diff --git a/dsl/pace/dsl/stencil.py b/dsl/pace/dsl/stencil.py
index 3b0bd781..51832522 100644
--- a/dsl/pace/dsl/stencil.py
+++ b/dsl/pace/dsl/stencil.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     cast,
 )
 
-import dace
 import gt4py
 import numpy as np
 from gt4py.cartesian import gtscript
@@ -322,14 +321,6 @@ def __init__(
 
         self._argument_names = tuple(inspect.getfullargspec(func).args)
 
-        if "dace" in self.stencil_config.compilation_config.backend:
-            dace.Config.set(
-                "default_build_folder",
-                value="{gt_cache}/dacecache".format(
-                    gt_cache=gt4py.cartesian.config.cache_settings["dir_name"]
-                ),
-            )
-
         assert (
             len(self._argument_names) > 0
         ), "A stencil with no arguments? You may be double decorating"