diff --git a/frappe/utils/jinja.py b/frappe/utils/jinja.py
index af4153e42e..7216479b9c 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/jinja.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/jinja.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def get_jenv():
 	if not frappe._dev_server:
 		jenv.cache = default_jenv.cache
 
+	# Note: Overlay by default is "linked", we need to copy everything we are updating.
 	jenv.globals = default_jenv.globals.copy()
 	jenv.filters = default_jenv.filters.copy()
 
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ def render_template(template, context=None, is_path=None, safe_render=True):
 	try:
 		if is_path or guess_is_path(template):
 			is_path = True
-			compiled_template = compile_template(template)
+			compiled_template = get_template(template)
 		else:
 			jenv: SandboxedEnvironment = get_jenv()
 			if safe_render and ".__" in template:
@@ -167,12 +168,6 @@ def get_jloader():
 	return jloader
 
 
-@site_cache(ttl=10 * 60, maxsize=16)
-def compile_template(path):
-	jenv = get_jenv()
-	return jenv.get_template(path)
-
-
 @site_cache(ttl=10 * 60, maxsize=8)
 def _get_jloader():
 	from jinja2 import ChoiceLoader, PackageLoader, PrefixLoader