diff --git a/Civi/Test/DbTestTrait.php b/Civi/Test/DbTestTrait.php
index e8f7209e7968..06b5e60b3c63 100644
--- a/Civi/Test/DbTestTrait.php
+++ b/Civi/Test/DbTestTrait.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public function assertDBState($daoName, $id, $match, $delete = FALSE) {
     else {
       $this->fail("Could not retrieve object: $daoName, $id");
     }
-    $object->free();
+
     $matchSize = count($match);
     if ($verifiedCount != $matchSize) {
       $this->fail("Did not verify all fields in match array: $daoName, $id. Verified count = $verifiedCount. Match array size = $matchSize");
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/CRM/Core/BAO/RecurringEntityTest.php b/tests/phpunit/CRM/Core/BAO/RecurringEntityTest.php
index 199d46873e18..7452e2cab1f5 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/CRM/Core/BAO/RecurringEntityTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/CRM/Core/BAO/RecurringEntityTest.php
@@ -298,7 +298,6 @@ public function testEventGeneration() {
     $daoRecurEvent->id = $generatedEntities['civicrm_event'][$key];
     if ($daoRecurEvent->find(TRUE)) {
       $daoRecurEvent->delete();
-      $daoRecurEvent->free();
     }
 
     //Check if this event_id was deleted
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/CRM/Core/DAOTest.php b/tests/phpunit/CRM/Core/DAOTest.php
index 397e54ec12b5..e2bae8e16da9 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/CRM/Core/DAOTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/CRM/Core/DAOTest.php
@@ -373,11 +373,9 @@ public function _testMemoryUsageForUnbufferedQuery() {
 
     $dao = CRM_Core_DAO::executeQuery($sql);
     $contactsFetchedFromBufferedQuery = $dao->fetchAll();
-    $dao->free();
 
     $dao = CRM_Core_DAO::executeUnbufferedQuery($sql);
     $contactsFetchedFromUnbufferedQuery = $dao->fetchAll();
-    $dao->free();
 
     $this->checkArrayEquals($contactsFetchedFromBufferedQuery, $contactsFetchedFromUnbufferedQuery);
   }
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/CRM/Core/FieldOptionsTest.php b/tests/phpunit/CRM/Core/FieldOptionsTest.php
index b0e8370c98af..8ac635e529e4 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/CRM/Core/FieldOptionsTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/CRM/Core/FieldOptionsTest.php
@@ -204,8 +204,6 @@ public function testHookFieldOptionsWithCustomFields() {
     $this->appendOptions = array(2 => 'Maybe');
     $options = CRM_Core_PseudoConstant::get('CRM_Core_BAO_CustomField', $this->targetField);
     $this->assertEquals(array(1 => 'Yes', 0 => 'No', 2 => 'Maybe'), $options);
-
-    $field->free();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/CRM/Logging/LoggingTest.php b/tests/phpunit/CRM/Logging/LoggingTest.php
index 880cddb22ff5..62d242320112 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/CRM/Logging/LoggingTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/CRM/Logging/LoggingTest.php
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ public function testMultilingualAlterSchemaLogging() {
     $logging->fixSchemaDifferencesFor('civicrm_option_value', array(), TRUE);
     $query = CRM_Core_DAO::executeQuery("SHOW CREATE TABLE `log_civicrm_option_value`", array(), TRUE, NULL, FALSE, FALSE);
     $query->fetch();
-    $query->free();
     $create = explode("\n", $query->Create_Table);
     $this->assertTrue(in_array("  `logging_test` int(11) DEFAULT '0'", $create));
     $create = explode("\n", $query->Create_Table);
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/CiviTest/CiviDBAssert.php b/tests/phpunit/CiviTest/CiviDBAssert.php
index 328985918508..8496f9d3adf9 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/CiviTest/CiviDBAssert.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/CiviTest/CiviDBAssert.php
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ public function assertDBState(&$testCase, $daoName, $id, $match, $delete = FALSE
     else {
       $testCase->fail("Could not retrieve object: $daoName, $id");
     }
-    $object->free();
     $matchSize = count($match);
     if ($verifiedCount != $matchSize) {
       $testCase->fail("Did not verify all fields in match array: $daoName, $id. Verified count = $verifiedCount. Match array size = $matchSize");
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/CiviTest/CiviMailUtils.php b/tests/phpunit/CiviTest/CiviMailUtils.php
index a9ee7da7a059..fd1f66599dd5 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/CiviTest/CiviMailUtils.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/CiviTest/CiviMailUtils.php
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ public function getMostRecentEmail($type = 'raw') {
       if ($dao->fetch()) {
         $msg = $dao->headers . "\n\n" . $dao->body;
       }
-      $dao->free();
     }
 
     switch ($type) {
@@ -198,7 +197,6 @@ public function getAllMessages($type = 'raw') {
       while ($dao->fetch()) {
         $msgs[] = $dao->headers . "\n\n" . $dao->body;
       }
-      $dao->free();
     }
 
     switch ($type) {
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/api/v3/SyntaxConformanceTest.php b/tests/phpunit/api/v3/SyntaxConformanceTest.php
index 76d31f00158a..8880c0c15dbc 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/api/v3/SyntaxConformanceTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/api/v3/SyntaxConformanceTest.php
@@ -1073,7 +1073,6 @@ public function testLimit($entityName) {
     for ($i = 0; $i < 30; $i++) {
       $baoObj = CRM_Core_DAO::createTestObject($baoString, array('currency' => 'USD'));
       $ids[] = $baoObj->id;
-      $baoObj->free();
     }
 
     // each case is array(0 => $inputtedApiOptions, 1 => $expectedResultCount)
@@ -1090,7 +1089,6 @@ public function testLimit($entityName) {
     foreach ($ids as $id) {
       CRM_Core_DAO::deleteTestObjects($baoString, array('id' => $id));
     }
-    $baoObj->free();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1120,7 +1118,6 @@ public function testSqlOperators($entityName) {
       for ($i = 0; $i < 3 - $totalEntities; $i++) {
         $baoObj = CRM_Core_DAO::createTestObject($baoString, array('currency' => 'USD'));
         $ids[] = $baoObj->id;
-        $baoObj->free();
       }
       $totalEntities = 3;
     }
@@ -1558,7 +1555,6 @@ public function testCreateSingleValueAlter($entityName) {
         }
       }
     }
-    $baoObj->free();
   }
 
   /* ---- testing the _getFields ---- */