diff --git a/app/controllers/api/account.php b/app/controllers/api/account.php
index 4a2f1996a7..20f64496ac 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/account.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/account.php
@@ -3080,7 +3080,6 @@ App::patch('/v1/account/prefs')
         $user->setAttribute('prefs', $prefs);
 
         $user = $dbForProject->withRequestTimestamp($requestTimestamp, fn () => $dbForProject->updateDocument('users', $user->getId(), $user));
-        $dbForProject->purgeCachedDocument('users', $user->getId());
 
         $queueForEvents->setParam('userId', $user->getId());
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/users.php b/app/controllers/api/users.php
index 8e7eb2b1a1..4a551b7478 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/users.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/users.php
@@ -1558,7 +1558,6 @@ App::patch('/v1/users/:userId/prefs')
         }
 
         $user = $dbForProject->updateDocument('users', $user->getId(), $user->setAttribute('prefs', $prefs));
-        $dbForProject->purgeCachedDocument('users', $user->getId());
 
         $queueForEvents
             ->setParam('userId', $user->getId());