diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 970f2bb..f935dc8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ hoodie install global-share
 # Cloned from https://github.com/hoodiehq/global-share
 ```
 
-+ `hoodie cache`
-Manipulates local cache.
-
 + `hoodie reset`
 Resets hoodie server password.
 
diff --git a/doc/cli/help.cache.txt b/doc/cli/help.cache.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index f43c778..0000000
--- a/doc/cli/help.cache.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-Manipulates local cache
-
-Usage:
-  $0 cache <command>
-
-Arguments:
-  <command>  Command to perform on the cache (`list` or `clean`)
diff --git a/doc/cli/help.new.txt b/doc/cli/help.new.txt
index 674da0a..a2392b0 100644
--- a/doc/cli/help.new.txt
+++ b/doc/cli/help.new.txt
@@ -5,11 +5,18 @@ Usage:
   $0 new <name> [<template>]
   $0 new -n <name> [-t <template>]
   $0 new -n <name> [-t <template>] [-p <plugin>...]
-  
+
 Options:
-  -n | --name <name>          Application name.
-  -t | --template <template>  Template name (default: "hoodiehq/my-first-hoodie").
-  -p | --plugins <plugin>...  Installs hoodie plugin(s).
-  -k | --keep-git             Keeps .git folder in cached checkout.
-  --use-ssh                   Will install from `git@github.com:user/repo.git`.
-  -v | --verbose              Verbose output.
+
+  --name, -n <name>           application name
+  --template, -t <template>   template name (default: "hoodiehq/my-first-hoodie")
+  --plugins, -p <plugin(s)>   installs hoodie plugin(s)
+  --use-ssh                   will install from `git@github.com:user/repo.git`
+  --verbose, -v               verbose output
+
+Examples:
+
+  $ $0 new
+  $ $0 new hoodieapp
+  $ $0 new -n hoodieapp -t "50p/my-fresh-hoodie-yo"
+  $ $0 new -n hoodieapp -t "50p/my-fresh-hoodie-yo" -p "users,shares,cheesecake"
diff --git a/doc/cli/help.txt b/doc/cli/help.txt
index 5263548..0fb9c7a 100644
--- a/doc/cli/help.txt
+++ b/doc/cli/help.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ Usage:
   $0 start
   $0 install <plugin>...
   $0 uninstall <plugin>...
-  $0 cache
   $0 reset
   $0 -h | --help
   $0 -v | --verbose
diff --git a/lib/cli.js b/lib/cli.js
index 4dbef6d..b4f328a 100644
--- a/lib/cli.js
+++ b/lib/cli.js
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ CLI.prototype.uninstall = require('./cli/uninstall');
 CLI.prototype.help = require('./cli/help');
 CLI.prototype.start = require('./cli/start');
 CLI.prototype.reset = require('./cli/reset');
-CLI.prototype.cache = require('./cli/cache');
 
 CLI.prototype.unknown = require('./cli/unknown');
 CLI.prototype.version = require('./cli/version');
diff --git a/lib/cli/cache.js b/lib/cli/cache.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f0b42e..0000000
--- a/lib/cli/cache.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-var hoodie = require('../main');
-
-//
-// $ hoodie cache
-//
-// Clean hoodie-cli cache
-//
-// Options:
-//
-//  - `argv` {Object} is an optimist object.
-//   - `callback` {Function} is a completion callback.
-//     - `e` {Error} is null unless there was an error.
