diff --git a/gramps/gen/proxy/cache.py b/gramps/gen/proxy/cache.py
index ed7845e29..3b207ddcb 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/proxy/cache.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/proxy/cache.py
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ class CacheProxyDb:
         if handle:
             del self.cache_handle[handle]
         else:
-            self.cache_handle = LRU(100000)
+            # Memory allocation is power of 2 where slots has to fit.
+            # LRU uses one extra slot in its work, so set max to 2^17-1
+            # otherwise we are just wasting memory
+            self.cache_handle = LRU(131071)
 
     def get_person_from_handle(self, handle):
         """
@@ -104,15 +107,6 @@ class CacheProxyDb:
             self.cache_handle[handle] = self.db.get_place_from_handle(handle)
         return self.cache_handle[handle]
 
-    def get_place_from_handle(self, handle):
-        """
-        Gets item from cache if it exists. Converts
-        handles to string, for uniformity.
-        """
-        if handle not in self.cache_handle:
-            self.cache_handle[handle] = self.db.get_place_from_handle(handle)
-        return self.cache_handle[handle]
-
     def get_citation_from_handle(self, handle):
         """
         Gets item from cache if it exists. Converts