diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_access_control.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_access_control.erl
index 71531c421..a1ca54680 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_access_control.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_access_control.erl
@@ -34,17 +34,17 @@ authenticate(Credential) ->
 %% @doc Check ACL
 -spec authorize(emqx_types:clientinfo(), emqx_types:pubsub(), emqx_types:topic())
       -> allow | deny.
-authorize(ClientInfo = #{zone := Zone, listener := Listener}, PubSub, Topic) ->
-    case emqx_acl_cache:is_enabled(Zone, Listener) of
+authorize(ClientInfo = #{zone := Zone}, PubSub, Topic) ->
+    case emqx_acl_cache:is_enabled(Zone) of
         true  -> check_authorization_cache(ClientInfo, PubSub, Topic);
         false -> do_authorize(ClientInfo, PubSub, Topic)
     end.
 
-check_authorization_cache(ClientInfo = #{zone := Zone, listener := Listener}, PubSub, Topic) ->
-    case emqx_acl_cache:get_acl_cache(Zone, Listener, PubSub, Topic) of
+check_authorization_cache(ClientInfo = #{zone := Zone}, PubSub, Topic) ->
+    case emqx_acl_cache:get_acl_cache(Zone, PubSub, Topic) of
         not_found ->
             AclResult = do_authorize(ClientInfo, PubSub, Topic),
-            emqx_acl_cache:put_acl_cache(Zone, Listener, PubSub, Topic, AclResult),
+            emqx_acl_cache:put_acl_cache(Zone, PubSub, Topic, AclResult),
             AclResult;
         AclResult -> AclResult
     end.
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_acl_cache.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_acl_cache.erl
index f10aab711..189faca2f 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_acl_cache.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_acl_cache.erl
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@
 
 -include("emqx.hrl").
 
--export([ list_acl_cache/2
-        , get_acl_cache/4
-        , put_acl_cache/5
-        , cleanup_acl_cache/2
+-export([ list_acl_cache/1
+        , get_acl_cache/3
+        , put_acl_cache/4
+        , cleanup_acl_cache/1
         , empty_acl_cache/0
         , dump_acl_cache/0
-        , get_cache_max_size/2
-        , get_cache_ttl/2
-        , is_enabled/2
+        , get_cache_max_size/1
+        , get_cache_ttl/1
+        , is_enabled/1
         , drain_cache/0
         ]).
 
@@ -50,45 +50,45 @@ cache_k(PubSub, Topic)-> {PubSub, Topic}.
 cache_v(AclResult)-> {AclResult, time_now()}.
 drain_k() -> {?MODULE, drain_timestamp}.
 
--spec(is_enabled(atom(), atom()) -> boolean()).
-is_enabled(Zone, Listener) ->
+-spec(is_enabled(atom()) -> boolean()).
+is_enabled(Zone) ->
     emqx_config:get_zone_conf(Zone, [acl, cache, enable]).
 
--spec(get_cache_max_size(atom(), atom()) -> integer()).
-get_cache_max_size(Zone, Listener) ->
+-spec(get_cache_max_size(atom()) -> integer()).
+get_cache_max_size(Zone) ->
     emqx_config:get_zone_conf(Zone, [acl, cache, max_size]).
 
--spec(get_cache_ttl(atom(), atom()) -> integer()).
-get_cache_ttl(Zone, Listener) ->
+-spec(get_cache_ttl(atom()) -> integer()).
+get_cache_ttl(Zone) ->
     emqx_config:get_zone_conf(Zone, [acl, cache, ttl]).
 
--spec(list_acl_cache(atom(), atom()) -> [acl_cache_entry()]).
-list_acl_cache(Zone, Listener) ->
-    cleanup_acl_cache(Zone, Listener),
+-spec(list_acl_cache(atom()) -> [acl_cache_entry()]).
+list_acl_cache(Zone) ->
+    cleanup_acl_cache(Zone),
     map_acl_cache(fun(Cache) -> Cache end).
 
 %% We'll cleanup the cache before replacing an expired acl.
--spec get_acl_cache(atom(), atom(), emqx_types:pubsub(), emqx_topic:topic()) ->
+-spec get_acl_cache(atom(), emqx_types:pubsub(), emqx_topic:topic()) ->
     acl_result() | not_found.
-get_acl_cache(Zone, Listener, PubSub, Topic) ->
+get_acl_cache(Zone, PubSub, Topic) ->
     case erlang:get(cache_k(PubSub, Topic)) of
         undefined -> not_found;
         {AclResult, CachedAt} ->
-            if_expired(get_cache_ttl(Zone, Listener), CachedAt,
+            if_expired(get_cache_ttl(Zone), CachedAt,
                 fun(false) ->
                       AclResult;
                    (true) ->
-                      cleanup_acl_cache(Zone, Listener),
+                      cleanup_acl_cache(Zone),
                       not_found
                 end)
     end.
 
 %% If the cache get full, and also the latest one
 %%   is expired, then delete all the cache entries
--spec put_acl_cache(atom(), atom(), emqx_types:pubsub(), emqx_topic:topic(), acl_result())
+-spec put_acl_cache(atom(), emqx_types:pubsub(), emqx_topic:topic(), acl_result())
     -> ok.
-put_acl_cache(Zone, Listener, PubSub, Topic, AclResult) ->
-    MaxSize = get_cache_max_size(Zone, Listener), true = (MaxSize =/= 0),
+put_acl_cache(Zone, PubSub, Topic, AclResult) ->
+    MaxSize = get_cache_max_size(Zone), true = (MaxSize =/= 0),
     Size = get_cache_size(),
     case Size < MaxSize of
         true ->
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ put_acl_cache(Zone, Listener, PubSub, Topic, AclResult) ->
         false ->
             NewestK = get_newest_key(),
             {_AclResult, CachedAt} = erlang:get(NewestK),
-            if_expired(get_cache_ttl(Zone, Listener), CachedAt,
+            if_expired(get_cache_ttl(Zone), CachedAt,
                 fun(true) ->
                       % all cache expired, cleanup first
                       empty_acl_cache(),
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ evict_acl_cache() ->
     decr_cache_size().
 
 %% cleanup all the expired cache entries
--spec(cleanup_acl_cache(atom(), atom()) -> ok).
-cleanup_acl_cache(Zone, Listener) ->
+-spec(cleanup_acl_cache(atom()) -> ok).
+cleanup_acl_cache(Zone) ->
     keys_queue_set(
-        cleanup_acl(get_cache_ttl(Zone, Listener), keys_queue_get())).
+        cleanup_acl(get_cache_ttl(Zone), keys_queue_get())).
 
 get_oldest_key() ->
     keys_queue_pick(queue_front()).
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_channel.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_channel.erl
index 8c59f10c9..2769559c7 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_channel.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_channel.erl
@@ -956,9 +956,9 @@ handle_call({takeover, 'end'}, Channel = #channel{session  = Session,
     AllPendings = lists:append(Delivers, Pendings),
     disconnect_and_shutdown(takeovered, AllPendings, Channel);
 
-handle_call(list_acl_cache, #channel{clientinfo = #{zone := Zone, listener := Listener}}
+handle_call(list_acl_cache, #channel{clientinfo = #{zone := Zone}}
         = Channel) ->
-    {reply, emqx_acl_cache:list_acl_cache(Zone, Listener), Channel};
+    {reply, emqx_acl_cache:list_acl_cache(Zone), Channel};
 
 handle_call({quota, Policy}, Channel) ->
     Zone = info(zone, Channel),