diff --git a/app/node/color/ociolut/ociolut.cpp b/app/node/color/ociolut/ociolut.cpp
index 7dbce7ca9..aea41b933 100644
--- a/app/node/color/ociolut/ociolut.cpp
+++ b/app/node/color/ociolut/ociolut.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 #include "ociolut.h"
 
-#include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QMetaObject>
 
@@ -208,15 +207,10 @@ void OCIOLutNode::SetProcessorResult(ColorProcessorPtr processor,
 	last_processor_ = processor;
 	set_processor(processor);
 
-	// The processor has changed. In the main GUI process we need to invalidate
-	// cached frames so the viewer refreshes automatically. In the render worker
-	// process, a full invalidation can trigger an expensive re-cache of the
-	// entire timeline, so we skip it; the next render request will naturally
-	// pick up the new processor.
-	if (QCoreApplication::applicationName() !=
-		QStringLiteral("olive-render-worker")) {
-		InvalidateAll(kTextureInput);
-	}
+	// NOTE: We intentionally do NOT call InvalidateAll() here. A full cache
+	// invalidation of the entire timeline freezes the UI while the preview
+	// autocacher re-renders every frame. The new processor will be picked up
+	// naturally on the next render request (e.g. scrubbing or playback).
 }
 
 OCIOLutNode::GenerateProcessorTask::GenerateProcessorTask(