diff --git a/dvc/stage/cache.py b/dvc/stage/cache.py
index 636736fdd..8f26173bb 100644
--- a/dvc/stage/cache.py
+++ b/dvc/stage/cache.py
@@ -80,27 +80,12 @@ class StageCache:
     def _create_stage(self, cache, wdir=None):
         from dvc.stage import create_stage, PipelineStage
 
-        params = []
-        for param in cache.get("params", []):
-            if isinstance(param, str):
-                params.append(param)
-                continue
-
-            assert isinstance(param, dict)
-            assert len(param) == 1
-            path = list(param.keys())[0]
-            params_list = param[path]
-            assert isinstance(params_list, list)
-            params.append(f"{path}:" + ",".join(params_list))
-
         stage = create_stage(
             PipelineStage,
             repo=self.repo,
             path="dvc.yaml",
             cmd=cache["cmd"],
             wdir=wdir,
-            params=params,
-            deps=[dep["path"] for dep in cache.get("deps", [])],
             outs=[out["path"] for out in cache["outs"]],
             external=True,
         )
diff --git a/tests/unit/stage/test_cache.py b/tests/unit/stage/test_cache.py
index 8a92020fc..460b997b7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/stage/test_cache.py
+++ b/tests/unit/stage/test_cache.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
 
 
-def test_stage_cache(tmp_dir, dvc, run_copy, mocker):
+def test_stage_cache(tmp_dir, dvc, mocker):
     tmp_dir.gen("dep", "dep")
     tmp_dir.gen(
         "script.py",
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def test_stage_cache(tmp_dir, dvc, run_copy, mocker):
     assert (tmp_dir / "out_no_cache").read_text() == "out_no_cache"
 
 
-def test_stage_cache_params(tmp_dir, dvc, run_copy, mocker):
+def test_stage_cache_params(tmp_dir, dvc, mocker):
     tmp_dir.gen("params.yaml", "foo: 1\nbar: 2")
     tmp_dir.gen("myparams.yaml", "baz: 3\nqux: 4")
     tmp_dir.gen(
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def test_stage_cache_params(tmp_dir, dvc, run_copy, mocker):
     assert (tmp_dir / "out_no_cache").read_text() == "out_no_cache"
 
 
-def test_stage_cache_wdir(tmp_dir, dvc, run_copy, mocker):
+def test_stage_cache_wdir(tmp_dir, dvc, mocker):
     tmp_dir.gen("dep", "dep")
     tmp_dir.gen(
         "script.py",