diff --git a/smack-openpgp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/ox/store/abstr/AbstractOpenPgpTrustStore.java b/smack-openpgp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/ox/store/abstr/AbstractOpenPgpTrustStore.java
index fb9f40502..cedb34df0 100644
--- a/smack-openpgp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/ox/store/abstr/AbstractOpenPgpTrustStore.java
+++ b/smack-openpgp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/ox/store/abstr/AbstractOpenPgpTrustStore.java
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 package org.jivesoftware.smackx.ox.store.abstr;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.jivesoftware.smackx.ox.store.definition.OpenPgpTrustStore;
 
@@ -27,8 +25,6 @@ import org.pgpainless.key.OpenPgpV4Fingerprint;
 
 public abstract class AbstractOpenPgpTrustStore implements OpenPgpTrustStore {
 
-    private final Map<BareJid, Map<OpenPgpV4Fingerprint, Trust>> trustCache = new HashMap<>();
-
     /**
      * Read the trust record for the key with fingerprint {@code fingerprint} of user {@code owner} from local storage.
      * This method returns {@link Trust#undecided} in case that no trust record has been found.
@@ -55,37 +51,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractOpenPgpTrustStore implements OpenPgpTrustStore {
     @Override
     public Trust getTrust(BareJid owner, OpenPgpV4Fingerprint fingerprint) throws IOException {
         Trust trust;
-        Map<OpenPgpV4Fingerprint, Trust> trustMap = trustCache.get(owner);
-
-        if (trustMap != null) {
-            trust = trustMap.get(fingerprint);
-            if (trust != null) {
-                return trust;
-            }
-        } else {
-            trustMap = new HashMap<>();
-            trustCache.put(owner, trustMap);
-        }
 
         trust = readTrust(owner, fingerprint);
-        trustMap.put(fingerprint, trust);
 
         return trust;
     }
 
     @Override
     public void setTrust(BareJid owner, OpenPgpV4Fingerprint fingerprint, Trust trust) throws IOException {
-        Map<OpenPgpV4Fingerprint, Trust> trustMap = trustCache.get(owner);
-        if (trustMap == null) {
-            trustMap = new HashMap<>();
-            trustCache.put(owner, trustMap);
-        }
-
-        if (trustMap.get(fingerprint) == trust) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        trustMap.put(fingerprint, trust);
         writeTrust(owner, fingerprint, trust);
     }
 }