diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/CacheManager.java b/core/java/android/webkit/CacheManager.java
index 125a9c0ae9479..527a1869baa5b 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/CacheManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/CacheManager.java
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ public final class CacheManager {
      * obtained from {@link android.webkit.CacheManager.CacheResult#getLocalPath}, this
      * identifies the cache file.
      *
+     * Cache files are not guaranteed to be in this directory before
+     * CacheManager#getCacheFile(String, Map<String, String>) is called.
+     *
      * @return File The base directory of the cache.
      *
      * @deprecated Access to the HTTP cache will be removed in a future release.
@@ -613,8 +616,9 @@ public final class CacheManager {
             return true;
         }
         // delete rows in the cache database
-        WebViewWorker.getHandler().sendEmptyMessage(
-                WebViewWorker.MSG_CLEAR_CACHE);
+        if (!JniUtil.useChromiumHttpStack())
+            WebViewWorker.getHandler().sendEmptyMessage(WebViewWorker.MSG_CLEAR_CACHE);
+
         // delete cache files in a separate thread to not block UI.
         final Runnable clearCache = new Runnable() {
             public void run() {
diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewCore.java b/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewCore.java
index c56f25270c6c0..4fe16781027c8 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewCore.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewCore.java
@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@ final class WebViewCore {
 
     private void clearCache(boolean includeDiskFiles) {
         mBrowserFrame.clearCache();
-        if (includeDiskFiles && !JniUtil.useChromiumHttpStack()) {
+        if (includeDiskFiles) {
             CacheManager.removeAllCacheFiles();
         }
     }