diff --git a/ext/cog/gstcogmse.c b/ext/cog/gstcogmse.c
index 8eb63bec38..3ce16a37b7 100644
--- a/ext/cog/gstcogmse.c
+++ b/ext/cog/gstcogmse.c
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@ gst_mse_finalize (GObject * object)
 {
   GstMSE *fs = GST_MSE (object);
 
+  gst_object_unref (fs->srcpad);
+  gst_object_unref (fs->sinkpad_ref);
+  gst_object_unref (fs->sinkpad_test);
   g_mutex_free (fs->lock);
   g_cond_free (fs->cond);
 }
diff --git a/ext/modplug/gstmodplug.cc b/ext/modplug/gstmodplug.cc
index 75988fd759..b7fc4b2a72 100644
--- a/ext/modplug/gstmodplug.cc
+++ b/ext/modplug/gstmodplug.cc
@@ -491,7 +491,6 @@ gst_modplug_load_song (GstModPlug * modplug)
         gst_caps_copy_nth (gst_pad_get_pad_template_caps (modplug->srcpad), 0);
   }
   gst_pad_fixate_caps (modplug->srcpad, newcaps);
-  gst_pad_set_caps (modplug->srcpad, newcaps);
 
   /* set up modplug to output the negotiated format */
   structure = gst_caps_get_structure (newcaps, 0);
@@ -499,6 +498,9 @@ gst_modplug_load_song (GstModPlug * modplug)
   gst_structure_get_int (structure, "channels", &modplug->channel);
   gst_structure_get_int (structure, "rate", &modplug->frequency);
 
+  gst_pad_set_caps (modplug->srcpad, newcaps);
+  gst_caps_unref (newcaps);
+
   modplug->read_samples = 1152;
   modplug->read_bytes =
       modplug->read_samples * modplug->channel * modplug->bits / 8;
diff --git a/ext/opus/gstopusparse.c b/ext/opus/gstopusparse.c
index 05963ca791..9bb2c2216f 100644
--- a/ext/opus/gstopusparse.c
+++ b/ext/opus/gstopusparse.c
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ gst_opus_parse_stop (GstBaseParse * base)
   GstOpusParse *parse = GST_OPUS_PARSE (base);
 
   g_slist_foreach (parse->headers, (GFunc) gst_buffer_unref, NULL);
+  g_slist_free (parse->headers);
   parse->headers = NULL;
 
   parse->header_sent = FALSE;
@@ -301,6 +302,7 @@ gst_opus_parse_parse_frame (GstBaseParse * base, GstBaseParseFrame * frame)
     }
 
     g_slist_foreach (parse->headers, (GFunc) gst_buffer_unref, NULL);
+    g_slist_free (parse->headers);
     parse->headers = NULL;
 
     if (parse->id_header && parse->comment_header) {
@@ -322,6 +324,7 @@ gst_opus_parse_parse_frame (GstBaseParse * base, GstBaseParseFrame * frame)
     gst_buffer_replace (&parse->comment_header, NULL);
 
     gst_pad_set_caps (GST_BASE_PARSE_SRC_PAD (parse), caps);
+    gst_caps_unref (caps);
     parse->header_sent = TRUE;
   }
 
diff --git a/ext/schroedinger/gstschrodec.c b/ext/schroedinger/gstschrodec.c
index 126ef1fed4..50bb40480b 100644
--- a/ext/schroedinger/gstschrodec.c
+++ b/ext/schroedinger/gstschrodec.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct _GstSchroDec
 
   SchroDecoder *decoder;
 
-  GstBuffer *seq_header_buffer;
+  gboolean seq_header_buffer_seen;
 };
 
 struct _GstSchroDecClass
@@ -308,8 +308,7 @@ parse_sequence_header (GstSchroDec * schro_dec, guint8 * data, int size)
 
   state = gst_base_video_decoder_get_state (GST_BASE_VIDEO_DECODER (schro_dec));
 
-  schro_dec->seq_header_buffer = gst_buffer_new_and_alloc (size);
-  memcpy (GST_BUFFER_DATA (schro_dec->seq_header_buffer), data, size);
+  schro_dec->seq_header_buffer_seen = TRUE;
 
   ret = schro_parse_decode_sequence_header (data + 13, size - 13,
       &video_format);
@@ -462,7 +461,7 @@ gst_schro_dec_parse_data (GstBaseVideoDecoder * base_video_decoder,
     g_free (data);
   }
 
