diff --git a/ompi/mca/mtl/mxm/mtl_mxm.c b/ompi/mca/mtl/mxm/mtl_mxm.c
index 4c1ca49f36..5bc03986a1 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/mtl/mxm/mtl_mxm.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/mtl/mxm/mtl_mxm.c
@@ -267,9 +267,6 @@ static int ompi_mtl_mxm_recv_ep_address(ompi_proc_t *source_proc, void **address
 bail:
     free(modex_component_name);
     free(modex_name);
-    if (*address_p) {
-        free(*address_p);
-    }
     return rc;
 }
 
@@ -310,14 +307,12 @@ int ompi_mtl_mxm_module_init(void)
         MXM_VERBOSE(1, "MXM support will be disabled because of total number "
                     "of processes (%lu) is less than the minimum set by the "
                     "mtl_mxm_np MCA parameter (%u)", totps, ompi_mtl_mxm.mxm_np);
-        free(procs);
         return OMPI_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
     }
     MXM_VERBOSE(1, "MXM support enabled");
 
     if (ORTE_NODE_RANK_INVALID == (lr = ompi_process_info.my_node_rank)) {
         MXM_ERROR("Unable to obtain local node rank");
-        free(procs);
         return OMPI_ERROR;
     }
     nlps = ompi_process_info.num_local_peers + 1;
@@ -327,7 +322,6 @@ int ompi_mtl_mxm_module_init(void)
             mxlr = max(mxlr, procs[proc]->super.proc_name.vpid);
         }
     }
-    free(procs);
 
     /* Setup the endpoint options and local addresses to bind to. */
 #if MXM_API < MXM_VERSION(2,0)
@@ -412,7 +406,7 @@ int ompi_mtl_mxm_add_procs(struct mca_mtl_base_module_t *mtl, size_t nprocs,
     mxm_conn_req_t *conn_reqs;
     size_t ep_index = 0;
 #endif
-    void *ep_address = NULL;
+    void *ep_address;
     size_t ep_address_len;
     mxm_error_t err;
     size_t i;
@@ -508,16 +502,13 @@ bail:
     free(conn_reqs);
     free(ep_info);
 #endif
-    if (ep_address) {
-        free(ep_address);
-    }
     return rc;
 }
 
 int ompi_mtl_add_single_proc(struct mca_mtl_base_module_t *mtl,
                              struct ompi_proc_t* procs)
 {
-    void *ep_address = NULL;
+    void *ep_address;
     size_t ep_address_len;
     mxm_error_t err;
     int rc;
@@ -557,7 +548,6 @@ int ompi_mtl_add_single_proc(struct mca_mtl_base_module_t *mtl,
                        "unknown" : procs->proc_hostname,
                       mxm_error_string(conn_reqs.error));
         }
-        free(ep_address);
         return OMPI_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -572,7 +562,6 @@ int ompi_mtl_add_single_proc(struct mca_mtl_base_module_t *mtl,
     err = mxm_ep_connect(ompi_mtl_mxm.ep, ep_address, &endpoint->mxm_conn);
     if (err != MXM_OK) {
         MXM_ERROR("MXM returned connect error: %s\n", mxm_error_string(err));
-        free(ep_address);
         return OMPI_ERROR;
     }
     procs->proc_endpoints[OMPI_PROC_ENDPOINT_TAG_MTL] = endpoint;