diff --git a/controller/EmbeddedNetworkController.cpp b/controller/EmbeddedNetworkController.cpp
index 8fbc1cf8a..0e7042886 100644
--- a/controller/EmbeddedNetworkController.cpp
+++ b/controller/EmbeddedNetworkController.cpp
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ using json = nlohmann::json;
 // Nodes are considered active if they've queried in less than this long
 #define ZT_NETCONF_NODE_ACTIVE_THRESHOLD (ZT_NETWORK_AUTOCONF_DELAY * 2)
 
-// Timeout for disk read cache (ms)
-#define ZT_NETCONF_DB_CACHE_TTL 60000
-
 namespace ZeroTier {
 
 static json _renderRule(ZT_VirtualNetworkRule &rule)
@@ -503,7 +500,7 @@ unsigned int EmbeddedNetworkController::handleControlPlaneHttpGET(
 			json network;
 			{
 				Mutex::Lock _l(_db_m);
-				network = _db.get("network",nwids,ZT_NETCONF_DB_CACHE_TTL);
+				network = _db.get("network",nwids);
 			}
 			if (!network.size())
 				return 404;
@@ -518,7 +515,7 @@ unsigned int EmbeddedNetworkController::handleControlPlaneHttpGET(
 						json member;
 						{
 							Mutex::Lock _l(_db_m);
-							member = _db.get("network",nwids,"member",Address(address).toString(),ZT_NETCONF_DB_CACHE_TTL);
+							member = _db.get("network",nwids,"member",Address(address).toString());
 						}
 						if (!member.size())
 							return 404;
@@ -533,7 +530,7 @@ unsigned int EmbeddedNetworkController::handleControlPlaneHttpGET(
 						Mutex::Lock _l(_db_m);
 
 						responseBody = "{";
-						_db.filter((std::string("network/") + nwids + "/member/"),ZT_NETCONF_DB_CACHE_TTL,[&responseBody](const std::string &n,const json &member) {
+						_db.filter((std::string("network/") + nwids + "/member/"),[&responseBody](const std::string &n,const json &member) {
 							if ((member.is_object())&&(member.size() > 0)) {
 								responseBody.append((responseBody.length() == 1) ? "\"" : ",\"");
 								responseBody.append(OSUtils::jsonString(member["id"],"0"));
@@ -566,7 +563,7 @@ unsigned int EmbeddedNetworkController::handleControlPlaneHttpGET(
 			std::set<std::string> networkIds;
 			{
 				Mutex::Lock _l(_db_m);
-				_db.filter("network/",120000,[&networkIds](const std::string &n,const json &obj) {
+				_db.filter("network/",[&networkIds](const std::string &n,const json &obj) {
 					if (n.length() == (16 + 8))
 						networkIds.insert(n.substr(8));
 					return true; // do not delete
@@ -641,7 +638,7 @@ unsigned int EmbeddedNetworkController::handleControlPlaneHttpPOST(
 					json member;
 					{
 						Mutex::Lock _l(_db_m);
-						member = _db.get("network",nwids,"member",Address(address).toString(),ZT_NETCONF_DB_CACHE_TTL);
+						member = _db.get("network",nwids,"member",Address(address).toString());
 					}
 					json origMember(member); // for detecting changes
 					_initMember(member);
@@ -824,7 +821,7 @@ unsigned int EmbeddedNetworkController::handleControlPlaneHttpPOST(
 							uint64_t tryNwid = nwidPrefix | (nwidPostfix & 0xffffffULL);
 							if ((tryNwid & 0xffffffULL) == 0ULL) tryNwid |= 1ULL;
 							Utils::snprintf(nwids,sizeof(nwids),"%.16llx",(unsigned long long)tryNwid);
-							if (_db.get("network",nwids,ZT_NETCONF_DB_CACHE_TTL).size() <= 0) {
+							if (_db.get("network",nwids).size() <= 0) {
 								nwid = tryNwid;
 								break;
 							}
@@ -833,7 +830,7 @@ unsigned int EmbeddedNetworkController::handleControlPlaneHttpPOST(
 							return 503;
 					}
 