-//
-
-module.exports = function(argv, callback) {
-
-  // display help on $ hoodie cache
-  if (argv._.length <= 1) {
-    argv._.unshift('help');
-    this.argv(argv, callback);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  var data = {
-    arg: argv._[1] || argv.list
-  };
-
-
-  // clean cache
-  hoodie.cache(data, function(err) {
-    callback(err);
-  });
-
-};
diff --git a/lib/cli/new.js b/lib/cli/new.js
index d95794a..71ca99d 100644
--- a/lib/cli/new.js
+++ b/lib/cli/new.js
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ module.exports = function(argv, callback) {
     name: argv._[1] || argv.name || argv.n,
     template: argv._[2] || argv.template || argv.t,
     plugins: argv._[3] || argv.plugins || argv.p,
-    keep: argv['keep-git'] || argv.keep || argv.k,
     ssh: argv['use-ssh'] || argv.s,
     verbose: argv.verbose || argv.v
   };
diff --git a/lib/cli/util/notifier.js b/lib/cli/util/notifier.js
index 62b805a..fe877ca 100644
--- a/lib/cli/util/notifier.js
+++ b/lib/cli/util/notifier.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 var updateNotifier = require('update-notifier');
+var pkg = require('../../../package.json');
 
 module.exports = function() {
 
   var notifier = updateNotifier({
-    packagePath: '../../../package',
+    packageName: pkg.name,
+    packageVersion: pkg.version,
     updateCheckInterval: 1000 * 60 * 60 * 1 // 1 hr
   });
 
@@ -12,3 +14,4 @@ module.exports = function() {
   }
 
 };
+
diff --git a/lib/hoodie.js b/lib/hoodie.js
index 6ca5870..c84c3a8 100644
--- a/lib/hoodie.js
+++ b/lib/hoodie.js
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ function Hoodie() {
   this.uninstall = require('./hoodie/uninstall').exec(this);
   this.start = require('./hoodie/start').exec(this);
   this.reset = require('./hoodie/reset').exec(this);
-  this.cache = require('./hoodie/cache').exec(this);
   this.version = require('./hoodie/version').exec(this);
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/hoodie/cache.js b/lib/hoodie/cache.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 42b8d47..0000000
--- a/lib/hoodie/cache.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-var Command = require('./util/command');
-var dirUtils = require('./util/dir');
-
-var util = require('util');
-var fs = require('graceful-fs');
-var rmrf = require('rimraf');
-
-
-function CreateCommand() {
-  return Command.apply(this, arguments);
-}
-
-util.inherits(CreateCommand, Command);
-
-//
-// List and clear cache
-//
-// Options:
-//
-//   - `options` {Object} is data required to create an app
-//   - [`callback`] {Function} is triggered after creating the app.
-//     - `e` {Error} is null unless there is an error.
-//
-// Returns:
-//
-//   {hoodie} for chaining.
-///
-
-CreateCommand.prototype.run = function(options, callback) {
-
-  // optional callback
-  callback = callback || function() {};
-
-  // install plugin
-  this.execute(options, callback);
-
-  return this.hoodie;
-};
-
-CreateCommand.prototype.list = function() {
-
-  fs.readdir(dirUtils.getCacheDir(), function (err, files) {
-
-    // if there are no errors and the directory is not empty
-    // attempt to list cache contents.
-    if (err === null || err.code !== 'ENOENT') {
-      files.forEach(function(file) {
-        if (!(/^\./).test(file)) {
-          console.log(file);
-        }
-      });
-    }
-
-  });
-
-};
-
-CreateCommand.prototype.clean = function() {
-  var self = this;
-  var rmPath = dirUtils.getCacheDir();
-
-  fs.readdir(dirUtils.getCacheDir(), function (err, files) {
-
-    self.hoodie.emit('info', 'cleaning cache...');
-
-    if (!(/^\./).test(files)) {
-
-      rmrf(rmPath, function(err) {
-
-        if (err) {
-          self.hoodie.emit('warn', 'something\'s gone wrong');
-          process.exit(1);
-          throw err;
-        }
-        self.hoodie.emit('info', 'done');
-      });
-
-    }
-
-  });
-
-};
-
-//
-// Execute.
-//
-CreateCommand.prototype.execute = function(options) {
-
-  var self = this;
-  var cmd = {
-    list: function() {
-      self.list();
-    },
-
-    clean: function() {
-      self.clean();
-    }
-  };
-
-  cmd[options.arg]();
-
-};
-
-module.exports = {
-  exec: function(hoodie) {
-    return new CreateCommand(hoodie);
-  }
-};
-
diff --git a/lib/hoodie/install.js b/lib/hoodie/install.js
index ca5fcbc..53d0974 100644
--- a/lib/hoodie/install.js
+++ b/lib/hoodie/install.js
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ CreateCommand.prototype.execute = function(options) {
 
     async.map(pluginsArr, function (p, cb) {
 
-
       var pluginName = p.trim();
 
       if (pluginName.match('hoodie-plugin-')) {
@@ -140,6 +139,7 @@ CreateCommand.prototype.execute = function(options) {
         }
         self.hoodie.emit('info', 'Successfully updated package.json');
       });
+
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/hoodie/new.js b/lib/hoodie/new.js
index 2545682..d10b57f 100644
--- a/lib/hoodie/new.js
+++ b/lib/hoodie/new.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 var Command = require('./util/command');
 var npmutils = require('./util/npm');
-var gitUtils = require('./util/git');
 var dirUtils = require('./util/dir');
 
 var util = require('util');
@@ -16,10 +15,6 @@ function CreateCommand() {
 
 util.inherits(CreateCommand, Command);
 
-function appDir(options) {
-  return path.join(options.cwd, options.name);
-}
-
 //
 // Create a New App.
