diff --git a/.changeset/deep-eggs-cry.md b/.changeset/deep-eggs-cry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c4df023d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/deep-eggs-cry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/npm-resolver": patch
+---
+
+An internal refactor was performed to remove a misleading usage of `pMemoize`. Previously the `maxAge` argument was passed, but this field is ignored by the `p-memoize` NPM package.
diff --git a/resolving/npm-resolver/src/index.ts b/resolving/npm-resolver/src/index.ts
index 3036b6d8e1..00fa2fa57e 100644
--- a/resolving/npm-resolver/src/index.ts
+++ b/resolving/npm-resolver/src/index.ts
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ export function createNpmResolver (
   }
   const fetch = pMemoize(fetchMetadataFromFromRegistry.bind(null, fetchOpts), {
     cacheKey: (...args) => JSON.stringify(args),
-    maxAge: 1000 * 20, // 20 seconds
   })
   const metaCache = new LRUCache<string, PackageMeta>({
     max: 10000,