diff --git a/jussi/cache/cache_group.py b/jussi/cache/cache_group.py
index afe97e7e1630c8bb8a365a48da1a27a63963aa91..83290b47b5a5b807f60912bb30ea28dfefc1870f 100644
--- a/jussi/cache/cache_group.py
+++ b/jussi/cache/cache_group.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from .utils import merge_cached_responses
 
 logger = structlog.getLogger(__name__)
 
-BATCH_IRREVERSIBLE_TTL_SET = frozenset([TTL.NO_EXPIRE_IF_IRREVERSIBLE])
+BATCH_IRREVERSIBLE_TTL_SET = frozenset([TTL.DEFAULT_EXPIRE_IF_IRREVERSIBLE])
 
 # types
 CacheTTLValue = TypeVar('CacheTTL', int, float, type(None))
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class CacheGroup:
                                             ) -> None:
         key = jsonrpc_cache_key(request)
         ttl = ttl or request.upstream.ttl
-        if ttl == TTL.NO_EXPIRE_IF_IRREVERSIBLE:
+        if ttl == TTL.DEFAULT_EXPIRE_IF_IRREVERSIBLE:
             last_irreversible_block_num = last_irreversible_block_num or \
                 self._memory_cache.gets('last_irreversible_block_num') or \
                 await self.get('last_irreversible_block_num')
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class CacheGroup:
         else:
             new_ttls = []
             for i, ttl in enumerate(ttls):
-                if ttl == TTL.NO_EXPIRE_IF_IRREVERSIBLE:
+                if ttl == TTL.DEFAULT_EXPIRE_IF_IRREVERSIBLE:
                     ttl = irreversible_ttl(responses[i], last_irreversible_block_num)
                 new_ttls.append(ttl)
             triplets = filter(lambda p: p[0] != TTL.NO_CACHE, zip(ttls, requests, responses))
diff --git a/jussi/cache/ttl.py b/jussi/cache/ttl.py
index e433a986ec19a515126d695c4cbd88ee577dfa7c..b78a1af34fbd5cfc5e0816a8883b191cc404a479 100644
--- a/jussi/cache/ttl.py
+++ b/jussi/cache/ttl.py
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ Method Settings
 - TTL is an integer value in seconds. Integers <= 0 have special meaning
   - A TTL of `0` won't expire
   - A TTL of `-1` wont be cached
-  - A TTL of `-2` will be cached without expiration only if it is 'irreversible' in terms of blockchain consesus
+  - A TTL of `-2` will be cached with default expiration only if it is 'irreversible' in terms of blockchain consesus
 - For readabilty/writabilty, there are shorthand variables for these 'special' TTL values:
    - `NO_EXPIRE` == 0
    - `NO_CACHE` == -1
-   - `NO_EXPIRE_IF_IRREVERSIBLE` == -2
+   - `DEFAULT_EXPIRE_IF_IRREVERSIBLE` == -2
 
 """
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class TTL(Enum):
     DEFAULT_TTL = 3
     NO_EXPIRE = None
     NO_CACHE = -1
-    NO_EXPIRE_IF_IRREVERSIBLE = -2
+    DEFAULT_EXPIRE_IF_IRREVERSIBLE = -2
 
     # pylint: disable=no-else-return
     def __eq__(self, other: int) -> bool:
diff --git a/jussi/cache/utils.py b/jussi/cache/utils.py
index 6735a2d71d2912ca3dd1a7995d5ac4b91e8f461c..6a3bfe2aae356cccaed6947b6f501ed0aaf7c664 100644
--- a/jussi/cache/utils.py
+++ b/jussi/cache/utils.py
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ def irreversible_ttl(jsonrpc_response: dict=None,
         return TTL.NO_CACHE
     try:
         jrpc_block_num = block_num_from_jsonrpc_response(jsonrpc_response)
-        if jrpc_block_num and jrpc_block_num <= last_irreversible_block_num:
-            return TTL.NO_EXPIRE
         return TTL.DEFAULT_TTL
     except Exception as e:
         logger.warning(
diff --git a/tests/test_ttls.py b/tests/test_ttls.py
index aa94e503a7a4c61c0be73a10821595cbd16495d0..7ca257a02f076329658537582fa58743640087bd 100644
--- a/tests/test_ttls.py
+++ b/tests/test_ttls.py
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ non_ttl_rpc_req = jsonrpc_from_request(dummy_request, 0, {"id": "1", "jsonrpc":
     (ttl_rpc_req, rpc_resp, 999, TTL.DEFAULT_TTL),
 
     # cache when last_block_num >= response block_num
-    (ttl_rpc_req, rpc_resp, 1000, TTL.NO_EXPIRE),
-    (ttl_rpc_req, rpc_resp, 1001, TTL.NO_EXPIRE),
+    (ttl_rpc_req, rpc_resp, 1000, TTL.DEFAULT_TTL),
+    (ttl_rpc_req, rpc_resp, 1001, TTL.DEFAULT_TTL),
 
     # don't cache when bad/missing response block_num
     (ttl_rpc_req, {}, 2000, TTL.NO_CACHE),
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def test_ttls(rpc_req, rpc_resp, last_block_num, expected):
     (TTL.NO_CACHE, -1),
     (TTL.DEFAULT_TTL, 3),
     (TTL.NO_EXPIRE, None),
-    (TTL.NO_EXPIRE_IF_IRREVERSIBLE, -2),
+    (TTL.DEFAULT_EXPIRE_IF_IRREVERSIBLE, -2),
 ]
 )
 def test_ttl_eq(ttl, eq):
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def test_ttl_eq(ttl, eq):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('ttl', [
     (TTL.NO_CACHE),
     (TTL.DEFAULT_TTL),
-    (TTL.NO_EXPIRE_IF_IRREVERSIBLE)
+    (TTL.DEFAULT_EXPIRE_IF_IRREVERSIBLE)
 ]
 )
 def test_ttl_gt(ttl):
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def test_ttl_gt(ttl):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('ttl', [
     (TTL.NO_CACHE),
     (TTL.DEFAULT_TTL),
-    (TTL.NO_EXPIRE_IF_IRREVERSIBLE)
+    (TTL.DEFAULT_EXPIRE_IF_IRREVERSIBLE)
 ]
 )
 def test_ttl_ge(ttl):
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def test_ttl_ge(ttl):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('ttl', [
     (TTL.NO_CACHE),
     (TTL.DEFAULT_TTL),
-    (TTL.NO_EXPIRE_IF_IRREVERSIBLE)
+    (TTL.DEFAULT_EXPIRE_IF_IRREVERSIBLE)
 ]
 )
 def test_ttl_lt(ttl):
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def test_ttl_lt(ttl):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('ttl', [
     (TTL.NO_CACHE),
     (TTL.DEFAULT_TTL),
-    (TTL.NO_EXPIRE_IF_IRREVERSIBLE)
+    (TTL.DEFAULT_EXPIRE_IF_IRREVERSIBLE)
 ]
 )
 def test_ttl_le(ttl):