diff --git a/lib/6to5/util.js b/lib/6to5/util.js
index f0de51ef3a..11164e769e 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/util.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/util.js
@@ -190,8 +190,6 @@ if (fs.existsSync(templatesCacheLoc)) {
     var loc  = templatesLoc + "/" + name;
     var code = fs.readFileSync(loc, "utf8");
 
-    var template = exports.parse(loc, code);
-    exports.removeLoc(template);
-    exports.templates[key] = template;
+    exports.templates[key] = exports.parse(loc, code);
   });
 }