diff --git a/src/apex/cli.py b/src/apex/cli.py
index f83970a10512ea19a28996ca579e69c5ad1ebb07..0ca49cc739531591a79188dac73d8fa3634b59c8 100644
--- a/src/apex/cli.py
+++ b/src/apex/cli.py
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ def main(verbose, configfile):
 
     click.echo("Press ctrl + c at any time to exit")
 
-    packet_cache = cachetools.TTLCache(10000, 5)
     # start the plugins
     try:
         plugin_loaders = get_plugins()
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ def main(verbose, configfile):
                 click.echo('Plugin found at the following location: %s' % repr(plugin_loader))
             loaded_plugin = load_plugin(plugin_loader)
             plugin_modules.append(loaded_plugin)
-            new_thread = threading.Thread(target=loaded_plugin.start, args=(config, port_map, packet_cache, aprsis))
+            new_thread = threading.Thread(target=loaded_plugin.start, args=(config, port_map, aprsis))
             new_thread.start()
             plugin_threads.append(new_thread)
     except IOError:
diff --git a/src/apex/plugins/apexparadigm/__init__.py b/src/apex/plugins/apexparadigm/__init__.py
index 6a6abe50f6ef247f5f7085583b950e4329a408b4..cf87b2c0ac5d818687038c9c69a5c6e7f6357a45 100644
--- a/src/apex/plugins/apexparadigm/__init__.py
+++ b/src/apex/plugins/apexparadigm/__init__.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ __version__ = '0.0.4'
 plugin = None
 
 
-def start(config, port_map, packet_cache, aprsis):
+def start(config, port_map, aprsis):
     global plugin
-    plugin = ApexParadigmPlugin(config, port_map, packet_cache, aprsis)
+    plugin = ApexParadigmPlugin(config, port_map, aprsis)
     plugin.run()
 
 
@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@ class ApexParadigmPlugin(object):
 
     BAND_PATH_REGEX = re.compile(r'(\d{1,4})M(\d{0,3})')
 
-    def __init__(self, config, port_map, packet_cache, aprsis):
+    def __init__(self, config, port_map, aprsis):
         self.port_map = port_map
-        self.packet_cache = packet_cache
         self.aprsis = aprsis
 
     def __passive_digipeat(self, frame, recv_port, recv_port_name):
diff --git a/src/apex/plugins/beacon/__init__.py b/src/apex/plugins/beacon/__init__.py
index b6da367221367bb9c3e17fd3b38d998eaee5da06..794d1899d00f4a6763157547acf96c20101e5b61 100644
--- a/src/apex/plugins/beacon/__init__.py
+++ b/src/apex/plugins/beacon/__init__.py
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ __version__ = '0.0.4'
 plugin = None
 
 
-def start(config, port_map, packet_cache, aprsis):
+def start(config, port_map, aprsis):
     global plugin
-    plugin = BeaconPlugin(config, port_map, packet_cache, aprsis)
+    plugin = BeaconPlugin(config, port_map, aprsis)
     plugin.run()
 
 
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ def stop():
 
 class BeaconPlugin(object):
 
-    def __init__(self, config, port_map, packet_cache, aprsis):
+    def __init__(self, config, port_map, aprsis):
         self.port_map = port_map
-        self.packet_cache = packet_cache
         self.aprsis = aprsis
         self.running = False
 
diff --git a/src/apex/plugins/id/__init__.py b/src/apex/plugins/id/__init__.py
index df6f4967b1121f157bbbc9b375a36585d8c19a24..48342f6b3dd4a4ed6554c4fb18a9d5161b355dcf 100644
--- a/src/apex/plugins/id/__init__.py
+++ b/src/apex/plugins/id/__init__.py
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ __version__ = '0.0.4'
 plugin = None
 
 
-def start(config, port_map, packet_cache, aprsis):
+def start(config, port_map, aprsis):
     global plugin
-    plugin = IdPlugin(config, port_map, packet_cache, aprsis)
+    plugin = IdPlugin(config, port_map, aprsis)
     plugin.run()
 
 
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ def stop():
 
 class IdPlugin(object):
 
-    def __init__(self, config, port_map, packet_cache, aprsis):
+    def __init__(self, config, port_map, aprsis):
         self.port_map = port_map
-        self.packet_cache = packet_cache
         self.aprsis = aprsis
         self.running = False
 
diff --git a/src/apex/plugins/status/__init__.py b/src/apex/plugins/status/__init__.py
index d91beea5468756cc0a48c5fe0f60b18f89eb604b..83ce62de52cf649b14c264a54ce5ace748045d60 100644
--- a/src/apex/plugins/status/__init__.py
+++ b/src/apex/plugins/status/__init__.py
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ __version__ = '0.0.4'
 plugin = None
 
 
-def start(config, port_map, packet_cache, aprsis):
+def start(config, port_map, aprsis):
     global plugin
-    plugin = StatusPlugin(config, port_map, packet_cache, aprsis)
+    plugin = StatusPlugin(config, port_map, aprsis)
     plugin.run()
 
 
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ def stop():
 
 class StatusPlugin(object):
 
-    def __init__(self, config, port_map, packet_cache, aprsis):
+    def __init__(self, config, port_map, aprsis):
         self.port_map = port_map
-        self.packet_cache = packet_cache
         self.aprsis = aprsis
         self.running = False