 //
@@ -57,38 +52,12 @@ CreateCommand.prototype.run = function(options, callback) {
     uri: undefined
   };
 
-  if (customTmpl) {
-    var slug = customTmpl.split('/');
-
-    if (customTmpl.indexOf('/') < 0 || slug.length > 2) {
-      this.hoodie.emit('err', 'The provided template "' + customTmpl  + '" is not a valid GitHub slug.');
-      return callback(new Error());
-    }
-
-    options.template.entity = slug[0];
-
-    slug = slug[1].split('#');
-
-    options.template.repo = slug[0];
-    options.template.branch = slug[1];
-  }
-
   options.template.uri = dirUtils.buildGitURI(options);
   options.plugins = options.plugins || [];
   options.cwd = process.cwd();
-  options.cacheDir = dirUtils.getCacheDir();
-
-  options.gitArgs = [
-    'clone',
-    '--depth=1',
-    options.template.uri,
-    options.cacheDir + options.template.repo || 'my-first-hoodie'
-  ];
 
   options.npmArgs = [
-    'install',
-    '--production',
-    '--cache-min 99999999'
+    'install'
   ];
 
   options.execArgs = {
@@ -98,8 +67,7 @@ CreateCommand.prototype.run = function(options, callback) {
 
   if (options.verbose) {
     options.execArgs.silent = false;
-    options.npmArgs.push('--loglevel', 'silly');
-    options.gitArgs.push('--verbose');
+    options.npmArgs.push('--loglevel', 'debug');
   }
 
   // optional callback
@@ -111,63 +79,62 @@ CreateCommand.prototype.run = function(options, callback) {
 
 };
 
-//
-// fetch my-first-hoodie
-//
 CreateCommand.prototype.fetch = function (options, ctx, callback) {
 
   var self = ctx;
 
-  // TODO: some semver check for whether the version we have
-  // cached is out of date..
-  //
-
-  // skip checkout if we already have a copy
-  //
-  if (!fs.existsSync(options.cacheDir + options.template.repo)) {
+  self.hoodie.emit('info', 'Fetching template... This may take some time.');
 
+  shell.exec(
+    npmutils.bin() + ' ' + options.npmArgs.join(' ') + ' ' + options.template.template,
+    options.execArgs,
+    function (err) {
 
-    if (options.template.branch) {
-      options.gitArgs.push('-b', options.template.branch);
+    if (err) {
+      self.hoodie.emit('warn', 'Error fetching template:');
+      return callback(err);
     }
 
-    shell.exec(gitUtils.bin() + ' ' + options.gitArgs.join(' '), options.execArgs, function(err) {
-
-      if (err) {
-        self.hoodie.emit('error', 'Could not fetch project from ' + options.template.uri);
-        return callback(err);
-      }
-
-      return callback(null);
-
-    });
+    // if we receive a plugins array, lets install those as well.
+    //if (options.plugins.length) {
+      //self.hoodie.install(options);
+    //}
 
-  } else {
     return callback(null);
-  }
+
+  });
 
 };
 
-//
-// Copy template directory to target location.
-//
-Command.prototype.copyToCwd = function (options, ctx, callback) {
+Command.prototype.mkdir = function (options, ctx, callback) {
 
   var self = ctx;
-  var srcDir = options.cacheDir + options.template.repo;
-  var targetDir = appDir(options);
+  var targetDir = dirUtils.appDir(options);
 
   try {
     shell.mkdir('-p', path.dirname(targetDir));
+    callback();
   } catch(e) {
     self.hoodie.emit('err', 'directory already exists');
     return callback(new Error());
   }
 
+};
+
+//
+// Copy template directory to target location.
