diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Cache/Adapter/ArrayAdapter.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Cache/Adapter/ArrayAdapter.php
index 61e2374aa0..6e55452536 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Cache/Adapter/ArrayAdapter.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Cache/Adapter/ArrayAdapter.php
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ class ArrayAdapter implements AdapterInterface, LoggerAwareInterface
         $expiry = $item[CacheItem::CAST_PREFIX.'expiry'];
 
         if (null !== $expiry && $expiry <= time()) {
+            $this->deleteItem($key);
+
             return true;
         }
         if ($this->storeSerialized) {