diff --git a/dvc/remote/local/__init__.py b/dvc/remote/local/__init__.py
index 117d50edf..25bf1d425 100644
--- a/dvc/remote/local/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/remote/local/__init__.py
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ from dvc.exceptions import DvcException
 from dvc.progress import progress
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 
-from dvc.utils.fs import get_mtime_and_size, get_inode
-
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -495,22 +493,6 @@ class RemoteLOCAL(RemoteBASE):
             download=True,
         )
 
-    def _changed_dir_cache(self, checksum):
-        mtime, size = get_mtime_and_size(self.cache_dir)
-        inode = get_inode(self.cache_dir)
-
-        existing_record = self.state.get_state_record_for_inode(inode)
-        if existing_record:
-            cached_mtime, cached_size, _, _ = existing_record
-            changed = not (mtime == cached_mtime and size == cached_size)
-        else:
-            changed = True
-
-        if not changed:
-            return False
-
-        return super(RemoteLOCAL, self)._changed_dir_cache(checksum)
-
     def _log_missing_caches(self, checksum_info_dict):
         missing_caches = [
             (md5, info)
diff --git a/dvc/state.py b/dvc/state.py
index 8e46b31cd..08dbab63c 100644
--- a/dvc/state.py
+++ b/dvc/state.py
@@ -269,8 +269,6 @@ class State(StateBase):  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
             )
         )
 
-        self._update_cache_directory_state()
-
         self.database.commit()
         self.cursor.close()
         self.database.close()
@@ -458,20 +456,3 @@ class State(StateBase):  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
         for relpath in unused:
             cmd = 'DELETE FROM {} WHERE path = "{}"'
             self._execute(cmd.format(self.LINK_STATE_TABLE, relpath))
-
-    def _update_cache_directory_state(self):
-        cache_path = self.repo.cache.local.cache_dir
-        mtime, size = get_mtime_and_size(cache_path)
-        inode = get_inode(cache_path)
-
-        cmd = (
-            "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO {}(inode, size, mtime, timestamp, md5) "
-            'VALUES ({}, "{}", "{}", "{}", "")'.format(
-                self.STATE_TABLE,
-                self._to_sqlite(inode),
-                size,
-                mtime,
-                current_timestamp(),
-            )
-        )
-        self._execute(cmd)
diff --git a/tests/func/test_add.py b/tests/func/test_add.py
index 87a16ecf5..0105c93da 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_add.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_add.py
@@ -325,29 +325,6 @@ class TestAddCommit(TestDvc):
         self.assertEqual(len(os.listdir(self.dvc.cache.local.cache_dir)), 1)
 
 
-class TestShouldNotCheckCacheForDirIfCacheMetadataDidNotChange(TestDvc):
-    def test(self):
-        remote_local_loader_spy = spy(
-            dvc.remote.local.RemoteLOCAL.load_dir_cache
-        )
-        with patch.object(
-            dvc.remote.local.RemoteLOCAL,
-            "load_dir_cache",
-            remote_local_loader_spy,
-        ):
-
-            ret = main(["config", "cache.type", "copy"])
-            self.assertEqual(ret, 0)
-
-            ret = main(["add", self.DATA_DIR])
-            self.assertEqual(ret, 0)
-            self.assertEqual(1, remote_local_loader_spy.mock.call_count)
-
-            ret = main(["status", "{}.dvc".format(self.DATA_DIR)])
-            self.assertEqual(ret, 0)
-            self.assertEqual(1, remote_local_loader_spy.mock.call_count)
-
-
 class TestShouldCollectDirCacheOnlyOnce(TestDvc):
     def test(self):
         from dvc.remote.local import RemoteLOCAL