diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 9c26c7f8e6..05645c3d77 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
     mod_keystore_backend,
     mod_mam_cassandra_arch_params,
     mod_mam_cassandra_prefs_params, mod_mam_muc_cassandra_arch_params,
-    mod_pubsub_cache_backend,
     mod_pubsub_db_backend, mod_revproxy_dynamic,
     mod_roster_backend, mod_routing_machine,
     mod_shared_roster, mongoose_rdbms_type,
diff --git a/src/pubsub/mod_pubsub.erl b/src/pubsub/mod_pubsub.erl
index 56c5e0b2db..d243d55107 100644
--- a/src/pubsub/mod_pubsub.erl
+++ b/src/pubsub/mod_pubsub.erl
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@
 -export([config_metrics/1]).
 
 -define(MOD_PUBSUB_DB_BACKEND, mod_pubsub_db_backend).
--define(MOD_PUBSUB_CACHE_BACKEND, mod_pubsub_cache_backend).
 -ignore_xref([
     {?MOD_PUBSUB_DB_BACKEND, transaction, 2},
     {?MOD_PUBSUB_DB_BACKEND, get_user_nodes, 2},
@@ -120,10 +119,6 @@
     {?MOD_PUBSUB_DB_BACKEND, start, 0},
     {?MOD_PUBSUB_DB_BACKEND, set_subscription_opts, 4},
     {?MOD_PUBSUB_DB_BACKEND, stop, 0},
-    {?MOD_PUBSUB_CACHE_BACKEND, get_last_item, 2},
-    {?MOD_PUBSUB_CACHE_BACKEND, upsert_last_item, 5},
-    {?MOD_PUBSUB_CACHE_BACKEND, start, 1},
-    {?MOD_PUBSUB_CACHE_BACKEND, delete_last_item, 2},
     affiliation_to_string/1, caps_recognised/4, config/3, create_node/7, default_host/0,
     delete_item/4, delete_node/3, disco_local_features/1, disco_sm_features/1,
     disco_sm_identity/1, disco_sm_items/1, extended_error/3, get_cached_item/2,
@@ -4140,14 +4135,10 @@ maybe_start_cache_module(ServerHost, Opts) ->
     case proplists:get_value(last_item_cache, Opts, false) of
         false ->
             ok;
-        Backend ->
-            start_cache_module(ServerHost, Backend)
+        _Backend ->
+            mod_pubsub_cache_backend:start(ServerHost, Opts)
     end.
 
-start_cache_module(ServerHost, Backend) ->
-    gen_mod:start_backend_module(mod_pubsub_cache, [{backend, Backend}],
-         [upsert_last_item, delete_last_item, get_last_item]),
-    mod_pubsub_cache_backend:start(ServerHost).
 
