diff --git a/cache/simplepie/.empty b/cache/simplepie/.empty
deleted file mode 100755
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/classes/rssutils.php b/classes/rssutils.php
index 3c49ef1e4..e76dd3e78 100755
--- a/classes/rssutils.php
+++ b/classes/rssutils.php
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ class RSSUtils {
 	}
 
 	static function expire_cached_files($debug) {
-		foreach (array("simplepie", "feeds", "images", "export", "upload") as $dir) {
+		foreach (array("feeds", "images", "export", "upload") as $dir) {
 			$cache_dir = CACHE_DIR . "/$dir";
 
 //			if ($debug) _debug("Expiring $cache_dir");