diff --git a/okhttp-dnsoverhttps/src/main/kotlin/okhttp3/dnsoverhttps/DnsOverHttps.kt b/okhttp-dnsoverhttps/src/main/kotlin/okhttp3/dnsoverhttps/DnsOverHttps.kt
index cc3872e5e194..726643b872be 100644
--- a/okhttp-dnsoverhttps/src/main/kotlin/okhttp3/dnsoverhttps/DnsOverHttps.kt
+++ b/okhttp-dnsoverhttps/src/main/kotlin/okhttp3/dnsoverhttps/DnsOverHttps.kt
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@
 package okhttp3.dnsoverhttps
 
 import java.io.IOException
-import java.net.HttpURLConnection
 import java.net.InetAddress
 import java.net.UnknownHostException
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch
-import okhttp3.CacheControl
 import okhttp3.Call
 import okhttp3.Callback
 import okhttp3.Dns
@@ -72,16 +70,17 @@ class DnsOverHttps internal constructor(
 
   @Throws(UnknownHostException::class)
   private fun lookupHttps(hostname: String): List<InetAddress> {
-    val networkRequests = ArrayList<Call>(2)
-    val failures = ArrayList<Exception>(2)
-    val results = ArrayList<InetAddress>(5)
+    val networkRequests =
+      buildList {
+        add(client.newCall(buildRequest(hostname, DnsRecordCodec.TYPE_A)))
 
-    buildRequest(hostname, networkRequests, results, failures, DnsRecordCodec.TYPE_A)
-
-    if (includeIPv6) {
-      buildRequest(hostname, networkRequests, results, failures, DnsRecordCodec.TYPE_AAAA)
-    }
+        if (includeIPv6) {
+          add(client.newCall(buildRequest(hostname, DnsRecordCodec.TYPE_AAAA)))
+        }
+      }
 
+    val failures = ArrayList<Exception>(2)
+    val results = ArrayList<InetAddress>(5)
     executeRequests(hostname, networkRequests, results, failures)
 
     return results.ifEmpty {
@@ -89,21 +88,6 @@ class DnsOverHttps internal constructor(
     }
   }
 
-  private fun buildRequest(
-    hostname: String,
-    networkRequests: MutableList<Call>,
-    results: MutableList<InetAddress>,
-    failures: MutableList<Exception>,
-    type: Int,
-  ) {
-    val request = buildRequest(hostname, type)
-    val response = getCacheOnlyResponse(request)
-
-    response?.let { processResponse(it, hostname, results, failures) } ?: networkRequests.add(
-      client.newCall(request),
-    )
-  }
-
   private fun executeRequests(
     hostname: String,
     networkRequests: List<Call>,
@@ -186,38 +170,6 @@ class DnsOverHttps internal constructor(
     throw unknownHostException
   }
 
-  private fun getCacheOnlyResponse(request: Request): Response? {
-    if (client.cache != null) {
-      try {
-        // Use the cache without hitting the network first
-        // 504 code indicates that the Cache is stale
-        val onlyIfCached =
-          CacheControl.Builder()
-            .onlyIfCached()
-            .build()
-
-        var cacheUrl = request.url
-
-        val cacheRequest =
-          request.newBuilder()
-            .cacheControl(onlyIfCached)
-            .cacheUrlOverride(cacheUrl)
-            .build()
-
-        val cacheResponse = client.newCall(cacheRequest).execute()
-
-        if (cacheResponse.code != HttpURLConnection.HTTP_GATEWAY_TIMEOUT) {
-          return cacheResponse
-        }
-      } catch (ioe: IOException) {
-        // Failures are ignored as we can fallback to the network
-        // and hopefully repopulate the cache.
-      }
-    }
-
-    return null
-  }
-
   @Throws(Exception::class)
   private fun readResponse(
     hostname: String,
diff --git a/okhttp-dnsoverhttps/src/test/java/okhttp3/dnsoverhttps/DnsOverHttpsTest.kt b/okhttp-dnsoverhttps/src/test/java/okhttp3/dnsoverhttps/DnsOverHttpsTest.kt
index bfe84cb34800..34d602b36fe9 100644
--- a/okhttp-dnsoverhttps/src/test/java/okhttp3/dnsoverhttps/DnsOverHttpsTest.kt
+++ b/okhttp-dnsoverhttps/src/test/java/okhttp3/dnsoverhttps/DnsOverHttpsTest.kt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import okhttp3.Cache
 import okhttp3.Dns
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
 import okhttp3.Protocol
+import okhttp3.RecordingEventListener
 import okhttp3.testing.PlatformRule
 import okio.Buffer
 import okio.ByteString.Companion.decodeHex
@@ -53,9 +54,11 @@ class DnsOverHttpsTest {
   private lateinit var server: MockWebServer
   private lateinit var dns: Dns
   private val cacheFs = FakeFileSystem()
+  private val eventListener = RecordingEventListener()
   private val bootstrapClient =
     OkHttpClient.Builder()
       .protocols(listOf(Protocol.HTTP_2, Protocol.HTTP_1_1))
+      .eventListener(eventListener)
       .build()
 
