diff --git a/Source/NSURLHandle.m b/Source/NSURLHandle.m
index bbb0999b2..d8b4f7d1b 100644
--- a/Source/NSURLHandle.m
+++ b/Source/NSURLHandle.m
@@ -49,12 +49,7 @@
 {
   NSString		*_path;
   NSMutableDictionary	*_attributes;
-  BOOL _cached;
-  BOOL _didLoad;
 }
-
-+ (void) _setFileCacheSize: (NSUInteger) size;
-+ (NSCache *) _fileCache;
 @end
 
 /**
@@ -610,32 +605,9 @@ static Class		NSURLHandleClass = 0;
  */
 @implementation	GSFileURLHandle
 
-static NSCache	*fileCache = nil;
-static NSUInteger defaultCacheSize = 4 * 1024 * 1024;
-
-+ (void) _setFileCacheSize: (NSUInteger) size
-{
-  [fileCache setTotalCostLimit: size];
-}
-
-+ (NSCache *) _fileCache
-{
-  return fileCache;
-}
-
 + (NSURLHandle*) cachedHandleForURL: (NSURL*)url
 {
-  NSURLHandle	*obj = nil;
-
-  if ([url isFileURL] == YES)
-    {
-      NSString	*path = [url path];
-
-      path = [path stringByStandardizingPath];
-	    obj = [fileCache objectForKey: path];
-	    IF_NO_ARC([[obj retain] autorelease];)
-    }
-  return obj;
+  return nil;
 }
 
 + (BOOL) canInitWithURL: (NSURL*)url
@@ -647,14 +619,6 @@ static NSUInteger defaultCacheSize = 4 * 1024 * 1024;
   return NO;
 }
 
-+ (void) initialize
-{
-  fileCache = [NSCache new];
-  [fileCache setName: @"org.gnustep.GSFileURLHandle.cache"];
-  [fileCache setTotalCostLimit: defaultCacheSize];
-  [[NSObject leakAt: &fileCache] release];
-}
-
 - (NSData*) availableResourceData
 {
   if (_data != nil)
@@ -709,21 +673,6 @@ static NSUInteger defaultCacheSize = 4 * 1024 * 1024;
   path = [url path];
   path = [path stringByStandardizingPath];
 
-  _didLoad = NO;
-  _cached = cached;
-  if (cached == YES)
-    {
-      id	obj;
-
-      obj = [fileCache objectForKey: path];
-      if (obj != nil)
-        {
-          DESTROY(self);
-          IF_NO_ARC([obj retain];)
-	        return obj;
-        }
-    }
-
   if ((self = [super initWithURL: url cached: cached]) != nil)
     {
       _path = [path copy];
@@ -741,12 +690,6 @@ static NSUInteger defaultCacheSize = 4 * 1024 * 1024;
   RELEASE(_attributes);
   _attributes = [dict mutableCopy];
 
-  if (_cached && !_didLoad)
-    {
-      [fileCache setObject: self forKey: _path cost: [d length]];
-    }
-  _didLoad = YES;
-
   [self didLoadBytes: d loadComplete: YES];
   return d;
 }
diff --git a/Tests/base/NSURLHandle/Resources/caching/Resources/testData.txt b/Tests/base/NSURLHandle/Resources/caching/Resources/testData.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 4cdbbed73..000000000
--- a/Tests/base/NSURLHandle/Resources/caching/Resources/testData.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Maecenas sed lobortis
-nisl, id suscipit nunc.
diff --git a/Tests/base/NSURLHandle/caching.m b/Tests/base/NSURLHandle/caching.m
deleted file mode 100644
index 0760ff2de..000000000
--- a/Tests/base/NSURLHandle/caching.m
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
-#import "Testing.h"
-#import "ObjectTesting.h"
-
-@interface	GSFileURLHandle : NSURLHandle
-+ (void) _setFileCacheSize: (NSUInteger) size;
-+ (NSCache *) _fileCache;
-@end
-
-int main()
-{
-  NSAutoreleasePool   *arp = [NSAutoreleasePool new];
-  NSString *execPath;
-  NSString *path;
-  NSURL *url;
-  NSCache *cache;
-  NSData *data;
-  GSFileURLHandle *fileHandle;
-  Class fileHandleClass;
-  
-
-  execPath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] resourcePath];
-  NSLog(@"Resource Path: %@", execPath);
-  // Assuming executable is located in obj subdir
-  path = [NSString stringWithFormat: @"%@/testData.txt", execPath];
-  url = [NSURL fileURLWithPath: path];
-
-  fileHandleClass = [NSURLHandle URLHandleClassForURL: url];
-  fileHandle = [[fileHandleClass alloc] initWithURL: url cached: YES];
-  cache = [GSFileURLHandle _fileCache];
-
-  GSFileURLHandle *h = [cache objectForKey: [url path]];
-  PASS(h == nil, "Cache does not store unloaded file handle");
-
-  data = [fileHandle loadInForeground];
-  PASS(data != nil, "Data is valid");
-
-  h = [cache objectForKey: [url path]];
-  PASS(h != nil, "Cache stores loaded file handle");
-  PASS([fileHandle isEqualTo: h], "File handles are equivalent");
-  
-  [fileHandle release];
-  [arp release]; arp = nil;
-  return 0;
-}
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