diff --git a/demo/markdownlint-browser.js b/demo/markdownlint-browser.js
index 3c12f285..bc8f8ac3 100644
--- a/demo/markdownlint-browser.js
+++ b/demo/markdownlint-browser.js
@@ -303,14 +303,14 @@ module.exports.forEachLine = function forEachLine(lineMetadata, handler) {
     });
 };
 // Returns (nested) lists as a flat array (in order)
-module.exports.flattenLists = function flattenLists(params) {
+module.exports.flattenLists = function flattenLists(tokens) {
     var flattenedLists = [];
     var stack = [];
     var current = null;
     var nesting = 0;
     var nestingStack = [];
     var lastWithMap = { "map": [0, 1] };
-    params.tokens.forEach(function (token) {
+    tokens.forEach(function (token) {
         if (isMathBlock(token) && token.map[1]) {
             // markdown-it-texmath plugin does not account for math_block_end
             token.map[1]++;
@@ -760,13 +760,6 @@ module.exports.applyFixes = function applyFixes(input, errors) {
 "use strict";
 // @ts-check
 
-var lineMetadata = null;
-module.exports.lineMetadata = function (value) {
-    if (value) {
-        lineMetadata = value;
-    }
-    return lineMetadata;
-};
 var flattenedLists = null;
 module.exports.flattenedLists = function (value) {
     if (value) {
@@ -774,9 +767,24 @@ module.exports.flattenedLists = function (value) {
     }
     return flattenedLists;
 };
+var inlineCodeSpanRanges = null;
+module.exports.inlineCodeSpanRanges = function (value) {
+    if (value) {
+        inlineCodeSpanRanges = value;
+    }
+    return inlineCodeSpanRanges;
+};
+var lineMetadata = null;
+module.exports.lineMetadata = function (value) {
+    if (value) {
+        lineMetadata = value;
+    }
+    return lineMetadata;
+};
 module.exports.clear = function () {
-    lineMetadata = null;
     flattenedLists = null;
+    inlineCodeSpanRanges = null;
+    lineMetadata = null;
 };
 
 
@@ -1268,7 +1276,8 @@ function lintContent(ruleList, name, content, md, config, frontMatter, handleRul
         frontMatterLines: frontMatterLines
     };
     cache.lineMetadata(helpers.getLineMetadata(params));
-    cache.flattenedLists(helpers.flattenLists(params));
+    cache.flattenedLists(helpers.flattenLists(params.tokens));
+    cache.inlineCodeSpanRanges(helpers.inlineCodeSpanRanges(params.lines));
     // Function to run for each rule
     var result = (resultVersion === 0) ? {} : [];
     // eslint-disable-next-line jsdoc/require-jsdoc
@@ -2207,15 +2216,15 @@ module.exports = {
 "use strict";
 // @ts-check
 
-var _a = __webpack_require__(/*! ../helpers */ "../helpers/helpers.js"), addError = _a.addError, forEachLine = _a.forEachLine, inlineCodeSpanRanges = _a.inlineCodeSpanRanges, overlapsAnyRange = _a.overlapsAnyRange;
-var lineMetadata = __webpack_require__(/*! ./cache */ "../lib/cache.js").lineMetadata;
+var _a = __webpack_require__(/*! ../helpers */ "../helpers/helpers.js"), addError = _a.addError, forEachLine = _a.forEachLine, overlapsAnyRange = _a.overlapsAnyRange;
+var _b = __webpack_require__(/*! ./cache */ "../lib/cache.js"), inlineCodeSpanRanges = _b.inlineCodeSpanRanges, lineMetadata = _b.lineMetadata;
 var reversedLinkRe = /(?<![\\\]])\(([^)]+)(?<!\\)\)\[([^\]^][^\]]*)(?<!\\)](?!\()/g;
 module.exports = {
     "names": ["MD011", "no-reversed-links"],
     "description": "Reversed link syntax",
     "tags": ["links"],
     "function": function MD011(params, onError) {
-        var exclusions = inlineCodeSpanRanges(params.lines);
+        var exclusions = inlineCodeSpanRanges();
         forEachLine(lineMetadata(), function (line, lineIndex, inCode, onFence) {
             if (!inCode && !onFence) {
                 var match = null;
@@ -3778,8 +3787,8 @@ module.exports = {
 "use strict";
 // @ts-check
 
-var _a = __webpack_require__(/*! ../helpers */ "../helpers/helpers.js"), addErrorDetailIf = _a.addErrorDetailIf, bareUrlRe = _a.bareUrlRe, escapeForRegExp = _a.escapeForRegExp, forEachLine = _a.forEachLine, inlineCodeSpanRanges = _a.inlineCodeSpanRanges, overlapsAnyRange = _a.overlapsAnyRange, linkRe = _a.linkRe, linkReferenceRe = _a.linkReferenceRe;
-var lineMetadata = __webpack_require__(/*! ./cache */ "../lib/cache.js").lineMetadata;
+var _a = __webpack_require__(/*! ../helpers */ "../helpers/helpers.js"), addErrorDetailIf = _a.addErrorDetailIf, bareUrlRe = _a.bareUrlRe, escapeForRegExp = _a.escapeForRegExp, forEachLine = _a.forEachLine, overlapsAnyRange = _a.overlapsAnyRange, linkRe = _a.linkRe, linkReferenceRe = _a.linkReferenceRe;
+var _b = __webpack_require__(/*! ./cache */ "../lib/cache.js"), inlineCodeSpanRanges = _b.inlineCodeSpanRanges, lineMetadata = _b.lineMetadata;
 module.exports = {
     "names": ["MD044", "proper-names"],
     "description": "Proper names should have the correct capitalization",
@@ -3809,7 +3818,7 @@ module.exports = {
             }
         });
         if (!includeCodeBlocks) {
-            exclusions.push.apply(exclusions, inlineCodeSpanRanges(params.lines));
+            exclusions.push.apply(exclusions, inlineCodeSpanRanges());
         }
         var _loop_1 = function (name_1) {
             var escapedName = escapeForRegExp(name_1);
diff --git a/helpers/helpers.js b/helpers/helpers.js
index e0f13406..ee86d103 100644
--- a/helpers/helpers.js
+++ b/helpers/helpers.js
@@ -306,14 +306,14 @@ module.exports.forEachLine = function forEachLine(lineMetadata, handler) {
 };
 
