diff --git a/dependency_cache.go b/dependency_cache.go
index 03f94fb..7453ad5 100644
--- a/dependency_cache.go
+++ b/dependency_cache.go
@@ -167,9 +167,7 @@ func (d *DependencyCache) Artifact(dependency BuildpackDependency, mods ...Reque
 		actual   BuildpackDependency
 		artifact string
 		file     string
-		hasher   = sha256.New()
 		uri      = dependency.URI
-		uriSha   string
 	)
 
 	for d, u := range d.Mappings {
@@ -179,18 +177,12 @@ func (d *DependencyCache) Artifact(dependency BuildpackDependency, mods ...Reque
 		}
 	}
 
-	// downloaded artifact will have the uri sha as its filename
-	hasher.Write([]byte(uri))
-	uriSha = hex.EncodeToString(hasher.Sum(nil))
-
 	if dependency.SHA256 == "" {
 		d.Logger.Headerf("%s Dependency has no SHA256. Skipping cache.",
 			color.New(color.FgYellow, color.Bold).Sprint("Warning:"))
 
 		d.Logger.Bodyf("%s from %s", color.YellowString("Downloading"), uri)
-
-		artifact = filepath.Join(d.DownloadPath, uriSha)
-
+		artifact = filepath.Join(d.DownloadPath, filepath.Base(uri))
 		if err := d.download(uri, artifact, mods...); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to download %s\n%w", uri, err)
 		}
@@ -227,7 +219,7 @@ func (d *DependencyCache) Artifact(dependency BuildpackDependency, mods ...Reque
 	}
 
 	d.Logger.Bodyf("%s from %s", color.YellowString("Downloading"), uri)
-	artifact = filepath.Join(d.DownloadPath, dependency.SHA256, uriSha)
+	artifact = filepath.Join(d.DownloadPath, dependency.SHA256, filepath.Base(uri))
 	if err := d.download(uri, artifact, mods...); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to download %s\n%w", uri, err)
 	}
diff --git a/dependency_cache_test.go b/dependency_cache_test.go
index c1c6ae7..e9e99c9 100644
--- a/dependency_cache_test.go
+++ b/dependency_cache_test.go
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@
 package libpak_test
 
 import (
-	"crypto/sha256"
-	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
-	"hash"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
@@ -158,7 +155,6 @@ func testDependencyCache(t *testing.T, context spec.G, it spec.S) {
 			downloadPath    string
 			dependency      libpak.BuildpackDependency
 			dependencyCache libpak.DependencyCache
-			hasher          hash.Hash
 			server          *ghttp.Server
 		)
 
@@ -168,8 +164,6 @@ func testDependencyCache(t *testing.T, context spec.G, it spec.S) {
 			cachePath = t.TempDir()
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
-			hasher = sha256.New()
-
 			downloadPath = t.TempDir()
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
@@ -323,32 +317,6 @@ func testDependencyCache(t *testing.T, context spec.G, it spec.S) {
 			Expect(io.ReadAll(a)).To(Equal([]byte("alternate-fixture")))
 		})
 
-		it("sets downloaded file name to uri's sha256", func() {
-			server.AppendHandlers(ghttp.RespondWith(http.StatusOK, "test-fixture"))
-
-			hasher.Write([]byte(dependency.URI))
-
-			a, err := dependencyCache.Artifact(dependency)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-
-			Expect(io.ReadAll(a)).To(Equal([]byte("test-fixture")))
-			Expect(filepath.Base(a.Name())).To(Equal(hex.EncodeToString(hasher.Sum(nil))))
-		})
-
-		it("sets downloaded file name to uri's sha256 with empty SHA256 and query parameters in the uri", func() {
-			dependency.SHA256 = ""
-			dependency.URI = fmt.Sprintf("%s/test-path?param1=value1&param2=value2", server.URL())
-			server.AppendHandlers(ghttp.RespondWith(http.StatusOK, "alternate-fixture"))
-
-			hasher.Write([]byte(dependency.URI))
-
-			a, err := dependencyCache.Artifact(dependency)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-
-			Expect(io.ReadAll(a)).To(Equal([]byte("alternate-fixture")))
-			Expect(filepath.Base(a.Name())).To(Equal(hex.EncodeToString(hasher.Sum(nil))))
-		})
-
 		it("sets User-Agent", func() {
 			server.AppendHandlers(ghttp.CombineHandlers(
 				ghttp.VerifyHeaderKV("User-Agent", "test-user-agent"),