diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a714596..eae4847 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ static const char Greeting[] = "Hello, ";
 int32_t EXTISM_EXPORTED_FUNCTION(greet) {
   ExtismHandle key = extism_alloc_buf_from_sz("user");
   ExtismHandle value = extism_config_get(key);
-  extism_free(key);
 
   if (value == 0) {
     ExtismHandle err = extism_alloc_buf_from_sz("Invalid key");
@@ -233,11 +232,6 @@ int32_t EXTISM_EXPORTED_FUNCTION(count) {
   // Set the variable
   extism_var_set(key, value);
 
-  // Free key/value, vars are stored on the host side so they remain
-  // available between calls
-  extism_free(value);
-  extism_free(key);
-
   return 0;
 }
 ```
diff --git a/extism-pdk.h b/extism-pdk.h
index cf09ea9..f82eadf 100644
--- a/extism-pdk.h
+++ b/extism-pdk.h
@@ -426,7 +426,6 @@ void extism_log(const char *s, const size_t len, const ExtismLog level) {
     extism_log_error(buf);
     break;
   }
-  extism_free(buf);
 }
 
 // Write zero-terminated string to Extism log
@@ -479,7 +478,6 @@ void extism_error_set_buf_from_sz(const char *message) {
 ExtismHandle extism_config_get_buf(const char *name, const size_t nameLen) {
   ExtismHandle key = extism_alloc_buf(name, nameLen);
   ExtismHandle value = extism_config_get(key);
-  extism_free(key);
   return value;
 }
 
@@ -493,7 +491,6 @@ ExtismHandle extism_config_get_buf_from_sz(const char *name) {
 ExtismHandle extism_var_get_buf(const char *name, const size_t nameLen) {
   ExtismHandle key = extism_alloc_buf(name, nameLen);
   ExtismHandle value = extism_var_get(key);
-  extism_free(key);
   return value;
 }
 
@@ -508,7 +505,6 @@ void extism_var_set_buf(const char *name, const size_t nameLen,
                         const ExtismHandle value) {
   ExtismHandle key = extism_alloc_buf(name, nameLen);
   extism_var_set(key, value);
-  extism_free(key);
 }
 
 // store a var from a sz key