diff --git a/store/localcachelayer/channel_layer.go b/store/localcachelayer/channel_layer.go
index 32e72c6810..3e7a505033 100644
--- a/store/localcachelayer/channel_layer.go
+++ b/store/localcachelayer/channel_layer.go
@@ -159,8 +159,7 @@ func (s LocalCacheChannelStore) Get(id string, allowFromCache bool) (*model.Chan
 	if allowFromCache {
 		var cacheItem *model.Channel
 		if err := s.rootStore.doStandardReadCache(s.rootStore.channelByIdCache, id, &cacheItem); err == nil {
-			ch := cacheItem.DeepCopy()
-			return ch, nil
+			return cacheItem, nil
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/store/localcachelayer/user_layer.go b/store/localcachelayer/user_layer.go
index c437296e2e..652e6e10b3 100644
--- a/store/localcachelayer/user_layer.go
+++ b/store/localcachelayer/user_layer.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (s LocalCacheUserStore) GetAllProfilesInChannel(channelId string, allowFrom
 	if allowFromCache {
 		var cachedMap map[string]*model.User
 		if err := s.rootStore.doStandardReadCache(s.rootStore.profilesInChannelCache, channelId, &cachedMap); err == nil {
-			return deepCopyUserMap(cachedMap), nil
+			return cachedMap, nil
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (s LocalCacheUserStore) GetAllProfilesInChannel(channelId string, allowFrom
 	}
 
 	if allowFromCache {
-		s.rootStore.doStandardAddToCache(s.rootStore.profilesInChannelCache, channelId, deepCopyUserMap(userMap))
+		s.rootStore.doStandardAddToCache(s.rootStore.profilesInChannelCache, channelId, userMap)
 	}
 
 	return userMap, nil
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (s LocalCacheUserStore) GetProfileByIds(userIds []string, options *store.Us
 		var cacheItem *model.User
 		if err := s.rootStore.doStandardReadCache(s.rootStore.userProfileByIdsCache, userId, &cacheItem); err == nil {
 			if options.Since == 0 || cacheItem.UpdateAt > options.Since {
-				users = append(users, cacheItem.DeepCopy())
+				users = append(users, cacheItem)
 			}
 		} else {
 			remainingUserIds = append(remainingUserIds, userId)
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (s LocalCacheUserStore) GetProfileByIds(userIds []string, options *store.Us
 		}
 		for _, user := range remainingUsers {
 			s.rootStore.doStandardAddToCache(s.rootStore.userProfileByIdsCache, user.Id, user)
-			users = append(users, user.DeepCopy())
+			users = append(users, user)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func (s LocalCacheUserStore) Get(id string) (*model.User, *model.AppError) {
 		if s.rootStore.metrics != nil {
 			s.rootStore.metrics.AddMemCacheHitCounter("Profile By Id", float64(1))
 		}
-		return cacheItem.DeepCopy(), nil
+		return cacheItem, nil
 	}
 	if s.rootStore.metrics != nil {
 		s.rootStore.metrics.AddMemCacheMissCounter("Profile By Id", float64(1))
@@ -152,17 +152,6 @@ func (s LocalCacheUserStore) Get(id string) (*model.User, *model.AppError) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	u := user.DeepCopy()
-	s.rootStore.doStandardAddToCache(s.rootStore.userProfileByIdsCache, id, u)
-	return user.DeepCopy(), nil
-}
-
-func deepCopyUserMap(users map[string]*model.User) map[string]*model.User {
-	copyOfUsers := make(map[string]*model.User)
-
-	for id, user := range users {
-		copyOfUsers[id] = user.DeepCopy()
-	}
-
-	return copyOfUsers
+	s.rootStore.doStandardAddToCache(s.rootStore.userProfileByIdsCache, id, user)
+	return user, nil
 }
diff --git a/store/localcachelayer/user_layer_test.go b/store/localcachelayer/user_layer_test.go
index 1511832599..74b28233b6 100644
--- a/store/localcachelayer/user_layer_test.go
+++ b/store/localcachelayer/user_layer_test.go
@@ -91,11 +91,6 @@ func TestUserStoreCache(t *testing.T) {
 
 		for i := 0; i < len(storedUsers); i++ {
 			assert.Equal(t, storedUsers[i].Id, cachedUsers[i].Id)
-			if storedUsers[i] == cachedUsers[i] {
-				assert.Fail(t, "should be different pointers")
-			}
-			cachedUsers[i].NotifyProps["key"] = "othervalue"
-			assert.NotEqual(t, storedUsers[i], cachedUsers[i])
 		}
 
 		cachedUsers, err = cachedStore.User().GetProfileByIds(fakeUserIds, &store.UserGetByIdsOpts{}, true)
@@ -237,11 +232,6 @@ func TestUserStoreGetCache(t *testing.T) {
 		cachedUser, err := cachedStore.User().Get(fakeUserId)
 		require.Nil(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, storedUser, cachedUser)
-		if storedUser == cachedUser {
-			assert.Fail(t, "should be different pointers")
-		}
-		cachedUser.NotifyProps["key"] = "othervalue"
-		assert.NotEqual(t, storedUser, cachedUser)
 
 		storedUser.Props = model.StringMap{}
 		storedUser.Timezone = model.StringMap{}