diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/tracers/gstrusage.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/tracers/gstrusage.c
index 9976ddfd6c..c49e902d10 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/tracers/gstrusage.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/tracers/gstrusage.c
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ static GPrivate thread_stats_key = G_PRIVATE_INIT (free_thread_stats);
 static void
 free_trace_value (gpointer data)
 {
-  g_slice_free (GstTraceValue, data);
+  g_free (data);
 }
 
 static GstTraceValues *
 make_trace_values (GstClockTime window)
 {
-  GstTraceValues *self = g_slice_new0 (GstTraceValues);
+  GstTraceValues *self = g_new0 (GstTraceValues, 1);
   self->window = window;
   g_queue_init (&self->values);
   return self;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ free_trace_values (GstTraceValues * self)
 {
   g_queue_foreach (&self->values, (GFunc) free_trace_value, NULL);
   g_queue_clear (&self->values);
-  g_slice_free (GstTraceValues, self);
+  g_free (self);
 }
 
 static gboolean
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ update_trace_value (GstTraceValues * self, GstClockTime nts,
   lv = q->head ? q->head->data : NULL;
   if (!lv || (GST_CLOCK_DIFF (lv->ts, nts) > (window / WINDOW_SUBDIV))) {
     /* push the new measurement */
-    lv = g_slice_new0 (GstTraceValue);
+    lv = g_new0 (GstTraceValue, 1);
     lv->ts = nts;
     lv->val = nval;
     g_queue_push_head (q, lv);
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/tracers/gststats.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/tracers/gststats.c
index 72edd2a5e2..d2a84c2aba 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/tracers/gststats.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/plugins/tracers/gststats.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static GstElementStats no_elem_stats = { 0, };
 static GstElementStats *
 fill_element_stats (GstStatsTracer * self, GstElement * element)
 {
-  GstElementStats *stats = g_slice_new0 (GstElementStats);
+  GstElementStats *stats = g_new0 (GstElementStats, 1);
 
   stats->index = self->num_elements++;
   stats->parent_ix = G_MAXUINT;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ log_new_element_stats (GstElementStats * stats, GstElement * element,
 static void
 free_element_stats (gpointer data)
 {
-  g_slice_free (GstElementStats, data);
+  g_free (data);
 }
 
 static GstElementStats *
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static GstPadStats no_pad_stats = { 0, };
 static GstPadStats *
 fill_pad_stats (GstStatsTracer * self, GstPad * pad)
 {
-  GstPadStats *stats = g_slice_new0 (GstPadStats);
+  GstPadStats *stats = g_new0 (GstPadStats, 1);
 
   stats->index = self->num_pads++;
   stats->parent_ix = G_MAXUINT;
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ log_new_pad_stats (GstPadStats * stats, GstPad * pad)
 static void
 free_pad_stats (gpointer data)
 {
-  g_slice_free (GstPadStats, data);
+  g_free (data);
 }
 
 static GstPadStats *
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/tools/gst-stats.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/tools/gst-stats.c
index 2adc5c07a4..0475fcb2ff 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/tools/gst-stats.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/tools/gst-stats.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ free_latency_stats (gpointer data)
   GstLatencyStats *ls = data;
 
   g_free (ls->name);
-  g_slice_free (GstLatencyStats, data);
+  g_free (data);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ free_thread_stats (gpointer data)
 static GstPluginStats *
 new_plugin_stats (const gchar * plugin_name)
 {
-  GstPluginStats *plugin = g_slice_new (GstPluginStats);
+  GstPluginStats *plugin = g_new0 (GstPluginStats, 1);
   guint i;
 
   plugin->name = g_strdup (plugin_name);
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ free_plugin_stats (gpointer data)
   for (i = 0; i < N_FACTORY_TYPES; i++)
     g_ptr_array_unref (plugin->factories[i]);
 
-  g_slice_free (GstPluginStats, data);
+  g_free (data);
 }
 
 static void