diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/command_completions.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/command_completions.rs
index a41627cbdf..38f83e2504 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/command_completions.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/command_completions.rs
@@ -9,20 +9,20 @@ use nu_protocol::{
 use reedline::Suggestion;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-pub struct CommandCompletion<'a> {
+pub struct CommandCompletion {
     engine_state: Arc<EngineState>,
-    flattened: &'a [(Span, FlatShape)],
+    flattened: Vec<(Span, FlatShape)>,
     flat_idx: usize,
-    flat_shape: &'a FlatShape,
+    flat_shape: FlatShape,
 }
 
-impl<'a> CommandCompletion<'a> {
+impl CommandCompletion {
     pub fn new(
         engine_state: Arc<EngineState>,
         _: &StateWorkingSet,
-        flattened: &'a [(Span, FlatShape)],
+        flattened: Vec<(Span, FlatShape)>,
         flat_idx: usize,
-        flat_shape: &'a FlatShape,
+        flat_shape: FlatShape,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             engine_state,
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ impl<'a> CommandCompletion<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Completer for CommandCompletion<'a> {
+impl Completer for CommandCompletion {
     fn fetch(
         &mut self,
         working_set: &StateWorkingSet,
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completer.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completer.rs
index 7a80bb653a..c8272fe974 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completer.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completer.rs
@@ -1,23 +1,20 @@
 use crate::completions::{
-    CommandCompletion, Completer, CompletionOptions, CustomCompletion, FileCompletion,
-    FlagCompletion, VariableCompletion,
+    CommandCompletion, Completer, CustomCompletion, FileCompletion, FlagCompletion,
+    VariableCompletion,
 };
 use nu_parser::{flatten_expression, parse, FlatShape};
 use nu_protocol::{
     engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet},
     Span, Value,
 };
-use reedline::{Completer as ReedlineCompleter, Span as ReedlineSpan, Suggestion};
+use reedline::{Completer as ReedlineCompleter, Suggestion};
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct NuCompleter {
     engine_state: Arc<EngineState>,
     stack: Stack,
     config: Option<Value>,
-    cached_results: Option<(Vec<Suggestion>, CompletionOptions)>,
-    last_fetch: Option<Instant>,
 }
 
 impl NuCompleter {
@@ -26,14 +23,12 @@ impl NuCompleter {
             engine_state,
             stack,
             config,
-            cached_results: None,
-            last_fetch: None,
         }
     }
 
     // Process the completion for a given completer
     fn process_completion<T: Completer>(
-        &mut self,
+        &self,
         completer: &mut T,
         working_set: &StateWorkingSet,
         prefix: Vec<u8>,
@@ -41,41 +36,9 @@ impl NuCompleter {
         offset: usize,
         pos: usize,
     ) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
-        // Cleanup the result cache if it's old
-        if let Some(instant) = self.last_fetch {
-            if instant.elapsed() > Duration::from_millis(1000) {
-                self.cached_results = None;
-            }
-        }
-
         // Fetch
-        let (mut suggestions, options) = match self.cached_results.clone() {
-            Some((suggestions, options)) => {
-                // Update cached spans
-                let suggestions = suggestions
-                    .into_iter()
-                    .map(|suggestion| Suggestion {
-                        value: suggestion.value,
-                        description: suggestion.description,
-                        extra: suggestion.extra,
-                        span: ReedlineSpan {
-                            start: new_span.start - offset,
-                            end: new_span.end - offset,
-                        },
-                    })
-                    .collect();
-
-                (suggestions, options)
-            }
-            None => {
-                let result = completer.fetch(working_set, prefix.clone(), new_span, offset, pos);
-
-                // Update cache results
-                self.cached_results = Some(result.clone());
-
-                result
-            }
-        };
+        let (mut suggestions, options) =
+            completer.fetch(working_set, prefix.clone(), new_span, offset, pos);
 
         // Filter
         suggestions = completer.filter(prefix.clone(), suggestions, options.clone());
@@ -83,15 +46,11 @@ impl NuCompleter {
         // Sort
         suggestions = completer.sort(suggestions, prefix, options);
 
-        // Update last fetch
-        self.last_fetch = Some(Instant::now());
-
         suggestions
     }
 
     fn completion_helper(&mut self, line: &str, pos: usize) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
-        let engine_state = self.engine_state.clone();
-        let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(&engine_state);
+        let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(&self.engine_state);
         let offset = working_set.next_span_start();
         let mut line = line.to_string();
         line.insert(pos, 'a');
@@ -184,9 +143,9 @@ impl NuCompleter {
                                 let mut completer = CommandCompletion::new(
                                     self.engine_state.clone(),
                                     &working_set,
-                                    &flattened,
+                                    flattened.clone(),
                                     flat_idx,
-                                    flat_shape,
+                                    flat_shape.clone(),
                                 );
 
                                 return self.process_completion(