diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/application_test.go b/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/application_test.go
index 2ba8dc373..87504fcb8 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/application_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/application_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/apiserver/domain/repository"
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/apiserver/infrastructure/datastore"
 	v1 "github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/apiserver/interfaces/api/dto/v1"
-	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/apiserver/utils"
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/apiserver/utils/bcode"
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/oam"
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/oam/util"
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Test application service function", func() {
 		projectService = &projectServiceImpl{Store: ds, K8sClient: k8sClient, RbacService: rbacService}
 		envService = &envServiceImpl{Store: ds, KubeClient: k8sClient, ProjectService: projectService}
 		workflowService = &workflowServiceImpl{Store: ds, EnvService: envService}
-		definitionService = &definitionServiceImpl{KubeClient: k8sClient, caches: utils.NewMemoryCacheStore(context.Background())}
+		definitionService = &definitionServiceImpl{KubeClient: k8sClient}
 		envBindingService = &envBindingServiceImpl{Store: ds, EnvService: envService, WorkflowService: workflowService, KubeClient: k8sClient, DefinitionService: definitionService}
 		targetService = &targetServiceImpl{Store: ds, K8sClient: k8sClient}
 		appService = &applicationServiceImpl{
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/definition.go b/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/definition.go
index 11dc9d1fd..1692f2541 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/definition.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/definition.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/getkin/kin-openapi/openapi3"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ type DefinitionService interface {
 
 type definitionServiceImpl struct {
 	KubeClient client.Client `inject:"kubeClient"`
-	caches     *utils.MemoryCacheStore
 }
 
 // DefinitionQueryOption define a set of query options
@@ -80,7 +78,7 @@ const (
 
 // NewDefinitionService new definition service
 func NewDefinitionService() DefinitionService {
-	return &definitionServiceImpl{caches: utils.NewMemoryCacheStore(context.Background())}
+	return &definitionServiceImpl{}
 }
 
 func (d *definitionServiceImpl) ListDefinitions(ctx context.Context, ops DefinitionQueryOption) ([]*apisv1.DefinitionBase, error) {
@@ -95,9 +93,6 @@ func (d *definitionServiceImpl) ListDefinitions(ctx context.Context, ops Definit
 }
 
 func (d *definitionServiceImpl) listDefinitions(ctx context.Context, list *unstructured.UnstructuredList, kind string, ops DefinitionQueryOption) ([]*apisv1.DefinitionBase, error) {
-	if mc := d.caches.Get(ops.String()); mc != nil {
-		return mc.([]*apisv1.DefinitionBase), nil
-	}
 	matchLabels := metav1.LabelSelector{
 		MatchExpressions: []metav1.LabelSelectorRequirement{
 			{
@@ -146,9 +141,6 @@ func (d *definitionServiceImpl) listDefinitions(ctx context.Context, list *unstr
 		}
 		defs = append(defs, definition)
 	}
-	if ops.AppliedWorkloads == "" {
-		d.caches.Put(ops.String(), defs, time.Minute*3)
-	}
 	return defs, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/definition_test.go b/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/definition_test.go
index a7f738c8a..684519cd0 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/definition_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/definition_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Test namespace service functions", func() {
 	)
 
 	BeforeEach(func() {
-		definitionService = &definitionServiceImpl{KubeClient: k8sClient, caches: utils.NewMemoryCacheStore(context.TODO())}
+		definitionService = &definitionServiceImpl{KubeClient: k8sClient}
 		err := k8sClient.Create(context.Background(), &corev1.Namespace{
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 				Name: "vela-system",
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Test namespace service functions", func() {
 	It("Test update ui schema", func() {
 		du := &definitionServiceImpl{
 			KubeClient: k8sClient,
-			caches:     utils.NewMemoryCacheStore(context.Background()),
 		}
 		cdata, err := ioutil.ReadFile("./testdata/workflowstep-apply-object.yaml")
 		Expect(err).Should(Succeed())
@@ -235,7 +234,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Test namespace service functions", func() {
 	It("Test update status of the definition", func() {
 		du := &definitionServiceImpl{
 			KubeClient: k8sClient,
-			caches:     utils.NewMemoryCacheStore(context.Background()),
 		}
 		detail, err := du.UpdateDefinitionStatus(context.TODO(), "apply-object", v1.UpdateDefinitionStatusRequest{
 			DefinitionType: "workflowstep",
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/envbinding_test.go b/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/envbinding_test.go
index cb0632fa5..68b42ad0c 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/envbinding_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/domain/service/envbinding_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/apiserver/domain/repository"
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/apiserver/infrastructure/datastore"
 	apisv1 "github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/apiserver/interfaces/api/dto/v1"
-	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/apiserver/utils"
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("Test envBindingService functions", func() {
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Test envBindingService functions", func() {
 		projectService := &projectServiceImpl{Store: ds, K8sClient: k8sClient, RbacService: rbacService}
 		envService = &envServiceImpl{Store: ds, KubeClient: k8sClient, ProjectService: projectService}
 		workflowService = &workflowServiceImpl{Store: ds, KubeClient: k8sClient, EnvService: envService}
-		definitionService = &definitionServiceImpl{KubeClient: k8sClient, caches: utils.NewMemoryCacheStore(context.TODO())}
+		definitionService = &definitionServiceImpl{KubeClient: k8sClient}
 		envBindingService = &envBindingServiceImpl{Store: ds, WorkflowService: workflowService, DefinitionService: definitionService, KubeClient: k8sClient, EnvService: envService}
 		envBindingDemo1 = apisv1.EnvBinding{
 			Name: "envbinding-dev",