diff --git a/app/Config/core.php b/app/Config/core.php
index 4bbfabe6e..84983b622 100644
--- a/app/Config/core.php
+++ b/app/Config/core.php
@@ -232,17 +232,16 @@
 	//date_default_timezone_set('UTC');
 
 /**
- * Pick the caching engine to use.  If APC is enabled use it.
- * If running via cli - apc is disabled by default. ensure it's available and enabled in this case
+ * Configure the cache handlers that CakePHP will use for internal
+ * metadata like class maps, and model schema.
+ *
+ * By default File is used, but for improved performance you should use APC.
  *
  * Note: 'default' and other application caches should be configured in app/Config/bootstrap.php.
  *       Please check the comments in boostrap.php for more info on the cache engines available 
  *       and their setttings.
  */
 $engine = 'File';
-if (extension_loaded('apc') && function_exists('apc_dec') && (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli' || ini_get('apc.enable_cli'))) {
-	$engine = 'Apc';
-}
 
 // In development mode, caches should expire quickly.
 $duration = '+999 days';
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Config/core.php b/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Config/core.php
index c53e2fd02..4069c7897 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Config/core.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Config/core.php
@@ -293,14 +293,16 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * Pick the caching engine to use.  If APC is enabled use it.
- * If running via cli - apc is disabled by default. ensure it's available and enabled in this case
+ * Configure the cache handlers that CakePHP will use for internal
+ * metadata like class maps, and model schema.
  *
+ * By default File is used, but for improved performance you should use APC.
+ *
+ * Note: 'default' and other application caches should be configured in app/Config/bootstrap.php.
+ *       Please check the comments in boostrap.php for more info on the cache engines available 
+ *       and their setttings.
  */
 $engine = 'File';
-if (extension_loaded('apc') && function_exists('apc_dec') && (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli' || ini_get('apc.enable_cli'))) {
-	$engine = 'Apc';
-}
 
 // In development mode, caches should expire quickly.
 $duration = '+999 days';