diff --git a/app/gateways/gateway_edit.php b/app/gateways/gateway_edit.php
index d10f6c593e..b109ff50b3 100644
--- a/app/gateways/gateway_edit.php
+++ b/app/gateways/gateway_edit.php
@@ -245,13 +245,9 @@
 				//syncrhonize configuration
 					save_gateway_xml();
 	
-				//delete the sip profiles from memcache
-					$fp = event_socket_create($_SESSION['event_socket_ip_address'], $_SESSION['event_socket_port'], $_SESSION['event_socket_password']);
-					if ($fp) {
-						$hostname = trim(event_socket_request($fp, 'api switchname'));
-						$switch_cmd = "memcache delete configuration:sofia.conf:".$hostname;
-						$switch_result = event_socket_request($fp, 'api '.$switch_cmd);
-					}
+				//clear the cache
+					$cache = new cache;
+					$cache->delete("configuration:sofia.conf:".$_SESSION['domain_name']);
 	
 				//rescan the external profile to look for new or stopped gateways
 					//create the event socket connection