diff --git a/mailparse.c b/mailparse.c
index d0520ca..47fe6b0 100644
--- a/mailparse.c
+++ b/mailparse.c
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(mailparse_msg_free)
 	if (zend_parse_parameters(ZEND_NUM_ARGS(), "r", &arg) == FAILURE)	{
 		RETURN_FALSE;
 	}
-	zend_list_delete(Z_RES_P(arg));
+	zend_list_close(Z_RES_P(arg));
 	RETURN_TRUE;
 }
 /* }}} */
diff --git a/php_mailparse_mime.c b/php_mailparse_mime.c
index 4b36922..a44b2d3 100644
--- a/php_mailparse_mime.c
+++ b/php_mailparse_mime.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ PHP_MAILPARSE_API php_mimepart *php_mimepart_alloc()
 PHP_MAILPARSE_API void php_mimepart_free(php_mimepart *part)
 {
 	if (part->rsrc) {
-		zend_list_delete(part->rsrc);
+		zend_list_close(part->rsrc);
 		part->rsrc = NULL;
 	}