diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/BackendChain.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/BackendChain.php
index 548d62df029..d3fac6e111d 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/BackendChain.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/BackendChain.php
@@ -165,15 +165,6 @@ class BackendChain implements CacheBackendInterface {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Implements Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::expire().
-   */
-  public function deleteExpired() {
-    foreach ($this->backends as $backend) {
-      $backend->deleteExpired();
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * Implements Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::invalidate().
    */
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/CacheBackendInterface.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/CacheBackendInterface.php
index b29ef9b3c30..d38a0946cef 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/CacheBackendInterface.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/CacheBackendInterface.php
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ namespace Drupal\Core\Cache;
  * @endcode
  *
  * There are two ways to "remove" a cache item:
- * - Deletion (using delete(), deleteMultiple(), deleteTags(), deleteAll() or
- *   deleteExpired()): Permanently removes the item from the cache.
+ * - Deletion (using delete(), deleteMultiple(), deleteTags() or deleteAll()):
+ *   Permanently removes the item from the cache.
  * - Invalidation (using invalidate(), invalidateMultiple(), invalidateTags()
  *   or invalidateAll()): a "soft" delete that only marks the items as
  *   "invalid", meaning "not fresh" or "not fresh enough". Invalid items are
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ interface CacheBackendInterface {
    * @see Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::deleteMultiple()
    * @see Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::deleteTags()
    * @see Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::deleteAll()
-   * @see Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::deleteExpired()
    */
   public function delete($cid);
 
@@ -183,7 +182,6 @@ interface CacheBackendInterface {
    * @see Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::delete()
    * @see Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::deleteTags()
    * @see Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::deleteAll()
-   * @see Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::deleteExpired()
    */
   public function deleteMultiple(array $cids);
 
@@ -205,7 +203,6 @@ interface CacheBackendInterface {
    * @see Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::delete()
    * @see Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::deleteMultiple()
    * @see Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::deleteAll()
-   * @see Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::deleteExpired()
    */
   public function deleteTags(array $tags);
 
@@ -216,21 +213,9 @@ interface CacheBackendInterface {
    * @see Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::delete()
    * @see Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::deleteMultiple()
    * @see Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::deleteTags()
-   * @see Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::deleteExpired()
    */
   public function deleteAll();
 
-  /**
-   * Deletes expired items from the cache.
-   *
-   * @see Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::delete()
-   * @see Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::deleteMultiple()
-   * @see Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::deleteTags()
-   * @see Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::deleteAll()
-   * @see Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::deleteExpired()
-   */
-  public function deleteExpired();
-
   /**
    * Marks a cache item as invalid.
    *
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackend.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackend.php
index e4d86c6b5ad..1c3f2a0bca5 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackend.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackend.php
@@ -192,16 +192,6 @@ class DatabaseBackend implements CacheBackendInterface {
     Database::getConnection()->truncate($this->bin)->execute();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Implements Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::deleteExpired().
-   */
-  public function deleteExpired() {
-    Database::getConnection()->delete($this->bin)
-      ->condition('expire', CacheBackendInterface::CACHE_PERMANENT, '<>')
-      ->condition('expire', REQUEST_TIME, '<')
-      ->execute();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Implements Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::invalidate().
    */
@@ -251,7 +241,10 @@ class DatabaseBackend implements CacheBackendInterface {
    * Implements Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::garbageCollection().
    */
   public function garbageCollection() {
-    $this->deleteExpired();
+    Database::getConnection()->delete($this->bin)
+      ->condition('expire', CacheBackendInterface::CACHE_PERMANENT, '<>')
+      ->condition('expire', REQUEST_TIME, '<')
+      ->execute();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/MemoryBackend.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/MemoryBackend.php
index 5cd895ff6ee..ac83a06ff35 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/MemoryBackend.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/MemoryBackend.php
@@ -138,16 +138,6 @@ class MemoryBackend implements CacheBackendInterface {
     $this->cache = array();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Implements Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::deleteExpired().
-   *
-   * Cache expiration is not implemented for MemoryBackend as this backend only
-   * persists during a single request and expiration are done using
-   * REQUEST_TIME.
-   */
-  public function deleteExpired() {
-  }
-
   /**
    * Implements Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::invalidate().
    */
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/NullBackend.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/NullBackend.php
index 8b3565d6175..16c03312f09 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/NullBackend.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/NullBackend.php
@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@ class NullBackend implements CacheBackendInterface {
    */
   public function deleteAll() {}
 
-  /**
-   * Implements Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::deleteExpired().
-   */
-  public function deleteExpired() {}
-
   /**
    * Implements Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface::deleteTags().
    */
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Cache/CacheTestBase.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Cache/CacheTestBase.php
index dd1dea990ed..e2c552b2d98 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Cache/CacheTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Cache/CacheTestBase.php
@@ -87,18 +87,4 @@ abstract class CacheTestBase extends WebTestBase {
     $cached = cache($bin)->get($cid);
     $this->assertFalse($cached, $message);
   }
-
-  /**
-   * Performs a general wipe of the bin.
-   *
-   * @param $bin
-   *   The bin to perform the wipe on.
-   */
-  protected function generalWipe($bin = NULL) {
-    if ($bin == NULL) {
-      $bin = $this->default_bin;
-    }
-
-    cache($bin)->deleteExpired();
-  }
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.module b/core/modules/system/system.module
index 315add70f22..cd016f4370f 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.module
@@ -3550,7 +3550,7 @@ function system_cron() {
 
   $cache_bins = array_merge(module_invoke_all('cache_flush'), array('form', 'menu'));
   foreach ($cache_bins as $bin) {
-    cache($bin)->deleteExpired();
+    cache($bin)->garbageCollection();
   }
 
   // Cleanup the batch table and the queue for failed batches.