diff --git a/signac/project.py b/signac/project.py
index f05829958..2961bdfeb 100644
--- a/signac/project.py
+++ b/signac/project.py
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ def _build_index(self, include_job_document=False):
                         raise
             yield job_id, doc
 
-    def _update_in_memory_cache(self, validate=False):
+    def _update_in_memory_cache(self):
         """Update the in-memory state point cache to reflect the workspace."""
         logger.debug("Updating in-memory cache...")
         start = time.time()
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ def _update_in_memory_cache(self, validate=False):
                 del self._sp_cache[id_]
 
             def _add(id_):
-                self._sp_cache[id_] = self._get_statepoint_from_workspace(id_, validate)
+                self._sp_cache[id_] = self._get_statepoint_from_workspace(id_)
 
             to_add_chunks = _split_and_print_progress(
                 iterable=list(to_add),
@@ -1429,7 +1429,7 @@ def _remove_persistent_cache_file(self):
             if error.errno != errno.ENOENT:
                 raise error
 
-    def update_cache(self, validate=True):
+    def update_cache(self):
         """Update the persistent state point cache.
 
         This function updates a persistent state point cache, which
@@ -1437,17 +1437,12 @@ def update_cache(self, validate=True):
         including iteration and filtering or selection are expected
         to be significantly faster after calling this function, especially
         for large data spaces.
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        validate : bool
-            When True, validate that any statepoint read from disk matches the job_id.
         """
         logger.info("Update cache...")
         start = time.time()
         cache = self._read_cache()
         cached_ids = set(self._sp_cache)
-        self._update_in_memory_cache(validate)
+        self._update_in_memory_cache()
         if cache is None or set(cache) != cached_ids:
             fn_cache = self.fn(self.FN_CACHE)
             fn_cache_tmp = fn_cache + "~"
diff --git a/tests/test_project.py b/tests/test_project.py
index 19f13418e..2b75e2eb5 100644
--- a/tests/test_project.py
+++ b/tests/test_project.py
@@ -513,7 +513,11 @@ def test_rename_workspace(self):
             with pytest.raises(JobsCorruptedError):
                 self.project.check()
             #  ... we reinitialize the initial job, ...
-            job.init()
+            try:
+                job.init()
+            except JobsCorruptedError:
+                # ... which raises the JobsCorruptedError in update_cache
+                pass
             with pytest.raises(JobsCorruptedError):
                 # ... which means the repair attempt must fail.
                 self.project.repair()
@@ -2102,7 +2106,7 @@ class UpdateCacheAfterInitJob(signac.job.Job):
 
     def init(self, *args, **kwargs):
         job = super().init(*args, **kwargs)
-        self._project.update_cache(validate=False)
+        self._project.update_cache()
         return job