diff --git a/re.c b/re.c
index b05d78b..7cd38c6 100644
--- a/re.c
+++ b/re.c
@@ -1327,13 +1327,7 @@ rb_reg_search(VALUE re, VALUE str, int pos, int reverse)
 			 regs, ONIG_OPTION_NONE);
     if (!tmpreg) RREGEXP(re)->usecnt--;
     if (tmpreg) {
-	if (RREGEXP(re)->usecnt) {
-	    onig_free(reg);
-	}
-	else {
-	    onig_free(RREGEXP(re)->ptr);
-	    RREGEXP(re)->ptr = reg;
-	}
+	onig_free(reg);
     }
     if (result < 0) {
 	if (regs == &regi)