diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index dbe08edbb3..2f2f0632ff 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ jobs:
           name: Restoring GOPATH/pkg/mod
           keys:
             - influxdb-gomod-{{ checksum "go.sum" }} # Just match the go.sum checksum cache.
-      - restore_cache:
-          name: Restore npm package cache
-          keys:
-            - chronograf-npm-packages-{{ checksum "ui/package-lock.json" }}
       - run: sudo apt-get install -y netcat-openbsd
       - run: make protoc
       - run: make build
@@ -82,20 +78,7 @@ jobs:
     working_directory: /go/src/github.com/influxdata/influxdb
     steps:
       - checkout
-
-      # Run npm install, using Circle's cache if applicable.
-      - restore_cache:
-          name: Restore npm package cache
-          keys:
-            # Only cache on exact package-lock.json match, as in Circle's npm example:
-            - chronograf-npm-packages-{{ checksum "ui/package-lock.json" }}
       - run: make node_modules
-      - save_cache:
-          name: Save npm package cache
-          key: chronograf-npm-packages-{{ checksum "ui/package-lock.json" }}
-          paths:
-            - ~/.cache/npm
-
       - run: make test-js
       - run: make chronograf_lint
 
@@ -171,10 +154,6 @@ jobs:
           name: Restoring GOPATH/pkg/mod
           keys:
             - influxdb-gomod-{{ checksum "go.sum" }} # Just match the go.sum checksum cache.
-      - restore_cache:
-          name: Restore npm package cache
-          keys:
-            - chronograf-npm-packages-{{ checksum "ui/package-lock.json" }}
       - run: make protoc
       - run: make build
       - persist_to_workspace:
@@ -205,10 +184,6 @@ jobs:
           name: Restoring GOPATH/pkg/mod
           keys:
             - influxdb-gomod-{{ checksum "go.sum" }} # Just match the go.sum checksum cache.
-      - restore_cache:
-          name: Restore npm package cache
-          keys:
-            - chronograf-npm-packages-{{ checksum "ui/package-lock.json" }}
       - setup_remote_docker
       - run:
           name: 'Docker Login'
@@ -242,10 +217,6 @@ jobs:
           name: Restoring GOPATH/pkg/mod
           keys:
             - influxdb-gomod-{{ checksum "go.sum" }} # Just match the go.sum checksum cache.
-      - restore_cache:
-          name: Restore Yarn package cache
-          keys:
-            - chronograf-npm-packages-{{ checksum "ui/package-lock.json" }}
       - setup_remote_docker
       - run:
           name: 'Docker Login'