diff --git a/changelog_entry.yaml b/changelog_entry.yaml
index e69de29b..287d2dc0 100644
--- a/changelog_entry.yaml
+++ b/changelog_entry.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- bump: patch
+  changes:
+    fixed:
+      - revert cached downloads from google storage
diff --git a/policyengine/utils/google_cloud_bucket.py b/policyengine/utils/google_cloud_bucket.py
index d65e872e..14dc9031 100644
--- a/policyengine/utils/google_cloud_bucket.py
+++ b/policyengine/utils/google_cloud_bucket.py
@@ -1,23 +1,3 @@
-from .data.caching_google_storage_client import CachingGoogleStorageClient
-import asyncio
-from pathlib import Path
-
-_caching_client: CachingGoogleStorageClient | None = None
-
-
-def _clear_client():
-    global _caching_client
-    _caching_client = None
-
-
-def _get_client():
-    global _caching_client
-    if _caching_client is not None:
-        return _caching_client
-    _caching_client = CachingGoogleStorageClient()
-    return _caching_client
-
-
 def download_file_from_gcs(
     bucket_name: str, file_name: str, destination_path: str
 ) -> None:
@@ -32,6 +12,18 @@ def download_file_from_gcs(
     Returns:
         None
     """
-    asyncio.run(
-        _get_client().download(bucket_name, file_name, Path(destination_path))
-    )
+    from google.cloud import storage
+
+    # Initialize a client
+    client = storage.Client()
+
+    # Get the bucket
+    bucket = client.bucket(bucket_name)
+
+    # Create a blob object from the file name
+    blob = bucket.blob(file_name)
+
+    # Download the file to a local path
+    blob.download_to_filename(destination_path)
+
+    return destination_path
diff --git a/tests/utils/data/test_google_cloud_bucket.py b/tests/utils/data/test_google_cloud_bucket.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c141c0f9..00000000
--- a/tests/utils/data/test_google_cloud_bucket.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-from unittest import TestCase
-from unittest.mock import patch
-import pytest
-from pathlib import Path
-from policyengine.utils.google_cloud_bucket import (
-    download_file_from_gcs,
-    _clear_client,
-)
-
-
-class TestGoogleCloudBucket(TestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        _clear_client()
-
-    @patch(
-        "policyengine.utils.google_cloud_bucket.CachingGoogleStorageClient",
-        autospec=True,
-    )
-    def test_download_uses_storage_client(self, client_class):
-        client_instance = client_class.return_value
-        download_file_from_gcs(
-            "TEST_BUCKET", "TEST/FILE/NAME.TXT", "TARGET/PATH"
-        )
-        client_instance.download.assert_called_with(
-            "TEST_BUCKET", "TEST/FILE/NAME.TXT", Path("TARGET/PATH")
-        )
-
-    @patch(
-        "policyengine.utils.google_cloud_bucket.CachingGoogleStorageClient",
-        autospec=True,
-    )
-    def test_download_only_creates_client_once(self, client_class):
-        download_file_from_gcs(
-            "TEST_BUCKET", "TEST/FILE/NAME.TXT", "TARGET/PATH"
-        )
-        download_file_from_gcs(
-            "TEST_BUCKET", "TEST/FILE/NAME.TXT", "ANOTHER/PATH"
-        )
-        client_class.assert_called_once()