diff --git a/src/js/dao/email-dao.js b/src/js/dao/email-dao.js
index a65f568..47daea2 100644
--- a/src/js/dao/email-dao.js
+++ b/src/js/dao/email-dao.js
@@ -564,42 +564,5 @@ define(function(require) {
         }, messageReady);
     };
 
-    /**
-     * Checks if an item is already cached and if not, cache it.
-     */
-    EmailDAO.prototype.cacheItem = function(folderName, item) {
-        var self = this;
-
-        // check if account has a folders attribute
-        if (!self._account.folders) {
-            self._account.folders = {};
-        }
-        // create folder if not existant
-        if (!self._account.folders[folderName]) {
-            self._account.folders[folderName] = {};
-        }
-
-        // cache item
-        self._account.folders[folderName][item.uid] = item;
-    };
-
-    /**
-     * Fetch an item from the cache with the following id
-     */
-    EmailDAO.prototype.readCache = function(folderName, itemId) {
-        var self = this;
-
-        // check if account has a folders attribute
-        if (!self._account.folders) {
-            return;
-        }
-        // check folder
-        if (!self._account.folders[folderName]) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        return self._account.folders[folderName][itemId];
-    };
-
     return EmailDAO;
 });
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diff --git a/test/new-unit/email-dao-test.js b/test/new-unit/email-dao-test.js
index eb228b8..9053929 100644
--- a/test/new-unit/email-dao-test.js
+++ b/test/new-unit/email-dao-test.js
@@ -217,49 +217,6 @@ define(function(require) {
                 });
             });
 
-            describe('IMAP Caching', function() {
-                describe('write cache', function() {
-                    it('should work if cache is empty', function() {
-                        expect(emailDao._account.folders).to.not.exist;
-                        emailDao.cacheItem('INBOX', {
-                            uid: 42
-                        });
-                        expect(emailDao._account.folders.INBOX[42]).to.exist;
-                    });
-
-                    it('should work if cache is not empty', function() {
-                        expect(emailDao._account.folders).to.not.exist;
-                        emailDao.cacheItem('INBOX', {
-                            uid: 42
-                        });
-                        emailDao.cacheItem('INBOX', {
-                            uid: 43
-                        });
-                        expect(emailDao._account.folders.INBOX[42]).to.exist;
-                        expect(emailDao._account.folders.INBOX[43]).to.exist;
-                    });
-                });
-
-                describe('read cache', function() {
-                    it('should work if cache is empty', function() {
-                        expect(emailDao._account.folders).to.not.exist;
-                        var item = emailDao.readCache('INBOX', 42);
-                        expect(item).to.not.exist;
-                    });
-
-                    it('should work if cache is not empty', function() {
-                        expect(emailDao._account.folders).to.not.exist;
-                        emailDao.cacheItem('INBOX', {
-                            uid: 42
-                        });
-                        expect(emailDao._account.folders.INBOX[42]).to.exist;
-
-                        var item = emailDao.readCache('INBOX', 42);
-                        expect(item.uid).to.equal(42);
-                    });
-                });
-            });
-
             describe('IMAP: list folders', function() {
                 it('should work', function(done) {
                     imapClientStub.listAllFolders.yields();