diff --git a/parser/parser_main.c b/parser/parser_main.c
index f3b17f531..7ab425ef9 100644
--- a/parser/parser_main.c
+++ b/parser/parser_main.c
@@ -996,7 +996,6 @@ int process_profile(int option, const char *profilename)
 	char * cachename = NULL;
 	char * cachetemp = NULL;
 	const char *basename = NULL;
-	FILE *cmd;
 
 	/* per-profile states */
 	force_complain = opt_force_complain;
@@ -1044,12 +1043,6 @@ int process_profile(int option, const char *profilename)
 		update_mru_tstamp(yyin);
 	}
 
-	cmd = fopen("/proc/self/exe", "r");
-	if (cmd) {
-		update_mru_tstamp(cmd);
-		fclose(cmd);
-	}
-
 	retval = yyparse();
 	if (retval != 0)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/parser/tst/caching.py b/parser/tst/caching.py
index a613e9bdf..7e82cb629 100755
--- a/parser/tst/caching.py
+++ b/parser/tst/caching.py
@@ -328,8 +328,8 @@ class AAParserCachingTests(AAParserCachingCommon):
         cmd.extend(['-v', '-r', self.profile])
         self.run_cmd_check(cmd, expected_string='Replacement succeeded for')
 
-    def test_parser_newer_skips_cache(self):
-        '''test cache is skipped if parser is newer'''
+    def test_parser_newer_uses_cache(self):
+        '''test cache is not skipped if parser is newer'''
 
         self._generate_cache_file()
         time.sleep(config.timeout)
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ class AAParserCachingTests(AAParserCachingCommon):
         cmd = list(self.cmd_prefix)
         cmd[0] = new_parser
         cmd.extend(['-v', '-r', self.profile])
-        self.run_cmd_check(cmd, expected_string='Replacement succeeded for')
+        self.run_cmd_check(cmd, expected_string='Cached reload succeeded for')
 
     def _purge_cache_test(self, location):