diff --git a/src/internal/config.rs b/src/internal/config.rs
index e0d599e..277352b 100644
--- a/src/internal/config.rs
+++ b/src/internal/config.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ pub struct Config {
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub struct ConfigBase {
     pub pacdiff_warn: bool,
-    pub paccache_keep: i32,
-    pub paccache_keep_ins_pkgs: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Default)]
@@ -34,11 +32,7 @@ pub struct ConfigBin {
 
 impl Default for ConfigBase {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            pacdiff_warn: true,
-            paccache_keep: 0,
-            paccache_keep_ins_pkgs: true,
-        }
+        Self { pacdiff_warn: true }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/operations/clean.rs b/src/operations/clean.rs
index 2c5f92f..85858a8 100644
--- a/src/operations/clean.rs
+++ b/src/operations/clean.rs
@@ -83,14 +83,12 @@ pub async fn clean(options: Options) {
     let clear_pacman_cache = noconfirm || prompt!(default no, "Also clear pacman's package cache?");
 
     if clear_pacman_cache {
-        let conf = Config::read();
-
         // Clear pacman's cache
-        // keeps 0 versions of the package in the cache by default
-        // keeps installed packages in the cache by default
+        // keeps 3 versions of the package in the cache
+        // keeps installed packages in the cache
         let result = PaccacheBuilder::default()
-            .set_keep(conf.base.paccache_keep)
-            .keep_ins_pkgs(conf.base.paccache_keep_ins_pkgs)
+            .set_keep(3)
+            .keep_ins_pkgs(true)
             .quiet_output(quiet)
             .remove()
             .await;