-  if (schro_decoder->seq_header_buffer == NULL) {
+  if (!schro_decoder->seq_header_buffer_seen) {
     gst_adapter_flush (base_video_decoder->input_adapter, next);
     return GST_FLOW_OK;
   }
@@ -572,6 +571,8 @@ gst_schro_dec_process (GstSchroDec * schro_dec, gboolean eos)
 
           schro_frame_unref (schro_frame);
         }
+        if (tag)
+          schro_tag_free (tag);
         if (!eos) {
           go = FALSE;
         }
diff --git a/ext/schroedinger/gstschroenc.c b/ext/schroedinger/gstschroenc.c
index beda4eac96..c2064d3caf 100644
--- a/ext/schroedinger/gstschroenc.c
+++ b/ext/schroedinger/gstschroenc.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ static GstFlowReturn gst_schro_enc_handle_frame (GstBaseVideoEncoder *
     base_video_encoder, GstVideoFrame * frame);
 static GstFlowReturn gst_schro_enc_shape_output (GstBaseVideoEncoder *
     base_video_encoder, GstVideoFrame * frame);
+static void gst_schro_enc_finalize (GObject * object);
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate gst_schro_enc_sink_template =
 GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ gst_schro_enc_class_init (GstSchroEncClass * klass)
 
   gobject_class->set_property = gst_schro_enc_set_property;
   gobject_class->get_property = gst_schro_enc_get_property;
+  gobject_class->finalize = gst_schro_enc_finalize;
 
   for (i = 0; i < schro_encoder_get_n_settings (); i++) {
     const SchroEncoderSetting *setting;
@@ -231,7 +233,22 @@ gst_schro_enc_init (GstSchroEnc * schro_enc, GstSchroEncClass * klass)
   schro_enc->video_format = schro_encoder_get_video_format (schro_enc->encoder);
 }
 
+static void
+gst_schro_enc_finalize (GObject * object)
+{
+  GstSchroEnc *schro_enc = GST_SCHRO_ENC (object);
 
+  if (schro_enc->encoder) {
+    schro_encoder_free (schro_enc->encoder);
+    schro_enc->encoder = NULL;
+  }
+  if (schro_enc->video_format) {
+    g_free (schro_enc->video_format);
+    schro_enc->video_format = NULL;
+  }
+
+  G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (object);
+}
 
 static gboolean
 gst_schro_enc_set_format (GstBaseVideoEncoder * base_video_encoder,
@@ -423,17 +440,6 @@ gst_schro_enc_start (GstBaseVideoEncoder * base_video_encoder)
 static gboolean
 gst_schro_enc_stop (GstBaseVideoEncoder * base_video_encoder)
 {
-  GstSchroEnc *schro_enc = GST_SCHRO_ENC (base_video_encoder);
-
-  if (schro_enc->encoder) {
-    schro_encoder_free (schro_enc->encoder);
-    schro_enc->encoder = NULL;
-  }
-  if (schro_enc->video_format) {
-    g_free (schro_enc->video_format);
-    schro_enc->video_format = NULL;
-  }
-
   return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstmpegvideoparser.c b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstmpegvideoparser.c
index 009c02bd19..b725d9d353 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstmpegvideoparser.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gstmpegvideoparser.c
@@ -332,8 +332,10 @@ gst_mpeg_video_parse (const guint8 * data, gsize size, guint offset)
     codoffsize->offset = gst_byte_reader_get_pos (&br) + offset;
 
     rsize = gst_byte_reader_get_remaining (&br);
-    if (rsize <= 0)
+    if (rsize <= 0) {
+      g_free (codoffsize);
       break;
+    }
 
     off = scan_for_start_codes (&br, 0, rsize);
 
diff --git a/gst/dccp/gstdccpclientsink.c b/gst/dccp/gstdccpclientsink.c
index a890dcb719..a3bded08b1 100644
--- a/gst/dccp/gstdccpclientsink.c
+++ b/gst/dccp/gstdccpclientsink.c
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ static gboolean gst_dccp_client_sink_stop (GstBaseSink * bsink);
 static gboolean gst_dccp_client_sink_start (GstBaseSink * bsink);
 static GstFlowReturn gst_dccp_client_sink_render (GstBaseSink * bsink,
     GstBuffer * buf);
+static void gst_dccp_client_sink_finalize (GObject * gobject);
 
