diff --git a/libs/remix-core-plugin/src/lib/compiler-content-imports.ts b/libs/remix-core-plugin/src/lib/compiler-content-imports.ts
index 8afd4e22b3..0d199a001f 100644
--- a/libs/remix-core-plugin/src/lib/compiler-content-imports.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-core-plugin/src/lib/compiler-content-imports.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ export type ResolvedImport = {
 }
 
 export class CompilerImports extends Plugin {
-  previouslyHandled: Record<string, ResolvedImport>
   urlResolver: any
   constructor () {
     super(profile)
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ export class CompilerImports extends Plugin {
         return {}
       }
     })
-    this.previouslyHandled = {} // cache import so we don't make the request at each compilation.
   }
 
   async setToken () {
@@ -95,22 +93,12 @@ export class CompilerImports extends Plugin {
     if (!cb) cb = () => {}
 
     const self = this
-    if (force) delete this.previouslyHandled[url]
-    const imported = this.previouslyHandled[url]
-    if (imported) {
-      return cb(null, imported.content, imported.cleanUrl, imported.type, url)
-    }
 
     let resolved
     try {
       await this.setToken()
-      resolved = await this.urlResolver.resolve(url)
+      resolved = await this.urlResolver.resolve(url, [], force)
       const { content, cleanUrl, type } = resolved
-      self.previouslyHandled[url] = {
-        content,
-        cleanUrl,
-        type
-      }
       cb(null, content, cleanUrl, type, url)
     } catch (e) {
       return cb(new Error('not found ' + url))
diff --git a/libs/remix-url-resolver/src/resolve.ts b/libs/remix-url-resolver/src/resolve.ts
index 2798943058..5afab62519 100644
--- a/libs/remix-url-resolver/src/resolve.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-url-resolver/src/resolve.ts
@@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ export class RemixURLResolver {
     ]
   }
 
-  public async resolve (filePath: string, customHandlers?: Handler[]): Promise<Imported> {
+  public async resolve (filePath: string, customHandlers?: Handler[], force?: boolean): Promise<Imported> {
     let imported: Imported = this.previouslyHandled[filePath]
-    if (imported) {
+    if (!force && imported) {
       return imported
     }
     const builtinHandlers: Handler[] = this.getHandlers()