 is_last_item_cache_enabled(Host) ->
     case cache_backend(Host) of
diff --git a/src/pubsub/mod_pubsub_cache.erl b/src/pubsub/mod_pubsub_cache.erl
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d0234bb96..0000000000
--- a/src/pubsub/mod_pubsub_cache.erl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
--module(mod_pubsub_cache).
-
--ignore_xref([behaviour_info/1]).
-
-%%====================================================================
-%% Behaviour callbacks
-%%====================================================================
-
-%% ------------------------ Backend start/stop ------------------------
-
--callback start(jid:lserver()) -> ok.
-
--callback stop() -> ok.
-
--callback upsert_last_item(ServerHost :: binary(),
-                           Nidx :: mod_pubsub:nodeIdx(),
-                           ItemID :: mod_pubsub:itemId(),
-                           Publisher:: jid:jid(),
-                           Payload :: mod_pubsub:payload()) -> ok | {error, Reason :: term()}.
-
--callback delete_last_item(ServerHost :: binary(),
-                           Nidx :: mod_pubsub:nodeIdx()) -> ok | {error, Reason :: term()}.
-
--callback get_last_item(ServerHost :: binary(),
-                        Nidx :: mod_pubsub:nodeIdx()) ->
-    {ok, LastItem :: mod_pubsub:pubsubLastItem()} | {error, Reason :: term()}.
-
diff --git a/src/pubsub/mod_pubsub_cache_backend.erl b/src/pubsub/mod_pubsub_cache_backend.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ceec3e9804
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pubsub/mod_pubsub_cache_backend.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+-module(mod_pubsub_cache_backend).
+
+-export([start/2,
+         stop/1,
+         upsert_last_item/5,
+         delete_last_item/2,
+         get_last_item/2]).
+
+-ignore_xref([stop/1]).
+
+-define(MAIN_MODULE, mod_pubsub_cache).
+
+%%====================================================================
+%% Behaviour callbacks
+%%====================================================================
+
+%% ------------------------ Backend start/stop ------------------------
+
+-callback start(jid:lserver()) -> ok.
+
+-callback stop() -> ok.
+
+-callback upsert_last_item(ServerHost :: binary(),
+                           Nidx :: mod_pubsub:nodeIdx(),
+                           ItemID :: mod_pubsub:itemId(),
+                           Publisher :: jid:jid(),
+                           Payload :: mod_pubsub:payload()) -> ok | {error, Reason :: term()}.
+
+-callback delete_last_item(ServerHost :: binary(),
+                           Nidx :: mod_pubsub:nodeIdx()) -> ok | {error, Reason :: term()}.
+
+-callback get_last_item(ServerHost :: binary(),
+                        Nidx :: mod_pubsub:nodeIdx()) ->
+    {ok, LastItem :: mod_pubsub:pubsubLastItem()} | {error, Reason :: term()}.
+
+-spec start(jid:lserver(), gen_mod:module_opts()) -> ok.
+start(ServerHost, Opts) ->
+    TrackedFuns = [upsert_last_item, delete_last_item, get_last_item],
+    mongoose_backend:init_per_host_type(ServerHost, ?MAIN_MODULE, TrackedFuns, Opts),
+    Args = [ServerHost],
+    mongoose_backend:call(ServerHost, ?MAIN_MODULE, ?FUNCTION_NAME, Args).
+
+-spec stop(jid:lserver()) -> ok.
+stop(ServerHost) ->
+    mongoose_backend:call(ServerHost, ?MAIN_MODULE, ?FUNCTION_NAME, []).
+
+-spec upsert_last_item(ServerHost :: binary(),
+                       Nidx :: mod_pubsub:nodeIdx(),
+                       ItemID :: mod_pubsub:itemId(),
+                       Publisher :: jid:jid(),
+                       Payload :: mod_pubsub:payload()) -> ok | {error, Reason :: term()}.
+upsert_last_item(ServerHost, Nidx, ItemID, Publisher, Payload) ->
+    Args = [ServerHost, Nidx, ItemID, Publisher, Payload],
+    mongoose_backend:call_tracked(ServerHost, ?MAIN_MODULE, ?FUNCTION_NAME, Args).
+
+-spec delete_last_item(ServerHost :: binary(),
+                       Nidx :: mod_pubsub:nodeIdx()) -> ok | {error, Reason :: term()}.
+delete_last_item(ServerHost, Nidx) ->
+    Args = [ServerHost, Nidx],
+    mongoose_backend:call_tracked(ServerHost, ?MAIN_MODULE, ?FUNCTION_NAME, Args).
+
+-spec get_last_item(ServerHost :: binary(),
+                    Nidx :: mod_pubsub:nodeIdx()) ->
+                       {ok, LastItem :: mod_pubsub:pubsubLastItem()} | {error, Reason :: term()}.
+get_last_item(ServerHost, Nidx) ->
+    Args = [ServerHost, Nidx],
+    mongoose_backend:call_tracked(ServerHost, ?MAIN_MODULE, ?FUNCTION_NAME, Args).
diff --git a/src/pubsub/mod_pubsub_cache_mnesia.erl b/src/pubsub/mod_pubsub_cache_mnesia.erl
index 7291401b88..fff003623e 100644
--- a/src/pubsub/mod_pubsub_cache_mnesia.erl
+++ b/src/pubsub/mod_pubsub_cache_mnesia.erl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -module(mod_pubsub_cache_mnesia).
 
--behaviour(mod_pubsub_cache).
+-behaviour(mod_pubsub_cache_backend).
 
 -include("pubsub.hrl").
 -include("jlib.hrl").
diff --git a/src/pubsub/mod_pubsub_cache_rdbms.erl b/src/pubsub/mod_pubsub_cache_rdbms.erl
index 1a0ca5caf0..1ed6d4db60 100644
--- a/src/pubsub/mod_pubsub_cache_rdbms.erl
+++ b/src/pubsub/mod_pubsub_cache_rdbms.erl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -module(mod_pubsub_cache_rdbms).
 
--behaviour(mod_pubsub_cache).
+-behaviour(mod_pubsub_cache_backend).
 
 -include("pubsub.hrl").
 -include("jlib.hrl").