diff --git a/includes/EchoBackend.php b/includes/EchoBackend.php
index 2ee2ba113..d1d212349 100644
--- a/includes/EchoBackend.php
+++ b/includes/EchoBackend.php
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
  */
 abstract class MWEchoBackend {
 
-	private static $cache = array();
-
 	/**
 	 * Factory to initialize a backend class
 	 * @param $backend string
@@ -24,11 +22,7 @@ abstract class MWEchoBackend {
 			throw new MWException( "$backend backend is not supported" );
 		}
 
-		if ( !isset( self::$cache[$backend] ) ) {
-			self::$cache[$backend] = new $className();
-		}
-
-		return self::$cache[$backend];
+		return new $className();
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/includes/EmailBundler.php b/includes/EmailBundler.php
index 3fa5f0179..89d36dd65 100644
--- a/includes/EmailBundler.php
+++ b/includes/EmailBundler.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ abstract class MWEchoEmailBundler {
 		$className = 'MW' . $wgEchoBackendName . 'EchoEmailBundler';
 
 		if ( !class_exists( $className ) ) {
-			throw new MWException( "$wgEchoBackendName email batch is not supported!" );
+			throw new MWException( "$wgEchoBackendName email bundler is not supported!" );
 		}
 
 		return $className;
@@ -131,11 +131,7 @@ abstract class MWEchoEmailBundler {
 			return $this->emailInterval + 600;
 		}
 
-		static $now;
-
-		if ( !$now ) {
-			$now = wfTimestamp( TS_UNIX );
-		}
+		$now = wfTimestamp( TS_UNIX );
 
 		return $now - wfTimestamp( TS_UNIX, $this->timestamp );
 	}