diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.py b/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.py
index 13a6f20db29e..78f2e4935e77 100755
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.py
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.py
@@ -281,7 +281,9 @@ def get_employee_email(employee_doc):
 
 def get_holiday_list_for_employee(employee, raise_exception=True):
 	if employee:
-		holiday_list, company = frappe.db.get_value("Employee", employee, ["holiday_list", "company"])
+		holiday_list, company = frappe.get_cached_value(
+			"Employee", employee, ["holiday_list", "company"]
+		)
 	else:
 		holiday_list = ""
 		company = frappe.db.get_single_value("Global Defaults", "default_company")
diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/holiday_list/holiday_list.py b/erpnext/setup/doctype/holiday_list/holiday_list.py
index fad827ad8ad2..84d0d3528715 100644
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/holiday_list/holiday_list.py
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/holiday_list/holiday_list.py
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ def is_holiday(holiday_list, date=None):
 	if date is None:
 		date = today()
 	if holiday_list:
-		return bool(frappe.get_all("Holiday List", dict(name=holiday_list, holiday_date=date)))
+		return bool(
+			frappe.db.exists("Holiday", {"parent": holiday_list, "holiday_date": date}, cache=True)
+		)
 	else:
 		return False