diff --git a/plugins/inputs/memcached/memcached.go b/plugins/inputs/memcached/memcached.go
index 5ee538e93..d174abeda 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/memcached/memcached.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/memcached/memcached.go
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ var sendMetrics = []string{
 	"decr_misses",
 	"cas_hits",
 	"cas_misses",
-	"evictions",
 	"bytes_read",
 	"bytes_written",
 	"threads",
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/memcached/memcached_test.go b/plugins/inputs/memcached/memcached_test.go
index 210adffdb..436c978f7 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/memcached/memcached_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/memcached/memcached_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func TestMemcachedGeneratesMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 		"limit_maxbytes", "bytes", "uptime", "curr_items", "total_items",
 		"curr_connections", "total_connections", "connection_structures", "cmd_get",
 		"cmd_set", "delete_hits", "delete_misses", "incr_hits", "incr_misses",
-		"decr_hits", "decr_misses", "cas_hits", "cas_misses", "evictions",
+		"decr_hits", "decr_misses", "cas_hits", "cas_misses",
 		"bytes_read", "bytes_written", "threads", "conn_yields"}
 
 	for _, metric := range intMetrics {