diff --git a/lib/classes/record/adapter.php b/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
index 9dab828c1e..7b3e35a749 100644
--- a/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
+++ b/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
@@ -2159,7 +2159,8 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
 
         $this->app['filesystem']->remove($ftodel);
 
-        $this->delete_data_from_cache(self::CACHE_SUBDEFS);
+        // delete the corresponding key record_id from the cache
+        $this->delete_data_from_cache();
 
         $this->dispatch(RecordEvents::DELETED, new DeletedEvent($this));