diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ee6868aac..c2e5209b5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ FEATURES
 * [stake] Seperation of fee distribution to a new module
 * [stake] Creation of a validator/delegation generics in `/types`
 * [stake] Helper Description of the store in x/stake/store.md
+* [stake] removed use of caches in the stake keeper
 
 BUG FIXES 
 
diff --git a/x/stake/genesis.go b/x/stake/genesis.go
index 505f0c204..5b7354653 100644
--- a/x/stake/genesis.go
+++ b/x/stake/genesis.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func DefaultGenesisState() GenesisState {
 // InitGenesis - store genesis parameters
 func InitGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, k Keeper, data GenesisState) {
 	k.setPool(ctx, data.Pool)
-	k.setParams(ctx, data.Params)
+	k.setNewParams(ctx, data.Params)
 	for _, validator := range data.Validators {
 		k.setValidator(ctx, validator)
 	}
diff --git a/x/stake/keeper.go b/x/stake/keeper.go
index b76f3ddb3..fe9f184d9 100644
--- a/x/stake/keeper.go
+++ b/x/stake/keeper.go
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ type Keeper struct {
 	cdc        *wire.Codec
 	coinKeeper bank.Keeper
 
-	// caches
-	pool   Pool
-	params Params
-
 	// codespace
 	codespace sdk.CodespaceType
 }
@@ -461,12 +457,11 @@ func (k Keeper) removeDelegation(ctx sdk.Context, bond Delegation) {
 //_______________________________________________________________________
 
 // load/save the global staking params
-func (k Keeper) GetParams(ctx sdk.Context) (params Params) {
-	// check if cached before anything
-	if !k.params.equal(Params{}) {
-		return k.params
-	}
+func (k Keeper) GetParams(ctx sdk.Context) Params {
 	store := ctx.KVStore(k.storeKey)
+	return k.getParams(store)
+}
+func (k Keeper) getParams(store sdk.KVStore) (params Params) {
 	b := store.Get(ParamKey)
 	if b == nil {
 		panic("Stored params should not have been nil")
@@ -475,17 +470,24 @@ func (k Keeper) GetParams(ctx sdk.Context) (params Params) {
 	k.cdc.MustUnmarshalBinary(b, &params)
 	return
 }
-func (k Keeper) setParams(ctx sdk.Context, params Params) {
+
+func (k Keeper) setNewParams(ctx sdk.Context, params Params) {
 	store := ctx.KVStore(k.storeKey)
 	b := k.cdc.MustMarshalBinary(params)
 	store.Set(ParamKey, b)
+}
+
+func (k Keeper) setParams(ctx sdk.Context, params Params) {
+	store := ctx.KVStore(k.storeKey)
+	exParams := k.getParams(store)
 
 	// if max validator count changes, must recalculate validator set
-	if k.params.MaxValidators != params.MaxValidators {
+	if exParams.MaxValidators != params.MaxValidators {
 		pool := k.GetPool(ctx)
 		k.updateBondedValidators(ctx, store, pool, nil)
 	}
-	k.params = params // update the cache
+	b := k.cdc.MustMarshalBinary(params)
+	store.Set(ParamKey, b)
 }
 
 //_______________________________________________________________________
@@ -496,10 +498,6 @@ func (k Keeper) GetPool(ctx sdk.Context) (pool Pool) {
 	return k.getPool(store)
 }
 func (k Keeper) getPool(store sdk.KVStore) (pool Pool) {
-	// check if cached before anything
-	if !k.pool.equal(Pool{}) {
-		return k.pool
-	}
 	b := store.Get(PoolKey)
 	if b == nil {
 		panic("Stored pool should not have been nil")
@@ -512,7 +510,6 @@ func (k Keeper) setPool(ctx sdk.Context, p Pool) {
 	store := ctx.KVStore(k.storeKey)
 	b := k.cdc.MustMarshalBinary(p)
 	store.Set(PoolKey, b)
-	k.pool = Pool{} //clear the cache
 }
 
 //__________________________________________________________________________
diff --git a/x/stake/test_common.go b/x/stake/test_common.go
index 8173d00b1..6d2f514b9 100644
--- a/x/stake/test_common.go
+++ b/x/stake/test_common.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func createTestInput(t *testing.T, isCheckTx bool, initCoins int64) (sdk.Context
 	ck := bank.NewKeeper(accountMapper)
 	keeper := NewKeeper(cdc, keyStake, ck, DefaultCodespace)
 	keeper.setPool(ctx, initialPool())
-	keeper.setParams(ctx, defaultParams())
+	keeper.setNewParams(ctx, defaultParams())
 
 	// fill all the addresses with some coins
 	for _, addr := range addrs {