diff --git a/tt_metal/impl/allocator/algorithms/free_list.cpp b/tt_metal/impl/allocator/algorithms/free_list.cpp
index f508af97548..07253ca2761 100644
--- a/tt_metal/impl/allocator/algorithms/free_list.cpp
+++ b/tt_metal/impl/allocator/algorithms/free_list.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,21 @@ FreeList::FreeList(DeviceAddr max_size_bytes, DeviceAddr offset_bytes, DeviceAdd
     this->init();
 }
 
+FreeList::~FreeList() {
+    this->clear();
+}
+
 void FreeList::init() {
+    boost::local_shared_ptr<FreeList::Block> curr_block = this->block_head_;
+    while (curr_block != nullptr) {
+        auto next_block = curr_block->next_block;
+        curr_block->prev_block = nullptr;
+        curr_block->next_block = nullptr;
+        curr_block->prev_free = nullptr;
+        curr_block->next_free = nullptr;
+        curr_block = next_block;
+    }
+
     this->shrink_size_ = 0;
     auto block = boost::make_local_shared<Block>(0, this->max_size_bytes_);
     this->block_head_ = block;
diff --git a/tt_metal/impl/allocator/algorithms/free_list.hpp b/tt_metal/impl/allocator/algorithms/free_list.hpp
index f0756dd7803..96f18513fe8 100644
--- a/tt_metal/impl/allocator/algorithms/free_list.hpp
+++ b/tt_metal/impl/allocator/algorithms/free_list.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class FreeList : public Algorithm {
     };
 
     FreeList(DeviceAddr max_size_bytes, DeviceAddr offset_bytes, DeviceAddr min_allocation_size, DeviceAddr alignment, SearchPolicy search_policy);
+    ~FreeList();
     void init();
 
     std::vector<std::pair<DeviceAddr, DeviceAddr>> available_addresses(DeviceAddr size_bytes) const;