diff --git a/machines/store.ts b/machines/store.ts
index ee7cb76f82..1cdf4a7ca7 100644
--- a/machines/store.ts
+++ b/machines/store.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import {
   isHardwareKeystoreExists,
 } from '../shared/cryptoutil/cryptoUtil';
 import {VCMetadata} from '../shared/VCMetadata';
-import FileStorage, {getFilePath} from '../shared/fileStorage';
 
 export const keyinvalidatedString =
   'Key Invalidated due to biometric enrollment';
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ export const storeMachine =
           },
         },
         ready: {
-          entry: ['notifyParent', 'cacheVCFilesData'],
+          entry: 'notifyParent',
           invoke: {
             src: 'store',
             id: '_store',
@@ -259,18 +258,6 @@ export const storeMachine =
         setEncryptionKey: model.assign({
           encryptionKey: (_, event) => event.key,
         }),
-
-        cacheVCFilesData: context => {
-          getItem(MY_VCS_STORE_KEY, [], context.encryptionKey).then(vcList => {
-            if (vcList) {
-              vcList?.forEach((vcMetadataStr: string) => {
-                const vcKey =
-                  VCMetadata.fromVcMetadataString(vcMetadataStr).getVcKey();
-                FileStorage.readAndCacheFile(getFilePath(vcKey));
-              });
-            }
-          });
-        },
       },
 
       services: {
diff --git a/shared/fileStorage.ts b/shared/fileStorage.ts
index 3863e365a0..426f121977 100644
--- a/shared/fileStorage.ts
+++ b/shared/fileStorage.ts
@@ -24,34 +24,6 @@ class FileStorage {
     return await readFile(path, 'utf8');
   }
 
-  async readFromCacheFile(path: string) {
-    if (this.cache[path]?.data) {
-      const count = this.cache[path]?.count ?? 0;
-      const data = this.cache[path]?.data;
-
-      if (count != undefined && count <= 1) {
-        this.cache[path] = {};
-      } else {
-        this.cache[path].count = count - 1;
-      }
-
-      return data;
-    }
-
-    return this.readFile(path);
-  }
-
-  async readAndCacheFile(path: string, useCount: number = 1) {
-    const data = await this.readFile(path);
-
-    this.cache[path] = {
-      data,
-      count: useCount,
-    };
-
-    return data;
-  }
-
   async writeFile(path: string, data: string) {
     return await writeFile(path, data, 'utf8');
   }
diff --git a/shared/storage.ts b/shared/storage.ts
index 1d3696759f..59fc911c21 100644
--- a/shared/storage.ts
+++ b/shared/storage.ts
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class Storage {
   }
 
   private static async readVCFromFile(key: string) {
-    return await FileStorage.readFromCacheFile(getFilePath(key));
+    return await FileStorage.readFile(getFilePath(key));
   }
 
   private static async storeVC(key: string, data: string) {