diff --git a/bin/tests/system/nta/tests_nta.py b/bin/tests/system/nta/tests_nta.py
index 828c04822b..ece8db6729 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/nta/tests_nta.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/nta/tests_nta.py
@@ -147,13 +147,6 @@ def test_nta_behavior(servers):
     isctest.check.noerror(res)
     isctest.check.noadflag(res)
 
-    # Expiry should also trigger a cache flush, so even if a.secure.example A
-    # was cached when its NTA was active, cached data should not be returned.
-    m = isctest.query.create("a.secure.example", "A")
-    res = isctest.query.tcp(m, "10.53.0.4")
-    isctest.check.noerror(res)
-    isctest.check.adflag(res)
-
     # bogus.example was set to expire in 20s, so at t=13
     # it should still be NTA'd, but badds.example used the default
     # lifetime of 12s, so it should revert to SERVFAIL now.
diff --git a/lib/dns/nta.c b/lib/dns/nta.c
index a1593120a9..b56325acd5 100644
--- a/lib/dns/nta.c
+++ b/lib/dns/nta.c
@@ -414,7 +414,6 @@ dns_ntatable_covered(dns_ntatable_t *ntatable, isc_stdtime_t now,
 	bool answer = false;
 	dns_qpread_t qpr;
 	void *pval = NULL;
-	bool flushnode = false;
 
 	REQUIRE(VALID_NTATABLE(ntatable));
 	REQUIRE(dns_name_isabsolute(name));
@@ -454,7 +453,6 @@ dns_ntatable_covered(dns_ntatable_t *ntatable, isc_stdtime_t now,
 		/* NTA is expired */
 		dns__nta_ref(nta);
 		dns_ntatable_ref(nta->ntatable);
-		flushnode = true;
 		isc_async_run(nta->loop, delete_expired, nta);
 		goto done;
 	}
@@ -462,10 +460,6 @@ dns_ntatable_covered(dns_ntatable_t *ntatable, isc_stdtime_t now,
 	answer = true;
 done:
 	dns_qpread_destroy(table, &qpr);
-
-	if (nta != NULL && flushnode) {
-		dns_view_flushnode(view, &nta->name, true);
-	}
 unlock:
 	rcu_read_unlock();