diff --git a/middleware/cache-control.js b/middleware/cache-control.js
index 006348ef53..8b2aa91183 100644
--- a/middleware/cache-control.js
+++ b/middleware/cache-control.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export function cacheControlFactory(
     maxAge && immutable && 'immutable',
     !maxAge && 'private',
     !maxAge && 'no-store',
-    maxAge === 0 && 'max-age=0',
   ]
     .filter(Boolean)
     .join(', ')
diff --git a/tests/rendering/server.js b/tests/rendering/server.js
index 9e6fe49948..0f09e56839 100644
--- a/tests/rendering/server.js
+++ b/tests/rendering/server.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import { SURROGATE_ENUMS } from '../../middleware/set-fastly-surrogate-key.js'
 import { getPathWithoutVersion } from '../../lib/path-utils.js'
 import { describe, jest } from '@jest/globals'
 
-const NO_CACHE_CONTROL = 'private, no-store, max-age=0'
 const AZURE_STORAGE_URL = 'githubdocs.azureedge.net'
 const activeProducts = Object.values(productMap).filter(
   (product) => !product.wip && !product.hidden
@@ -607,7 +606,7 @@ describe('server', () => {
       expect(res.statusCode).toBe(302)
       expect(res.headers['set-cookie']).toBeUndefined()
       // no cache control because a language prefix had to be injected
-      expect(res.headers['cache-control']).toBe(NO_CACHE_CONTROL)
+      expect(res.headers['cache-control']).toBe('private, no-store')
     })
 
     test('redirects old articles to their slugified URL', async () => {
@@ -621,7 +620,7 @@ describe('server', () => {
       const res = await get('/')
       expect(res.statusCode).toBe(302)
       expect(res.headers.location).toBe('/en')
-      expect(res.headers['cache-control']).toBe(NO_CACHE_CONTROL)
+      expect(res.headers['cache-control']).toBe('private, no-store')
       expect(res.headers['set-cookie']).toBeUndefined()
     })
 
@@ -640,7 +639,7 @@ describe('server', () => {
 
       expect(res.statusCode).toBe(302)
       expect(res.headers.location).toBe('/en')
-      expect(res.headers['cache-control']).toBe(NO_CACHE_CONTROL)
+      expect(res.headers['cache-control']).toBe('private, no-store')
       expect(res.headers['set-cookie']).toBeUndefined()
     })
 
@@ -654,7 +653,7 @@ describe('server', () => {
       })
       expect(res.statusCode).toBe(302)
       expect(res.headers.location).toBe('/en')
-      expect(res.headers['cache-control']).toBe(NO_CACHE_CONTROL)
+      expect(res.headers['cache-control']).toBe('private, no-store')
       expect(res.headers['set-cookie']).toBeUndefined()
     })
 
@@ -664,7 +663,7 @@ describe('server', () => {
       expect(res.headers.location.startsWith('/en/')).toBe(true)
       expect(res.headers['set-cookie']).toBeUndefined()
       // no cache control because a language prefix had to be injected
-      expect(res.headers['cache-control']).toBe(NO_CACHE_CONTROL)
+      expect(res.headers['cache-control']).toBe('private, no-store')
     })
 
     test('redirects that not only injects /en/ should have cache-control', async () => {
diff --git a/tests/routing/deprecated-enterprise-versions.js b/tests/routing/deprecated-enterprise-versions.js
index 9947b34d20..b02820863e 100644
--- a/tests/routing/deprecated-enterprise-versions.js
+++ b/tests/routing/deprecated-enterprise-versions.js
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import enterpriseServerReleases from '../../lib/enterprise-server-releases.js'
 import { get, getDOM } from '../helpers/e2etest.js'
 import { SURROGATE_ENUMS } from '../../middleware/set-fastly-surrogate-key.js'
 
-const NO_CACHE_CONTROL = 'private, no-store, max-age=0'
-
 jest.useFakeTimers({ legacyFakeTimers: true })
 
 describe('enterprise deprecation', () => {
@@ -98,7 +96,7 @@ describe('recently deprecated redirects', () => {
     expect(res.headers.location).toBe('/en/enterprise-server@3.0')
     expect(res.headers['set-cookie']).toBeUndefined()
     // Deliberately no cache control because it is user-dependent
-    expect(res.headers['cache-control']).toBe(NO_CACHE_CONTROL)
+    expect(res.headers['cache-control']).toBe('private, no-store')
   })
 
   test('already languaged enterprise 3.0 redirects', async () => {
@@ -117,7 +115,7 @@ describe('recently deprecated redirects', () => {
     expect(res.statusCode).toBe(302)
     expect(res.headers['set-cookie']).toBeUndefined()
     // Deliberately no cache control because it is user-dependent
-    expect(res.headers['cache-control']).toBe(NO_CACHE_CONTROL)
+    expect(res.headers['cache-control']).toBe('private, no-store')
     // This is based on
     // https://github.com/github/help-docs-archived-enterprise-versions/blob/master/3.0/redirects.json
     expect(res.headers.location).toBe(
diff --git a/tests/routing/redirects.js b/tests/routing/redirects.js
index 5cce889548..743353bb29 100644
--- a/tests/routing/redirects.js
+++ b/tests/routing/redirects.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ describe('redirects', () => {
       const res = await get('/')
       expect(res.statusCode).toBe(302)
       expect(res.headers.location).toBe('/en')
-      expect(res.headers['cache-control']).toBe('private, no-store, max-age=0')
+      expect(res.headers['cache-control']).toBe('private, no-store')
     })
 
     test('trailing slash on languaged homepage should permantently redirect', async () => {
diff --git a/tests/translations/redirects.js b/tests/translations/redirects.js
index eb391f8dec..0a7764daa1 100644
--- a/tests/translations/redirects.js
+++ b/tests/translations/redirects.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import { languageKeys } from '../../lib/languages.js'
 import { get } from '../helpers/e2etest.js'
 import { PREFERRED_LOCALE_COOKIE_NAME } from '../../lib/constants.js'
 
-const NO_CACHE_CONTROL = 'private, no-store, max-age=0'
-
 const langs = languageKeys.filter((lang) => lang !== 'en')
 
 describe('redirects', () => {
@@ -14,7 +12,7 @@ describe('redirects', () => {
     })
     expect(res.statusCode).toBe(302)
     expect(res.headers.location).toBe(`/${lang}/get-started`)
-    expect(res.headers['cache-control']).toBe(NO_CACHE_CONTROL)
+    expect(res.headers['cache-control']).toBe('private, no-store')
     expect(res.headers['set-cookie']).toBeUndefined()
   })
 
@@ -28,7 +26,7 @@ describe('redirects', () => {
     })
     expect(res.statusCode).toBe(302)
     expect(res.headers.location).toBe(`/${lang}/get-started`)
-    expect(res.headers['cache-control']).toBe(NO_CACHE_CONTROL)
+    expect(res.headers['cache-control']).toBe('private, no-store')
     expect(res.headers['set-cookie']).toBeUndefined()
   })