diff --git a/tempesta_fw/cache.c b/tempesta_fw/cache.c
index 1c8b26161..22881735c 100644
--- a/tempesta_fw/cache.c
+++ b/tempesta_fw/cache.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 
 /* Flags stored in a Cache Entry. */
 #define TFW_CE_MUST_REVAL	0x0001		/* MUST revalidate if stale. */
-#define TFW_CE_INVALID		0x0100
 
 /*
  * @trec	- Database record descriptor;
@@ -382,6 +381,9 @@ tfw_cache_entry_is_live(TfwHttpReq *req, TfwCacheEntry *ce)
 	time_t ce_age = tfw_cache_entry_age(ce);
 	time_t ce_lifetime, lt_fresh = UINT_MAX;
 
+	if (ce->lifetime <= 0)
+		return 0;
+
 #define CC_LIFETIME_FRESH	(TFW_HTTP_CC_MAX_AGE | TFW_HTTP_CC_MIN_FRESH)
 	if (req->cache_ctl.flags & CC_LIFETIME_FRESH) {
 		time_t lt_max_age = UINT_MAX, lt_min_fresh = UINT_MAX;
@@ -1135,9 +1137,10 @@ cache_req_process_node(TfwHttpReq *req, unsigned long key,
 
 /*
  * Invalidate a cache entry.
+ * In fact, this is implemented by making the cache entry stale.
  */
 static int
-tfw_cache_purge_set_expired(TfwHttpReq *req, unsigned long key)
+tfw_cache_purge_invalidate(TfwHttpReq *req, unsigned long key)
 {
 	TdbIter iter;
 	TDB *db = node_db();
@@ -1145,9 +1148,7 @@ tfw_cache_purge_set_expired(TfwHttpReq *req, unsigned long key)
 
 	if (!(ce = tfw_cache_dbce_get(db, &iter, req, key)))
 		return -ENOENT;
-
-	/* ce->lifetime = 0; */
-
+	ce->lifetime = 0;
 	tfw_cache_dbce_put(ce);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1170,7 +1171,16 @@ tfw_cache_purge_method(TfwHttpReq *req, unsigned long key)
 	if (!tfw_capuacl_match(vhost, &saddr))
 		return tfw_http_send_403((TfwHttpMsg *)req);
 
-	if (tfw_cache_purge_set_expired(req, key))
+	/* Only "invalidate" option is implemented at this time. */
+	switch (vhost->cache_purge_mode) {
+	case TFW_D_CACHE_PURGE_INVALIDATE:
+		ret = tfw_cache_purge_invalidate(req, key);
+		break;
+	default:
+		return tfw_http_send_403((TfwHttpMsg *)req);
+	}
+
+	if (ret)
 		return tfw_http_send_404((TfwHttpMsg *)req);
 	else
 		return tfw_http_send_200((TfwHttpMsg *)req);
diff --git a/tempesta_fw/vhost.c b/tempesta_fw/vhost.c
index 9c0cbf8ec..6ed24d267 100644
--- a/tempesta_fw/vhost.c
+++ b/tempesta_fw/vhost.c
@@ -559,41 +559,6 @@ tfw_cleanup_locache(TfwCfgSpec *cs)
 	__tfw_cleanup_locache();
 }
 
