--- a/cubicweb/devtools/__init__.py	Fri Mar 03 13:09:11 2017 +0100
+++ b/cubicweb/devtools/__init__.py	Wed Mar 15 08:30:27 2017 +0100
@@ -124,9 +124,8 @@
     if repo._needs_refresh:
         for cnxset in repo.cnxsets:
             cnxset.reconnect()
-        repo._type_cache = {}
         repo.querier.set_schema(repo.schema)
-        repo.system_source.reset_caches()
+        repo.clear_caches()
         repo._needs_refresh = False