diff --git a/config/env/torrents.js b/config/env/torrents.js
index 95a04774..856249e0 100644
--- a/config/env/torrents.js
+++ b/config/env/torrents.js
@@ -169,13 +169,11 @@ module.exports = {
      * @maxAge:             The number of milliseconds until a newly inserted item expires
      * @recycleFreq:        Determines how often a cache will scan for expired items
      * @storageMode:        Determines the storage medium used by a cache, value of 'memory', 'localStorage' and 'sessionStorage'
-     * @refreshOnExpire:    refresh data on expire
      */
     cache: {
       maxAge: 60 * 1000 * 1,
       recycleFreq: 60 * 1000,
-      storageMode: 'memory',
-      refreshOnExpire: true
+      storageMode: 'localStorage'
     },
 
     /**
diff --git a/modules/core/client/app/init.js b/modules/core/client/app/init.js
index 5cab19fb..a367e545 100644
--- a/modules/core/client/app/init.js
+++ b/modules/core/client/app/init.js
@@ -195,15 +195,7 @@
       maxAge: cacheConfig.maxAge,
       recycleFreq: cacheConfig.recycleFreq,
       deleteOnExpire: 'aggressive',
-      storageMode: cacheConfig.storageMode,
-      onExpire: function (key, value) {
-        if (cacheConfig.refreshOnExpire) {
-          var _this = this; // "this" is the cache in which the item expired
-          angular.injector(['ng']).get('$http').get(key).success(function (data) {
-            _this.put(key, data);
-          });
-        }
-      }
+      storageMode: cacheConfig.storageMode
     });
   }