diff --git a/src/compositor.c b/src/compositor.c
index af273b98..7b1e503a 100644
--- a/src/compositor.c
+++ b/src/compositor.c
@@ -2206,8 +2206,6 @@ subsurface_resource_destroy(struct wl_resource *resource)
 
 	if (sub)
 		weston_subsurface_destroy(sub);
-
-	free(resource);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/input.c b/src/input.c
index ad4512dc..7360dcb8 100644
--- a/src/input.c
+++ b/src/input.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ empty_region(pixman_region32_t *region)
 static void unbind_resource(struct wl_resource *resource)
 {
 	wl_list_remove(wl_resource_get_link(resource));
-	free(resource);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/text-backend.c b/src/text-backend.c
index cc7d65dc..38728e93 100644
--- a/src/text-backend.c
+++ b/src/text-backend.c
@@ -533,8 +533,6 @@ unbind_keyboard(struct wl_resource *resource)
 
 	input_method_context_end_keyboard_grab(context);
 	context->keyboard = NULL;
-
-	free(resource);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -746,8 +744,6 @@ unbind_input_method(struct wl_resource *resource)
 	input_method->context = NULL;
 
 	text_backend->input_method.binding = NULL;
-
-	free(resource);
 }
 
 static void