   @BeforeEach
@@ -194,16 +197,22 @@ class DnsOverHttpsTest {
     assertThat(recordedRequest.path)
       .isEqualTo("/lookup?ct&dns=AAABAAABAAAAAAAABmdvb2dsZQNjb20AAAEAAQ")
 
+    assertThat(cacheEvents()).containsExactly("CacheMiss")
+
     result = cachedDns.lookup("google.com")
     assertThat(server.takeRequest(1, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)).isNull()
     assertThat(result).isEqualTo(listOf(address("157.240.1.18")))
 
+    assertThat(cacheEvents()).containsExactly("CacheHit")
+
     result = cachedDns.lookup("www.google.com")
     assertThat(result).containsExactly(address("157.240.1.18"))
     recordedRequest = server.takeRequest()
     assertThat(recordedRequest.method).isEqualTo("GET")
     assertThat(recordedRequest.path)
       .isEqualTo("/lookup?ct&dns=AAABAAABAAAAAAAAA3d3dwZnb29nbGUDY29tAAABAAE")
+
+    assertThat(cacheEvents()).containsExactly("CacheMiss")
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -231,16 +240,22 @@ class DnsOverHttpsTest {
     assertThat(recordedRequest.path)
       .isEqualTo("/lookup?ct")
 
+    assertThat(cacheEvents()).containsExactly("CacheMiss")
+
     result = cachedDns.lookup("google.com")
     assertThat(server.takeRequest(0, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)).isNull()
     assertThat(result).isEqualTo(listOf(address("157.240.1.18")))
 
+    assertThat(cacheEvents()).containsExactly("CacheHit")
+
     result = cachedDns.lookup("www.google.com")
     assertThat(result).containsExactly(address("157.240.1.18"))
     recordedRequest = server.takeRequest(0, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)!!
     assertThat(recordedRequest.method).isEqualTo("POST")
     assertThat(recordedRequest.path)
       .isEqualTo("/lookup?ct")
+
+    assertThat(cacheEvents()).containsExactly("CacheMiss")
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -265,6 +280,9 @@ class DnsOverHttpsTest {
     assertThat(recordedRequest.path).isEqualTo(
       "/lookup?ct&dns=AAABAAABAAAAAAAABmdvb2dsZQNjb20AAAEAAQ",
     )
+
+    assertThat(cacheEvents()).containsExactly("CacheMiss")
+
     Thread.sleep(2000)
     server.enqueue(
       dnsResponse(
@@ -282,6 +300,14 @@ class DnsOverHttpsTest {
     assertThat(recordedRequest!!.method).isEqualTo("GET")
     assertThat(recordedRequest.path)
       .isEqualTo("/lookup?ct&dns=AAABAAABAAAAAAAABmdvb2dsZQNjb20AAAEAAQ")
+
+    assertThat(cacheEvents()).containsExactly("CacheMiss")
+  }
+
+  private fun cacheEvents(): List<String> {
+    return eventListener.recordedEventTypes().filter { it.contains("Cache") }.also {
+      eventListener.clearAllEvents()
+    }
   }
 
   private fun dnsResponse(s: String): MockResponse {