diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/__init__.py b/freqtrade/exchange/__init__.py
index 931fd366c..427659775 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/__init__.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/__init__.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ API_RETRY_COUNT = 4
 # Holds all open sell orders for dry_run
 _DRY_RUN_OPEN_ORDERS: Dict[str, Any] = {}
 
-_TICKER_CACHE: dict = {}
 
 def retrier(f):
     def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
@@ -218,15 +217,11 @@ def get_balances() -> dict:
         raise OperationalException(e)
 
 
+# TODO: remove refresh argument, keeping it to keep track of where it was intended to be used
 @retrier
 def get_ticker(pair: str, refresh: Optional[bool] = True) -> dict:
-    global _TICKER_CACHE
     try:
-        if not refresh:
-            if _TICKER_CACHE and pair in _TICKER_CACHE:
-                return _TICKER_CACHE[pair]
-        _TICKER_CACHE[pair] = _API.fetch_ticker(pair)
-        return _TICKER_CACHE[pair]
+        return _API.fetch_ticker(pair)
     except ccxt.NetworkError as e:
         raise NetworkException(
             'Could not load tickers due to networking error. Message: {}'.format(e)
diff --git a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
index 1cdaff749..b3f0b8144 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
@@ -468,8 +468,8 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
 
         fmt_exp_profit = round(trade.calc_profit_percent(rate=limit) * 100, 2)
         profit_trade = trade.calc_profit(rate=limit)
-        current_rate = exchange.get_ticker(trade.pair, False)['bid']
-        profit = trade.calc_profit_percent(current_rate)
+        current_rate = exchange.get_ticker(trade.pair)['bid']
+        profit = trade.calc_profit_percent(limit)
 
         message = "*{exchange}:* Selling\n" \
                   "*Current Pair:* [{pair}]({pair_url})\n" \
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py b/freqtrade/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
index 88dee0b26..31332ddbe 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
@@ -280,30 +280,7 @@ def test_get_ticker(default_conf, mocker):
 
     # if not caching the result we should get the same ticker
     # if not fetching a new result we should get the cached ticker
-    ticker = get_ticker(pair='ETH/BTC', refresh=False)
-    assert ticker['bid'] == 0.00001098
-    assert ticker['ask'] == 0.00001099
-
-    # force ticker refresh
-    ticker = get_ticker(pair='ETH/BTC', refresh=True)
-    assert ticker['bid'] == 0.5
-    assert ticker['ask'] == 1
-
-    # change the ticker to a different pair which should not be cached
-    tick = {
-        'symbol': 'LTC/BTC',
-        'bid': 2,
-        'ask': 3,
-        'last': 4,
-    }
-    api_mock.fetch_ticker = MagicMock(return_value=tick, refresh=False)
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange._API', api_mock)
-    ticker = get_ticker(pair='LTC/BTC', refresh=False)
-    assert ticker['bid'] == 2
-    assert ticker['ask'] == 3
-
-    # check that ETH/BTC is still cached
-    ticker = get_ticker(pair='ETH/BTC', refresh=False)
+    ticker = get_ticker(pair='ETH/BTC')
     assert ticker['bid'] == 0.5
     assert ticker['ask'] == 1