diff --git a/include/libpsl.h b/include/libpsl.h
index eeb4de6..947360e 100644
--- a/include/libpsl.h
+++ b/include/libpsl.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ PSL_BEGIN_DECLS
 typedef struct _psl_ctx_st psl_ctx_t;
 
 void
-	psl_free(psl_ctx_t **psl);
+	psl_free(psl_ctx_t *psl);
 psl_ctx_t *
 	psl_load_file(const char *fname);
 psl_ctx_t *
diff --git a/src/psl.c b/src/psl.c
index 34450d4..c05c795 100644
--- a/src/psl.c
+++ b/src/psl.c
@@ -421,15 +421,12 @@ const psl_ctx_t *psl_builtin(void)
 	return &_builtin_psl;
 }
 
-void psl_free(psl_ctx_t **psl)
+void psl_free(psl_ctx_t *psl)
 {
-	if (psl && *psl) {
-		if (*psl != &_builtin_psl) {
-			_vector_free(&(*psl)->suffixes);
-			_vector_free(&(*psl)->suffix_exceptions);
-		}
-		free(*psl);
-		*psl = NULL;
+	if (psl && psl != &_builtin_psl) {
+		_vector_free(&psl->suffixes);
+		_vector_free(&psl->suffix_exceptions);
+		free(psl);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/psl2c.c b/src/psl2c.c
index b70e230..7817e18 100644
--- a/src/psl2c.c
+++ b/src/psl2c.c
@@ -279,13 +279,12 @@ static void _print_psl_entries(FILE *fpout, const _psl_vector_t *v, const char *
 	fprintf(fpout, "};\n");
 }
 
-void psl_free(psl_ctx_t **psl)
+void psl_free(psl_ctx_t *psl)
 {
-	if (psl && *psl) {
-		_vector_free(&(*psl)->suffixes);
-		_vector_free(&(*psl)->suffix_exceptions);
-		free(*psl);
-		*psl = NULL;
+	if (psl) {
+		_vector_free(&psl->suffixes);
+		_vector_free(&psl->suffix_exceptions);
+		free(psl);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -389,6 +388,6 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 		ret = 3;
 	}
 
-	psl_free(&psl);
+	psl_free(psl);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/tests/test-is-public-all.c b/tests/test-is-public-all.c
index b8b6f53..ed3d638 100644
--- a/tests/test-is-public-all.c
+++ b/tests/test-is-public-all.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static void test_psl(void)
 		failed++;
 	}
 
-	psl_free(&psl);
+	psl_free(psl);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, const char * const *argv)
diff --git a/tests/test-is-public.c b/tests/test-is-public.c
index 75c6f2a..12f3ba6 100644
--- a/tests/test-is-public.c
+++ b/tests/test-is-public.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static void test_psl(void)
 		}
 	}
 
-	psl_free(&psl);
+	psl_free(psl);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, const char * const *argv)