diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/config/CFMetaData.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/config/CFMetaData.java
index 705b104cfb..2874433cf3 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/config/CFMetaData.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/config/CFMetaData.java
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ public final class CFMetaData
                               BytesType.instance,
                               DEFAULT_MIN_COMPACTION_THRESHOLD,
                               DEFAULT_MAX_COMPACTION_THRESHOLD,
-                              DEFAULT_ROW_CACHE_SAVE_PERIOD_IN_SECONDS,
-                              DEFAULT_KEY_CACHE_SAVE_PERIOD_IN_SECONDS,
+                              0,
+                              0,
                               DEFAULT_MEMTABLE_LIFETIME_IN_MINS,
                               memtableThroughPutInMB,
                               sizeMemtableOperations(memtableThroughPutInMB),