diff --git a/bugreport.c b/bugreport.c
index 09579e268d..7ca0fba1b8 100644
--- a/bugreport.c
+++ b/bugreport.c
@@ -175,10 +175,8 @@ int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	/* fopen doesn't offer us an O_EXCL alternative, except with glibc. */
 	report = open(report_path.buf, O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_WRONLY, 0666);
 
-	if (report < 0) {
-		UNLEAK(report_path);
+	if (report < 0)
 		die(_("couldn't create a new file at '%s'"), report_path.buf);
-	}
 
 	if (write_in_full(report, buffer.buf, buffer.len) < 0)
 		die_errno(_("unable to write to %s"), report_path.buf);
diff --git a/midx.c b/midx.c
index 6d1584ca51..8af46e8b47 100644
--- a/midx.c
+++ b/midx.c
@@ -807,11 +807,9 @@ static int write_midx_internal(const char *object_dir, struct multi_pack_index *
 	int result = 0;
 
 	midx_name = get_midx_filename(object_dir);
-	if (safe_create_leading_directories(midx_name)) {
-		UNLEAK(midx_name);
+	if (safe_create_leading_directories(midx_name))
 		die_errno(_("unable to create leading directories of %s"),
 			  midx_name);
-	}
 
 	if (m)
 		packs.m = m;
@@ -1051,10 +1049,8 @@ void clear_midx_file(struct repository *r)
 		r->objects->multi_pack_index = NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (remove_path(midx)) {
-		UNLEAK(midx);
+	if (remove_path(midx))
 		die(_("failed to clear multi-pack-index at %s"), midx);
-	}
 
 	free(midx);
 }