diff --git a/crates/gitbutler-watcher/src/file_monitor.rs b/crates/gitbutler-watcher/src/file_monitor.rs
index b7bb17498..a8ea3ccf0 100644
--- a/crates/gitbutler-watcher/src/file_monitor.rs
+++ b/crates/gitbutler-watcher/src/file_monitor.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::events::InternalEvent;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
 use gitbutler_core::ops::OPLOG_FILE_NAME;
 use gitbutler_core::projects::ProjectId;
-use gitbutler_notify_debouncer::{new_debouncer, Debouncer, FileIdMap};
+use gitbutler_notify_debouncer::{new_debouncer, Debouncer, NoCache};
 use notify::RecommendedWatcher;
 use notify::Watcher;
 use tokio::task;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub fn spawn(
     project_id: ProjectId,
     worktree_path: &std::path::Path,
     out: tokio::sync::mpsc::UnboundedSender<InternalEvent>,
-) -> Result<Debouncer<RecommendedWatcher, FileIdMap>> {
+) -> Result<Debouncer<RecommendedWatcher, NoCache>> {
     let (notify_tx, notify_rx) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
     let mut debouncer = new_debouncer(
         DEBOUNCE_TIMEOUT,
@@ -91,21 +91,11 @@ pub fn spawn(
         debouncer
             .watcher()
             .watch(worktree_path, notify::RecursiveMode::Recursive)
-            .map(|_| {
-                debouncer
-                    .cache()
-                    .add_root(worktree_path, notify::RecursiveMode::Recursive)
-            })
             .and_then(|()| {
                 if let Some(git_dir) = extra_git_dir_to_watch {
                     debouncer
                         .watcher()
                         .watch(git_dir, notify::RecursiveMode::Recursive)
-                        .map(|_| {
-                            debouncer
-                                .cache()
-                                .add_root(git_dir, notify::RecursiveMode::Recursive)
-                        })
                 } else {
                     Ok(())
                 }
diff --git a/crates/gitbutler-watcher/vendor/debouncer/src/lib.rs b/crates/gitbutler-watcher/vendor/debouncer/src/lib.rs
index 7f67d6603..23db5b03c 100644
--- a/crates/gitbutler-watcher/vendor/debouncer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/gitbutler-watcher/vendor/debouncer/src/lib.rs
@@ -44,14 +44,11 @@ use std::{
     time::Duration,
 };
 
-#[allow(unused_imports)]
 pub use cache::{FileIdCache, FileIdMap, NoCache};
 pub use event::DebouncedEvent;
 
-#[allow(unused_imports)]
 pub use file_id;
 
-#[allow(unused_imports)]
 pub use notify;
 
 use file_id::FileId;
@@ -647,7 +644,7 @@ pub fn new_debouncer_opt<F: DebounceEventHandler, T: Watcher, C: FileIdCache + S
     })
 }
 
-/// Short function to create a new debounced watcher with the recommended debouncer and the built-in file ID cache.
+/// Short function to create a new debounced watcher with the recommended debouncer, without FileID cache for performance.
 ///
 /// Timeout is the amount of time after which a debounced event is emitted.
 ///
@@ -657,13 +654,13 @@ pub fn new_debouncer<F: DebounceEventHandler>(
     tick_rate: Option<Duration>,
     flush_after: Option<u32>,
     event_handler: F,
-) -> Result<Debouncer<RecommendedWatcher, FileIdMap>, Error> {
-    new_debouncer_opt::<F, RecommendedWatcher, FileIdMap>(
+) -> Result<Debouncer<RecommendedWatcher, NoCache>, Error> {
+    new_debouncer_opt::<F, RecommendedWatcher, NoCache>(
         timeout,
         tick_rate,
         flush_after,
         event_handler,
-        FileIdMap::new(),
+        NoCache,
         notify::Config::default(),
     )
 }