diff --git a/src/conf/capabilities.c b/src/conf/capabilities.c
index 36f97b9b3f..4478d85f40 100644
--- a/src/conf/capabilities.c
+++ b/src/conf/capabilities.c
@@ -175,9 +175,6 @@ virCapabilitiesFree(virCapsPtr caps) {
     VIR_FREE(caps->host.secModel.doi);
     virCPUDefFree(caps->host.cpu);
 
-    VIR_FREE(caps->defaultDiskDriverName);
-    VIR_FREE(caps->defaultDiskDriverType);
-
     VIR_FREE(caps);
 }