diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fd80850eba6..f44b1059ea9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
 - `apollo-datasource-rest`: Correctly allow a TTL value of `0` to represent "not-cacheable". [PR #2588](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-server/pull/2588)
 - `apollo-datasource-rest`: Fix `Invalid argument` in IE11, when `this.headers` is `undefined`. [PR #2607](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-server/pull/2607)
 
-- Don't add `cacheControl` directive if one has already been defined. [PR #2428](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-server/pull/2428)
-
 ### v2.4.8
 
 - No functional changes in this version.  The patch version has been bumped to fix the `README.md` displayed on the [npm package for `apollo-server`](https://npm.im/apollo-server) as a result of a broken publish.  Apologies for the additional noise!
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/ApolloServer.ts b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/ApolloServer.ts
index 708bfbc171b..9d4bfd4dcb1 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/ApolloServer.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/ApolloServer.ts
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@ import {
   PlaygroundRenderPageOptions,
 } from './playground';
 
-import { generateSchemaHash } from './utils/schemaHash';
-import { isDirectiveDefined } from './utils/isDirectiveDefined';
 import createSHA from './utils/createSHA';
+import { generateSchemaHash } from './utils/schemaHash';
 import {
   processGraphQLRequest,
   GraphQLRequestContext,
@@ -271,22 +270,19 @@ export class ApolloServerBase {
 
       // We augment the typeDefs with the @cacheControl directive and associated
       // scope enum, so makeExecutableSchema won't fail SDL validation
+      augmentedTypeDefs.push(
+        gql`
+          enum CacheControlScope {
+            PUBLIC
+            PRIVATE
+          }
 
-      if (!isDirectiveDefined(augmentedTypeDefs, 'cacheControl')) {
-        augmentedTypeDefs.push(
-          gql`
-            enum CacheControlScope {
-              PUBLIC
-              PRIVATE
-            }
-
-            directive @cacheControl(
-              maxAge: Int
-              scope: CacheControlScope
-            ) on FIELD_DEFINITION | OBJECT | INTERFACE
-          `,
-        );
-      }
+          directive @cacheControl(
+            maxAge: Int
+            scope: CacheControlScope
+          ) on FIELD_DEFINITION | OBJECT | INTERFACE
+        `,
+      );
 
       if (this.uploadsConfig) {
         const { GraphQLUpload } = require('graphql-upload');
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/__tests__/isDirectiveDefined.ts b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/__tests__/isDirectiveDefined.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e3353064f7b..00000000000
--- a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/__tests__/isDirectiveDefined.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-import { gql } from '../';
-import { isDirectiveDefined } from '../utils/isDirectiveDefined';
-
-describe('isDirectiveDefined', () => {
-  it('returns false when a directive is not defined', () => {
-    expect(
-      isDirectiveDefined(
-        [
-          gql`
-            type Query {
-              hello: String
-            }
-          `,
-        ],
-        'cacheControl',
-      ),
-    ).toBe(false);
-  });
-
-  it('returns true when a directive is defined', () => {
-    expect(
-      isDirectiveDefined(
-        [
-          gql`
-            type Query {
-              hello: String
-            }
-
-            enum CacheControlScope {
-              PUBLIC
-              PRIVATE
-            }
-
-            directive @cacheControl(
-              maxAge: Int
-              scope: CacheControlScope
-            ) on FIELD_DEFINITION | OBJECT | INTERFACE
-          `,
-        ],
-        'cacheControl',
-      ),
-    ).toBe(true);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/utils/isDirectiveDefined.ts b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/utils/isDirectiveDefined.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4523573b851..00000000000
--- a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/utils/isDirectiveDefined.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-import { DocumentNode, Kind } from 'graphql/language';
-
-export const isDirectiveDefined = (
-  typeDefs: DocumentNode[],
-  directiveName: string,
-) =>
-  typeDefs.some(typeDef =>
-    typeDef.definitions.some(
-      definition =>
-        definition.kind === Kind.DIRECTIVE_DEFINITION &&
-        definition.name.value === directiveName,
-    ),
-  );