diff --git a/src/tree_data_free.c b/src/tree_data_free.c
index 36a11a0..80653d8 100644
--- a/src/tree_data_free.c
+++ b/src/tree_data_free.c
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@
     LY_ARRAY_FOR(path, u) {
         LY_ARRAY_FOR(path[u].predicates, v) {
             if (path[u].predicates[v].type > 0) {
-                struct lysc_type *t = ((struct lysc_node_leaf*)path[u].predicates[v].key)->type;
-                t->plugin->free(ctx, t, path[u].predicates[v].value);
+                ((struct lysc_node_leaf*)path[u].predicates[v].key)->type->plugin->free(ctx, path[u].predicates[v].value);
                 free(path[u].predicates[v].value);
             }
         }
@@ -186,8 +185,7 @@
         }
 #endif
     } else if (node->schema->nodetype & LYD_NODE_TERM) {
-        struct lysc_type *type = ((struct lysc_node_leaf*)node->schema)->type;
-        type->plugin->free(ctx, type, &((struct lyd_node_term*)node)->value);
+        ((struct lysc_node_leaf*)node->schema)->type->plugin->free(ctx, &((struct lyd_node_term*)node)->value);
     }
 
     /* free the node's attributes */