diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e7b7da54f..adc85c9ea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 - Minor: Channel name in `<channel> has gone offline. Exiting host mode.` messages is now clickable. (#2922)
 - Minor: Added `/openurl` command. Usage: `/openurl <URL>`. Opens the provided URL in the browser. (#2461, #2926)
+- Bugfix: Now deleting cache files that weren't modified in the past 14 days. (#2947)
 - Bugfix: Fixed large timeout durations in moderation buttons overlapping with usernames or other buttons. (#2865, #2921)
 - Bugfix: Fix bad behavior of the HTML color picker edit when user input is being entered. (#2942)
 
diff --git a/src/RunGui.cpp b/src/RunGui.cpp
index 6ce6efa68..998c726b6 100644
--- a/src/RunGui.cpp
+++ b/src/RunGui.cpp
@@ -145,17 +145,17 @@ namespace {
     // improved in the future.
     void clearCache(const QDir &dir)
     {
-        qCDebug(chatterinoCache) << "[Cache] cleared cache";
-
-        QStringList toBeRemoved;
-
+        int deletedCount = 0;
         for (auto &&info : dir.entryInfoList(QDir::Files))
         {
             if (info.lastModified().addDays(14) < QDateTime::currentDateTime())
             {
-                toBeRemoved << info.absoluteFilePath();
+                bool res = QFile(info.absoluteFilePath()).remove();
+                if (res)
+                    ++deletedCount;
             }
         }
+        qCDebug(chatterinoCache) << "Deleted" << deletedCount << "files";
     }
 }  // namespace