diff --git a/awx/plugins/fact_caching/tower.py b/awx/plugins/fact_caching/tower.py
index c588ac848f..a6f8852362 100755
--- a/awx/plugins/fact_caching/tower.py
+++ b/awx/plugins/fact_caching/tower.py
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ class CacheModule(BaseCacheModule):
             return False
 
     def delete(self, key):
-        self.mc.delete(self.translate_host_key(key))
-        self.mc.delete(self.translate_modified_key(key))
+        self.set(key, {})
 
     def flush(self):
         host_names = self.mc.get(self.host_names_key)
diff --git a/docs/fact_cache.md b/docs/fact_cache.md
index 8bea9b6189..4026eff334 100644
--- a/docs/fact_cache.md
+++ b/docs/fact_cache.md
@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@ Tower will always inject the host `ansible_facts` into memcached. The Ansible To
 ## Tower Fact Logging
 New and changed facts will be logged via Tower's logging facility. Specifically, to the `system_tracking` namespace or logger. The logging payload will include the fields: `host_name`, `inventory_id`, and `ansible_facts`. Where `ansible_facts` is a dictionary of all ansible facts for `host_name` in Tower Inventory `inventory_id`. 
 
+## Integration Testing
+* ensure `clear_facts` set's `hosts/<id>/ansible_facts` to `{}`
+* ensure that `gather_facts: False` does NOT result in clearing existing facts
+* ensure that the when a host fact timeout is reached, that the facts are not used from the cache