diff --git a/ext/phar/zip.c b/ext/phar/zip.c
index 9fe8492f639c..399ab9b8c418 100644
--- a/ext/phar/zip.c
+++ b/ext/phar/zip.c
@@ -345,28 +345,6 @@ int phar_parse_zipfile(php_stream *fp, char *fname, size_t fname_len, char *alia
 	entry.is_zip = 1;
 	entry.fp_type = PHAR_FP;
 	entry.is_persistent = mydata->is_persistent;
-#define PHAR_ZIP_FAIL_FREE(errmsg, save) \
-			zend_hash_destroy(&mydata->manifest); \
-			HT_INVALIDATE(&mydata->manifest); \
-			zend_hash_destroy(&mydata->mounted_dirs); \
-			HT_INVALIDATE(&mydata->mounted_dirs); \
-			zend_hash_destroy(&mydata->virtual_dirs); \
-			HT_INVALIDATE(&mydata->virtual_dirs); \
-			php_stream_close(fp); \
-			phar_metadata_tracker_free(&mydata->metadata_tracker, mydata->is_persistent); \
-			if (mydata->signature) { \
-				efree(mydata->signature); \
-			} \
-			if (error) { \
-				spprintf(error, 4096, "phar error: %s in zip-based phar \"%s\"", errmsg, mydata->fname); \
-			} \
-			pefree(mydata->fname, mydata->is_persistent); \
-			if (mydata->alias) { \
-				pefree(mydata->alias, mydata->is_persistent); \
-			} \
-			pefree(mydata, mydata->is_persistent); \
-			efree(save); \
-			return FAILURE;
 #define PHAR_ZIP_FAIL(errmsg) \
 			zend_hash_destroy(&mydata->manifest); \
 			HT_INVALIDATE(&mydata->manifest); \
@@ -522,14 +500,13 @@ int phar_parse_zipfile(php_stream *fp, char *fname, size_t fname_len, char *alia
 			mydata->sig_flags = PHAR_GET_32(sig);
 			if (FAILURE == phar_verify_signature(sigfile, php_stream_tell(sigfile), mydata->sig_flags, sig + 8, entry.uncompressed_filesize - 8, fname, &mydata->signature, &sig_len, error)) {
 				efree(sig);
+				php_stream_close(sigfile);
 				if (error) {
-					char *save;
-					php_stream_close(sigfile);
-					spprintf(&save, 4096, "signature cannot be verified: %s", *error);
+					char errmsg[128];
+					snprintf(errmsg, sizeof(errmsg), "signature cannot be verified: %s", *error);
 					efree(*error);
-					PHAR_ZIP_FAIL_FREE(save, save);
+					PHAR_ZIP_FAIL(errmsg);
 				} else {
-					php_stream_close(sigfile);
 					PHAR_ZIP_FAIL("signature cannot be verified");
 				}
 			}