diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/generated_status.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/generated_status.html
index f91751445..4051f2c02 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/generated_status.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/generated_status.html
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 {% load cache %}
 
 {% if not hide_book %}
-    {% cache 259200 generated_status_book status.id %}
     {% with book=status.book|default:status.mention_books.first %}
         <div class="columns is-mobile is-gapless">
             <a class="column is-cover is-narrow" href="{{ book.local_path }}">
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@
             </div>
         </div>
     {% endwith %}
-    {% endcache %}
 {% endif %}
 
 {% endspaceless %}