diff --git a/Koha/Biblio.pm b/Koha/Biblio.pm
index 5844c537af..f8d6fcdff4 100644
--- a/Koha/Biblio.pm
+++ b/Koha/Biblio.pm
@@ -579,10 +579,7 @@ Returns the related Koha::Biblioitem object for this Biblio object
 
 sub biblioitem {
     my ($self) = @_;
-
-    $self->{_biblioitem} ||= Koha::Biblioitems->find( { biblionumber => $self->biblionumber() } );
-
-    return $self->{_biblioitem};
+    return Koha::Biblioitems->find( { biblionumber => $self->biblionumber } );
 }
 
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