diff --git a/include/Core/Config.php b/include/Core/Config.php
index 8e387ca6f..5703558cf 100644
--- a/include/Core/Config.php
+++ b/include/Core/Config.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 namespace Friendica\Core;
 /**
  * @file include/Core/Config.php
- * 
+ *
  *  @brief Contains the class with methods for system configuration
  */
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Config {
 
 		global $a;
 
-		if(! $instore) {
+		if(! $refresh) {
 			// Looking if the whole family isn't set
 			if(isset($a->config[$family])) {
 				if($a->config[$family] === '!<unset>!') {
@@ -90,29 +90,6 @@ class Config {
 			}
 		}
 
-		// If APC is enabled then fetch the data from there, else try XCache
-		/*if (function_exists("apc_fetch") AND function_exists("apc_exists"))
-			if (apc_exists($family."|".$key)) {
-				$val = apc_fetch($family."|".$key);
-				$a->config[$family][$key] = $val;
-
-				if ($val === '!<unset>!')
-					return false;
-				else
-					return $val;
-			}
-		elseif (function_exists("xcache_fetch") AND function_exists("xcache_isset"))
-			if (xcache_isset($family."|".$key)) {
-				$val = xcache_fetch($family."|".$key);
-				$a->config[$family][$key] = $val;
-
-				if ($val === '!<unset>!')
-					return false;
-				else
-					return $val;
-			}
-		*/
-
 		$ret = q("SELECT `v` FROM `config` WHERE `cat` = '%s' AND `k` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
 			dbesc($family),
 			dbesc($key)
@@ -122,22 +99,10 @@ class Config {
 			$val = (preg_match("|^a:[0-9]+:{.*}$|s", $ret[0]['v'])?unserialize( $ret[0]['v']):$ret[0]['v']);
 			$a->config[$family][$key] = $val;
 
-			// If APC is enabled then store the data there, else try XCache
-			/*if (function_exists("apc_store"))
-				apc_store($family."|".$key, $val, 600);
-			elseif (function_exists("xcache_set"))
-				xcache_set($family."|".$key, $val, 600);*/
-
 			return $val;
 		}
 		else {
 			$a->config[$family][$key] = '!<unset>!';
-
-			// If APC is enabled then store the data there, else try XCache
-			/*if (function_exists("apc_store"))
-				apc_store($family."|".$key, '!<unset>!', 600);
-			elseif (function_exists("xcache_set"))
-				xcache_set($family."|".$key, '!<unset>!', 600);*/
 		}
 		return $default_value;
 	}
@@ -192,12 +157,6 @@ class Config {
 
 		$a->config[$family][$key] = $value;
 
-		// If APC is enabled then store the data there, else try XCache
-		/*if (function_exists("apc_store"))
-			apc_store($family."|".$key, $value, 600);
-		elseif (function_exists("xcache_set"))
-			xcache_set($family."|".$key, $value, 600);*/
-
 		if($ret)
 			return $value;
 		return $ret;
@@ -224,11 +183,6 @@ class Config {
 			dbesc($family),
 			dbesc($key)
 		);
-		// If APC is enabled then delete the data from there, else try XCache
-		/*if (function_exists("apc_delete"))
-			apc_delete($family."|".$key);
-		elseif (function_exists("xcache_unset"))
-			xcache_unset($family."|".$key);*/
 
 		return $ret;
 	}
diff --git a/include/Core/PConfig.php b/include/Core/PConfig.php
index ab351ef2c..2bc08667a 100644
--- a/include/Core/PConfig.php
+++ b/include/Core/PConfig.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class PConfig {
 
 		global $a;
 
-		if(! $instore) {
+		if(! $refresh) {
 			// Looking if the whole family isn't set
 			if(isset($a->config[$uid][$family])) {
 				if($a->config[$uid][$family] === '!<unset>!') {
@@ -83,29 +83,6 @@ class PConfig {
 			}
 		}
 
-		// If APC is enabled then fetch the data from there, else try XCache
-		/*if (function_exists("apc_fetch") AND function_exists("apc_exists"))
-			if (apc_exists($uid."|".$family."|".$key)) {
-				$val = apc_fetch($uid."|".$family."|".$key);
-				$a->config[$uid][$family][$key] = $val;
-
-				if ($val === '!<unset>!')
-					return false;
-				else
-					return $val;
-			}
-		elseif (function_exists("xcache_get") AND function_exists("xcache_isset"))
-			if (xcache_isset($uid."|".$family."|".$key)) {
-				$val = xcache_get($uid."|".$family."|".$key);
-				$a->config[$uid][$family][$key] = $val;
-
-				if ($val === '!<unset>!')
-					return false;
-				else
-					return $val;
-			}*/
-
-
 		$ret = q("SELECT `v` FROM `pconfig` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `cat` = '%s' AND `k` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
 			intval($uid),
 			dbesc($family),
@@ -116,22 +93,10 @@ class PConfig {
 			$val = (preg_match("|^a:[0-9]+:{.*}$|s", $ret[0]['v'])?unserialize( $ret[0]['v']):$ret[0]['v']);
 			$a->config[$uid][$family][$key] = $val;
 
-			// If APC is enabled then store the data there, else try XCache
-			/*if (function_exists("apc_store"))
-				apc_store($uid."|".$family."|".$key, $val, 600);
-			elseif (function_exists("xcache_set"))
-				xcache_set($uid."|".$family."|".$key, $val, 600);*/
-
 			return $val;
 		}
 		else {
 			$a->config[$uid][$family][$key] = '!<unset>!';
-
-			// If APC is enabled then store the data there, else try XCache
-			/*if (function_exists("apc_store"))
-				apc_store($uid."|".$family."|".$key, '!<unset>!', 600);
-			elseif (function_exists("xcache_set"))
-				xcache_set($uid."|".$family."|".$key, '!<unset>!', 600);*/
 		}
 		return $default_value;
 	}
@@ -169,7 +134,7 @@ class PConfig {
 				dbesc($key),
 				dbesc($dbvalue)
 			);
-			if($ret) 
+			if($ret)
 				return $value;
 			return $ret;
 		}
@@ -182,13 +147,6 @@ class PConfig {
 
 		$a->config[$uid][$family][$key] = $value;
 
-		// If APC is enabled then store the data there, else try XCache
-		/*if (function_exists("apc_store"))
-			apc_store($uid."|".$family."|".$key, $value, 600);
-		elseif (function_exists("xcache_set"))
-			xcache_set($uid."|".$family."|".$key, $value, 600);*/
-
-
 		if($ret)
 			return $value;
 		return $ret;