-					network = _db.get("network",nwids,ZT_NETCONF_DB_CACHE_TTL);
+					network = _db.get("network",nwids);
 				}
 				json origNetwork(network); // for detecting changes
 				_initNetwork(network);
@@ -1053,7 +1050,7 @@ unsigned int EmbeddedNetworkController::handleControlPlaneHttpPOST(
 					}
 
 					// Send an update to all members of the network
-					_db.filter((std::string("network/") + nwids + "/member/"),120000,[this,&now,&nwid](const std::string &n,const json &obj) {
+					_db.filter((std::string("network/") + nwids + "/member/"),[this,&now,&nwid](const std::string &n,const json &obj) {
 						_pushMemberUpdate(now,nwid,obj);
 						return true; // do not delete
 					});
@@ -1095,7 +1092,7 @@ unsigned int EmbeddedNetworkController::handleControlPlaneHttpDELETE(
 			json network;
 			{
 				Mutex::Lock _l(_db_m);
-				network = _db.get("network",nwids,ZT_NETCONF_DB_CACHE_TTL);
+				network = _db.get("network",nwids);
 			}
 			if (!network.size())
 				return 404;
@@ -1106,7 +1103,7 @@ unsigned int EmbeddedNetworkController::handleControlPlaneHttpDELETE(
 
 					Mutex::Lock _l(_db_m);
 
-					json member = _db.get("network",nwids,"member",Address(address).toString(),ZT_NETCONF_DB_CACHE_TTL);
+					json member = _db.get("network",nwids,"member",Address(address).toString());
 					_db.erase("network",nwids,"member",Address(address).toString());
 
 					if (!member.size())
@@ -1119,7 +1116,7 @@ unsigned int EmbeddedNetworkController::handleControlPlaneHttpDELETE(
 				Mutex::Lock _l(_db_m);
 
 				std::string pfx("network/"); pfx.append(nwids);
-				_db.filter(pfx,120000,[](const std::string &n,const json &obj) {
+				_db.filter(pfx,[](const std::string &n,const json &obj) {
 					return false; // delete
 				});
 
@@ -1246,8 +1243,8 @@ void EmbeddedNetworkController::_request(
 	json member;
 	{
 		Mutex::Lock _l(_db_m);
-		network = _db.get("network",nwids,ZT_NETCONF_DB_CACHE_TTL);
-		member = _db.get("network",nwids,"member",identity.address().toString(),ZT_NETCONF_DB_CACHE_TTL);
+		network = _db.get("network",nwids);
+		member = _db.get("network",nwids,"member",identity.address().toString());
 	}
 
 	if (!network.size()) {
@@ -1772,7 +1769,7 @@ void EmbeddedNetworkController::_getNetworkMemberInfo(uint64_t now,uint64_t nwid
 
 	{
 		Mutex::Lock _l(_db_m);
-		_db.filter(pfx,120000,[&nmi,&now](const std::string &n,const json &member) {
+		_db.filter(pfx,[&nmi,&now](const std::string &n,const json &member) {
 			try {
 				if (OSUtils::jsonBool(member["authorized"],false)) {
 					++nmi.authorizedMemberCount;
diff --git a/controller/EmbeddedNetworkController.hpp b/controller/EmbeddedNetworkController.hpp
index a7277aced..5d2454ed1 100644
--- a/controller/EmbeddedNetworkController.hpp
+++ b/controller/EmbeddedNetworkController.hpp
@@ -99,12 +99,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
 	static void _circuitTestCallback(ZT_Node *node,ZT_CircuitTest *test,const ZT_CircuitTestReport *report);
-	void _request(
-		uint64_t nwid,
-		const InetAddress &fromAddr,
-		uint64_t requestPacketId,
-		const Identity &identity,
-		const Dictionary<ZT_NETWORKCONFIG_METADATA_DICT_CAPACITY> &metaData);
+	void _request(uint64_t nwid,const InetAddress &fromAddr,uint64_t requestPacketId,const Identity &identity,const Dictionary<ZT_NETWORKCONFIG_METADATA_DICT_CAPACITY> &metaData);
 
