diff --git a/src/utils/ml_recommender.py b/src/utils/ml_recommender.py
index e53efbb7..9e0f885c 100644
--- a/src/utils/ml_recommender.py
+++ b/src/utils/ml_recommender.py
@@ -99,11 +99,7 @@ def get_model_metrics(self) -> Dict:
         """Get ML model performance metrics."""
         return {
             "features_count": len(self.model_state),
-            "cache_hits": self._count_cache_hits(),
+            "cached_items": len(self.cache),
             "average_score": 0.85,
             "model_accuracy": 0.92,
         }
-
-    def _count_cache_hits(self) -> int:
-        """Count cache hits (simplified)."""
-        return len(self.cache)