diff --git a/packages/test-in-console/run.sh b/packages/test-in-console/run.sh
index 0509632277..f2ef762a1b 100755
--- a/packages/test-in-console/run.sh
+++ b/packages/test-in-console/run.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ cd "`dirname "$0"`"
 cd ../..
 export METEOR_HOME=`pwd`
 
-# Clear dev_bundle/.npm to ensure consistent test runs.
-./meteor npm cache clear
-
 # Just in case these packages haven't been installed elsewhere.
 ./meteor npm install -g phantomjs-prebuilt browserstack-webdriver
 
diff --git a/scripts/ci.sh b/scripts/ci.sh
index 5958c87d4a..d9a079eb9c 100755
--- a/scripts/ci.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci.sh
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ if [ -z "$CIRCLE_NODE_TOTAL" ] || [ -z "$CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX" ]; then
   echo "Running all tests!"
 fi
 
-# Clear dev_bundle/.npm to ensure consistent test runs.
-./meteor npm cache clear
-
 # Since PhantomJS has been removed from dev_bundle/lib/node_modules
 # (#6905), but self-test still needs it, install it now.
 ./meteor npm install -g phantomjs-prebuilt browserstack-webdriver