diff --git a/orte/dps/dps_internal.h b/orte/dps/dps_internal.h
index 77a51a2750..e95e49bf52 100644
--- a/orte/dps/dps_internal.h
+++ b/orte/dps/dps_internal.h
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * Internal struct used for holding registered dps functions
  */
 struct orte_dps_type_info_t {
+    opal_object_t super;
     /* type identifier */
     orte_data_type_t odti_type;
     /** Debugging string name */
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ struct orte_dps_type_info_t {
  * Convenience typedef
  */
 typedef struct orte_dps_type_info_t orte_dps_type_info_t;
+OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(orte_dps_type_info_t);
 
 /*
  * globals needed within dps
diff --git a/orte/dps/dps_register.c b/orte/dps/dps_register.c
index f6aff0c8ed..f258eaffa9 100644
--- a/orte/dps/dps_register.c
+++ b/orte/dps/dps_register.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ int orte_dps_register(orte_dps_pack_fn_t pack_fn,
     }
         
     /* Add a new entry to the table */
-    info = (orte_dps_type_info_t*)malloc(sizeof(orte_dps_type_info_t));
+    info = (orte_dps_type_info_t*) OBJ_NEW(orte_dps_type_info_t);
     if (NULL == info) {
         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ORTE_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE);
         return ORTE_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
diff --git a/orte/dps/orte_dps_open_close.c b/orte/dps/orte_dps_open_close.c
index b44f545557..f065dc10e6 100644
--- a/orte/dps/orte_dps_open_close.c
+++ b/orte/dps/orte_dps_open_close.c
@@ -74,6 +74,23 @@ OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(orte_buffer_t,
                    orte_buffer_destruct);
 
 
+static void orte_dps_type_info_construct(orte_dps_type_info_t *obj)
+{
+    obj->odti_name = NULL;
+}
+
+static void orte_dps_type_info_destruct(orte_dps_type_info_t *obj)
+{
+    if (NULL != obj->odti_name) {
+        free(obj->odti_name);
+    }
+}
+
+OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(orte_dps_type_info_t, opal_object_t,
+                   orte_dps_type_info_construct,
+                   orte_dps_type_info_destruct);
+
+
 int orte_dps_open(void)
 {
     char *enviro_val;
@@ -243,7 +260,18 @@ int orte_dps_open(void)
 
 int orte_dps_close(void)
 {
+    size_t i;
+
     orte_dps_initialized = false;
 
+    for (i = 0 ; i < orte_pointer_array_get_size(orte_dps_types) ; ++i) {
+        orte_dps_type_info_t *info = orte_pointer_array_get_item(orte_dps_types, i);
+        if (NULL != info) {
+            OBJ_RELEASE(info);
+        }
+    }
+
+    OBJ_RELEASE(orte_dps_types);
+
     return ORTE_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/orte/mca/pls/rsh/pls_rsh_component.c b/orte/mca/pls/rsh/pls_rsh_component.c
index c1bb1639ef..9e6f337440 100644
--- a/orte/mca/pls/rsh/pls_rsh_component.c
+++ b/orte/mca/pls/rsh/pls_rsh_component.c
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ int orte_pls_rsh_component_open(void)
                               &param);
     mca_pls_rsh_component.argv = opal_argv_split(param, ' ');
     mca_pls_rsh_component.argc = opal_argv_count(mca_pls_rsh_component.argv);
+    if (NULL != param) free(param);
     if (mca_pls_rsh_component.argc > 0) {
         /* If the agent is ssh, and debug was not selected, then
            automatically add "-x" */
@@ -207,6 +208,9 @@ int orte_pls_rsh_component_close(void)
     /* cleanup state */
     OBJ_DESTRUCT(&mca_pls_rsh_component.lock);
     OBJ_DESTRUCT(&mca_pls_rsh_component.cond);
+    if (NULL != mca_pls_rsh_component.orted) {
+        free(mca_pls_rsh_component.orted);
+    }
     if(NULL != mca_pls_rsh_component.argv)
         opal_argv_free(mca_pls_rsh_component.argv);
     if(NULL != mca_pls_rsh_component.path)
diff --git a/orte/mca/pls/slurm/pls_slurm_component.c b/orte/mca/pls/slurm/pls_slurm_component.c
index 74b457826a..da8b0eb2d6 100644
--- a/orte/mca/pls/slurm/pls_slurm_component.c
+++ b/orte/mca/pls/slurm/pls_slurm_component.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const char *mca_pls_slurm_component_version_string =
  * Local functions
  */
 static int pls_slurm_open(void);
+static int pls_slurm_close(void);
 static struct orte_pls_base_module_1_0_0_t *pls_slurm_init(int *priority);
 
 
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ orte_pls_slurm_component_t mca_pls_slurm_component = {
             /* Component open and close functions */
             
             pls_slurm_open,
-            NULL
+            pls_slurm_close
         },
         
         /* Next the MCA v1.0.0 component meta data */
@@ -127,3 +128,13 @@ static struct orte_pls_base_module_1_0_0_t *pls_slurm_init(int *priority)
 
     return NULL;
 }
+
+
+static int pls_slurm_close(void)
+{
+    if (NULL != mca_pls_slurm_component.orted) {
+        free(mca_pls_slurm_component.orted);
+    }
+
+    return ORTE_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/orte/mca/ras/host/ras_host_component.c b/orte/mca/ras/host/ras_host_component.c
index 32b677922f..16b6d43bcd 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ras/host/ras_host_component.c
+++ b/orte/mca/ras/host/ras_host_component.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static int orte_ras_host_param_register_int(
 }
 
