diff --git a/src/dj.c b/src/dj.c
index 7c0b7c3..01832a8 100644
--- a/src/dj.c
+++ b/src/dj.c
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ static int write_flags = O_WRONLY | O_CREAT;
  * particular io[2] used in main. Error conditions are not checked because this
  * is only used when the program is about to terminate (hence its name). */
 #define terminate(io) do{ \
-	Io_buffree(&(io)[0]); \
-	Io_buffree(&(io)[1]); \
+	free((io[0]).buf); \
+	free((io[1]).buf); \
 	Io_fdclose(&(io)[0]); \
 	Io_fdclose(&(io)[1]); }while(0)
 
@@ -79,15 +79,6 @@ Io_bufalloc(struct Io *io){
 	return (io->buf = malloc(io->bs * (sizeof *io->buf)));
 }
 
-/* Frees *io's buffer. Returns io. */
-static struct Io *
-Io_buffree(struct Io *io){
-
-	free(io->buf);
-
-	return io;
-}
-
 /* Fills the unused portion of io's buffer with padding, updating io->bufuse.
  * Returns io. */
 static struct Io *