diff --git a/lib/moodlelib.php b/lib/moodlelib.php
index 82342ade81a..07fa67e787b 100644
--- a/lib/moodlelib.php
+++ b/lib/moodlelib.php
@@ -3355,11 +3355,6 @@ function remove_course_contents($courseid, $showfeedback=true) {
         delete_context(CONTEXT_COURSE, $course->id);
     }
 
-    // fix for MDL-9016
-    // clear the cache because the course context is deleted, and
-    // we don't want to write assignment, overrides and context_rel table
-    // with this old context id!
-    get_context_instance('clearcache');
     return $result;
 }