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (dccpclientsink_debug);
 
@@ -167,6 +168,16 @@ gst_dccp_client_sink_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
   }
 }
 
+static void
+gst_dccp_client_sink_finalize (GObject * gobject)
+{
+  GstDCCPClientSink *this = GST_DCCP_CLIENT_SINK (gobject);
+
+  g_free (this->host);
+
+  G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (gobject);
+}
+
 /*
  * Starts the element. If the sockfd property was not the default, this method
  * will create a new socket and connect to the server.
@@ -276,6 +287,7 @@ gst_dccp_client_sink_class_init (GstDCCPClientSinkClass * klass)
 
   gobject_class->set_property = gst_dccp_client_sink_set_property;
   gobject_class->get_property = gst_dccp_client_sink_get_property;
+  gobject_class->finalize = gst_dccp_client_sink_finalize;
 
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_PORT,
       g_param_spec_int ("port", "Port",
diff --git a/gst/hls/gsthlsdemux.c b/gst/hls/gsthlsdemux.c
index 504df27fc0..7a7d5f6698 100644
--- a/gst/hls/gsthlsdemux.c
+++ b/gst/hls/gsthlsdemux.c
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ gst_hls_demux_dispose (GObject * obj)
 
   gst_hls_demux_reset (demux, TRUE);
 
+  g_queue_free (demux->queue);
   gst_object_unref (demux->download);
 
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (obj);
diff --git a/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosink.c b/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosink.c
index d5eb98b0f5..1309fbc9ee 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosink.c
+++ b/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosink.c
@@ -156,11 +156,6 @@ static void
 gst_inter_audio_sink_init (GstInterAudioSink * interaudiosink,
     GstInterAudioSinkClass * interaudiosink_class)
 {
-
-  interaudiosink->sinkpad =
-      gst_pad_new_from_static_template (&gst_inter_audio_sink_sink_template,
-      "sink");
-
   interaudiosink->surface = gst_inter_surface_get ("default");
 }
 
diff --git a/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosink.h b/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosink.h
index 53597e7c9b..b0a32769ec 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosink.h
+++ b/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosink.h
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ struct _GstInterAudioSink
 
   GstInterSurface *surface;
 
-  GstPad *sinkpad;
-
   int fps_n;
   int fps_d;
 };
diff --git a/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosrc.c b/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosrc.c
index df7c16f70d..11b8839e15 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosrc.c
+++ b/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosrc.c
@@ -166,10 +166,6 @@ gst_inter_audio_src_init (GstInterAudioSrc * interaudiosrc,
     GstInterAudioSrcClass * interaudiosrc_class)
 {
 
-  interaudiosrc->srcpad =
-      gst_pad_new_from_static_template (&gst_inter_audio_src_src_template,
-      "src");
-
   gst_base_src_set_live (GST_BASE_SRC (interaudiosrc), TRUE);
   gst_base_src_set_blocksize (GST_BASE_SRC (interaudiosrc), -1);
 
diff --git a/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosrc.h b/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosrc.h
index cac928f702..958a1a53d9 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosrc.h
+++ b/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosrc.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ struct _GstInterAudioSrc
 {
   GstBaseSrc base_interaudiosrc;
 
-  GstPad *srcpad;
   GstInterSurface *surface;
 
   guint64 n_samples;
diff --git a/gst/inter/gstintervideosink.c b/gst/inter/gstintervideosink.c
index 940d7b27e7..9e1d782e54 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstintervideosink.c
+++ b/gst/inter/gstintervideosink.c
@@ -150,11 +150,6 @@ static void
 gst_inter_video_sink_init (GstInterVideoSink * intervideosink,
     GstInterVideoSinkClass * intervideosink_class)
 {
-
-  intervideosink->sinkpad =
-      gst_pad_new_from_static_template (&gst_inter_video_sink_sink_template,
-      "sink");
-
   intervideosink->surface = gst_inter_surface_get ("default");
 }
 
diff --git a/gst/inter/gstintervideosink.h b/gst/inter/gstintervideosink.h
index 00bbd6e857..5b02efe62d 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstintervideosink.h
+++ b/gst/inter/gstintervideosink.h
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ struct _GstInterVideoSink
 
   GstInterSurface *surface;
 
