
 )
 
 type entCore struct{}
@@ -119,8 +116,8 @@ func (c *Core) removePerfStandbySecondary(context.Context, string) {}
 
 func (c *Core) removeAllPerfStandbySecondaries() {}
 
-func (c *Core) perfStandbyClusterHandler() (*replication.Cluster, *cache.Cache, chan struct{}, error) {
-	return nil, cache.New(2*cluster.HeartbeatInterval, 1*time.Second), make(chan struct{}), nil
+func (c *Core) perfStandbyClusterHandler() (*replication.Cluster, chan struct{}, error) {
+	return nil, make(chan struct{}), nil
 }
 
 func (c *Core) initSealsForMigration() {}
diff --git a/vault/request_forwarding.go b/vault/request_forwarding.go
index 26e3fa5da90f..b97263e6ded4 100644
--- a/vault/request_forwarding.go
+++ b/vault/request_forwarding.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/helper/consts"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault/cluster"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault/replication"
-	cache "github.com/patrickmn/go-cache"
 	"golang.org/x/net/http2"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/keepalive"
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ type requestForwardingClusterClient struct {
 
 // NewRequestForwardingHandler creates a cluster handler for use with request
 // forwarding.
-func NewRequestForwardingHandler(c *Core, fws *http2.Server, perfStandbySlots chan struct{}, perfStandbyRepCluster *replication.Cluster, perfStandbyCache *cache.Cache) (*requestForwardingHandler, error) {
+func NewRequestForwardingHandler(c *Core, fws *http2.Server, perfStandbySlots chan struct{}, perfStandbyRepCluster *replication.Cluster) (*requestForwardingHandler, error) {
 	// Resolve locally to avoid races
 	ha := c.ha != nil
 
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ func NewRequestForwardingHandler(c *Core, fws *http2.Server, perfStandbySlots ch
 			handler:               c.clusterHandler,
 			perfStandbySlots:      perfStandbySlots,
 			perfStandbyRepCluster: perfStandbyRepCluster,
-			perfStandbyCache:      perfStandbyCache,
 			raftFollowerStates:    c.raftFollowerStates,
 		})
 	}
@@ -194,12 +192,12 @@ func (c *Core) startForwarding(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	perfStandbyRepCluster, perfStandbyCache, perfStandbySlots, err := c.perfStandbyClusterHandler()
+	perfStandbyRepCluster, perfStandbySlots, err := c.perfStandbyClusterHandler()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	handler, err := NewRequestForwardingHandler(c, c.getClusterListener().Server(), perfStandbySlots, perfStandbyRepCluster, perfStandbyCache)
+	handler, err := NewRequestForwardingHandler(c, c.getClusterListener().Server(), perfStandbySlots, perfStandbyRepCluster)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/vault/request_forwarding_rpc.go b/vault/request_forwarding_rpc.go
index 8db60be3d14b..4812fb436ac0 100644
--- a/vault/request_forwarding_rpc.go
+++ b/vault/request_forwarding_rpc.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/physical/raft"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/helper/consts"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault/replication"
-	cache "github.com/patrickmn/go-cache"
 )
 
 type forwardedRequestRPCServer struct {
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ type forwardedRequestRPCServer struct {
 	handler               http.Handler
 	perfStandbySlots      chan struct{}
 	perfStandbyRepCluster *replication.Cluster
-	perfStandbyCache      *cache.Cache
 	raftFollowerStates    *raftFollowerStates
 }