+//
+Command.prototype.copyToCwd = function (options, ctx, callback) {
+
+  var self = ctx;
+  var srcDir = path.resolve(path.join('node_modules', options.template.template));
+  var targetDir = dirUtils.appDir(options);
+
   try {
-    self.hoodie.emit('info', 'preparing ' + options.name + ' ...');
+    self.hoodie.emit('info', 'Preparing: ' + options.name + ' ...');
     shell.cp('-R', srcDir + '/.', targetDir);
   } catch(err) {
+    self.hoodie.emit('err', 'cannot copy directory ');
     callback(err);
     return;
   }
@@ -183,26 +150,19 @@ CreateCommand.prototype.cleanup = function(options, ctx, callback) {
 
   var self = ctx;
 
-  if (!options.keep) {
-
-    var dotGit = appDir(options) + '/.git';
-    rmrf(dotGit, function(err) {
-
-      if (err) {
-        self.hoodie.emit('warn', 'Could not remove folder:');
-        return callback(err);
-      }
+  rmrf(path.resolve(path.join('node_modules', options.template.template)), function (err) {
 
-      self.hoodie.emit('info', 'removing .git folder');
-    });
+    if (err) {
+      self.hoodie.emit('error', 'Could not remove temporary template.');
+      return callback(err);
+    }
 
-  }
+    return callback(null);
 
-  return callback(null);
+  });
 
 };
 
-
 //
 // Rename.
 //
@@ -210,7 +170,7 @@ CreateCommand.prototype.rename = function (options, ctx, callback) {
 
   var self = ctx;
 
-  process.chdir(appDir(options));
+  process.chdir(dirUtils.appDir(options));
 
   var isPackageJson = function(filename) {
     return filename.match(/\.json$/);
@@ -249,34 +209,6 @@ CreateCommand.prototype.rename = function (options, ctx, callback) {
 
 };
 
-//
-// Install npm dependencies
-//
-CreateCommand.prototype.deps = function (options, ctx, callback) {
-
-  var self = ctx;
-
-  process.chdir(appDir(options));
-
-  self.hoodie.emit('info', 'fetching npm dependencies');
-
-  shell.exec(npmutils.bin() + ' ' + options.npmArgs.join(' '), options.execArgs, function(err) {
-    if (err) {
-      self.hoodie.emit('warn', 'Error installing dependencies:');
-      return callback(err);
-    }
-
-    // if we receive a plugins array, lets install those as well.
-    if (options.plugins.length) {
-      self.hoodie.install(options);
-    }
-
-    return callback(null);
-
-  });
-
-};
-
 //
 // Execute.
 //
@@ -285,25 +217,18 @@ CreateCommand.prototype.execute = function (options) {
   var self = this;
 
   async.applyEachSeries([
-    dirUtils.ensureCacheDir,
     self.fetch,
+    self.mkdir,
     self.copyToCwd,
     self.cleanup,
-    self.rename,
-    self.deps
+    self.rename
   ], options, self, function (err) {
 
     if (err) {
 
       var errStr = '\nSomething\'s wrong here...\n' +
         '\n' +
-        'Try running the following commands to resolve possible issues:\n' +
-        '\n' +
-        '  hoodie cache clean\n' +
-        '\n' +
-        '  npm cache clean\n' +
-        '\n' +
-        'If none of the above works, run \"hoodie new ' + options.name + ' --verbose\"\n' +
+        'Run \"hoodie new ' + options.name + ' --verbose\"\n' +
         'and come talk to us on freenode #hoodie \n';
 
       self.hoodie.emit('error', errStr);
@@ -311,10 +236,9 @@ CreateCommand.prototype.execute = function (options) {
       throw err;
     }
 
-    self.hoodie.emit('info', 'created project at', path.join(options.cwd, options.name));
+    self.hoodie.emit('info', 'Created project at', path.join(options.cwd, options.name));
 
-    var sucStr = 'Installed all dependencies\n' +
-      '\nYou can now start using your hoodie app\n' +
+    var sucStr = 'You can now start using your hoodie app\n' +
       '\n' +
       '  cd ' + options.name + '\n' +
       '  hoodie start\n';
diff --git a/lib/hoodie/util/dir.js b/lib/hoodie/util/dir.js
index f958405..4487797 100644
--- a/lib/hoodie/util/dir.js
+++ b/lib/hoodie/util/dir.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 var path = require('path');
-var fs = require('fs');
-var shell = require('shelljs');
 
 //
 // get is cache dir
@@ -18,24 +16,11 @@ exports.getCacheDir = function () {
 };
 
 
-//
-// Ensure the cache directory exists. For first install on Windows, it doesn't.
