diff --git a/app/Config/Cache.php b/app/Config/Cache.php
index 3fbade6840cc..9ae2e843ac91 100644
--- a/app/Config/Cache.php
+++ b/app/Config/Cache.php
@@ -34,18 +34,6 @@ class Cache extends BaseConfig
      */
     public string $backupHandler = 'dummy';
 
-    /**
-     * --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-     * Cache Directory Path
-     * --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-     *
-     * The path to where cache files should be stored, if using a file-based
-     * system.
-     *
-     * @deprecated Use the driver-specific variant under $file
-     */
-    public string $storePath = WRITEPATH . 'cache/';
-
     /**
      * --------------------------------------------------------------------------
      * Key Prefix
@@ -86,6 +74,7 @@ class Cache extends BaseConfig
      * --------------------------------------------------------------------------
      * File settings
      * --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+     *
      * Your file storage preferences can be specified below, if you are using
      * the File driver.
      *
@@ -100,6 +89,7 @@ class Cache extends BaseConfig
      * -------------------------------------------------------------------------
      * Memcached settings
      * -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+     *
      * Your Memcached servers can be specified below, if you are using
      * the Memcached drivers.
      *
diff --git a/system/Cache/Handlers/FileHandler.php b/system/Cache/Handlers/FileHandler.php
index 525616a71068..0a97a89f4862 100644
--- a/system/Cache/Handlers/FileHandler.php
+++ b/system/Cache/Handlers/FileHandler.php
@@ -54,13 +54,6 @@ class FileHandler extends BaseHandler
      */
     public function __construct(Cache $config)
     {
-        if (! property_exists($config, 'file')) {
-            $config->file = [
-                'storePath' => $config->storePath ?? WRITEPATH . 'cache',
-                'mode'      => 0640,
-            ];
-        }
-
         $this->path = ! empty($config->file['storePath']) ? $config->file['storePath'] : WRITEPATH . 'cache';
         $this->path = rtrim($this->path, '/') . '/';
 
diff --git a/tests/system/Cache/CacheFactoryTest.php b/tests/system/Cache/CacheFactoryTest.php
index 0947f31d5045..02fce236e3eb 100644
--- a/tests/system/Cache/CacheFactoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Cache/CacheFactoryTest.php
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ protected function setUp(): void
 
         // Initialize path
         $this->config = new Cache();
-        $this->config->storePath .= self::$directory;
+        $this->config->file['storePath'] .= self::$directory;
     }
 
     protected function tearDown(): void
     {
-        if (is_dir($this->config->storePath)) {
-            chmod($this->config->storePath, 0777);
-            rmdir($this->config->storePath);
+        if (is_dir($this->config->file['storePath'])) {
+            chmod($this->config->file['storePath'], 0777);
+            rmdir($this->config->file['storePath']);
         }
     }
 
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ public function testGetHandlerExceptionCacheHandlerNotFound(): void
 
     public function testGetDummyHandler(): void
     {
-        if (! is_dir($this->config->storePath)) {
-            mkdir($this->config->storePath, 0555, true);
+        if (! is_dir($this->config->file['storePath'])) {
+            mkdir($this->config->file['storePath'], 0555, true);
         }
 
         $this->config->handler = 'dummy';
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ public function testGetDummyHandler(): void
 
         // Initialize path
         $this->config = new Cache();
-        $this->config->storePath .= self::$directory;
+        $this->config->file['storePath'] .= self::$directory;
     }
 
     public function testHandlesBadHandler(): void
     {
-        if (! is_dir($this->config->storePath)) {
-            mkdir($this->config->storePath, 0555, true);
+        if (! is_dir($this->config->file['storePath'])) {
+            mkdir($this->config->file['storePath'], 0555, true);
         }
 
         $this->config->handler = 'dummy';
@@ -104,6 +104,6 @@ public function testHandlesBadHandler(): void
 
         // Initialize path
         $this->config = new Cache();
-        $this->config->storePath .= self::$directory;
+        $this->config->file['storePath'] .= self::$directory;
     }
 }
diff --git a/utils/phpstan-baseline/function.alreadyNarrowedType.neon b/utils/phpstan-baseline/function.alreadyNarrowedType.neon
index 346807df2847..740fa9659412 100644
--- a/utils/phpstan-baseline/function.alreadyNarrowedType.neon
+++ b/utils/phpstan-baseline/function.alreadyNarrowedType.neon
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
-# total 3 errors
+# total 2 errors
 
 parameters:
     ignoreErrors:
-        -
-            message: '#^Call to function property_exists\(\) with Config\\Cache and ''file'' will always evaluate to true\.$#'
-            count: 1
-            path: ../../system/Cache/Handlers/FileHandler.php
-
         -
             message: '#^Call to function is_array\(\) with array will always evaluate to true\.$#'
             count: 1