diff --git a/mgrpxy/cmd/cache/kubernetes.go b/mgrpxy/cmd/cache/kubernetes.go
index bcf1678415d..d421b4dcb00 100644
--- a/mgrpxy/cmd/cache/kubernetes.go
+++ b/mgrpxy/cmd/cache/kubernetes.go
@@ -29,9 +29,5 @@ func kubernetesCacheClear(
 		return utils.Errorf(err, L("failed to remove cached data"))
 	}
 
-	if _, err := cnx.Exec("squid", "-z", "--foreground"); err != nil {
-		return utils.Errorf(err, L("failed to re-create the cache directories"))
-	}
-
 	return kubernetes.Restart(namespace, kubernetes.ProxyApp)
 }
diff --git a/mgrpxy/cmd/cache/podman.go b/mgrpxy/cmd/cache/podman.go
index 3070aedc7e9..283560ab742 100644
--- a/mgrpxy/cmd/cache/podman.go
+++ b/mgrpxy/cmd/cache/podman.go
@@ -27,9 +27,5 @@ func podmanCacheClear(
 		return utils.Errorf(err, L("failed to remove cached data"))
 	}
 
-	if _, err := cnx.Exec("sh", "-c", "squid -z --foreground"); err != nil {
-		return utils.Errorf(err, L("failed to re-create the cache directories"))
-	}
-
 	return systemd.RestartService(podman.ProxyService)
 }
diff --git a/uyuni-tools.changes.nadvornik.cache_fix b/uyuni-tools.changes.nadvornik.cache_fix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5e6d3ebee6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/uyuni-tools.changes.nadvornik.cache_fix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Fix calling of squid -z in mgrpxy cache clear (bsc#1247644)