diff --git a/cache.go b/cache.go
index d4ad4f7..80f2426 100644
--- a/cache.go
+++ b/cache.go
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ func (c *Cache) evict() {
 	if len(c.order) == 0 {
 		return
 	}
-	last := len(c.order) - 1
-	victim := c.order[last]
-	c.order = c.order[:last]
+	victim := c.order[0]
+	c.order = c.order[1:]
 	delete(c.data, victim)
 }