diff --git a/app/phrases/phrase_detail_delete.php b/app/phrases/phrase_detail_delete.php
index d919bb4981..fa8b47a634 100644
--- a/app/phrases/phrase_detail_delete.php
+++ b/app/phrases/phrase_detail_delete.php
@@ -58,15 +58,12 @@ else {
 //save the xml to the file system if the phrase directory is set
 	save_phrases_xml();
 
-//delete the phrase from memcache
-	$fp = event_socket_create($_SESSION['event_socket_ip_address'], $_SESSION['event_socket_port'], $_SESSION['event_socket_password']);
-	if ($fp) {
-		$switch_cmd .= "memcache delete languages:".$phrase_language;
-		$switch_result = event_socket_request($fp, 'api '.$switch_cmd);
-	}
+//clear the cache
+	$cache = new cache;
+	$cache->delete("languages:".$phrase_language);
 
 //redirect the user
 	message::add($text['message-delete']);
 	header('Location: phrase_edit.php?id='.$phrase_uuid);
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>