diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/cache/Cache.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/cache/Cache.java
index 91d011ba03cad..0db4d718709d8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/cache/Cache.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/cache/Cache.java
@@ -206,34 +206,33 @@ private static class CacheSegment<K, V> {
          */
         Entry<K, V> get(K key, long now, Predicate<Entry<K, V>> isExpired, Consumer<Entry<K, V>> onExpiration) {
             CompletableFuture<Entry<K, V>> future;
-            Entry<K, V> entry = null;
             try (ReleasableLock ignored = readLock.acquire()) {
                 future = map.get(key);
             }
             if (future != null) {
+                Entry<K, V> entry;
                 try {
-                    entry = future.handle((ok, ex) -> {
-                        if (ok != null && !isExpired.test(ok)) {
-                            segmentStats.hit();
-                            ok.accessTime = now;
-                            return ok;
-                        } else {
-                            segmentStats.miss();
-                            if (ok != null) {
-                                assert isExpired.test(ok);
-                                onExpiration.accept(ok);
-                            }
-                            return null;
-                        }
-                    }).get();
-                } catch (ExecutionException | InterruptedException e) {
+                    entry = future.get();
+                } catch (ExecutionException e) {
+                    assert future.isCompletedExceptionally();
+                    segmentStats.miss();
+                    return null;
+                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                     throw new IllegalStateException(e);
                 }
-            }
-            else {
+                if (isExpired.test(entry)) {
+                    segmentStats.miss();
+                    onExpiration.accept(entry);
+                    return null;
+                } else {
+                    segmentStats.hit();
+                    entry.accessTime = now;
+                    return entry;
+                }
+            } else {
                 segmentStats.miss();
+                return null;
             }
-            return entry;
         }
 
         /**
@@ -269,30 +268,18 @@ Tuple<Entry<K, V>, Entry<K, V>> put(K key, V value, long now) {
         /**
          * remove an entry from the segment
          *
-         * @param key the key of the entry to remove from the cache
-         * @return the removed entry if there was one, otherwise null
+         * @param key       the key of the entry to remove from the cache
+         * @param onRemoval a callback for the removed entry
          */
-        Entry<K, V> remove(K key) {
+        void remove(K key, Consumer<CompletableFuture<Entry<K, V>>> onRemoval) {
             CompletableFuture<Entry<K, V>> future;
-            Entry<K, V> entry = null;
             try (ReleasableLock ignored = writeLock.acquire()) {
                 future = map.remove(key);
             }
             if (future != null) {
-                try {
-                    entry = future.handle((ok, ex) -> {
-                        if (ok != null) {
-                            segmentStats.eviction();
-                            return ok;
-                        } else {
-                            return null;
-                        }
-                    }).get();
-                } catch (ExecutionException | InterruptedException e) {
-                    throw new IllegalStateException(e);
-                }
+                segmentStats.eviction();
+                onRemoval.accept(future);
             }
-            return entry;
         }
 
         private static class SegmentStats {
@@ -476,12 +463,18 @@ private void put(K key, V value, long now) {
      */
     public void invalidate(K key) {
         CacheSegment<K, V> segment = getCacheSegment(key);
-        Entry<K, V> entry = segment.remove(key);
-        if (entry != null) {
-            try (ReleasableLock ignored = lruLock.acquire()) {
-                delete(entry, RemovalNotification.RemovalReason.INVALIDATED);
+        segment.remove(key, f -> {
+            try {
+                Entry<K, V> entry = f.get();
+                try (ReleasableLock ignored = lruLock.acquire()) {
+                    delete(entry, RemovalNotification.RemovalReason.INVALIDATED);
+                }
+            } catch (ExecutionException e) {
+                // ok
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                throw new IllegalStateException(e);
             }
-        }
+        });
     }
 
     /**
@@ -580,7 +573,8 @@ public void remove() {
 
     /**
      * An LRU sequencing of the values in the cache. This sequence is not protected from mutations
-     * to the cache. The result of iteration under mutation is undefined.
+     * to the cache (except for {@link Iterator#remove()}. The result of iteration under any other mutation is
+     * undefined.
      *
      * @return an LRU-ordered {@link Iterable} over the values in the cache
      */
@@ -597,6 +591,11 @@ public boolean hasNext() {
             public V next() {
                 return iterator.next().value;
             }
+
+            @Override
+            public void remove() {
+                iterator.remove();
+            }
         };
     }
 
@@ -626,7 +625,7 @@ public void remove() {
             Entry<K, V> entry = current;
             if (entry != null) {
                 CacheSegment<K, V> segment = getCacheSegment(entry.key);
-                segment.remove(entry.key);
+                segment.remove(entry.key, f -> {});
                 try (ReleasableLock ignored = lruLock.acquire()) {
                     current = null;
                     delete(entry, RemovalNotification.RemovalReason.INVALIDATED);
@@ -711,7 +710,7 @@ private void evictEntry(Entry<K, V> entry) {
 
         CacheSegment<K, V> segment = getCacheSegment(entry.key);
         if (segment != null) {
-            segment.remove(entry.key);
+            segment.remove(entry.key, f -> {});
         }
         delete(entry, RemovalNotification.RemovalReason.EVICTED);
     }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/common/cache/CacheTests.java b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/common/cache/CacheTests.java
index 334dae22500ed..9cdd5c84fade8 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/common/cache/CacheTests.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/common/cache/CacheTests.java
@@ -343,7 +343,6 @@ protected long now() {
         assertEquals(numberOfEntries, cache.stats().getEvictions());
     }
 
-    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/30428")
     public void testComputeIfAbsentDeadlock() throws BrokenBarrierException, InterruptedException {
         final int numberOfThreads = randomIntBetween(2, 32);
         final Cache<Integer, String> cache =