diff --git a/block/qapi.c b/block/qapi.c
index 5594f74..41fe4f9 100644
--- a/block/qapi.c
+++ b/block/qapi.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ void bdrv_image_info_specific_dump(fprintf_function func_fprintf, void *f,
     assert(qobject_type(obj) == QTYPE_QDICT);
     data = qdict_get(qobject_to_qdict(obj), "data");
     dump_qobject(func_fprintf, f, 1, data);
-    qmp_output_visitor_cleanup(ov);
+    visit_free(qmp_output_get_visitor(ov));
 }
 
 void bdrv_image_info_dump(fprintf_function func_fprintf, void *f,
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 3a104a0..c05aaa6 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -4020,7 +4020,7 @@ void qmp_blockdev_add(BlockdevOptions *options, Error **errp)
     }
 
 fail:
-    qmp_output_visitor_cleanup(ov);
+    visit_free(qmp_output_get_visitor(ov));
 }
 
 void qmp_x_blockdev_del(bool has_id, const char *id,
diff --git a/include/qapi/qmp-output-visitor.h b/include/qapi/qmp-output-visitor.h
index 2266770..29c9a2e 100644
--- a/include/qapi/qmp-output-visitor.h
+++ b/include/qapi/qmp-output-visitor.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 typedef struct QmpOutputVisitor QmpOutputVisitor;
 
 QmpOutputVisitor *qmp_output_visitor_new(void);
-void qmp_output_visitor_cleanup(QmpOutputVisitor *v);
 
 QObject *qmp_output_get_qobject(QmpOutputVisitor *v);
 Visitor *qmp_output_get_visitor(QmpOutputVisitor *v);
diff --git a/qapi/qmp-output-visitor.c b/qapi/qmp-output-visitor.c
index 5f0035c..3d12623 100644
--- a/qapi/qmp-output-visitor.c
+++ b/qapi/qmp-output-visitor.c
@@ -217,21 +217,15 @@ Visitor *qmp_output_get_visitor(QmpOutputVisitor *v)
 static void qmp_output_free(Visitor *v)
 {
     QmpOutputVisitor *qov = to_qov(v);
-
-    qmp_output_visitor_cleanup(qov);
-}
-
-void qmp_output_visitor_cleanup(QmpOutputVisitor *v)
-{
     QStackEntry *e, *tmp;
 
-    QTAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(e, &v->stack, node, tmp) {
-        QTAILQ_REMOVE(&v->stack, e, node);
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(e, &qov->stack, node, tmp) {
+        QTAILQ_REMOVE(&qov->stack, e, node);
         g_free(e);
     }
 
-    qobject_decref(v->root);
-    g_free(v);
+    qobject_decref(qov->root);
+    g_free(qov);
 }
 
 QmpOutputVisitor *qmp_output_visitor_new(void)
diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index debd7f1..728f471 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ static void dump_json_image_check(ImageCheck *check, bool quiet)
     assert(str != NULL);
     qprintf(quiet, "%s\n", qstring_get_str(str));
     qobject_decref(obj);
-    qmp_output_visitor_cleanup(ov);
+    visit_free(qmp_output_get_visitor(ov));
     QDECREF(str);
 }
 
@@ -2190,7 +2190,7 @@ static void dump_json_image_info_list(ImageInfoList *list)
     assert(str != NULL);
     printf("%s\n", qstring_get_str(str));
     qobject_decref(obj);
-    qmp_output_visitor_cleanup(ov);
+    visit_free(qmp_output_get_visitor(ov));
     QDECREF(str);
 }
 
@@ -2206,7 +2206,7 @@ static void dump_json_image_info(ImageInfo *info)
     assert(str != NULL);
     printf("%s\n", qstring_get_str(str));
     qobject_decref(obj);
-    qmp_output_visitor_cleanup(ov);
+    visit_free(qmp_output_get_visitor(ov));
     QDECREF(str);
 }
 
diff --git a/qom/qom-qobject.c b/qom/qom-qobject.c
index c3c9188..6714565 100644
--- a/qom/qom-qobject.c
+++ b/qom/qom-qobject.c
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ QObject *object_property_get_qobject(Object *obj, const char *name,
         ret = qmp_output_get_qobject(qov);
     }
     error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-    qmp_output_visitor_cleanup(qov);
+    visit_free(qmp_output_get_visitor(qov));
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/replay/replay-input.c b/replay/replay-input.c
index 7b6fa93..9cbb4c1 100644
--- a/replay/replay-input.c
+++ b/replay/replay-input.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static InputEvent *qapi_clone_InputEvent(InputEvent *src)
     ov = qmp_output_get_visitor(qov);
     visit_type_InputEvent(ov, NULL, &src, &error_abort);
     obj = qmp_output_get_qobject(qov);
-    qmp_output_visitor_cleanup(qov);
+    visit_free(ov);
     if (!obj) {
         return NULL;
     }
diff --git a/tests/check-qnull.c b/tests/check-qnull.c
index d0412e4..6310bf7 100644
--- a/tests/check-qnull.c
+++ b/tests/check-qnull.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static void qnull_visit_test(void)
     obj = qmp_output_get_qobject(qov);
     g_assert(obj == &qnull_);
     qobject_decref(obj);
-    qmp_output_visitor_cleanup(qov);
+    visit_free(qmp_output_get_visitor(qov));
 
     g_assert(qnull_.refcnt == 1);
 }
diff --git a/tests/test-qmp-output-visitor.c b/tests/test-qmp-output-visitor.c
index 75c8e1b..45d87fb 100644
--- a/tests/test-qmp-output-visitor.c
+++ b/tests/test-qmp-output-visitor.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static void visitor_output_setup(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
 static void visitor_output_teardown(TestOutputVisitorData *data,
                                     const void *unused)
 {
-    qmp_output_visitor_cleanup(data->qov);
+    visit_free(data->ov);
     data->qov = NULL;
     data->ov = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/util/qemu-sockets.c b/util/qemu-sockets.c
index 3677cd2..01fc154 100644
--- a/util/qemu-sockets.c
+++ b/util/qemu-sockets.c
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ void qapi_copy_SocketAddress(SocketAddress **p_dest,
     ov = qmp_output_get_visitor(qov);
     visit_type_SocketAddress(ov, NULL, &src, &error_abort);
     obj = qmp_output_get_qobject(qov);
-    qmp_output_visitor_cleanup(qov);
+    visit_free(ov);
     if (!obj) {
         return;
     }
