diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs
index c69166979059..ddc2c599c8f7 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs
@@ -1100,7 +1100,6 @@ rustc_queries! {
 
     query item_attrs(def_id: DefId) -> &'tcx [ast::Attribute] {
         desc { |tcx| "collecting attributes of `{}`", tcx.def_path_str(def_id) }
-        cache_on_disk_if { def_id.is_local() }
         separate_provide_extern
     }