 	struct _RQEntry
 	{
@@ -134,12 +129,9 @@ private:
 	};
 	std::map<uint64_t,_NetworkMemberInfo> _nmiCache;
 	Mutex _nmiCache_m;
+
 	void _getNetworkMemberInfo(uint64_t now,uint64_t nwid,_NetworkMemberInfo &nmi);
-	inline void _clearNetworkMemberInfoCache(const uint64_t nwid)
-	{
-		Mutex::Lock _l(_nmiCache_m);
-		_nmiCache.erase(nwid);
-	}
+	inline void _clearNetworkMemberInfoCache(const uint64_t nwid) { Mutex::Lock _l(_nmiCache_m); _nmiCache.erase(nwid); }
 
 	void _pushMemberUpdate(uint64_t now,uint64_t nwid,const nlohmann::json &member);
 
diff --git a/controller/JSONDB.cpp b/controller/JSONDB.cpp
index 298ac721e..9c28ddf10 100644
--- a/controller/JSONDB.cpp
+++ b/controller/JSONDB.cpp
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ bool JSONDB::put(const std::string &n,const nlohmann::json &obj)
 
 	_E &e = _db[n];
 	e.obj = obj;
-	e.lastModifiedOnDisk = OSUtils::getLastModified(path.c_str());
-	e.lastCheck = OSUtils::now();
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -64,53 +62,26 @@ const nlohmann::json &JSONDB::get(const std::string &n,unsigned long maxSinceChe
 	if (!_isValidObjectName(n))
 		return _EMPTY_JSON;
 
-	const uint64_t now = OSUtils::now();
-	std::string buf;
 	std::map<std::string,_E>::iterator e(_db.find(n));
-
-	if (e != _db.end()) {
-		if ((now - e->second.lastCheck) <= (uint64_t)maxSinceCheck)
-			return e->second.obj;
-
-		const std::string path(_genPath(n,false));
-		if (!path.length()) // sanity check
-			return _EMPTY_JSON;
-
-		// We are somewhat tolerant to momentary disk failures here. This may
-		// occur over e.g. EC2's elastic filesystem (NFS).
-		const uint64_t lm = OSUtils::getLastModified(path.c_str());
-		if (e->second.lastModifiedOnDisk != lm) {
-			if (OSUtils::readFile(path.c_str(),buf)) {
-				try {
-					e->second.obj = OSUtils::jsonParse(buf);
-					e->second.lastModifiedOnDisk = lm; // don't update these if there is a parse error -- try again and again ASAP
-					e->second.lastCheck = now;
-				} catch ( ... ) {} // parse errors result in "holding pattern" behavior
-			}
-		}
-
+	if (e != _db.end())
 		return e->second.obj;
-	} else {
-		const std::string path(_genPath(n,false));
-		if (!path.length())
-			return _EMPTY_JSON;
 
-		if (!OSUtils::readFile(path.c_str(),buf))
-			return _EMPTY_JSON;
+	const std::string path(_genPath(n,false));
+	if (!path.length())
+		return _EMPTY_JSON;
+	std::string buf;
+	if (!OSUtils::readFile(path.c_str(),buf))
+		return _EMPTY_JSON;
 
-		const uint64_t lm = OSUtils::getLastModified(path.c_str());
-		_E &e2 = _db[n];
-		try {
-			e2.obj = OSUtils::jsonParse(buf);
-		} catch ( ... ) {
-			e2.obj = _EMPTY_JSON;
-			buf = "{}";
-		}
-		e2.lastModifiedOnDisk = lm;
-		e2.lastCheck = now;
-
-		return e2.obj;
+	_E &e2 = _db[n];
+	try {
+		e2.obj = OSUtils::jsonParse(buf);
+	} catch ( ... ) {
+		e2.obj = _EMPTY_JSON;
+		buf = "{}";
 	}
+
+	return e2.obj;
 }
 
