diff --git a/testsuite/slurm_unit/slurmctld/step_create.c b/testsuite/slurm_unit/slurmctld/step_create.c
index 1f84f7bb4a9e88587910a23eb62101f1df810598..d59aa8e2a11b26a9819e56095375f82e3a65b29d 100644
--- a/testsuite/slurm_unit/slurmctld/step_create.c
+++ b/testsuite/slurm_unit/slurmctld/step_create.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ int
 main( int argc, char* argv[])
 {
 	job_step_create_request_msg_t request = {  5, 5, 4, 4, 4 , 0, SLURM_DIST_CYCLIC, "" }; 
-	resource_allocation_response_msg_t* resp_msg ;
 
 	slurm_msg_t request_msg ;
 	slurm_msg_t response_msg;
@@ -64,10 +63,9 @@ main( int argc, char* argv[])
     /* print the elan stuff */
 #endif
 
-
+		slurm_free_job_step_create_response_msg ( msg );
 	}
 
-	slurm_free_resource_allocation_response_msg ( resp_msg );
 	return SLURM_SUCCESS ;
 }