-  GstPad *sinkpad;
-
   int fps_n;
   int fps_d;
 };
diff --git a/gst/inter/gstintervideosrc.c b/gst/inter/gstintervideosrc.c
index 04d9655305..69214d7bf4 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstintervideosrc.c
+++ b/gst/inter/gstintervideosrc.c
@@ -163,11 +163,6 @@ static void
 gst_inter_video_src_init (GstInterVideoSrc * intervideosrc,
     GstInterVideoSrcClass * intervideosrc_class)
 {
-
-  intervideosrc->srcpad =
-      gst_pad_new_from_static_template (&gst_inter_video_src_src_template,
-      "src");
-
   gst_base_src_set_format (GST_BASE_SRC (intervideosrc), GST_FORMAT_TIME);
   gst_base_src_set_live (GST_BASE_SRC (intervideosrc), TRUE);
 
diff --git a/gst/inter/gstintervideosrc.h b/gst/inter/gstintervideosrc.h
index 909410a186..e7a3cd045d 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstintervideosrc.h
+++ b/gst/inter/gstintervideosrc.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ struct _GstInterVideoSrc
 {
   GstBaseSrc base_intervideosrc;
 
-  GstPad *srcpad;
   GstInterSurface *surface;
 
   GstVideoFormat format;
diff --git a/gst/patchdetect/gstpatchdetect.c b/gst/patchdetect/gstpatchdetect.c
index af4d88319a..bb1d6f8b3d 100644
--- a/gst/patchdetect/gstpatchdetect.c
+++ b/gst/patchdetect/gstpatchdetect.c
@@ -147,12 +147,6 @@ static void
 gst_patchdetect_init (GstPatchdetect * patchdetect,
     GstPatchdetectClass * patchdetect_class)
 {
-
-  patchdetect->sinkpad =
-      gst_pad_new_from_static_template (&gst_patchdetect_sink_template, "sink");
-
-  patchdetect->srcpad =
-      gst_pad_new_from_static_template (&gst_patchdetect_src_template, "src");
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/gst/patchdetect/gstpatchdetect.h b/gst/patchdetect/gstpatchdetect.h
index 1f29218aa8..acf23e0762 100644
--- a/gst/patchdetect/gstpatchdetect.h
+++ b/gst/patchdetect/gstpatchdetect.h
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ struct _GstPatchdetect
 {
   GstBaseTransform base_patchdetect;
 
-  GstPad *sinkpad;
-  GstPad *srcpad;
-
   GstVideoFormat format;
   int width;
   int height;
diff --git a/gst/y4m/gsty4mdec.c b/gst/y4m/gsty4mdec.c
index 277bb1ffee..d61c4b3ad5 100644
--- a/gst/y4m/gsty4mdec.c
+++ b/gst/y4m/gsty4mdec.c
@@ -586,6 +586,9 @@ gst_y4m_dec_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event)
       }
 
       res = TRUE;
+      /* not sure why it's not forwarded, but let's unref it so it
+         doesn't leak, remove the unref if it gets forwarded again */
+      gst_event_unref (event);
       //res = gst_pad_push_event (y4mdec->srcpad, event);
     }
       break;
diff --git a/tests/check/elements/opus.c b/tests/check/elements/opus.c
index 66c12a3237..d18f6230fe 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/opus.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/opus.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ cleanup_opusenc (GstElement * opusenc)
 }
 
 static void
-check_buffers (guint expected, gboolean headers_in_caps)
+check_buffers (guint expected)
 {
   GstBuffer *outbuffer;
   guint i, num_buffers;
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_opus_id_header)
   /* ... and nothing ends up on the global buffer list */
   ASSERT_BUFFER_REFCOUNT (inbuffer, "inbuffer", 1);
   gst_buffer_unref (inbuffer);
-  fail_unless (g_list_length (buffers) == 0);
+  check_buffers (0);
 
   /* cleanup */
   cleanup_opusdec (opusdec);
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_opus_encode_samples)
       "could not set to ready");
 
   /* default frame size is 20 ms, at 48000 Hz that's 960 samples */
-  check_buffers ((nsamples + 959) / 960, FALSE);
+  check_buffers ((nsamples + 959) / 960);
 
   /* cleanup */
   cleanup_opusenc (opusenc);
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_opus_encode_properties)
     /* change random parameters */
     g_object_set (opusenc, param_changes[step].param, param_changes[step].value,
         NULL);
+
+    check_buffers (1);
   }
 
   gst_caps_unref (caps);