diff --git a/src/esx/esx_driver.c b/src/esx/esx_driver.c
index 79b991f36f..9dc5489411 100644
--- a/src/esx/esx_driver.c
+++ b/src/esx/esx_driver.c
@@ -3658,7 +3658,7 @@ esxDomainMigratePerform(virDomainPtr domain,
 {
     int result = -1;
     esxPrivate *priv = domain->conn->privateData;
-    virURI *parsedUri = NULL;
+    g_autoptr(virURI) parsedUri = NULL;
     char *saveptr;
     char *path_resourcePool;
     char *path_hostSystem;
@@ -3779,7 +3779,6 @@ esxDomainMigratePerform(virDomainPtr domain,
     result = 0;
 
  cleanup:
-    virURIFree(parsedUri);
     esxVI_ObjectContent_Free(&virtualMachine);
     esxVI_Event_Free(&eventList);
     esxVI_ManagedObjectReference_Free(&task);
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_migration.c b/src/libxl/libxl_migration.c
index 0fd2b3206e..c5ec80139f 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_migration.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_migration.c
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ libxlDomainMigrationDstPrepare(virConnectPtr dconn,
     char *xmlout = NULL;
     unsigned short port;
     char portstr[100];
-    virURI *uri = NULL;
+    g_autoptr(virURI) uri = NULL;
     virNetSocket **socks = NULL;
     size_t nsocks = 0;
     int nsocks_listen = 0;
@@ -795,8 +795,6 @@ libxlDomainMigrationDstPrepare(virConnectPtr dconn,
     libxlMigrationCookieFree(mig);
     if (!uri_in)
         VIR_FREE(hostname);
-    else
-        virURIFree(uri);
     virObjectUnref(args);
     virDomainObjEndAPI(&vm);
     virObjectUnref(cfg);
@@ -1183,7 +1181,7 @@ libxlDomainMigrationSrcPerform(libxlDriverPrivate *driver,
     char *hostname = NULL;
     unsigned short port = 0;
     char portstr[100];
-    virURI *uri = NULL;
+    g_autoptr(virURI) uri = NULL;
     virNetSocket *sock;
     int sockfd = -1;
     int ret = -1;
@@ -1233,7 +1231,6 @@ libxlDomainMigrationSrcPerform(libxlDriverPrivate *driver,
 
  cleanup:
     VIR_FORCE_CLOSE(sockfd);
-    virURIFree(uri);
     return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
index 6e5b3839fb..3d7d5efda3 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
@@ -2107,7 +2107,7 @@ qemuMigrationSrcGraphicsRelocate(virQEMUDriver *driver,
     int ret = -1;
     const char *listenAddress = NULL;
     virSocketAddr addr;
-    virURI *uri = NULL;
+    g_autoptr(virURI) uri = NULL;
     int type = -1;
     int port = -1;
     int tlsPort = -1;
@@ -2192,7 +2192,6 @@ qemuMigrationSrcGraphicsRelocate(virQEMUDriver *driver,
     }
 
  cleanup:
-    virURIFree(uri);
     return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vmx/vmx.c b/src/vmx/vmx.c
index e24e9211aa..282e9562e0 100644
--- a/src/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/src/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -2903,7 +2903,7 @@ virVMXParseSerial(virVMXContext *ctx, virConf *conf, int port,
     char network_endPoint_name[48] = "";
     char *network_endPoint = NULL;
 
-    virURI *parsedUri = NULL;
+    g_autoptr(virURI) parsedUri = NULL;
 
     if (def == NULL || *def != NULL) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s", _("Invalid argument"));
@@ -3051,7 +3051,6 @@ virVMXParseSerial(virVMXContext *ctx, virConf *conf, int port,
     VIR_FREE(fileType);
     VIR_FREE(fileName);
     VIR_FREE(network_endPoint);
-    virURIFree(parsedUri);
 
     return result;
 }
diff --git a/src/vz/vz_driver.c b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
index 82323cb1b2..017c084ede 100644
--- a/src/vz/vz_driver.c
+++ b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
@@ -3074,7 +3074,7 @@ vzDomainMigratePerformStep(virDomainObj *dom,
 {
     int ret = -1;
     struct vzDomObj *privdom = dom->privateData;
-    virURI *vzuri = NULL;
+    g_autoptr(virURI) vzuri = NULL;
     const char *miguri = NULL;
     const char *dname = NULL;
     vzMigrationCookie *mig = NULL;
@@ -3117,7 +3117,6 @@ vzDomainMigratePerformStep(virDomainObj *dom,
  cleanup:
     if (job)
         vzDomainObjEndJob(dom);
-    virURIFree(vzuri);
     vzMigrationCookieFree(mig);
 
     return ret;
diff --git a/src/vz/vz_sdk.c b/src/vz/vz_sdk.c
index 43d528820e..5ea3f29a8f 100644
--- a/src/vz/vz_sdk.c
+++ b/src/vz/vz_sdk.c
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ prlsdkGetSerialInfo(PRL_HANDLE serialPort, virDomainChrDef *chr)
     char *friendlyName = NULL;
     PRL_SERIAL_PORT_SOCKET_OPERATION_MODE socket_mode;
     char *uristr = NULL;
-    virURI *uri = NULL;
+    g_autoptr(virURI) uri = NULL;
     int ret = -1;
 
     chr->deviceType = VIR_DOMAIN_CHR_DEVICE_TYPE_SERIAL;
@@ -1196,7 +1196,6 @@ prlsdkGetSerialInfo(PRL_HANDLE serialPort, virDomainChrDef *chr)
  cleanup:
     VIR_FREE(friendlyName);
     VIR_FREE(uristr);
-    virURIFree(uri);
 
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/tests/viruritest.c b/tests/viruritest.c
index 94c8aa806d..7eb7c9cb67 100644
--- a/tests/viruritest.c
+++ b/tests/viruritest.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ struct URIParseData {
 static int testURIParse(const void *args)
 {
     int ret = -1;
-    virURI *uri = NULL;
+    g_autoptr(virURI) uri = NULL;
     const struct URIParseData *data = args;
     g_autofree char *uristr = NULL;
     size_t i;
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ static int testURIParse(const void *args)
 
     ret = 0;
  cleanup:
-    virURIFree(uri);
     return ret;
 }