diff --git a/src/cache.c b/src/cache.c
index 7de527498..d311f8f44 100644
--- a/src/cache.c
+++ b/src/cache.c
@@ -2671,7 +2671,7 @@ static int cli_io_handler_show_cache(struct appctx *appctx)
 
 		ctx->cache = cache;
 
-		cache_wrlock(cache);
+		cache_rdlock(cache);
 
 		while (1) {
 			node = eb32_lookup_ge(&cache->entries, next_key);
@@ -2690,21 +2690,17 @@ static int cli_io_handler_show_cache(struct appctx *appctx)
 				chunk_appendf(&trash, " size:%u (%u blocks), refcount:%u, expire:%d\n",
 					      block_ptr(entry)->len, block_ptr(entry)->block_count,
 					      block_ptr(entry)->refcount, entry->expire - (int)date.tv_sec);
-			} else {
-				/* time to remove that one */
-				delete_entry(entry);
-				entry->eb.key = 0;
 			}
 
 
 			ctx->next_key = next_key;
 
 			if (applet_putchk(appctx, &trash) == -1) {
-				cache_wrunlock(cache);
+				cache_rdunlock(cache);
 				return 0;
 			}
 		}
-		cache_wrunlock(cache);
+		cache_rdunlock(cache);
 
 	}