diff --git a/source3/passdb/pdb_samba_dsdb.c b/source3/passdb/pdb_samba_dsdb.c
index f405c51aaeb..0a84f9af4b4 100644
--- a/source3/passdb/pdb_samba_dsdb.c
+++ b/source3/passdb/pdb_samba_dsdb.c
@@ -1722,9 +1722,6 @@ static NTSTATUS pdb_samba_dsdb_enum_aliasmem(struct pdb_methods *m,
 
 	status = dsdb_enum_group_mem(state->ldb, mem_ctx, dn, pmembers, &num_members);
 	*pnum_members = num_members;
-	if (NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
-		talloc_steal(mem_ctx, pmembers);
-	}
 	talloc_free(tmp_ctx);
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/source4/dsdb/common/util_samr.c b/source4/dsdb/common/util_samr.c
index bb906fa0488..f022cfe296e 100644
--- a/source4/dsdb/common/util_samr.c
+++ b/source4/dsdb/common/util_samr.c
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ NTSTATUS dsdb_enum_group_mem(struct ldb_context *ldb,
 		++j;
 	}
 
-	*members_out = talloc_steal(mem_ctx, members);
+	*members_out = members;
 	*pnum_members = j;
 	talloc_free(tmp_ctx);
 	return NT_STATUS_OK;