diff --git a/revision_store.py b/revision_store.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/revision_store.py
+++ b/revision_store.py
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ class AbstractRevisionStore(object):
         if len(parents):
             validator, new_inv = self.repo.add_inventory_by_delta(parents[0],
                 inv_delta, revision_id, parents, basis_inv=basis_inv,
-                propagate_caches=True)
+                propagate_caches=False)
         else:
             new_inv = basis_inv.create_by_apply_delta(inv_delta, revision_id)
             validator = self.repo.add_inventory(revision_id, new_inv, parents)
back out cache propagation until more reliable