diff --git a/checkpolicy/policy_define.c b/checkpolicy/policy_define.c
index d158ad0..6bfadbe 100644
--- a/checkpolicy/policy_define.c
+++ b/checkpolicy/policy_define.c
@@ -2012,7 +2012,6 @@
 		    (class_perm_node_t *) malloc(sizeof(class_perm_node_t));
 		if (!cur_perms) {
 			yyerror("out of memory");
-			free(id);
 			ret = -1;
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -2048,7 +2047,6 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	free(id);
 	ebitmap_destroy(&tclasses);
 
 	avrule->perms = perms;