 
-static char *orte_rmaps_round_robin_param_register_string(
+static char *orte_ras_host_param_register_string(
     const char * a, const char *b, const char *c,
     char *default_value)
 {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static int orte_ras_host_open(void)
         orte_ras_host_param_register_int("priority", 1);
     /* JMS To be changed post-beta to LAM's C/N command line notation */
     mca_ras_host_component.schedule_policy = 
-        orte_rmaps_round_robin_param_register_string("ras", "base", "schedule_policy", "slot");
+        orte_ras_host_param_register_string("ras", "base", "schedule_policy", "slot");
     return ORTE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ static orte_ras_base_module_t *orte_ras_host_init(int* priority)
 
 static int orte_ras_host_close(void)
 {
+    if (NULL != mca_ras_host_component.schedule_policy) {
+        free(mca_ras_host_component.schedule_policy);
+    }
+
     return ORTE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/orte/mca/rmaps/round_robin/rmaps_rr_component.c b/orte/mca/rmaps/round_robin/rmaps_rr_component.c
index e6a4a90c21..9440428085 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmaps/round_robin/rmaps_rr_component.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rmaps/round_robin/rmaps_rr_component.c
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ orte_rmaps_round_robin_init(int *priority)
 
 static int orte_rmaps_round_robin_close(void)
 {
+    if (NULL != mca_rmaps_round_robin_component.schedule_policy) {
+        free(mca_rmaps_round_robin_component.schedule_policy);
+    }
+
     return ORTE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/class/orte_bitmap.c b/test/class/orte_bitmap.c
index 414dfe43cd..16d3d5cf9f 100644
--- a/test/class/orte_bitmap.c
+++ b/test/class/orte_bitmap.c
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "support.h"
-#include "class/orte_bitmap.h"
+#include "orte/class/orte_bitmap.h"
+#include "opal/runtime/opal.h"
 
 #define STANDALONE
 
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     orte_bitmap_t bm;
     int err;
     
+    opal_init();
+
     /* Perform overall test initialization */
     test_init("orte_bitmap_t");
 
@@ -62,6 +65,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
     /* Initialize bitmap  */
 
+    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&bm, orte_bitmap_t);
+
     PRINT_VALID_ERR;
     err = orte_bitmap_init(NULL, 2);
     if (err == ORTE_ERR_BAD_PARAM) {
@@ -97,6 +102,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     fprintf(error_out, "\nTesting bitmap find_size... \n");
     test_bitmap_find_size(&bm);
 
+    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&bm);
+
     fprintf(error_out, "\n~~~~~~     Testing complete     ~~~~~~ \n\n");
 
     test_finalize();
@@ -104,6 +111,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     fclose(error_out);
 #endif
 
+    opal_finalize();
+
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/dps/dps_test.c b/test/dps/dps_test.c
index 0d160f04d7..ca4f25e9bd 100644
--- a/test/dps/dps_test.c
+++ b/test/dps/dps_test.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include "orte/mca/gpr/base/base.h"
 #include "orte/mca/rmgr/base/base.h"
 #include "orte/mca/soh/base/base.h"
+#include "opal/runtime/opal.h"
 
 #define NUM_ITERS 3
 #define NUM_ELEMS 10
@@ -74,13 +75,11 @@ int main (int argc, char* argv[])
 {
     int ret;
 
+    opal_init();
+
     test_init("orte_dps");
     test_out = stderr;
     
-    /* Open up the output streams */
-    if (!opal_output_init()) {
-        return OMPI_ERROR;
-    }
 
     /* 
      * If threads are supported - assume that we are using threads -
@@ -88,14 +87,6 @@ int main (int argc, char* argv[])
      */
     opal_set_using_threads(OMPI_HAVE_THREAD_SUPPORT);
 
-    /* For malloc debugging */
-    opal_malloc_init();
-
-    /* Ensure the system_info structure is instantiated and initialized */
-    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_sys_info())) {
-        return ret;
-    }
-
     /* Ensure the process info structure is instantiated and initialized */
     if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (ret = orte_proc_info())) {
         return ret;
@@ -107,14 +98,6 @@ int main (int argc, char* argv[])
     orte_process_info.my_name->jobid = 0;
     orte_process_info.my_name->vpid = 0;
 
-    /* startup the MCA */
-    if (OMPI_SUCCESS == mca_base_open()) {
-        fprintf(test_out, "MCA started\n");
-    } else {
-        fprintf(test_out, "MCA could not start\n");
-        exit (1);
-    }
-
     /* open the dps */
     if (ORTE_SUCCESS == orte_dps_open()) {
         fprintf(test_out, "DPS started\n");
@@ -295,6 +278,15 @@ int main (int argc, char* argv[])
 
     ret = test_finalize();
     fclose(test_out);
+
+    orte_soh_base_close();
+    orte_rmgr_base_close();
+    orte_gpr_base_close();
+    orte_ns_base_close();
+    orte_dps_close();
+
+    opal_finalize();
+
     return ret;
 }