diff --git a/src/remote/remote_driver.c b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
index 132d0194c6..392377deae 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_driver.c
+++ b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
@@ -1641,12 +1641,11 @@ remoteDeserializeDomainDiskErrors(remote_domain_disk_error *ret_errors_val,
                                   int maxerrors)
 {
     size_t i = 0;
-    size_t j;
 
     if (ret_errors_len > limit || ret_errors_len > maxerrors) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_RPC, "%s",
                        _("returned number of disk errors exceeds limit"));
-        goto error;
+        return -1;
     }
 
     for (i = 0; i < ret_errors_len; i++) {
@@ -1655,12 +1654,6 @@ remoteDeserializeDomainDiskErrors(remote_domain_disk_error *ret_errors_val,
     }
 
     return 0;
-
- error:
-    for (j = 0; j < i; j++)
-        VIR_FREE(errors[j].disk);
-
-    return -1;
 }
 
 static int