diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Response.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Response.php
index 10581146faca..6b6308e36c2e 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Response.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Response.php
@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@ public function expire()
     {
         if ($this->isFresh()) {
             $this->headers->set('Age', $this->getMaxAge());
+            $this->headers->remove('Expires');
         }
 
         return $this;
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/ResponseTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/ResponseTest.php
index 881a68e98b3d..fa3a40539db9 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/ResponseTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/ResponseTest.php
@@ -362,6 +362,11 @@ public function testExpire()
         $response->headers->set('Expires', -1);
         $response->expire();
         $this->assertNull($response->headers->get('Age'), '->expire() does not set the Age when the response is expired');
+
+        $response = new Response();
+        $response->headers->set('Expires', date(DATE_RFC2822, time() + 600));
+        $response->expire();
+        $this->assertNull($response->headers->get('Expires'), '->expire() removes the Expires header when the response is fresh');
     }
 
     public function testGetTtl()