diff --git a/lib/followers/index.ts b/lib/followers/index.ts
index 66c89dc..8bf7d22 100644
--- a/lib/followers/index.ts
+++ b/lib/followers/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { unstable_cache } from "next/cache";
 import { getYoutubeSubscriberCount } from "./youtube";
 import { getRobloxFollowerCount } from "./roblox";
 import { getDiscordMemberCount } from "./discord";
@@ -17,27 +16,23 @@ export interface FetchResult {
   tiktokProfile: TiktokProfile;
 }
 
-const getFollowerCountsFromAPIs = unstable_cache(
-  async (): Promise<FetchResult> => {
-    const [youtube, roblox, discord, tiktokProfileResult] = await Promise.all([
-      getYoutubeSubscriberCount(),
-      getRobloxFollowerCount(),
-      getDiscordMemberCount(),
-      getTiktokProfile(),
-    ]);
+async function fetchFollowerCountsFromAPIs(): Promise<FetchResult> {
+  const [youtube, roblox, discord, tiktokProfileResult] = await Promise.all([
+    getYoutubeSubscriberCount(),
+    getRobloxFollowerCount(),
+    getDiscordMemberCount(),
+    getTiktokProfile(),
+  ]);
 
-    const counts: FollowerCounts = {
-      youtube,
-      roblox,
-      discord,
-      tiktok: tiktokProfileResult.followerCount,
-    };
-    
-    return { counts, tiktokProfile: tiktokProfileResult };
-  },
-  ['follower-counts-api'],
-  { revalidate: 3600, tags: ['follower-counts-api'] }
-);
+  const counts: FollowerCounts = {
+    youtube,
+    roblox,
+    discord,
+    tiktok: tiktokProfileResult.followerCount,
+  };
+
+  return { counts, tiktokProfile: tiktokProfileResult };
+}
 
 export async function getFollowerCounts(): Promise<FetchResult> {
   try {
@@ -57,7 +52,7 @@ export async function getFollowerCounts(): Promise<FetchResult> {
     // Redis unavailable, fall through to fetch
   }
 
-  const result = await getFollowerCountsFromAPIs();
+  const result = await fetchFollowerCountsFromAPIs();
 
   try {
     const { getRedisClient } = await import("@/lib/redis");