diff --git a/sys/dev/pci/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/sys/dev/pci/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index c69f4a09731b..229d1a623111 100644
--- a/sys/dev/pci/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/sys/dev/pci/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -1458,7 +1458,6 @@ static void ttm_bo_global_kobj_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 		container_of(kobj, struct ttm_bo_global, kobj);
 
 	__free_page(glob->dummy_read_page);
-	kfree(glob);
 }
 
 void ttm_bo_global_release(struct drm_global_reference *ref)
diff --git a/sys/dev/pci/drm/ttm/ttm_memory.c b/sys/dev/pci/drm/ttm/ttm_memory.c
index 329d5bc88593..4280d0fffa7a 100644
--- a/sys/dev/pci/drm/ttm/ttm_memory.c
+++ b/sys/dev/pci/drm/ttm/ttm_memory.c
@@ -224,14 +224,6 @@ static ssize_t ttm_mem_global_store(struct kobject *kobj,
 }
 #endif
 
-static void ttm_mem_global_kobj_release(struct kobject *kobj)
-{
-	struct ttm_mem_global *glob =
-		container_of(kobj, struct ttm_mem_global, kobj);
-
-	kfree(glob);
-}
-
 #ifdef notyet
 static struct attribute *ttm_mem_global_attrs[] = {
 	&ttm_mem_global_lower_mem_limit,
@@ -245,7 +237,6 @@ static const struct sysfs_ops ttm_mem_global_ops = {
 #endif
 
 static struct kobj_type ttm_mem_glob_kobj_type = {
-	.release = &ttm_mem_global_kobj_release,
 #ifdef __linux__
 	.sysfs_ops = &ttm_mem_global_ops,
 	.default_attrs = ttm_mem_global_attrs,