diff --git a/lib/tests/behat/behat_hooks.php b/lib/tests/behat/behat_hooks.php
index 91b55e74cffc0..0f3d5607e1528 100644
--- a/lib/tests/behat/behat_hooks.php
+++ b/lib/tests/behat/behat_hooks.php
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ public function before_scenario($event) {
         behat_util::reset_database();
         behat_util::reset_dataroot();
 
-        purge_all_caches();
         accesslib_clear_all_caches(true);
 
         // Reset the nasty strings list used during the last test.