-//
-exports.ensureCacheDir = function (options, ctx, callback) {
-  var cacheDir = exports.getCacheDir();
-
-  if (!fs.existsSync(cacheDir)) {
-    shell.mkdir('-p', cacheDir);
-  }
-
-  return callback(null);
-};
-
 //
 // build repo url
 //
 exports.buildGitURI = function (options) {
-  var protocols = ['https://', 'git@'];
+  var protocols = ['git@', 'https://'];
   var separator = ['/', ':'];
   var host = 'github.com';
 
@@ -45,3 +30,12 @@ exports.buildGitURI = function (options) {
   return cProtocol + host + cSeparator + options.template.entity + separator[0] + options.template.repo + '.git';
 };
 
+
+//
+// returns application name
+//
+
+exports.appDir = function (options) {
+  return path.join(options.cwd, options.name);
+};
+
diff --git a/lib/hoodie/util/npm.js b/lib/hoodie/util/npm.js
index 8f8cdb0..9936d98 100644
--- a/lib/hoodie/util/npm.js
+++ b/lib/hoodie/util/npm.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 var shell = require('shelljs');
-var npm = require('npm');
-var semver = require('semver');
 
 exports.bin = function () {
 
@@ -19,26 +17,3 @@ exports.bin = function () {
 
 };
 
-
-//
-// determine whether a given npm package is out of date
-//
-exports.isOutdated = function (pkg, callback) {
-
-  npm.load({}, function() {
-
-    npm.commands.view([pkg.name, 'dist-tags.latest'], true, function (err, pkgMeta) {
-      var latest = Object.keys(pkgMeta)[0];
-      var current = pkg.version;
-
-      if (err) {
-        return callback(err, null);
-      }
-
-      return callback(null, semver.gt(latest, current));
-    });
-
-  });
-
-};
-
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ad88223..d6fa5fe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,20 +4,20 @@
   "version": "0.5.1",
   "preferGlobal": true,
   "dependencies": {
-    "colors": "0.6.x",
-    "optimist": "0.6.x",
-    "cli-color": "0.2.2",
-    "prompt": "0.2.12",
-    "update-notifier": "0.1.3",
-    "open": "0.0.4",
-    "async": "0.2.9",
-    "graceful-fs": "2.0.1",
-    "underscore": "1.5.2",
-    "rimraf": "2.2.2",
-    "shelljs": "0.2.6",
-    "ini": "1.1.0",
-    "semver": "2.2.1",
-    "npm": "1.4.2"
+    "async": "^0.9.0",
+    "cli-color": "^0.3.2",
+    "colors": "^0.6.2",
+    "graceful-fs": "^3.0.2",
+    "ini": "^1.2.1",
+    "npm": "^1.4.21",
+    "open": "0.0.5",
+    "optimist": "^0.6.1",
+    "prompt": "^0.2.13",
+    "rimraf": "^2.2.8",
+    "semver": "^2.3.1",
+    "shelljs": "^0.3.0",
+    "underscore": "^1.6.0",
+    "update-notifier": "^0.2.0"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=0.10.22"
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   "keywords": [
     "cli",
     "hoodie",
-    "hood.io",
+    "hood.ie",
     "hoodie.js"
   ],
   "repository": {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   },
   "author": {
     "name": "Sven Lito",
-    "email": "me@svenlito.com"
+    "email": "sven@thehoodiefirm.com"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "expect.js": "^0.3.1",
diff --git a/spec/cli/cache.spec.js b/spec/cli/cache.spec.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c43a57c..0000000
--- a/spec/cli/cache.spec.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-var hoodie = require('../../lib/main');
-var CLI = require('../../lib/cli');
-var cli;
-var stdout;
-var args;
-
-var expect = require('expect.js');
-
-/*
- * Specification: $ hoodie cache
- */
-
-describe('hoodie cache', function() {
-
-  beforeEach(function() {
-    cli = new CLI();
-    this.sandbox.spy(process.stdout, 'write');
-    stdout = process.stdout.write;
-  });
-
-  describe('$ hoodie help', function() {
-    it('should include the command', function() {
-      cli.argv({ _: ['help'] });
-      expect(process.stdout.write.args[9]).to.match(/Usage/);
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('$ hoodie cache --help', function() {
-    it('should output usage info', function() {
-      cli.argv({ _: ['cache'], help: true });
-      expect(process.stdout.write.args[9]).to.match(/Usage/);
-    });
-  });
-
-});
-
-
-/*
- * Specification: $ hoodie cache <command>
- */
-
-describe('hoodie cache <command>', function() {
-
-  beforeEach(function() {
-    cli = new CLI();
-    this.sandbox.spy(process.stdout, 'write');
-    this.sandbox.stub(hoodie, 'cache');
-  });
-
-});