 // Returns (nested) lists as a flat array (in order)
-module.exports.flattenLists = function flattenLists(params) {
+module.exports.flattenLists = function flattenLists(tokens) {
   const flattenedLists = [];
   const stack = [];
   let current = null;
   let nesting = 0;
   const nestingStack = [];
   let lastWithMap = { "map": [ 0, 1 ] };
-  params.tokens.forEach((token) => {
+  tokens.forEach((token) => {
     if (isMathBlock(token) && token.map[1]) {
       // markdown-it-texmath plugin does not account for math_block_end
       token.map[1]++;
diff --git a/lib/cache.js b/lib/cache.js
index bd5ebe8a..a2ad39af 100644
--- a/lib/cache.js
+++ b/lib/cache.js
@@ -2,14 +2,6 @@
 
 "use strict";
 
-let lineMetadata = null;
-module.exports.lineMetadata = (value) => {
-  if (value) {
-    lineMetadata = value;
-  }
-  return lineMetadata;
-};
-
 let flattenedLists = null;
 module.exports.flattenedLists = (value) => {
   if (value) {
@@ -18,7 +10,24 @@ module.exports.flattenedLists = (value) => {
   return flattenedLists;
 };
 
-module.exports.clear = () => {
-  lineMetadata = null;
-  flattenedLists = null;
+let inlineCodeSpanRanges = null;
+module.exports.inlineCodeSpanRanges = (value) => {
+  if (value) {
+    inlineCodeSpanRanges = value;
+  }
+  return inlineCodeSpanRanges;
+};
+
+let lineMetadata = null;
+module.exports.lineMetadata = (value) => {
+  if (value) {
+    lineMetadata = value;
+  }
+  return lineMetadata;
+};
+
+module.exports.clear = () => {
+  flattenedLists = null;
+  inlineCodeSpanRanges = null;
+  lineMetadata = null;
 };
diff --git a/lib/markdownlint.js b/lib/markdownlint.js
index ebc86282..a94e4c51 100644
--- a/lib/markdownlint.js
+++ b/lib/markdownlint.js
@@ -516,7 +516,8 @@ function lintContent(
     frontMatterLines
   };
   cache.lineMetadata(helpers.getLineMetadata(params));
-  cache.flattenedLists(helpers.flattenLists(params));
+  cache.flattenedLists(helpers.flattenLists(params.tokens));
+  cache.inlineCodeSpanRanges(helpers.inlineCodeSpanRanges(params.lines));
   // Function to run for each rule
   const result = (resultVersion === 0) ? {} : [];
   // eslint-disable-next-line jsdoc/require-jsdoc
diff --git a/lib/md011.js b/lib/md011.js
index ff794e74..94bd87ca 100644
--- a/lib/md011.js
+++ b/lib/md011.js
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 
 "use strict";
 
-const { addError, forEachLine, inlineCodeSpanRanges, overlapsAnyRange } =
-  require("../helpers");
-const { lineMetadata } = require("./cache");
+const { addError, forEachLine, overlapsAnyRange } = require("../helpers");
+const { inlineCodeSpanRanges, lineMetadata } = require("./cache");
 
 const reversedLinkRe =
   /(?<![\\\]])\(([^)]+)(?<!\\)\)\[([^\]^][^\]]*)(?<!\\)](?!\()/g;
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ module.exports = {
   "description": "Reversed link syntax",
   "tags": [ "links" ],
   "function": function MD011(params, onError) {
-    const exclusions = inlineCodeSpanRanges(params.lines);
+    const exclusions = inlineCodeSpanRanges();
     forEachLine(lineMetadata(), (line, lineIndex, inCode, onFence) => {
       if (!inCode && !onFence) {
         let match = null;
diff --git a/lib/md044.js b/lib/md044.js
index 365b4aeb..2d8da0e4 100644
--- a/lib/md044.js
+++ b/lib/md044.js
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 "use strict";
 
 const { addErrorDetailIf, bareUrlRe, escapeForRegExp, forEachLine,
-  inlineCodeSpanRanges, overlapsAnyRange, linkRe, linkReferenceRe } =
-  require("../helpers");
-const { lineMetadata } = require("./cache");
+  overlapsAnyRange, linkRe, linkReferenceRe } = require("../helpers");
+const { inlineCodeSpanRanges, lineMetadata } = require("./cache");
 
 module.exports = {
   "names": [ "MD044", "proper-names" ],
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ module.exports = {
       }
     });
     if (!includeCodeBlocks) {
-      exclusions.push(...inlineCodeSpanRanges(params.lines));
+      exclusions.push(...inlineCodeSpanRanges());
     }
     for (const name of names) {
       const escapedName = escapeForRegExp(name);