diff --git a/list-objects.c b/list-objects.c
index c8b8375e49..dd243c7c66 100644
--- a/list-objects.c
+++ b/list-objects.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ static void process_blob(struct rev_info *revs,
 	if (obj->flags & (UNINTERESTING | SEEN))
 		return;
 	obj->flags |= SEEN;
-	name = xstrdup(name);
 	add_object(obj, p, path, name);
 }
 
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ static void process_tree(struct rev_info *revs,
 	if (parse_tree(tree) < 0)
 		die("bad tree object %s", sha1_to_hex(obj->sha1));
 	obj->flags |= SEEN;
-	name = xstrdup(name);
 	add_object(obj, p, path, name);
 	me.up = path;
 	me.elem = name;
diff --git a/reachable.c b/reachable.c
index 3b1c18ff9b..b515fa2de3 100644
--- a/reachable.c
+++ b/reachable.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ static void process_tree(struct tree *tree,
 	obj->flags |= SEEN;
 	if (parse_tree(tree) < 0)
 		die("bad tree object %s", sha1_to_hex(obj->sha1));
-	name = xstrdup(name);
 	add_object(obj, p, path, name);
 	me.up = path;
 	me.elem = name;