diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglshader.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglshader.c
index fdaf2fcd70..cbd300d4a0 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglshader.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglshader.c
@@ -408,9 +408,8 @@ gst_gl_shader_detach_unlocked (GstGLShader * shader, GstGLSLStage * stage)
   shader->priv->vtable.DetachShader (shader->priv->program_handle,
       stage_handle);
 
-  shader->priv->stages = g_list_remove_link (shader->priv->stages, elem);
+  shader->priv->stages = g_list_delete_link (shader->priv->stages, elem);
   gst_object_unref (stage);
-  g_list_free_1 (elem);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsparse.c b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsparse.c
index 743da4f0d6..6e4faf5081 100644
--- a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsparse.c
+++ b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsparse.c
@@ -825,8 +825,7 @@ drain_pending_buffers (MpegTSParse2 * parse, gboolean drain_all)
 
     /* Free this list node and move to the next */
     p = g_list_previous (l);
-    parse->pending_buffers = g_list_remove_link (parse->pending_buffers, l);
-    g_list_free_1 (l);
+    parse->pending_buffers = g_list_delete_link (parse->pending_buffers, l);
     l = p;
   }