diff --git a/charms/horizon-k8s/src/templates/local_settings.py.j2 b/charms/horizon-k8s/src/templates/local_settings.py.j2
index 77b1c5a8..212c14f6 100644
--- a/charms/horizon-k8s/src/templates/local_settings.py.j2
+++ b/charms/horizon-k8s/src/templates/local_settings.py.j2
@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@ SECRET_KEY = "{{ options.secret }}"
 
 CACHES = {
     'default': {
-        'BACKEND': 'django.core.cache.backends.memcached.PyMemcacheCache',
-        'LOCATION': '127.0.0.1:11211',
+        'BACKEND': 'django.core.cache.backends.dummy.DummyCache',
     },
 }
 {% if database.database_host -%}