diff --git a/internal/nodes/http_request_cache.go b/internal/nodes/http_request_cache.go
index 266f2e0..cf8f0d2 100644
--- a/internal/nodes/http_request_cache.go
+++ b/internal/nodes/http_request_cache.go
@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@ func (this *HTTPRequest) doCacheRead(useStale bool) (shouldStop bool) {
 		} else {
 			this.writer.Header().Set("X-Cache", "HIT, "+refType+", "+reader.TypeName())
 		}
+	} else {
+		this.writer.Header().Del("X-Cache")
 	}
 	if this.web.Cache.AddAgeHeader {
 		this.writer.Header().Set("Age", age)