diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/ApcuBackend.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/ApcuBackend.php
index e086488545c..ffaeba30849 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/ApcuBackend.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/ApcuBackend.php
@@ -243,8 +243,7 @@ class ApcuBackend implements CacheBackendInterface {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function garbageCollection() {
-    // Any call to apc_fetch() causes APC to expunge expired items.
-    apc_fetch('');
+    // APC performs garbage collection automatically.
   }
 
   /**