diff --git a/src/lib/server/scanner.ts b/src/lib/server/scanner.ts
index f6c4af6..5b0d498 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/scanner.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/scanner.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import {
 import { getEnvironment, getEnvSetting, getSetting } from './db';
 import { sendEventNotification } from './notifications';
 import {
-	detectHostDataDir,
 	getHostDockerSocket,
 	getHostDataDir,
 	extractUidFromSocketPath,
@@ -618,10 +617,6 @@ async function runScannerContainerCore(
 ): Promise<string> {
 	console.log(`[Scanner] Starting ${scannerType} scan for image: ${imageName}, envId: ${envId ?? 'local'}`);
 
-	// Ensure startup inspect caches are populated before we mirror Dockhand's own
-	// Docker access settings into sibling sidecars.
-	await detectHostDataDir().catch(() => null);
-
 	// Always use the base cache path — serial lock prevents concurrent conflicts
 	const basePath = scannerType === 'grype' ? '/cache/grype' : '/cache/trivy';
 	const dbPath = basePath;
diff --git a/src/routes/api/self-update/+server.ts b/src/routes/api/self-update/+server.ts
index 0b098c5..bb0889e 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/self-update/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/api/self-update/+server.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { json } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { authorize } from '$lib/server/authorize';
 import {
-	detectHostDataDir,
 	getOwnContainerId,
 	getHostDockerSocket,
 	getOwnDockerHost,
@@ -262,9 +261,6 @@ export const POST: RequestHandler = async ({ request, cookies }) => {
 		return json({ error: 'Not running in Docker' }, { status: 400 });
 	}
 
-	// Populate cached inspect data used to mirror Dockhand's own sidecar settings.
-	await detectHostDataDir().catch(() => null);
-
 	const writable = await isDockerWritable(containerId);
 	if (!writable) {
 		return json({