This reverts commit 164c374b75f87c6765a705c4418ab7005a2d356f.
A free function for a reference-counted object is in bad taste.
Fortunately, this one is now also unused. Drop it.
Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20201211171152.146877-7-armbru@redhat.com>