diff --git a/app/phrases/phrase_detail_delete.php b/app/phrases/phrase_detail_delete.php
index e8bf123580..32d51260b3 100644
--- a/app/phrases/phrase_detail_delete.php
+++ b/app/phrases/phrase_detail_delete.php
@@ -54,7 +54,15 @@ else {
 		unset($sql);
 	}
 
-save_phrases_xml();
+//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);
+	}
 
 //redirect the user
 	$_SESSION['message'] = $text['message-delete'];