diff --git a/src/Umbraco.PublishedCache.HybridCache/Services/DocumentCacheService.cs b/src/Umbraco.PublishedCache.HybridCache/Services/DocumentCacheService.cs
index 6457773e317a..2d41bc0a1261 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.PublishedCache.HybridCache/Services/DocumentCacheService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.PublishedCache.HybridCache/Services/DocumentCacheService.cs
@@ -132,10 +132,8 @@ public DocumentCacheService(
             GetEntryOptions(key, preview),
             GenerateTags(key));
 
-        // We don't want to cache removed items, this may cause issues if the L2 serializer changes.
         if (contentCacheNode is null)
         {
-            await _hybridCache.RemoveAsync(cacheKey);
             return null;
         }