diff --git a/optimize.c b/optimize.c
index 4afd063f2c..95a8378bd5 100644
--- a/optimize.c
+++ b/optimize.c
@@ -2182,7 +2182,6 @@ opt_init(opt_state_t *opt_state, struct icode *ic)
 	opt_state->n_edges = 2 * opt_state->n_blocks;
 	opt_state->edges = (struct edge **)calloc(opt_state->n_edges, sizeof(*opt_state->edges));
 	if (opt_state->edges == NULL) {
-		free(opt_state->blocks);
 		opt_error(opt_state, "malloc");
 	}
 
@@ -2191,8 +2190,6 @@ opt_init(opt_state_t *opt_state, struct icode *ic)
 	 */
 	opt_state->levels = (struct block **)calloc(opt_state->n_blocks, sizeof(*opt_state->levels));
 	if (opt_state->levels == NULL) {
-		free(opt_state->edges);
-		free(opt_state->blocks);
 		opt_error(opt_state, "malloc");
 	}
 
@@ -2203,9 +2200,6 @@ opt_init(opt_state_t *opt_state, struct icode *ic)
 	opt_state->space = (bpf_u_int32 *)malloc(2 * opt_state->n_blocks * opt_state->nodewords * sizeof(*opt_state->space)
 				 + opt_state->n_edges * opt_state->edgewords * sizeof(*opt_state->space));
 	if (opt_state->space == NULL) {
-		free(opt_state->levels);
-		free(opt_state->edges);
-		free(opt_state->blocks);
 		opt_error(opt_state, "malloc");
 	}
 	p = opt_state->space;
@@ -2245,19 +2239,10 @@ opt_init(opt_state_t *opt_state, struct icode *ic)
 	opt_state->maxval = 3 * max_stmts;
 	opt_state->vmap = (struct vmapinfo *)calloc(opt_state->maxval, sizeof(*opt_state->vmap));
 	if (opt_state->vmap == NULL) {
-		free(opt_state->space);
-		free(opt_state->levels);
-		free(opt_state->edges);
-		free(opt_state->blocks);
 		opt_error(opt_state, "malloc");
 	}
 	opt_state->vnode_base = (struct valnode *)calloc(opt_state->maxval, sizeof(*opt_state->vnode_base));
 	if (opt_state->vnode_base == NULL) {
-		free(opt_state->vmap);
-		free(opt_state->space);
-		free(opt_state->levels);
-		free(opt_state->edges);
-		free(opt_state->blocks);
 		opt_error(opt_state, "malloc");
 	}
 }