diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_runtime.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_runtime.cc
index d1e56278c07..193803b526e 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_runtime.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_runtime.cc
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ const blender::bke::LooseEdgeCache &Mesh::loose_edges() const
         count--;
       }
     }
-
+    if (count == 0) {
+      loose_edges.clear_and_shrink();
+    }
     r_data.count = count;
   });
 
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ void Mesh::loose_edges_tag_none() const
 {
   using namespace blender::bke;
   this->runtime->loose_edges_cache.ensure([&](LooseEdgeCache &r_data) {
-    r_data.is_loose_bits.resize(0);
+    r_data.is_loose_bits.clear_and_shrink();
     r_data.count = 0;
   });
 }