diff --git a/api/example.env b/api/example.env
index feaf7afd1f..d148c411d5 100644
--- a/api/example.env
+++ b/api/example.env
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ REDIS_PASSWORD=null
 
 ####################################################################################################
 # Rate Limiting
+
+RATE_LIMIT_TYPE="redis"
 CONSUMED_POINTS_LIMIT=5
 CONSUMED_RESET_DURATION=1
 EXEC_EVENLY=true
diff --git a/api/package-lock.json b/api/package-lock.json
index 43c47a888f..f23f4d915f 100644
--- a/api/package-lock.json
+++ b/api/package-lock.json
@@ -5294,14 +5294,6 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-addon-api/-/node-addon-api-2.0.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-Ntyt4AIXyaLIuMHF6IOoTakB3K+RWxwtsHNRxllEoA6vPwP9o4866g6YWDLUdnucilZhmkxiHwHr11gAENw+QA=="
     },
-    "node-cache": {
-      "version": "5.1.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-cache/-/node-cache-5.1.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-t1QzWwnk4sjLWaQAS8CHgOJ+RAfmHpxFWmc36IWTiWHQfs0w5JDMBS1b1ZxQteo0vVVuWJvIUKHDkkeK7vIGCg==",
-      "requires": {
-        "clone": "2.x"
-      }
-    },
     "node-exceptions": {
       "version": "4.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-exceptions/-/node-exceptions-4.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 27f0fc1de7..37bc05761e 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@
     "lodash": "^4.17.19",
     "ms": "^2.1.2",
     "nanoid": "^3.1.12",
-    "node-cache": "^5.1.2",
     "nodemailer": "^6.4.11",
     "ora": "^4.1.1",
     "otplib": "^12.0.1",