diff --git a/src/apps/api/views/competitions.py b/src/apps/api/views/competitions.py
index 5e3a6aa43..774fd0df6 100644
--- a/src/apps/api/views/competitions.py
+++ b/src/apps/api/views/competitions.py
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.renderers import JSONRenderer
 from rest_framework_csv.renderers import CSVRenderer
-from rest_framework_extensions.cache.decorators import cache_response
-from rest_framework_extensions.key_constructor.constructors import DefaultListKeyConstructor
 from api.pagination import LargePagination
 from api.renderers import ZipRenderer
 from rest_framework.viewsets import ModelViewSet
@@ -533,7 +531,6 @@ def create_dump(self, request, pk=None):
         serializer = CompetitionCreationTaskStatusSerializer({"status": "Success. Competition dump is being created."})
         return Response(serializer.data, status=201)
 
-    @cache_response(key_func=DefaultListKeyConstructor())
     @action(detail=False, methods=('GET',), pagination_class=LargePagination)
     def public(self, request):
         qs = self.get_queryset()
diff --git a/src/static/riot/competitions/public-list.tag b/src/static/riot/competitions/public-list.tag
index c9c8e4680..c2eef1f43 100644
--- a/src/static/riot/competitions/public-list.tag
+++ b/src/static/riot/competitions/public-list.tag
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 <script>
     var self = this
     self.competitions = {}
-    self.competitions_cache = {}
 
     self.one("mount", function () {
         self.update_competitions_list(self.get_url_page_number_or_default())
@@ -68,26 +67,21 @@
         // Function to handle successful data retrieval
         function handleSuccess(response) {
             self.competitions = response;
-            self.competitions_cache[self.current_page.toString()] = response;
             $('#loading').hide(); // Hide the loading indicator
             $('.pagination-nav').show(); // Show pagination navigation
             history.pushState("", document.title, "?page=" + self.current_page);
             $('.pagination-nav > button').prop('disabled', false);
             self.update();
         }
-        // Check if data is in cache
-        if (self.competitions_cache[self.current_page]) {
-            handleSuccess(self.competitions_cache[self.current_page]);
-        } else {
-            // Fetch data using AJAX call
-            return CODALAB.api.get_public_competitions({"page": self.current_page})
-                .fail(function (response) {
-                    $('#loading').hide(); // Hide the loading indicator
-                    $('.pagination-nav').show(); // Show pagination navigation
-                    toastr.error("Could not load competition list");
-                })
-                .done(handleSuccess);
-        }
+        // Fetch data using AJAX call
+        return CODALAB.api.get_public_competitions({"page": self.current_page})
+            .fail(function (response) {
+                $('#loading').hide(); // Hide the loading indicator
+                $('.pagination-nav').show(); // Show pagination navigation
+                toastr.error("Could not load competition list");
+            })
+            .done(handleSuccess);
+        
     };