diff --git a/Lib/collections.py b/Lib/collections.py
index 1a43afbe894..6daa5967c12 100644
--- a/Lib/collections.py
+++ b/Lib/collections.py
@@ -161,6 +161,19 @@ class OrderedDict(dict, MutableMapping):
     def __del__(self):
         self.clear()                # eliminate cyclical references
 
+    def _move_to_end(self, key, PREV=0, NEXT=1):
+        'Fast version of self[key]=self.pop(key).   Private method for internal use.'
+        link = self.__map[key]
+        link_prev = link[PREV]
+        link_next = link[NEXT]
+        link_prev[NEXT] = link_next
+        link_next[PREV] = link_prev
+        root = self.__root
+        last = root[PREV]
+        link[PREV] = last
+        link[NEXT] = root
+        last[NEXT] = root[PREV] = link
+
 
 ################################################################################
 ### namedtuple
diff --git a/Lib/functools.py b/Lib/functools.py
index 1bbc520e7c3..f9e35d857ab 100644
--- a/Lib/functools.py
+++ b/Lib/functools.py
@@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ def lru_cache(maxsize=100):
             try:
                 with lock:
                     result = cache[key]
-                    del cache[key]
-                    cache[key] = result         # record recent use of this key
+                    cache._move_to_end(key)     # record recent use of this key
                     wrapper.hits += 1
             except KeyError:
                 result = user_function(*args, **kwds)