diff --git a/src/backend/network.cpp b/src/backend/network.cpp
index a6707fdc..2f3b8c6b 100644
--- a/src/backend/network.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/network.cpp
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ namespace loot {
         git_handler() : repo(nullptr), remote(nullptr), cfg(nullptr), obj(nullptr), commit(nullptr), ref(nullptr), sig(nullptr), blob(nullptr) {}
 
         ~git_handler() {
-            free();
-        }
-
-        void free() {
             git_commit_free(commit);
             git_object_free(obj);
             git_config_free(cfg);
@@ -70,7 +66,6 @@ namespace loot {
                 error_message = to_string(error_code) + ".";
             else
                 error_message = to_string(error_code) + "; " + last_error->message;
-            free();
             giterr_clear();
 
             if (ui_message.empty())
@@ -172,11 +167,9 @@ namespace loot {
                 out << boost::locale::as::ftime("%Y-%m-%d") << dateTime;
                 date = out.str();
 
-                git.free();
                 return pair<string, string>(revision, date);
             }
             else {
-                git.free();
                 return pair<string, string>("Unknown: Masterlist edited", "Unknown: Masterlist edited");
             }
         }
@@ -345,9 +338,6 @@ namespace loot {
             }
         } while (parsingFailed);
 
-        //Finally, free memory.
-        git.free();
-
         return pair<string, string>(revision, date);
     }
 }