diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 96c25f232ae30b373608813d10642a0bca28bca8..1edb5c72e63ccf704f401cd0dd123b13ccbb82d8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -148,11 +148,6 @@ send-release-notes-to-group:
     # we just need the artifacts and don't need up-to-date source, so don't even fetch
     GIT_STRATEGY: none
     MUDSLIDE_CACHE_FOLDER: './mudslide_cache'
-  cache:
-    key: whatsapp
-    paths:
-      - mudslide_cache
   script:
-    - mkdir -p mudslide_cache
     - mudslide login
     - mudslide send $WHATSAPP_RELEASE_NOTIFY_RECIPIENT "$(cat RELEASE_NOTES.md)"