diff --git a/frontend/models/Document.js b/frontend/models/Document.js
index dbde53e3c..4f4c760ef 100644
--- a/frontend/models/Document.js
+++ b/frontend/models/Document.js
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class Document extends BaseModel {
   views: number;
 
   data: Object;
-  fetchedAt: Date;
 
   /* Computed */
 
@@ -102,10 +101,6 @@ class Document extends BaseModel {
       : null;
   }
 
-  get timeSinceFetch(): number {
-    return (new Date() - this.fetchedAt) / 1000;
-  }
-
   /* Actions */
 
   @action star = async () => {
@@ -250,7 +245,6 @@ class Document extends BaseModel {
     if (dirty) this.hasPendingChanges = true;
     this.data = data;
     extendObservable(this, data);
-    this.fetchedAt = new Date();
   }
 
   constructor(data?: Object = {}) {
diff --git a/frontend/stores/DocumentsStore.js b/frontend/stores/DocumentsStore.js
index 817b11456..6314d1b05 100644
--- a/frontend/stores/DocumentsStore.js
+++ b/frontend/stores/DocumentsStore.js
@@ -116,11 +116,6 @@ class DocumentsStore extends BaseStore {
   };
 
   @action fetch = async (id: string, prefetch?: boolean): Promise<*> => {
-    /** If document has been fetched under 5s ago, return it */
-    const existingDocument = this.getById(id);
-    if (existingDocument && existingDocument.timeSinceFetch < 5)
-      return existingDocument;
-
     if (!prefetch) this.isFetching = true;
 
     try {