diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/config.lua b/lua/lazy/core/config.lua
index 531ad99..84af79f 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/config.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/config.lua
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ function M.setup(opts)
   if type(M.options.spec) == "string" then
     M.options.spec = { import = M.options.spec }
   end
-  M.options.performance.cache = require("lazy.core.cache").config
   table.insert(M.options.install.colorscheme, "habamax")
 
   M.options.root = Util.norm(M.options.root)
diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/loader.lua b/lua/lazy/core/loader.lua
index 86bb692..1d4e745 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/loader.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/loader.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 local Util = require("lazy.core.util")
 local Config = require("lazy.core.config")
 local Handler = require("lazy.core.handler")
-local Cache = require("lazy.core.cache")
 local Plugin = require("lazy.core.plugin")
 
 ---@class LazyCoreLoader
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ function M.install_missing()
       -- remove and installed plugins from indexed, so cache will index again
       for _, p in pairs(Config.plugins) do
         if p._.installed then
-          Cache.reset(p.dir)
+          vim.cache.reset(p.dir)
         end
       end
       -- reload plugins
@@ -346,7 +345,7 @@ function M.get_main(plugin)
   local normname = Util.normname(plugin.name)
   ---@type string[]
   local mods = {}
-  for modname, _ in pairs(Cache.lsmod(plugin.dir)) do
+  for modname, _ in pairs(vim.cache.lsmod(plugin.dir)) do
     mods[#mods + 1] = modname
     local modnorm = Util.normname(modname)
     -- if we found an exact match, then use that
@@ -476,7 +475,7 @@ end
 ---@param modname string
 function M.loader(modname)
   local paths = Util.get_unloaded_rtp(modname)
-  local modpath, hash = Cache.find(modname, { rtp = false, paths = paths })
+  local modpath, hash = vim.cache.find(modname, { rtp = false, paths = paths })
   if modpath then
     M.auto_load(modname, modpath)
     local mod = package.loaded[modname]
@@ -485,7 +484,7 @@ function M.loader(modname)
         return mod
       end
     end
-    return Cache.load(modpath, { hash = hash })
+    return vim.cache.load(modpath, { hash = hash })
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua b/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua
index e942753..a0b1428 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 local Config = require("lazy.core.config")
 local Util = require("lazy.core.util")
 local Handler = require("lazy.core.handler")
-local Cache = require("lazy.core.cache")
 
 ---@class LazyCorePlugin
 local M = {}
@@ -395,7 +394,6 @@ function M.load()
   Util.track("state")
   M.update_state()
   Util.track()
-  require("lazy.core.cache").indexed_unloaded = false
   M.loading = false
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/util.lua b/lua/lazy/core/util.lua
index 42325dd..0450cb0 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/util.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/util.lua
@@ -241,8 +241,7 @@ function M.get_unloaded_rtp(modname)
 end
 
 function M.find_root(modname)
-  local Cache = require("lazy.core.cache")
-  local modpath = Cache.find(modname, {
+  local modpath = vim.cache.find(modname, {
     rtp = true,
     paths = M.get_unloaded_rtp(modname),
     patterns = { "", ".lua" },
diff --git a/lua/lazy/init.lua b/lua/lazy/init.lua
index cb6b732..9b29adb 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/init.lua
@@ -33,15 +33,20 @@ function M.setup(spec, opts)
   end
   local start = vim.loop.hrtime()
 
-  -- load module cache before anything else
+  -- poly-fill vim.cache
+  if not vim.cache then
+    vim.cache = require("lazy.core.cache")
+  end
+
   local enable_cache = not (
     opts
     and opts.performance
     and opts.performance.cache
     and opts.performance.cache.enabled == false
   )
+  -- load module cache before anything else
   if enable_cache then
-    require("lazy.core.cache").enable()
+    vim.cache.enable()
   end
 
   require("lazy.stats").track("LazyStart")
@@ -53,7 +58,7 @@ function M.setup(spec, opts)
   table.insert(package.loaders, 3, Loader.loader)
 
   if vim.g.profile_loaders then
-    require("lazy.core.cache").profile_loaders()
+    vim.cache.profile_loaders()
   end
 
   Util.track({ plugin = "lazy.nvim" }) -- setup start
diff --git a/lua/lazy/view/render.lua b/lua/lazy/view/render.lua
index 00f4072..9735bb9 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/view/render.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/view/render.lua
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ local Handler = require("lazy.core.handler")
 local Git = require("lazy.manage.git")
 local Plugin = require("lazy.core.plugin")
 local ViewConfig = require("lazy.view.config")
-local Cache = require("lazy.core.cache")
 
 local Text = require("lazy.view.text")
 
@@ -676,7 +675,7 @@ function M:debug()
   end)
   self:nl()
 
-  Util.foreach(Cache.stats, function(name, stats)
+  Util.foreach(vim.cache.stats, function(name, stats)
     self:append(name, "LazyH2"):nl()
     local props = {
       { "total", stats.total or 0, "Number" },