-/*
- * Process hdr_via directive.
- * Default value is preset statically.
- */
-static int
-tfw_handle_out_hdr_via(TfwCfgSpec *cs, TfwCfgEntry *ce)
-{
-	int len;
-	TfwVhost *vhost = &tfw_vhost_dflt;
-
-	if (ce->attr_n) {
-		TFW_ERR("%s: Arguments may not have the \'=\' sign\n",
-			cs->name);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	if (ce->val_n != 1) {
-		TFW_ERR("%s: Invalid number of arguments: %d\n",
-			cs->name, (int)ce->val_n);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * If a value is specified in the configuration file, then
-	 * the default value is not used, even if the processing of
-	 * the specified value results in an error.
-	 */
-	len = strlen(ce->vals[0]);
-	if ((vhost->hdr_via = kmalloc(len + 1, GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	memcpy((void *)vhost->hdr_via, (void *)ce->vals[0], len + 1);
-	vhost->hdr_via_len = len;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  *  Match the ip address against the ACL list.
  */
@@ -653,20 +618,6 @@ tfw_handle_cache_purge_acl(TfwCfgSpec *cs, TfwCfgEntry *ce)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void
-__tfw_cleanup_hdrvia(void)
-{
-	TfwVhost *vhost = &tfw_vhost_dflt;
-	if (vhost->hdr_via && (vhost->hdr_via != s_hdr_via_dflt))
-		kfree(vhost->hdr_via);
-}
-
-static void
-tfw_cleanup_hdrvia(TfwCfgSpec *cs)
-{
-	__tfw_cleanup_hdrvia();
-}
-
 /*
  * Process the cache_purge directive.
  */
@@ -690,8 +641,6 @@ tfw_handle_cache_purge(TfwCfgSpec *cs, TfwCfgEntry *ce)
 	TFW_CFG_ENTRY_FOR_EACH_VAL(ce, i, val) {
 		if (!strcasecmp(val, "invalidate")) {
 			vhost->cache_purge_mode = TFW_D_CACHE_PURGE_INVALIDATE;
-		} else if (!strcasecmp(val, "delete")) {
-			vhost->cache_purge_mode = TFW_D_CACHE_PURGE_DELETE;
 		} else {
 			TFW_ERR("%s: unsupported argument: '%s'\n",
 				cs->name, val);
@@ -704,6 +653,55 @@ tfw_handle_cache_purge(TfwCfgSpec *cs, TfwCfgEntry *ce)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Process hdr_via directive.
+ * Default value is preset statically.
+ */
+static int
+tfw_handle_hdr_via(TfwCfgSpec *cs, TfwCfgEntry *ce)
+{
+	int len;
+	TfwVhost *vhost = &tfw_vhost_dflt;
+
+	if (ce->attr_n) {
+		TFW_ERR("%s: Arguments may not have the \'=\' sign\n",
+			cs->name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (ce->val_n != 1) {
+		TFW_ERR("%s: Invalid number of arguments: %d\n",
+			cs->name, (int)ce->val_n);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * If a value is specified in the configuration file, then
+	 * the default value is not used, even if the processing of
+	 * the specified value results in an error.
+	 */
+	len = strlen(ce->vals[0]);
+	if ((vhost->hdr_via = kmalloc(len + 1, GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	memcpy((void *)vhost->hdr_via, (void *)ce->vals[0], len + 1);
+	vhost->hdr_via_len = len;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+__tfw_cleanup_hdrvia(void)
+{
+	TfwVhost *vhost = &tfw_vhost_dflt;
+	if (vhost->hdr_via && (vhost->hdr_via != s_hdr_via_dflt))
+		kfree(vhost->hdr_via);
+}
+
+static void
+tfw_cleanup_hdrvia(TfwCfgSpec *cs)
+{
+	__tfw_cleanup_hdrvia();
+}
+
 static int
 tfw_vhost_cfg_start(void)
 {
@@ -742,7 +740,7 @@ static TfwCfgSpec tfw_location_specs[] = {
 static TfwCfgSpec tfw_vhost_cfg_specs[] = {
 	{
 		"hdr_via", NULL,
-		tfw_handle_out_hdr_via,
+		tfw_handle_hdr_via,
 		.allow_none = true,
 		.allow_repeat = false,
 		.cleanup = tfw_cleanup_hdrvia
diff --git a/tempesta_fw/vhost.h b/tempesta_fw/vhost.h
index b6f7a4788..da4314881 100644
--- a/tempesta_fw/vhost.h
+++ b/tempesta_fw/vhost.h
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ typedef struct {
 /* Cache purge configuration modes. */
 enum {
 	TFW_D_CACHE_PURGE_INVALIDATE,
-	TFW_D_CACHE_PURGE_DELETE,
 };
 
 /*