diff --git a/templates/tools/dockerfile/run_tests_addons.include b/templates/tools/dockerfile/run_tests_addons.include
index 27ac67f5d8f..3f0a1899c5a 100644
--- a/templates/tools/dockerfile/run_tests_addons.include
+++ b/templates/tools/dockerfile/run_tests_addons.include
@@ -1,7 +1,2 @@
 <%include file="ccache_setup.include"/>
-#======================
-# Zookeeper dependencies
-# TODO(jtattermusch): is zookeeper still needed?
-RUN apt-get install -y libzookeeper-mt-dev
-
-RUN mkdir /var/local/jenkins
+<%include file="run_tests_addons_nocache.include"/>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/tools/dockerfile/run_tests_addons_nocache.include b/templates/tools/dockerfile/run_tests_addons_nocache.include
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..242a1acfb3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/tools/dockerfile/run_tests_addons_nocache.include
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#======================
+# Zookeeper dependencies
+# TODO(jtattermusch): is zookeeper still needed?
+RUN apt-get install -y libzookeeper-mt-dev
+
+RUN mkdir /var/local/jenkins
diff --git a/templates/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_ubuntu1404_x64/Dockerfile.template b/templates/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_ubuntu1404_x64/Dockerfile.template
index fbed53930b6..4950a82d2d7 100644
--- a/templates/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_ubuntu1404_x64/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/templates/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_ubuntu1404_x64/Dockerfile.template
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
   
   <%include file="../../apt_get_basic.include"/>
   <%include file="../../cxx_deps.include"/>
-  <%include file="../../run_tests_addons.include"/>
+  <%include file="../../run_tests_addons_nocache.include"/>
   # Define the default command.
   CMD ["bash"]
-  
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diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_ubuntu1404_x64/Dockerfile b/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_ubuntu1404_x64/Dockerfile
index 679c342c422..5982c9783e0 100644
--- a/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_ubuntu1404_x64/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_ubuntu1404_x64/Dockerfile
@@ -67,14 +67,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y time && apt-get clean
 # C++ dependencies
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install libgflags-dev libgtest-dev libc++-dev clang && apt-get clean
 
-# Prepare ccache
-#RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/gcc
-#RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/g++
-#RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/cc
-#RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/c++
-#RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/clang
-#RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/clang++
-
 #======================
 # Zookeeper dependencies
 # TODO(jtattermusch): is zookeeper still needed?