diff --git a/lib/datasource/npm.js b/lib/datasource/npm.js
index e18dcc74a201e89fe6c7d7203a75961f3b1a61bc..317d90f4cc89d2203cbdc48d9a8e0b5778e7d3f7 100644
--- a/lib/datasource/npm.js
+++ b/lib/datasource/npm.js
@@ -165,11 +165,8 @@ async function getDependency(name, retries = 5) {
 
   // Retrieve from API if not cached
   try {
-    // TODO: cache scoped packages once npmjs cache time is fixed for scoped packages
-    // Ref: https://npm.community/t/scoped-packages-have-latest-version-disappear-temporarily-soon-after-publish/633/7
-    const useCache = !(process.env.RENOVATE_SKIP_CACHE || name.startsWith('@'));
     const raw = await got(pkgUrl, {
-      cache: useCache ? map : undefined,
+      cache: process.env.RENOVATE_SKIP_CACHE ? undefined : map,
       json: true,
       retries: 5,
       headers,