diff --git a/src/util/virmdev.c b/src/util/virmdev.c
index 4050835cc1..10a2b08337 100644
--- a/src/util/virmdev.c
+++ b/src/util/virmdev.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ void
 virMediatedDeviceListDel(virMediatedDeviceListPtr list,
                          virMediatedDevicePtr dev)
 {
-    VIR_AUTOPTR(virMediatedDevice) ret = virMediatedDeviceListSteal(list, dev);
+    virMediatedDeviceFree(virMediatedDeviceListSteal(list, dev));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/util/virscsivhost.c b/src/util/virscsivhost.c
index 280d0dc2fd..ab17b1e831 100644
--- a/src/util/virscsivhost.c
+++ b/src/util/virscsivhost.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ void
 virSCSIVHostDeviceListDel(virSCSIVHostDeviceListPtr list,
                           virSCSIVHostDevicePtr dev)
 {
-    VIR_AUTOPTR(virSCSIVHostDevice) tmp = virSCSIVHostDeviceListSteal(list, dev);
+    virSCSIVHostDeviceFree(virSCSIVHostDeviceListSteal(list, dev));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/util/virusb.c b/src/util/virusb.c
index 609d54836f..b033b2b80d 100644
--- a/src/util/virusb.c
+++ b/src/util/virusb.c
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ void
 virUSBDeviceListDel(virUSBDeviceListPtr list,
                     virUSBDevicePtr dev)
 {
-    VIR_AUTOPTR(virUSBDevice) ret = virUSBDeviceListSteal(list, dev);
+    virUSBDeviceFree(virUSBDeviceListSteal(list, dev));
 }
 
 virUSBDevicePtr