diff --git a/mm-audio/aenc-aac/qdsp6/test/omx_aac_enc_test.c b/mm-audio/aenc-aac/qdsp6/test/omx_aac_enc_test.c
index 97b7617..967a7e3 100644
--- a/mm-audio/aenc-aac/qdsp6/test/omx_aac_enc_test.c
+++ b/mm-audio/aenc-aac/qdsp6/test/omx_aac_enc_test.c
@@ -278,12 +278,6 @@
         status = -1;
         goto exit;
     }
-    ptr = (char *)malloc(strlen(input) + 1);
-    if (ptr == NULL) {
-        DEBUG_PRINT("Low memory\n");
-        status = -1;
-        goto exit;
-    }
     /* Check for negative input */
     if (*input == '-') {
         DEBUG_PRINT("Negative Number is not allowed\n");
@@ -322,8 +316,6 @@
             break;
     }
 exit:
-    if (ptr != NULL)
-        free(ptr);
     if (status != 0)
         exit(0);
     return value;
diff --git a/mm-audio/aenc-evrc/qdsp6/test/omx_evrc_enc_test.c b/mm-audio/aenc-evrc/qdsp6/test/omx_evrc_enc_test.c
index 8c89e61..d1b4837 100644
--- a/mm-audio/aenc-evrc/qdsp6/test/omx_evrc_enc_test.c
+++ b/mm-audio/aenc-evrc/qdsp6/test/omx_evrc_enc_test.c
@@ -291,12 +291,6 @@
         status = -1;
         goto exit;
     }
-    ptr = (char *)malloc(strlen(input) + 1);
-    if (ptr == NULL) {
-        DEBUG_PRINT("Low memory\n");
-        status = -1;
-        goto exit;
-    }
     /* Check for negative input */
     if (*input == '-') {
         DEBUG_PRINT("Negative Number is not allowed\n");
@@ -335,8 +329,6 @@
             break;
     }
 exit:
-    if (ptr != NULL)
-        free(ptr);
     if (status != 0)
         exit(0);
     return value;
diff --git a/mm-audio/aenc-qcelp13/qdsp6/test/omx_qcelp13_enc_test.c b/mm-audio/aenc-qcelp13/qdsp6/test/omx_qcelp13_enc_test.c
index d5ec4c7..f35af33 100644
--- a/mm-audio/aenc-qcelp13/qdsp6/test/omx_qcelp13_enc_test.c
+++ b/mm-audio/aenc-qcelp13/qdsp6/test/omx_qcelp13_enc_test.c
@@ -290,12 +290,6 @@
         status = -1;
         goto exit;
     }
-    ptr = (char *)malloc(strlen(input) + 1);
-    if (ptr == NULL) {
-        DEBUG_PRINT("Low memory\n");
-        status = -1;
-        goto exit;
-    }
     /* Check for negative input */
     if (*input == '-') {
         DEBUG_PRINT("Negative Number is not allowed\n");
@@ -334,8 +328,6 @@
             break;
     }
 exit:
-    if (ptr != NULL)
-        free(ptr);
     if (status != 0)
         exit(0);
     return value;