diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/model_info_view.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/model_info_view.test.tsx
index 3db9418dfb9..4fcae534167 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/model_info_view.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/model_info_view.test.tsx
@@ -1707,7 +1707,7 @@ describe("ModelInfoView", () => {
         expect(payload.litellm_params.cache_control_injection_points).toEqual([{ location: "message", role: "user" }]);
       });
 
-      it("drops the stored injection points when the operator turns the toggle off", async () => {
+      it("sends an explicit null when the operator turns the toggle off so the backend clears the stored points", async () => {
         withCachePoints([{ location: "message", role: "user" }]);
         const user = userEvent.setup();
         await enterEditMode(user);
@@ -1715,7 +1715,7 @@ describe("ModelInfoView", () => {
         await user.click(screen.getByRole("switch"));
         const payload = await save(user);
 
-        expect(payload.litellm_params).not.toHaveProperty("cache_control_injection_points");
+        expect(payload.litellm_params.cache_control_injection_points).toBeNull();
       });
 
       it("adds a typed index as a string, matching what the deployment already stores", async () => {
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/model_info_view.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/model_info_view.tsx
index 35afcdb2985..9072247fa65 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/model_info_view.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/model_info_view.tsx
@@ -396,8 +396,11 @@ export default function ModelInfoView({
       }
 
       // Handle cache control settings
+      const hadInjectionPoints = Boolean(localModelData?.litellm_params?.cache_control_injection_points);
       if (values.cache_control && (values.cache_control_injection_points?.length ?? 0) > 0) {
         updatedLitellmParams.cache_control_injection_points = values.cache_control_injection_points;
+      } else if (hadInjectionPoints) {
+        updatedLitellmParams.cache_control_injection_points = null;
       } else {
         delete updatedLitellmParams.cache_control_injection_points;
       }