diff --git a/core/src/validator.rs b/core/src/validator.rs
index 895841442..c1f6655ae 100644
--- a/core/src/validator.rs
+++ b/core/src/validator.rs
@@ -635,7 +635,6 @@ impl Validator {
                 snapshot_request_handler,
                 pruned_banks_request_handler,
             },
-            true, // caching_enabled
             config.accounts_db_test_hash_calculation,
             last_full_snapshot_slot,
         );
diff --git a/core/tests/epoch_accounts_hash.rs b/core/tests/epoch_accounts_hash.rs
index 39dbebd71..958c1a023 100755
--- a/core/tests/epoch_accounts_hash.rs
+++ b/core/tests/epoch_accounts_hash.rs
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ impl BackgroundServices {
                 snapshot_request_handler,
                 pruned_banks_request_handler,
             },
-            true,
             false,
             None,
         );
diff --git a/core/tests/snapshots.rs b/core/tests/snapshots.rs
index fe61cdfed..f9081d585 100644
--- a/core/tests/snapshots.rs
+++ b/core/tests/snapshots.rs
@@ -1040,14 +1040,8 @@ fn test_snapshots_with_background_services(
         snapshot_test_config.snapshot_config.clone(),
     );
 
-    let accounts_background_service = AccountsBackgroundService::new(
-        bank_forks.clone(),
-        &exit,
-        abs_request_handler,
-        true,
-        false,
-        None,
-    );
+    let accounts_background_service =
+        AccountsBackgroundService::new(bank_forks.clone(), &exit, abs_request_handler, false, None);
 
     let mut last_full_snapshot_slot = None;
     let mut last_incremental_snapshot_slot = None;
diff --git a/ledger-tool/src/main.rs b/ledger-tool/src/main.rs
index d14afb738..b2243d9d0 100644
--- a/ledger-tool/src/main.rs
+++ b/ledger-tool/src/main.rs
@@ -1156,7 +1156,6 @@ fn load_bank_forks(
         bank_forks.clone(),
         &exit,
         abs_request_handler,
-        true,
         process_options.accounts_db_test_hash_calculation,
         None,
     );
diff --git a/runtime/src/accounts_background_service.rs b/runtime/src/accounts_background_service.rs
index fee526e99..2ec48f212 100644
--- a/runtime/src/accounts_background_service.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/accounts_background_service.rs
@@ -539,10 +539,10 @@ impl AccountsBackgroundService {
         bank_forks: Arc<RwLock<BankForks>>,
         exit: &Arc<AtomicBool>,
         request_handlers: AbsRequestHandlers,
-        accounts_db_caching_enabled: bool,
         test_hash_calculation: bool,
         mut last_full_snapshot_slot: Option<Slot>,
     ) -> Self {
+        let accounts_db_caching_enabled = true;
         info!("AccountsBackgroundService active");
         let exit = exit.clone();
         let mut consumed_budget = 0;