diff --git a/lib/base.php b/lib/base.php
index d96f91ddcd4dd..26e88979a483b 100644
--- a/lib/base.php
+++ b/lib/base.php
@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ class OC {
 
 	public static string $configDir;
 
-	public static int $VERSION_MTIME = 0;
-
 	/**
 	 * requested app
 	 */
@@ -610,10 +608,9 @@ public static function init(): void {
 
 		self::$CLI = (php_sapi_name() == 'cli');
 
-		// Add default composer PSR-4 autoloader
+		// Add default composer PSR-4 autoloader, ensure apcu to be disabled
 		self::$composerAutoloader = require_once OC::$SERVERROOT . '/lib/composer/autoload.php';
-		OC::$VERSION_MTIME = filemtime(OC::$SERVERROOT . '/version.php');
-		self::$composerAutoloader->setApcuPrefix('composer_autoload_' . md5(OC::$SERVERROOT . '_' . OC::$VERSION_MTIME));
+		self::$composerAutoloader->setApcuPrefix(null);
 
 		try {
 			self::initPaths();
diff --git a/lib/private/legacy/OC_Util.php b/lib/private/legacy/OC_Util.php
index 9d62c46137e61..f82ddcc78ee03 100644
--- a/lib/private/legacy/OC_Util.php
+++ b/lib/private/legacy/OC_Util.php
@@ -325,9 +325,10 @@ private static function loadVersion() {
 			return;
 		}
 
+		$timestamp = filemtime(OC::$SERVERROOT . '/version.php');
 		require OC::$SERVERROOT . '/version.php';
 		/** @var int $timestamp */
-		self::$versionCache['OC_Version_Timestamp'] = \OC::$VERSION_MTIME;
+		self::$versionCache['OC_Version_Timestamp'] = $timestamp;
 		/** @var string $OC_Version */
 		self::$versionCache['OC_Version'] = $OC_Version;
 		/** @var string $OC_VersionString */