diff --git a/wordpress-popular-posts.php b/wordpress-popular-posts.php
index 8f710d06..77c6afc8 100644
--- a/wordpress-popular-posts.php
+++ b/wordpress-popular-posts.php
@@ -1864,12 +1864,6 @@ protected function _get_thumb($p, $instance) {
 				return '';
 			}
 
-			$cache = &$this->__cache(__FUNCTION__, array());
-
-			if ( isset($cache[$p->id]) ) {
-				return $cache[$p->id];
-			}
-
 			$tbWidth = $instance['thumbnail']['width'];
 			$tbHeight = $instance['thumbnail']['height'];
 			$permalink = get_permalink($p->id);