diff --git a/superset/__init__.py b/superset/__init__.py
index 3e26c3fb74b45..2d76afd5284bd 100644
--- a/superset/__init__.py
+++ b/superset/__init__.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #  then initialize it in app.create_app(). These fields will be removed
 #  in subsequent PRs as things are migrated towards the factory pattern
 app: Flask = current_app
-cache = LocalProxy(lambda: cache_manager.cache)
+cache = cache_manager.cache
 conf = LocalProxy(lambda: current_app.config)
 get_feature_flags = feature_flag_manager.get_feature_flags
 get_manifest_files = manifest_processor.get_manifest_files
diff --git a/superset/utils/cache_manager.py b/superset/utils/cache_manager.py
index 4a625ea6d00bb..adb5628fec3ef 100644
--- a/superset/utils/cache_manager.py
+++ b/superset/utils/cache_manager.py
@@ -24,28 +24,24 @@ class CacheManager:
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         super().__init__()
 
-        self._tables_cache = None
-        self._cache = None
-        self._thumbnail_cache = None
+        self._cache = self._setup_cache(app.config["CACHE_CONFIG"])
+        self._tables_cache = self._setup_cache(app.config["TABLE_NAMES_CACHE_CONFIG"])
+        self._thumbnail_cache = self._setup_cache(app.config["THUMBNAIL_CACHE_CONFIG"])
 
     def init_app(self, app: Flask) -> None:
-        self._cache = self._setup_cache(app, app.config["CACHE_CONFIG"])
-        self._tables_cache = self._setup_cache(
-            app, app.config["TABLE_NAMES_CACHE_CONFIG"]
-        )
-        self._thumbnail_cache = self._setup_cache(
-            app, app.config["THUMBNAIL_CACHE_CONFIG"]
-        )
+        self._cache.init_app(app)
+        self._tables_cache.init_app(app)
+        self._thumbnail_cache.init_app(app)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _setup_cache(app: Flask, cache_config: CacheConfig) -> Cache:
+    def _setup_cache(cache_config: CacheConfig) -> Cache:
         """Setup the flask-cache on a flask app"""
         if isinstance(cache_config, dict):
-            return Cache(app, config=cache_config)
+            return Cache(config=cache_config)
 
         # Accepts a custom cache initialization function, returning an object compatible
         # with Flask-Caching API.
-        return cache_config(app)
+        return cache_config()
 
     @property
     def tables_cache(self) -> Cache: