diff --git a/cache.go b/cache.go
index f2f80bf..8753a33 100644
--- a/cache.go
+++ b/cache.go
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ func (c *Cache[T]) gc() int {
 		}
 		prev := item.prev
 		if !c.tracking || atomic.LoadInt32(&item.refCount) == 0 {
-			c.bucket(item.key).remove(item.key)
+			c.bucket(item.key).delete(item.key)
 			c.size -= item.size
 			c.list.Remove(item)
 			if c.onDelete != nil {
diff --git a/layeredcache.go b/layeredcache.go
index 3d680d9..4fe8e8c 100644
--- a/layeredcache.go
+++ b/layeredcache.go
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ func (c *LayeredCache[T]) gc() int {
 		}
 		prev := item.prev
 		if !c.tracking || atomic.LoadInt32(&item.refCount) == 0 {
-			c.bucket(item.group).remove(item.group, item.key)
+			c.bucket(item.group).delete(item.group, item.key)
 			c.size -= item.size
 			c.list.Remove(item)
 			if c.onDelete != nil {