diff --git a/lib/common/nuxt.config.js b/lib/common/nuxt.config.js
index 50e08ef430..1af063962b 100644
--- a/lib/common/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/lib/common/nuxt.config.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ export default {
 
   // Dirs
   buildDir: '.nuxt',
-  cacheDir: '.cache',
   nuxtDir,
   nuxtAppDir: path.resolve(nuxtDir, 'lib', 'app'),
   modulesDir: ['node_modules'], // ~> relative to options.rootDir
diff --git a/lib/common/options.js b/lib/common/options.js
index 6494fe747f..57880fac3a 100644
--- a/lib/common/options.js
+++ b/lib/common/options.js
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ Options.from = function (_options) {
     ? path.resolve(options.rootDir, options.srcDir)
     : options.rootDir
   options.buildDir = path.resolve(options.rootDir, options.buildDir)
-  options.cacheDir = path.resolve(options.rootDir, options.cacheDir)
 
   // Populate modulesDir
   options.modulesDir = []