diff --git a/cfg/posix.cfg b/cfg/posix.cfg
index 682967fc2..6738096de 100644
--- a/cfg/posix.cfg
+++ b/cfg/posix.cfg
@@ -8,5 +8,11 @@
     <dealloc>close</dealloc>
     <alloc init="true">socket</alloc>
   </resource>
+
+  <resource>
+    <dealloc>closedir</dealloc>
+    <alloc init="true">opendir</alloc>
+    <alloc init="true">fdopendir</alloc>
+  </resource>
 </def>
 
diff --git a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
index 940a576d9..6447fa832 100644
--- a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
@@ -179,11 +179,6 @@ CheckMemoryLeak::AllocType CheckMemoryLeak::getAllocationType(const Token *tok2,
         if (Token::simpleMatch(tok2, "popen ("))
             return Pipe;
 
-        if (settings1->standards.posix) {
-            if (Token::Match(tok2, "opendir|fdopendir ("))
-                return Dir;
-        }
-
         // Does tok2 point on "g_malloc", "g_strdup", ..
         const int alloctype = settings1->library.alloc(tok2->str());
         if (alloctype > 0)
@@ -267,9 +262,6 @@ CheckMemoryLeak::AllocType CheckMemoryLeak::getDeallocationType(const Token *tok
 
         if (Token::Match(tok, "pclose ( %varid% )", varid))
             return Pipe;
-
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "closedir ( %varid% )", varid))
-            return Dir;
     }
 
     // Does tok2 point on "g_free", etc ..
@@ -311,9 +303,6 @@ CheckMemoryLeak::AllocType CheckMemoryLeak::getDeallocationType(const Token *tok
     if (Token::simpleMatch(tok, std::string("pclose ( " + varname + " )").c_str()))
         return Pipe;
 
-    if (Token::simpleMatch(tok, std::string("closedir ( " + varname + " )").c_str()))
-        return Dir;
-
     if (Token::Match(tok, ("%type% ( " + varname + " )").c_str())) {
         int type = settings1->library.dealloc(tok->str());
         if (type > 0)
@@ -333,7 +322,6 @@ void CheckMemoryLeak::memoryLeak(const Token *tok, const std::string &varname, A
     if (alloctype == CheckMemoryLeak::File ||
         alloctype == CheckMemoryLeak::Pipe ||
         alloctype == CheckMemoryLeak::Fd   ||
-        alloctype == CheckMemoryLeak::Dir  ||
         alloctype == CheckMemoryLeak::OtherRes)
         resourceLeakError(tok, varname);
     else
diff --git a/lib/checkmemoryleak.h b/lib/checkmemoryleak.h
index 061798286..2c43ecc3c 100644
--- a/lib/checkmemoryleak.h
+++ b/lib/checkmemoryleak.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     /** @brief What type of allocation are used.. the "Many" means that several types of allocation and deallocation are used */
-    enum AllocType { No, Malloc, New, NewArray, File, Fd, Pipe, Dir, OtherMem, OtherRes, Many };
+    enum AllocType { No, Malloc, New, NewArray, File, Fd, Pipe, OtherMem, OtherRes, Many };
 
     void memoryLeak(const Token *tok, const std::string &varname, AllocType alloctype);
 
diff --git a/test/testmemleak.cpp b/test/testmemleak.cpp
index 52b2dc3b3..46e517232 100644
--- a/test/testmemleak.cpp
+++ b/test/testmemleak.cpp
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(mismatch4);
         TEST_CASE(mismatch5);
         TEST_CASE(mismatch6);
-        TEST_CASE(mismatch7); // opendir()/closedir() on non-POSIX
 
         TEST_CASE(mismatchSize);
 
@@ -330,11 +329,6 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(close_function);
         TEST_CASE(fd_functions);
 
-        TEST_CASE(opendir_function);
-        TEST_CASE(fdopendir_function);
-        TEST_CASE(closedir_function);
-        TEST_CASE(dir_functions);
-
         TEST_CASE(pointer_to_pointer);
         TEST_CASE(dealloc_and_alloc_in_func);
 
@@ -1495,33 +1489,6 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
-    void mismatch7() {
-        Settings settings;
-        settings.standards.posix = false;
-        const char mycode1[]= "DIR *opendir(const char *name);\n"
-                              "void closedir(DIR *dir) {\n"
-                              "    free(dir);\n"
-                              "}\n"
-                              "\n"
-                              "void f(const char *dir) {\n"
-                              "  DIR *dirp;\n"
-                              "  if ((dirp = opendir(dir)) == NULL) return 0;\n"
-                              "  closedir(dirp);\n"
-                              "}\n";
-        check(mycode1, &settings);
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
-        settings.standards.posix = true;
-        check(mycode1, &settings);
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
-        const char mycode2[]= "void f(const char *dir) {\n"
-                              "  DIR *dirp;\n"
-                              "  if ((dirp = opendir(dir)) == NULL) return 0;\n"
-                              "  free(dirp);\n"
-                              "}\n";
-        check(mycode2, &settings);
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Mismatching allocation and deallocation: dirp\n", errout.str());
-    }
-
     void mismatchSize() {
         check("void f(char *buf)\n"
               "{\n"
@@ -3664,67 +3631,6 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:24]: (error) Resource leak: fd\n", errout.str());
     }
 
-    void opendir_function() {
-        Settings settings;
-        settings.standards.posix = true;
-        check("void f()\n"
-              "{\n"
-              "    DIR *f = opendir(\".\");\n"
-              "}", &settings);
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Resource leak: f\n", errout.str());
-    }
-
-    void fdopendir_function() {
-        Settings settings;
-        settings.standards.posix = true;
-        check("void f(int fd)\n"
-              "{\n"
-              "    DIR *f = fdopendir(fd);\n"
-              "}", &settings);
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Resource leak: f\n", errout.str());
-    }
-
-    void closedir_function() {
-        Settings settings;
-        settings.standards.posix = true;
-        check("void f()\n"
-              "{\n"
-              "    DIR *f = opendir(\".\");\n"
-              "    closedir(f);\n"
-              "}", &settings);
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
-
-        check("void f(int fd)\n"
-              "{\n"
-              "    DIR *f = fdopendir(fd);\n"
-              "    closedir(f);\n"
-              "}", &settings);
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
-
-        check("void foo()\n"
-              "{\n"
-              "    DIR * f = opendir(dirname);\n"
-              "    if (closedir(f));\n"
-              "}", &settings);
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
-    }
-
-    void dir_functions() {
-        Settings settings;
-        settings.standards.posix = true;
-        check("void f()\n"
-              "{\n"
-              "    DIR *f = opendir(dir);\n"
-              "    readdir(f);\n;"
-              "    readdir_r(f, entry, res);\n;"
-              "    rewinddir(f);\n;"
-              "    telldir(f);\n;"
-              "    seekdir(f, 2)\n;"
-              "    scandir(f, namelist, filter, comp);\n;"
-              "}", &settings);
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:10]: (error) Resource leak: f\n", errout.str());
-    }
-
     void file_functions() {
         check("void f()\n"
               "{\n"