diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Cache/ContentTypeCacheRefresher.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Cache/ContentTypeCacheRefresher.cs
index 6be3dbde92..e8b58ba4bb 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Cache/ContentTypeCacheRefresher.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Cache/ContentTypeCacheRefresher.cs
@@ -220,8 +220,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Cache
                 if (payloads.Any(x => x.Type ==  typeof(IContentType).Name) 
                     && !payloads.All(x => x.IsNew)) //if they are all new then don't proceed
                 {
-                    //we need to clear the routes cache here!
-                    //TODO: Is there a better way to handle this without casting ?
+                    //we need to clear the routes cache here!                    
                     var contentCache = PublishedContentCacheResolver.Current.ContentCache as PublishedContentCache;
                     if (contentCache != null)
                     {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Cache/DomainCacheRefresher.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Cache/DomainCacheRefresher.cs
index b2a4a2920f..49d7870585 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Cache/DomainCacheRefresher.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Cache/DomainCacheRefresher.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using System;
 using Umbraco.Core;
 using Umbraco.Core.Cache;
+using Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache;
+using Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.LegacyXmlCache;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.Cache
 {
@@ -26,14 +28,25 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Cache
 
         public override void Refresh(int id)
         {
-            ApplicationContext.Current.ApplicationCache.ClearCacheItem(CacheKeys.DomainCacheKey);
+            ClearCache();
             base.Refresh(id);
         }
 
         public override void Remove(int id)
         {
-            ApplicationContext.Current.ApplicationCache.ClearCacheItem(CacheKeys.DomainCacheKey);
+            ClearCache();
             base.Remove(id);
         }
+
+        private void ClearCache()
+        {
+            ApplicationContext.Current.ApplicationCache.ClearCacheItem(CacheKeys.DomainCacheKey);
+            //we need to clear the routes cache here!                    
+            var contentCache = PublishedContentCacheResolver.Current.ContentCache as PublishedContentCache;
+            if (contentCache != null)
+            {
+                contentCache.RoutesCache.Clear();
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/LegacyXmlCache/RoutesCache.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/LegacyXmlCache/RoutesCache.cs
index c3d0249ea3..7c9bc7e949 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/LegacyXmlCache/RoutesCache.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/PublishedCache/LegacyXmlCache/RoutesCache.cs
@@ -49,13 +49,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.LegacyXmlCache
             global::umbraco.content.AfterUpdateDocumentCache += (sender, e) => Clear();
             global::umbraco.content.AfterClearDocumentCache += (sender, e) => Clear();
 
-            // domains - whenever a domain change we must clear the cache
-            //  because routes contain the id of root nodes of domains
-            //  TODO could we do partial updates instead of clearing the whole cache?
-            global::umbraco.cms.businesslogic.web.Domain.AfterDelete += (sender, e) => Clear();
-            global::umbraco.cms.businesslogic.web.Domain.AfterSave += (sender, e) => Clear();
-            global::umbraco.cms.businesslogic.web.Domain.New += (sender, e) => Clear();
-
             // FIXME
             // the content class needs to be refactored - at the moment 
             // content.XmlContentInternal setter does not trigger any event