diff --git a/spec/cli/new.spec.js b/spec/cli/new.spec.js
index e6dcc61..c9e312a 100644
--- a/spec/cli/new.spec.js
+++ b/spec/cli/new.spec.js
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ describe('hoodie new <name>', function() {
         name: 'appname',
         template: undefined,
         plugins: undefined,
-        keep: undefined,
         ssh: undefined,
         verbose: undefined
       };
@@ -75,7 +74,6 @@ describe('hoodie new <name>', function() {
         name: 'appname',
         template: undefined,
         plugins: undefined,
-        keep: undefined,
         ssh: undefined,
         verbose: true
       };
@@ -91,11 +89,10 @@ describe('hoodie new <name>', function() {
         name: 'appname',
         template: undefined,
         plugins: undefined,
-        keep: true,
         ssh: undefined,
         verbose: true
       };
-      cli.argv({ _: ['new', 'appname'], verbose: true, keep: true});
+      cli.argv({ _: ['new', 'appname'], verbose: true});
       expect(hoodie.new.args[0][0]).to.eql(args);
       expect(hoodie.new.args[0][1]).to.be.a('function');
     });
@@ -107,7 +104,6 @@ describe('hoodie new <name>', function() {
         name: 'appname',
         template: '50p/massive-hoodie-yo',
         plugins: undefined,
-        keep: undefined,
         ssh: undefined,
         verbose: undefined
       };
@@ -123,7 +119,6 @@ describe('hoodie new <name>', function() {
         name: 'appname',
         template: '50p/massive-hoodie-yo',
         plugins: undefined,
-        keep: undefined,
         ssh: undefined,
         verbose: undefined
       };
@@ -139,7 +134,6 @@ describe('hoodie new <name>', function() {
         name: 'appname',
         template: '50p/massive-hoodie-yo#zipper',
         plugins: undefined,
-        keep: undefined,
         ssh: undefined,
         verbose: undefined
       };
@@ -155,7 +149,6 @@ describe('hoodie new <name>', function() {
         name: 'appname',
         template: '50p/massive-hoodie-yo',
         plugins: undefined,
-        keep: undefined,
         ssh: undefined,
         verbose: undefined
       };
@@ -171,7 +164,6 @@ describe('hoodie new <name>', function() {
         name: 'appname',
         template: '50p/massive-hoodie-yo',
         plugins: 'users',
-        keep: undefined,
         ssh: undefined,
         verbose: undefined
       };
@@ -187,7 +179,6 @@ describe('hoodie new <name>', function() {
         name: 'appname',
         template: '50p/massive-hoodie-yo',
         plugins: 'users,shares',
-        keep: undefined,
         ssh: undefined,
         verbose: undefined
       };
diff --git a/spec/hoodie/cache.spec.js b/spec/hoodie/cache.spec.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e266500..0000000
--- a/spec/hoodie/cache.spec.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-var Hoodie = require('../../lib/hoodie');
-var hoodie;
-var options;
-
-var expect = require('expect.js');
-
-/*
- * Specification: hoodie.cache(options, [callback])
- */
-
-describe('hoodie.cache(options, [callback])', function() {
-
-  beforeEach(function() {
-    hoodie = new Hoodie();
-    options = {
-      plugin: 'hoodieapp',
-      verbose: undefined
-    };
-  });
-
-  describe('successfully cache a plugin', function() {
-
-    beforeEach(function() {
-      this.sandbox.stub(hoodie, 'cache').returns(function(options, callback) {
-        callback(null);
-      });
-    });
-
-    it('should trigger called without an error', function() {
-      hoodie.cache(options, function(e) {
-        expect(e).to.eql(null);
-      });
-    });
-
-    it('should trigger callback with an error', function() {
-      hoodie.cache(options, function(e) {
-        expect(e).to.eql(null);
-      });
-    });
-
-  });
-
-});
diff --git a/spec/runner.js b/spec/runner.js
index 6aa4fbe..3dc3adb 100644
--- a/spec/runner.js
+++ b/spec/runner.js
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ require('./cli/start.spec');
 require('./cli/reset.spec');
 require('./cli/uninstall.spec');
 require('./cli/unknown.spec');
-require('./cli/cache.spec');
 require('./hoodie/install.spec');
 require('./hoodie/new.spec');
 require('./hoodie/start.spec');
 require('./hoodie/uninstall.spec');
 require('./hoodie/reset.spec');
-require('./hoodie/cache.spec');