diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/run.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/run.rs
index af7339c77..a6ff4caca 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/project/run.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/project/run.rs
@@ -1309,9 +1309,6 @@ hint: If you are running a script with `{}` in the shebang, you may need to incl
         process.env(EnvVars::VIRTUAL_ENV, interpreter.sys_prefix().as_os_str());
     }
 
-    // Unblock cache removal operations.
-    drop(cache);
-
     // Spawn and wait for completion
     // Standard input, output, and error streams are all inherited
     // TODO(zanieb): Throw a nicer error message if the command is not found
diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/tool/run.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/tool/run.rs
index a0e53e2e0..dee2c11c0 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/tool/run.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/tool/run.rs
@@ -386,9 +386,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn run(
         args.iter().map(|arg| arg.to_string_lossy()).join(" ")
     );
 
-    // Unblock cache removal operations.
-    drop(cache);
-
     let handle = match process.spawn() {
         Ok(handle) => Ok(handle),
         Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {