diff --git a/example_config.json b/example_config.json
index c629d35..50adfc9 100644
--- a/example_config.json
+++ b/example_config.json
@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
 {
   "server": {
     "listen": "0.0.0.0",
-    "port": 3001
+    "port": 3000
   },
   "requests": {
     "timeout": 5000
   },
-  "cache": {
-    "active": true,
-    "lifetime": 0
-  },
   "systemd": [
-    "docker"
+    "jack-capture"
   ],
   "log": {
     "level": "debug",
@@ -28,7 +24,7 @@
   },
   "blinky": {
     "enabled": true,
-    "host": "192.168.1.70",
+    "host": "192.168.1.31",
     "port": 3000,
     "colors": {
       "BigMuffPi": {
diff --git a/libs/cache.js b/libs/cache.js
index 598d61f..d532d53 100644
--- a/libs/cache.js
+++ b/libs/cache.js
@@ -2,31 +2,11 @@ const logger = require('./logger.js');
 const constants = require('./constants.js');
 const timeDiff = require('./util.js').timeDiff;
 
-let active;
-let lifetime;
-
 let modep;
 
 const cache = new Map();
 
-function isActive() {
-    if (active === undefined) {
-        active = global.config.cache.active;
-    }
-    return active;
-}
-
-function getLifetime() {
-    if (lifetime === undefined) {
-        lifetime = global.config.cache.lifetime * 60000
-    }
-    return lifetime;
-}
-
 async function fill() {
-    if (!isActive) {
-        return;
-    }
     const timestamp = new Date();
     logger.debug('filling cache...');
     clear();
@@ -50,25 +30,11 @@ function clear() {
     cache.clear();
 }
 
-function validLifetime(timestamp) {
-    if (timestamp === undefined) {
-        return false;
-    }
-    if (lifetime === 0) {
-        return true;
-    }
-    return (new Date().getTime() - timestamp) <= lifetime;
-}
-
 function getValue(key) {
     let value = cache.get(key);
     if (value === undefined) {
         return undefined;
     }
-    if (!validLifetime(value.timestamp)) {
-        resetValue(key)
-        return undefined;
-    }
     return cache.get(key).data;
 }
 
@@ -189,8 +155,6 @@ function clearBypassedPedals() {
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-    isActive,
-    getLifetime,
     fill,
     clear,
     getBanks,