diff --git a/jena-base/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/atlas/lib/cache/CacheSimple.java b/jena-base/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/atlas/lib/cache/CacheSimple.java
index 30a8059dc24..c12997fffe8 100644
--- a/jena-base/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/atlas/lib/cache/CacheSimple.java
+++ b/jena-base/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/atlas/lib/cache/CacheSimple.java
@@ -115,19 +115,14 @@ public V get(K key, Function<K, V> function) {
         }
     }
 
-
     @Override
     public void put(K key, V thing) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(key);
-        final int idx = calcIndex(key);
-        if(thing == null) { //null value causes removal of entry
-            if (keys[idx] != null) {
-                keys[idx] = null;
-                values[idx] = null;
-                currentSize--;
-            }
+        if (thing == null) {
+            remove(key);
             return;
         }
+        final int idx = calcIndex(key);
         if(!thing.equals(values[idx])) {
             values[idx] = thing;
         }
diff --git a/jena-base/src/test/java/org/apache/jena/atlas/lib/cache/TestCacheSimple.java b/jena-base/src/test/java/org/apache/jena/atlas/lib/cache/TestCacheSimple.java
index 81c0c0f4276..a3db7546e08 100644
--- a/jena-base/src/test/java/org/apache/jena/atlas/lib/cache/TestCacheSimple.java
+++ b/jena-base/src/test/java/org/apache/jena/atlas/lib/cache/TestCacheSimple.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class TestCacheSimple {
 
     /**
      * Simple test to ensure that {@link CacheSimple} evidences
-     * the fixed-size behavior we desire.
+     * the fixed-size behaviour we desire.
      */
     @Test
     public void testFixedSize() {
@@ -208,6 +208,24 @@ public void testRemove() {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testRemoveSameHash() {
+        CompoundKey key1 = new CompoundKey(1, 1);
+        CompoundKey key2 = new CompoundKey(1, 2);
+        String value1 = "v1";
+        String value2 = "v2";
+
+        Cache<CompoundKey, String> cache = new CacheSimple<>(10);
+
+        cache.put(key1, value1);
+        // Delete - different key
+        cache.put(key2, null);
+        String s = cache.getIfPresent(key1);
+
+        assertEquals(1, cache.size());
+        assertEquals(value1, s);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testGet() {
         Cache<String, String> cache = new CacheSimple<>(10);
@@ -325,7 +343,7 @@ public void testAllocatedSize() {
         assertEquals(16, cache.getAllocatedSize());
     }
 
-    // Compound key for tests. 
+    // Compound key for tests.
     private static final class CompoundKey {
         private final int a;
         private final int b;