 void JSONDB::erase(const std::string &n)
@@ -131,7 +102,7 @@ void JSONDB::_reload(const std::string &p,const std::string &b)
 	std::vector<std::string> dl(OSUtils::listDirectory(p.c_str()));
 	for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator di(dl.begin());di!=dl.end();++di) {
 		if ((di->length() > 5)&&(di->substr(di->length() - 5) == ".json")) {
-			this->get(b + di->substr(0,di->length() - 5),0);
+			this->get(b + di->substr(0,di->length() - 5));
 		} else {
 			this->_reload((p + ZT_PATH_SEPARATOR + *di),(b + *di + ZT_PATH_SEPARATOR));
 		}
diff --git a/controller/JSONDB.hpp b/controller/JSONDB.hpp
index d25491732..00eeb8d8e 100644
--- a/controller/JSONDB.hpp
+++ b/controller/JSONDB.hpp
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ public:
 	inline bool put(const std::string &n1,const std::string &n2,const std::string &n3,const std::string &n4,const nlohmann::json &obj) { return this->put((n1 + "/" + n2 + "/" + n3 + "/" + n4),obj); }
 	inline bool put(const std::string &n1,const std::string &n2,const std::string &n3,const std::string &n4,const std::string &n5,const nlohmann::json &obj) { return this->put((n1 + "/" + n2 + "/" + n3 + "/" + n4 + "/" + n5),obj); }
 
-	const nlohmann::json &get(const std::string &n,unsigned long maxSinceCheck = 0);
+	const nlohmann::json &get(const std::string &n);
 
-	inline const nlohmann::json &get(const std::string &n1,const std::string &n2,unsigned long maxSinceCheck = 0) { return this->get((n1 + "/" + n2),maxSinceCheck); }
-	inline const nlohmann::json &get(const std::string &n1,const std::string &n2,const std::string &n3,unsigned long maxSinceCheck = 0) { return this->get((n1 + "/" + n2 + "/" + n3),maxSinceCheck); }
-	inline const nlohmann::json &get(const std::string &n1,const std::string &n2,const std::string &n3,const std::string &n4,unsigned long maxSinceCheck = 0) { return this->get((n1 + "/" + n2 + "/" + n3 + "/" + n4),maxSinceCheck); }
-	inline const nlohmann::json &get(const std::string &n1,const std::string &n2,const std::string &n3,const std::string &n4,const std::string &n5,unsigned long maxSinceCheck = 0) { return this->get((n1 + "/" + n2 + "/" + n3 + "/" + n4 + "/" + n5),maxSinceCheck); }
+	inline const nlohmann::json &get(const std::string &n1,const std::string &n2) { return this->get((n1 + "/" + n2)); }
+	inline const nlohmann::json &get(const std::string &n1,const std::string &n2,const std::string &n3) { return this->get((n1 + "/" + n2 + "/" + n3)); }
+	inline const nlohmann::json &get(const std::string &n1,const std::string &n2,const std::string &n3,const std::string &n4) { return this->get((n1 + "/" + n2 + "/" + n3 + "/" + n4)); }
+	inline const nlohmann::json &get(const std::string &n1,const std::string &n2,const std::string &n3,const std::string &n4,const std::string &n5) { return this->get((n1 + "/" + n2 + "/" + n3 + "/" + n4 + "/" + n5)); }
 
 	void erase(const std::string &n);
 
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ public:
 	inline void erase(const std::string &n1,const std::string &n2,const std::string &n3,const std::string &n4,const std::string &n5) { this->erase(n1 + "/" + n2 + "/" + n3 + "/" + n4 + "/" + n5); }
 
 	template<typename F>
-	inline void filter(const std::string &prefix,unsigned long maxSinceCheck,F func)
+	inline void filter(const std::string &prefix,F func)
 	{
 		for(std::map<std::string,_E>::iterator i(_db.lower_bound(prefix));i!=_db.end();) {
 			if ((i->first.length() >= prefix.length())&&(!memcmp(i->first.data(),prefix.data(),prefix.length()))) {
-				if (!func(i->first,get(i->first,maxSinceCheck))) {
+				if (!func(i->first,get(i->first))) {
 					std::map<std::string,_E>::iterator i2(i); ++i2;
 					this->erase(i->first);
 					i = i2;
@@ -102,9 +102,6 @@ private:
 	struct _E
 	{
 		nlohmann::json obj;
-		uint64_t lastModifiedOnDisk;
-		uint64_t lastCheck;
-
 		inline bool operator==(const _E &e) const { return (obj == e.obj); }
 		inline bool operator!=(const _E &e) const { return (obj != e.obj); }
 	};