diff --git a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
index bf12b2dc..341985f3 100755
--- a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
+++ b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
@@ -408,16 +408,12 @@ prompt_background_jobs() {
   local n && n="${(fw)#$(jobs -rd)}" && ((n > 1)) || return
   (( n /= 2 ))
 
-  local cache_key="$0 $n"
-  if ! _p9k_cache_get $cache_key; then
-    if [[ "$POWERLEVEL9K_BACKGROUND_JOBS_VERBOSE" == "true" &&
-          ("$n" -gt 1 || "$POWERLEVEL9K_BACKGROUND_JOBS_VERBOSE_ALWAYS" == "true") ]]; then
-      _p9k_cache_set $cache_key $n
-    else
-      _p9k_cache_set $cache_key ''
-    fi
+  local prompt=''
+  if [[ "$POWERLEVEL9K_BACKGROUND_JOBS_VERBOSE" == "true" &&
+        ("$n" -gt 1 || "$POWERLEVEL9K_BACKGROUND_JOBS_VERBOSE_ALWAYS" == "true") ]]; then
+    prompt=$n
   fi
-  "$1_prompt_segment" "$0" "$2" "$DEFAULT_COLOR" "cyan" "$_P9K_RETVAL" 'BACKGROUND_JOBS_ICON'
+  "$1_prompt_segment" "$0" "$2" "$DEFAULT_COLOR" "cyan" "$prompt" 'BACKGROUND_JOBS_ICON'
 }
 
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