diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 783d1c6a..4090e922 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ We try to make sure vichan is compatible with all major web servers. vichan does
 2.	ImageMagick (command-line ImageMagick or GraphicsMagick preferred).
 3.	~~[APC (Alternative PHP Cache)](http://php.net/manual/en/book.apc.php)~~,
 	[APCu (Alternative PHP Cache)](http://php.net/manual/en/book.apcu.php),
-	[XCache](http://xcache.lighttpd.net/),
 	[Memcached](http://www.php.net/manual/en/intro.memcached.php) or
 	[Redis](https://redis.io/docs/about/)
 
diff --git a/inc/cache.php b/inc/cache.php
index 88363481..1c7680fb 100644
--- a/inc/cache.php
+++ b/inc/cache.php
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ class Cache {
 			case 'apcu':
 				$data = apcu_fetch($key);
 				break;
-			case 'xcache':
-				$data = xcache_get($key);
-				break;
 			case 'php':
 				$data = isset(self::$cache[$key]) ? self::$cache[$key] : false;
 				break;
@@ -101,9 +98,6 @@ class Cache {
 			case 'apcu':
 				apcu_store($key, $value, $expires);
 				break;
-			case 'xcache':
-				xcache_set($key, $value, $expires);
-				break;
 			case 'fs':
 				$key = str_replace('/', '::', $key);
 				$key = str_replace("\0", '', $key);
@@ -139,9 +133,6 @@ class Cache {
 			case 'apcu':
 				apcu_delete($key);
 				break;
-			case 'xcache':
-				xcache_unset($key);
-				break;
 			case 'fs':
 				$key = str_replace('/', '::', $key);
 				$key = str_replace("\0", '', $key);
diff --git a/inc/config.php b/inc/config.php
index 363c656f..8c3e08b7 100644
--- a/inc/config.php
+++ b/inc/config.php
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@
 	 */
 
 	$config['cache']['enabled'] = 'php';
-	// $config['cache']['enabled'] = 'xcache';
 	// $config['cache']['enabled'] = 'apc';
 	// $config['cache']['enabled'] = 'memcached';
 	// $config['cache']['enabled'] = 'redis';
diff --git a/install.php b/install.php
index 0f64ccf5..003efbe8 100644
--- a/install.php
+++ b/install.php
@@ -876,12 +876,11 @@ if ($step == 0) {
 		),
 		array(
 			'category' => 'Misc',
-			'name' => 'Caching available (APC(u), XCache, Memcached or Redis)',
+			'name' => 'Caching available (APC(u), Memcached or Redis)',
 			'result' => extension_loaded('apcu') || extension_loaded('apc') ||
-						extension_loaded('xcache') || extension_loaded('memcached') ||
-						extension_loaded('redis'),
+						extension_loaded('memcached') || extension_loaded('redis'),
 			'required' => false,
-			'message' => 'You will not be able to enable the additional caching system, designed to minimize SQL queries and significantly improve performance. <a href="http://php.net/manual/en/book.apc.php">APC</a> is the recommended method of caching, but <a href="http://xcache.lighttpd.net/">XCache</a>, <a href="http://www.php.net/manual/en/intro.memcached.php">Memcached</a> and <a href="http://pecl.php.net/package/redis">Redis</a> are also supported.'
+			'message' => 'You will not be able to enable the additional caching system, designed to minimize SQL queries and significantly improve performance. <a href="http://php.net/manual/en/book.apc.php">APC</a> is the recommended method of caching, but <a href="http://www.php.net/manual/en/intro.memcached.php">Memcached</a> and <a href="http://pecl.php.net/package/redis">Redis</a> are also supported.'
 		),
 		array(
 			'category' => 'Misc',