diff --git a/tests/check/elements/appsrc.c b/tests/check/elements/appsrc.c
index b4bd43cf51..7a677f11be 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/appsrc.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/appsrc.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_appsrc_non_null_caps)
 {
   GstElement *src;
   GstBuffer *buffer;
-  GstCaps *caps;
+  GstCaps *caps, *ccaps;
 
   src = setup_appsrc ();
 
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_appsrc_non_null_caps)
   /* Check the output caps */
   fail_unless (g_list_length (buffers) == 4);
 
-  fail_unless (gst_caps_is_equal (gst_pad_get_current_caps (mysinkpad), caps));
+  ccaps = gst_pad_get_current_caps (mysinkpad);
+  fail_unless (gst_caps_is_equal (ccaps, caps));
+  gst_caps_unref (ccaps);
 
   ASSERT_SET_STATE (src, GST_STATE_NULL, GST_STATE_CHANGE_SUCCESS);
   gst_caps_unref (caps);
diff --git a/tests/check/elements/audioconvert.c b/tests/check/elements/audioconvert.c
index 244ed9b7f9..bfb6e7c0db 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/audioconvert.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/audioconvert.c
@@ -460,9 +460,11 @@ verify_convert (const gchar * which, void *in, int inlength,
   {
     GstStructure *in_s, *out_s;
     gint out_chans;
+    GstCaps *ccaps;
 
     in_s = gst_caps_get_structure (incaps, 0);
-    out_s = gst_caps_get_structure (gst_pad_get_current_caps (mysinkpad), 0);
+    ccaps = gst_pad_get_current_caps (mysinkpad);
+    out_s = gst_caps_get_structure (ccaps, 0);
     fail_unless (gst_structure_get_int (out_s, "channels", &out_chans));
 
     /* positions for 1 and 2 channels are implicit if not provided */
@@ -472,6 +474,7 @@ verify_convert (const gchar * which, void *in, int inlength,
             gst_structure_to_string (in_s), gst_structure_to_string (out_s));
       }
     }
+    gst_caps_unref (ccaps);
   }
 
   buffers = g_list_remove (buffers, outbuffer);
@@ -994,8 +997,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_multichannel_conversion)
         get_int_mc_caps (11, G_BYTE_ORDER, 16, 16, TRUE, in_layout);
     GstCaps *out_caps = get_int_mc_caps (2, G_BYTE_ORDER, 16, 16, TRUE, NULL);
 
-    RUN_CONVERSION ("11 channels to 2", in,
-        gst_caps_copy (in_caps), out, gst_caps_copy (out_caps));
+    RUN_CONVERSION ("11 channels to 2", in, in_caps, out, out_caps);
   }
   {
     gint16 in[] = { 0, 0 };
@@ -1017,8 +1019,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_multichannel_conversion)
     GstCaps *out_caps =
         get_int_mc_caps (11, G_BYTE_ORDER, 16, 16, TRUE, out_layout);
 
-    RUN_CONVERSION ("2 channels to 11", in,
-        gst_caps_copy (in_caps), out, gst_caps_copy (out_caps));
+    RUN_CONVERSION ("2 channels to 11", in, in_caps, out, out_caps);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/tests/check/elements/decodebin.c b/tests/check/elements/decodebin.c
index 21dc4f4f9d..0de9bc2c1a 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/decodebin.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/decodebin.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ src_need_data_cb (GstElement * src, guint size, gpointer data)
   GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buf) = 0;
 
   g_signal_emit_by_name (src, "push-buffer", buf, &ret);
+  gst_buffer_unref (buf);
 
   fail_unless (ret == GST_FLOW_OK);
 }
diff --git a/tests/check/elements/videotestsrc.c b/tests/check/elements/videotestsrc.c
index 7d01759d22..4cfe9a7606 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/videotestsrc.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/videotestsrc.c
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ got_buf_cb (GstElement * sink, GstBuffer * new_buf, GstPad * pad,
   if (*p_old_sample)
     gst_sample_unref (*p_old_sample);
   *p_old_sample = gst_sample_new (new_buf, caps, NULL, NULL);
+
+  gst_caps_unref (caps);
 }
 
 /* tests the positioning of pixels within the various RGB pixel layouts */
diff --git a/tests/check/pipelines/capsfilter-renegotiation.c b/tests/check/pipelines/capsfilter-renegotiation.c
index feef062a29..781dcbd3ef 100644
--- a/tests/check/pipelines/capsfilter-renegotiation.c
+++ b/tests/check/pipelines/capsfilter-renegotiation.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ buffer_probe (GstPad * pad, GstPadProbeInfo * info, gpointer data)
       }
     }
   }
+  gst_caps_unref (pad_caps);
 
   return TRUE;
 }