diff --git a/lib/identity_cache/cache_fetcher.rb b/lib/identity_cache/cache_fetcher.rb
index 26514267..e5c54824 100644
--- a/lib/identity_cache/cache_fetcher.rb
+++ b/lib/identity_cache/cache_fetcher.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ def write(key, value)
     end
 
     def delete(key)
-      @cache_backend.write(key, IdentityCache::DELETED, :expires_in => IdentityCache::DELETED_TTL.seconds)
+      result = @cache_backend.write(key, IdentityCache::DELETED, expires_in: IdentityCache::DELETED_TTL.seconds)
+      IdentityCache.logger.debug { "[IdentityCache] delete #{ result ? 'recorded' : 'failed' } for #{key}" }
+      result
     end
 
     def clear
diff --git a/lib/identity_cache/fallback_fetcher.rb b/lib/identity_cache/fallback_fetcher.rb
index ca85729e..bc64331f 100644
--- a/lib/identity_cache/fallback_fetcher.rb
+++ b/lib/identity_cache/fallback_fetcher.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ def write(key, value)
     end
 
     def delete(key)
-      @cache_backend.delete(key)
+      result = @cache_backend.delete(key)
+      IdentityCache.logger.debug { "[IdentityCache] delete for #{key}" }
+      result
     end
 
     def clear
diff --git a/lib/identity_cache/memoized_cache_proxy.rb b/lib/identity_cache/memoized_cache_proxy.rb
index 27bbce17..7b1e5e6d 100644
--- a/lib/identity_cache/memoized_cache_proxy.rb
+++ b/lib/identity_cache/memoized_cache_proxy.rb
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ def write(key, value)
 
     def delete(key)
       memoized_key_values.delete(key) if memoizing?
-      result = @cache_fetcher.delete(key)
-      IdentityCache.logger.debug { "[IdentityCache] delete #{ result ? 'recorded'  : 'failed'  } for #{key}" }
-      result
+      @cache_fetcher.delete(key)
     end
 
     def fetch(key)