diff --git a/cache.go b/cache.go
index d658a42..edea66f 100644
--- a/cache.go
+++ b/cache.go
@@ -322,16 +322,13 @@ func (c *Cache[K, V]) afterWrite(n, old node.Node[K, V]) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Delete deletes the association for this key from the cache.
+// Invalidate discards any cached value for the key.
 //
-// Returns previous value if any. The deleted result reports whether the key was
+// Returns previous value if any. The invalidated result reports whether the key was
 // present.
-func (c *Cache[K, V]) Delete(key K) (value V, deleted bool) {
+func (c *Cache[K, V]) Invalidate(key K) (value V, invalidated bool) {
 	var d node.Node[K, V]
 	c.hashmap.Compute(key, func(n node.Node[K, V]) node.Node[K, V] {
-		if n == nil {
-			return nil
-		}
 		d = n
 		return nil
 	})
diff --git a/cache_test.go b/cache_test.go
index df35c54..10f145b 100644
--- a/cache_test.go
+++ b/cache_test.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func TestCache_Unbounded(t *testing.T) {
 		c.Set(i, i)
 	}
 	for i := replaced; i < size; i++ {
-		c.Delete(i)
+		c.Invalidate(i)
 	}
 
 	mutex.Lock()
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ func TestCache_SetWithTTL(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestCache_Delete(t *testing.T) {
+func TestCache_Invalidate(t *testing.T) {
 	size := getRandomSize(t)
 	var mutex sync.Mutex
 	m := make(map[DeletionCause]int)
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ func TestCache_Delete(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for i := 0; i < size; i++ {
-		c.Delete(i)
+		c.Invalidate(i)
 	}
 
 	for i := 0; i < size; i++ {
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ func TestCache_Delete(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestCache_DeleteByFunc(t *testing.T) {
+func TestCache_InvalidateByFunc(t *testing.T) {
 	size := getRandomSize(t)
 	var mutex sync.Mutex
 	m := make(map[DeletionCause]int)