diff --git a/src/spicelib/parser/inp2m.c b/src/spicelib/parser/inp2m.c
index c7cfbc512..662f94fc8 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/parser/inp2m.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/parser/inp2m.c
@@ -93,12 +93,11 @@ INP2M(CKTcircuit *ckt, INPtables *tab, card *current)
             save = line;                     /* saj - save the posn for later if
                                                 the default mosfet model is used */
 
-        err_msg = INPgetMod(ckt, nname[i], &thismodel, tab);
-        tfree(err_msg);
+        txfree(INPgetMod(ckt, nname[i], &thismodel, tab));
 
         /* check if using model binning -- pass in line since need 'l' and 'w' */
         if (!thismodel && i < 5)
-            INPgetModBin(ckt, nname[i], &thismodel, tab, line);
+            txfree(INPgetModBin(ckt, nname[i], &thismodel, tab, line));
 
         if (thismodel)
             break;
diff --git a/src/spicelib/parser/inp2q.c b/src/spicelib/parser/inp2q.c
index 4b8b8106f..bcf761ef5 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/parser/inp2q.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/parser/inp2q.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void INP2Q(CKTcircuit *ckt, INPtables * tab, card * current, CKTnode *gnode)
         INPgetTok(&line, &token, 1);
         if (i >= 3 && INPlookMod(token)) {
             INPinsert(&token, tab);
-            INPgetMod(ckt, token, &thismodel, tab);
+            txfree(INPgetMod(ckt, token, &thismodel, tab));
             if (!thismodel) {
                 LITERR ("Unable to find definition of given model");
                 return;