diff --git a/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosink.c b/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosink.c
index 11ce1bfd8b..8cc3888cc1 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosink.c
+++ b/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosink.c
@@ -219,9 +219,10 @@ gst_inter_audio_sink_dispose (GObject * object)
 void
 gst_inter_audio_sink_finalize (GObject * object)
 {
-  /* GstInterAudioSink *interaudiosink = GST_INTER_AUDIO_SINK (object); */
+  GstInterAudioSink *interaudiosink = GST_INTER_AUDIO_SINK (object);
 
   /* clean up object here */
+  g_free (interaudiosink->channel);
 
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (object);
 }
diff --git a/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosrc.c b/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosrc.c
index 3e64eefc91..43ed43b1bb 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosrc.c
+++ b/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosrc.c
@@ -166,12 +166,10 @@ gst_inter_audio_src_class_init (GstInterAudioSrcClass * klass)
     base_src_class->prepare_seek_segment =
         GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_inter_audio_src_prepare_seek_segment);
 
-#if 0
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_CHANNEL,
       g_param_spec_string ("channel", "Channel",
           "Channel name to match inter src and sink elements",
           "default", G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
-#endif
 }
 
 static void
@@ -231,9 +229,10 @@ gst_inter_audio_src_dispose (GObject * object)
 void
 gst_inter_audio_src_finalize (GObject * object)
 {
-  /* GstInterAudioSrc *interaudiosrc = GST_INTER_AUDIO_SRC (object); */
+  GstInterAudioSrc *interaudiosrc = GST_INTER_AUDIO_SRC (object);
 
   /* clean up object here */
+  g_free (interaudiosrc->channel);
 
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (object);
 }