diff --git a/.github/actions/install_nim/action.yml b/.github/actions/install_nim/action.yml
index 5d5541a9f..81b10c16b 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install_nim/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/install_nim/action.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ runs:
       uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: '${{ github.workspace }}/nim'
-        key: ${{ inputs.os }}-${{ inputs.cpu }}-nim-${{ inputs.nim_ref }}-cache-${{ env.cache_nonce }}
+        key: ${{ inputs.os }}-${{ inputs.cpu }}-nim-${{ inputs.nim_ref }}
 
     - name: Build Nim and Nimble
       shell: ${{ inputs.shell }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ca5287ce1..5a360086e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ waku.nims:
 $(NIMBLEDEPS_STAMP): | waku.nims
 	git submodule update --init --recursive
 	nimble setup --localdeps
-	nimble install --depsOnly
 	$(MAKE) build-nph
 	$(MAKE) rebuild-nat-libs-nimbledeps
 	$(MAKE) rebuild-bearssl-nimbledeps