diff --git a/SCons/Tool/compilation_db.py b/SCons/Tool/compilation_db.py
index b610574a24..1e07d80d06 100644
--- a/SCons/Tool/compilation_db.py
+++ b/SCons/Tool/compilation_db.py
@@ -45,19 +45,6 @@
 __COMPILATION_DB_ENTRIES = []
 
 
-# We make no effort to avoid rebuilding the entries. Someday, perhaps we could and even
-# integrate with the cache, but there doesn't seem to be much call for it.
-class __CompilationDbNode(SCons.Node.Python.Value):
-    def __init__(self, value):
-        SCons.Node.Python.Value.__init__(self, value)
-        self.Decider(changed_since_last_build_node)
-
-
-def changed_since_last_build_node(child, target, prev_ni, node):
-    """ Dummy decider to force always building"""
-    return True
-
-
 def make_emit_compilation_DB_entry(comstr):
     """
     Effectively this creates a lambda function to capture:
@@ -79,74 +66,40 @@ def emit_compilation_db_entry(target, source, env):
         :return: target(s), source(s)
         """
 
-        dbtarget = __CompilationDbNode(source)
-
-        entry = env.__COMPILATIONDB_Entry(
-            target=dbtarget,
-            source=[],
-            __COMPILATIONDB_UOUTPUT=target,
-            __COMPILATIONDB_USOURCE=source,
-            __COMPILATIONDB_UACTION=user_action,
-            __COMPILATIONDB_ENV=env,
-        )
-
-        # TODO: Technically, these next two lines should not be required: it should be fine to
-        # cache the entries. However, they don't seem to update properly. Since they are quick
-        # to re-generate disable caching and sidestep this problem.
-        env.AlwaysBuild(entry)
-        env.NoCache(entry)
-
-        __COMPILATION_DB_ENTRIES.append(dbtarget)
+        entry = {
+            "directory": env.Dir("#").abspath,
+            "command": user_action.strfunction(
+                target=target, source=source, env=env
+            ),
+            "file": {
+                "abspath": source[0].srcnode().abspath,
+                "path": source[0].srcnode().path
+            },
+            "output": {
+                "abspath": target[0].abspath,
+                "path": target[0].path
+            }
+        }
+
+        __COMPILATION_DB_ENTRIES.append(entry)
 
         return target, source
 
     return emit_compilation_db_entry
 
 
-def compilation_db_entry_action(target, source, env, **kw):
-    """
-    Create a dictionary with evaluated command line, target, source
-    and store that info as an attribute on the target
-    (Which has been stored in __COMPILATION_DB_ENTRIES array
-    :param target: target node(s)
-    :param source: source node(s)
-    :param env: Environment for use building this node
-    :param kw:
-    :return: None
-    """
-
-    command = env["__COMPILATIONDB_UACTION"].strfunction(
-        target=env["__COMPILATIONDB_UOUTPUT"],
-        source=env["__COMPILATIONDB_USOURCE"],
-        env=env["__COMPILATIONDB_ENV"],
-    )
-
-    entry = {
-        "directory": env.Dir("#").abspath,
-        "command": command,
-        "file": env["__COMPILATIONDB_USOURCE"][0],
-        "output": env['__COMPILATIONDB_UOUTPUT'][0]
-    }
-
-    target[0].write(entry)
-
-
 def write_compilation_db(target, source, env):
     entries = []
 
     use_abspath = env['COMPILATIONDB_USE_ABSPATH'] in [True, 1, 'True', 'true']
 
-    for s in __COMPILATION_DB_ENTRIES:
-        entry = s.read()
-        source_file = entry['file']
-        output_file = entry['output']
-
+    for entry in __COMPILATION_DB_ENTRIES:
         if use_abspath:
-            source_file = source_file.srcnode().abspath
-            output_file = output_file.abspath
+            source_file = entry['file']['abspath']
+            output_file = entry['output']['abspath']
         else:
-            source_file = source_file.srcnode().path
-            output_file = output_file.path
+            source_file = entry['file']['path']
+            output_file = entry['output']['path']
 
         path_entry = {'directory': entry['directory'],
                       'command': entry['command'],
@@ -162,7 +115,7 @@ def write_compilation_db(target, source, env):
 
 
 def scan_compilation_db(node, env, path):
-    return __COMPILATION_DB_ENTRIES
+    return [SCons.Node.Python.Value(__COMPILATION_DB_ENTRIES)]
 
 
 def compilation_db_emitter(target, source, env):
@@ -230,10 +183,6 @@ def generate(env, **kwargs):
                 [emitter, make_emit_compilation_DB_entry(command), ]
             )
 
-    env["BUILDERS"]["__COMPILATIONDB_Entry"] = SCons.Builder.Builder(
-        action=SCons.Action.Action(compilation_db_entry_action, None),
-    )
-
     env["BUILDERS"]["CompilationDatabase"] = SCons.Builder.Builder(
         action=SCons.Action.Action(write_compilation_db, "$COMPILATIONDB_COMSTR"),
         target_scanner=SCons.Scanner.Scanner(
diff --git a/test/CompilationDatabase/basic.py b/test/CompilationDatabase/basic.py
index d86300a5c2..03a388d6bc 100644
--- a/test/CompilationDatabase/basic.py
+++ b/test/CompilationDatabase/basic.py
@@ -78,12 +78,15 @@ def get_db(workdir, use_abspath, ccflags):
 ]
 
 
+stat_info = {}
+
 example_rel_file = get_db(test.workdir, False, [])
 
 for f in rel_files:
     # print("Checking:%s" % f)
     test.must_exist(f)
     test.must_match(f, example_rel_file, mode='r')
+    stat_info[f] = os.stat(f)
 
 
 example_abs_file = get_db(test.workdir, True, [])
@@ -91,6 +94,12 @@ def get_db(workdir, use_abspath, ccflags):
 for f in abs_files:
     test.must_exist(f)
     test.must_match(f, example_abs_file, mode='r')
+    stat_info[f] = os.stat(f)
+
+
+test.run()
+for f in stat_info.keys():
+    test.fail_test(stat_info[f] != os.stat(f))
 
 
 test.run(arguments='CCFLAGS=-g')