diff --git a/kitty/child.py b/kitty/child.py
index 25ed2a895..fa745b2a4 100644
--- a/kitty/child.py
+++ b/kitty/child.py
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ class CachedProcessData:
 
     def stop_caching(self, prev: bool) -> None:
         self.cache_active = prev
-        self.cached_result = None
 
 
 process_data_cache = CachedProcessData()