diff --git a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/platform.py b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/platform.py
index 11a0c6c408..aa08a05f90 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/platform.py
+++ b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api/sonic_platform/platform.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 try:
     from sonic_platform_base.platform_base import PlatformBase
-    from sonic_platform_base.sonic_xcvr.api.public.cmis import CmisApi
     from .chassis import Chassis, ModularChassis
     from .device_data import DeviceDataManager
 except ImportError as e:
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@
 class Platform(PlatformBase):
     def __init__(self):
         PlatformBase.__init__(self)
-        CmisApi.set_cache_enabled(True)
         if DeviceDataManager.get_linecard_count() == 0:
             self._chassis = Chassis()
         else: