diff --git a/cache/classes/factory.php b/cache/classes/factory.php
index d6d1637b341..ac20becfd5f 100644
--- a/cache/classes/factory.php
+++ b/cache/classes/factory.php
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class cache_factory {
         }
         $definition = $this->create_definition($component, $area);
         $definition->set_identifiers($identifiers);
-        $cache = $this->create_cache($definition, $identifiers);
+        $cache = $this->create_cache($definition);
         // Loaders are always held onto to speed up subsequent requests.
         $this->cachesfromdefinitions[$definitionname] = $cache;
         return $cache;
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class cache_factory {
         }
         $definition = cache_definition::load_adhoc($mode, $component, $area, $options);
         $definition->set_identifiers($identifiers);
-        $cache = $this->create_cache($definition, $identifiers);
+        $cache = $this->create_cache($definition);
         $this->cachesfromparams[$key] = $cache;
         return $cache;
     }
diff --git a/cache/disabledlib.php b/cache/disabledlib.php
index fae2f357c83..565f27e14d6 100644
--- a/cache/disabledlib.php
+++ b/cache/disabledlib.php
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ class cache_factory_disabled extends cache_factory {
      */
     public function create_cache_from_definition($component, $area, array $identifiers = array(), $unused = null) {
         $definition = $this->create_definition($component, $area);
-        $cache = $this->create_cache($definition, $identifiers);
+        $definition->set_identifiers($identifiers);
+        $cache = $this->create_cache($definition);
         return $cache;
     }
 
@@ -233,7 +234,8 @@ class cache_factory_disabled extends cache_factory {
      */
     public function create_cache_from_params($mode, $component, $area, array $identifiers = array(), array $options = array()) {
         $definition = cache_definition::load_adhoc($mode, $component, $area);
-        $cache = $this->create_cache($definition, $identifiers);
+        $definition->set_identifiers($identifiers);
+        $cache = $this->create_cache($definition);
         return $cache;
     }