diff --git a/src/leveled_bookie.erl b/src/leveled_bookie.erl
index 055cfa9..b450bcc 100644
--- a/src/leveled_bookie.erl
+++ b/src/leveled_bookie.erl
@@ -1188,9 +1188,8 @@ maybepush_ledgercache(MaxCacheSize, Cache, Penciller) ->
             case leveled_penciller:pcl_pushmem(Penciller, CacheToLoad) of
                 ok ->
                     Cache0 = #ledger_cache{},
-                    true = ets:delete(Tab),
-                    NewTab = ets:new(mem, [ordered_set]),
-                    {ok, Cache0#ledger_cache{mem=NewTab}};
+                    true = ets:delete_all_objects(Tab),
+                    {ok, Cache0#ledger_cache{mem=Tab}};
                 returned ->
                     {returned, Cache}
             end;