diff --git a/wetterdienst/provider/dwd/index.py b/wetterdienst/provider/dwd/index.py
index 829a7dfd0..1ee44aacd 100644
--- a/wetterdienst/provider/dwd/index.py
+++ b/wetterdienst/provider/dwd/index.py
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ def _create_file_index_for_dwd_server(
 def reset_file_index_cache() -> None:
     """ Function to reset the cached file index for all kinds of parameters """
     fileindex_cache_five_minutes.invalidate()
-    fileindex_cache_one_hour.invalidate()
 
 
 def build_path_to_parameter(
diff --git a/wetterdienst/util/cache.py b/wetterdienst/util/cache.py
index c7935938a..7549f8bb6 100644
--- a/wetterdienst/util/cache.py
+++ b/wetterdienst/util/cache.py
@@ -82,14 +82,6 @@ class CacheExpiry(Enum):
     arguments={"filename": os.path.join(cache_dir, "dogpile", "fileindex_5m.dbm")},
 )
 
-fileindex_cache_one_hour = make_region(
-    function_key_generator=kwarg_function_key_generator
-).configure(
-    backend,
-    expiration_time=60 * 60,
-    arguments={"filename": os.path.join(cache_dir, "dogpile", "fileindex_1h.dbm")},
-)
-
 fileindex_cache_twelve_hours = make_region(
     function_key_generator=kwarg_function_key_generator
 ).configure(
@@ -98,22 +90,6 @@ class CacheExpiry(Enum):
     arguments={"filename": os.path.join(cache_dir, "dogpile", "fileindex_12h.dbm")},
 )
 
-payload_cache_five_minutes = make_region(
-    function_key_generator=kwarg_function_key_generator
-).configure(
-    backend,
-    expiration_time=60 * 5,
-    arguments={"filename": os.path.join(cache_dir, "dogpile", "payload_5m.dbm")},
-)
-
-payload_cache_one_hour = make_region(
-    function_key_generator=kwarg_function_key_generator
-).configure(
-    backend,
-    expiration_time=60 * 60,
-    arguments={"filename": os.path.join(cache_dir, "dogpile", "payload_1h.dbm")},
-)
-
 payload_cache_twelve_hours = make_region(
     function_key_generator=kwarg_function_key_generator
 ).configure(