diff --git a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/client/CachingClusteredClient.java b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/client/CachingClusteredClient.java
index 4e962a2f777..d4e1e7e6ee6 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/client/CachingClusteredClient.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/client/CachingClusteredClient.java
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ public class CachingClusteredClient<T> implements QueryRunner<T>
       contextBuilder.put(CacheConfig.POPULATE_CACHE, false);
       contextBuilder.put("bySegment", true);
     }
-    contextBuilder.put("intermediate", true);
 
     TimelineLookup<String, ServerSelector> timeline = serverView.getTimeline(query.getDataSource());