diff --git a/lib/libc/rpc/clnt_vc.c b/lib/libc/rpc/clnt_vc.c
index 881f84d181d8..07eff46d4c4f 100644
--- a/lib/libc/rpc/clnt_vc.c
+++ b/lib/libc/rpc/clnt_vc.c
@@ -672,10 +672,6 @@ clnt_vc_destroy(cl)
 	if (ct->ct_addr.buf)
 		free(ct->ct_addr.buf);
 	mem_free(ct, sizeof(struct ct_data));
-	if (cl->cl_netid && cl->cl_netid[0])
-		mem_free(cl->cl_netid, strlen(cl->cl_netid) +1);
-	if (cl->cl_tp && cl->cl_tp[0])
-		mem_free(cl->cl_tp, strlen(cl->cl_tp) +1);
 	mem_free(cl, sizeof(CLIENT));
 	mutex_unlock(&clnt_fd_lock);
 	thr_sigsetmask(SIG_SETMASK, &(mask), NULL);
diff --git a/sys/rpc/clnt_vc.c b/sys/rpc/clnt_vc.c
index 26f23fa1c864..ea3b7d10f243 100644
--- a/sys/rpc/clnt_vc.c
+++ b/sys/rpc/clnt_vc.c
@@ -836,10 +836,6 @@ clnt_vc_destroy(CLIENT *cl)
 		soclose(so);
 	}
 	mem_free(ct, sizeof(struct ct_data));
-	if (cl->cl_netid && cl->cl_netid[0])
-		mem_free(cl->cl_netid, strlen(cl->cl_netid) +1);
-	if (cl->cl_tp && cl->cl_tp[0])
-		mem_free(cl->cl_tp, strlen(cl->cl_tp) +1);
 	mem_free(cl, sizeof(CLIENT));
 }