diff --git a/src/plugins/irc/irc-color.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc-color.c
index a286b3208..35c078dd4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/irc/irc-color.c
+++ b/src/plugins/irc/irc-color.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ regex_t *irc_color_regex_ansi = NULL;
 char *
 irc_color_decode (const char *string, int keep_colors)
 {
-    char **out, *result;
+    char **out;
     char str_fg[3], str_bg[3], str_color[128], str_key[128], str_to_add[128];
     const char *remapped_color;
     unsigned char *ptr_string;
@@ -271,10 +271,7 @@ irc_color_decode (const char *string, int keep_colors)
             weechat_string_dyn_concat (out, str_to_add, -1);
     }
 
-    result = *out;
-    weechat_string_dyn_free (out, 0);
-
-    return result;
+    return weechat_string_dyn_free (out, 0);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -289,7 +286,7 @@ irc_color_decode (const char *string, int keep_colors)
 char *
 irc_color_encode (const char *string, int keep_colors)
 {
-    char **out, *result;
+    char **out;
     unsigned char *ptr_string;
     int length;
 
@@ -398,10 +395,7 @@ irc_color_encode (const char *string, int keep_colors)
         }
     }
 
-    result = *out;
-    weechat_string_dyn_free (out, 0);
-
-    return result;
+    return weechat_string_dyn_free (out, 0);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/plugins/irc/irc-tag.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc-tag.c
index c70e03c73..af8f21063 100644
--- a/src/plugins/irc/irc-tag.c
+++ b/src/plugins/irc/irc-tag.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 char *
 irc_tag_escape_value (const char *string)
 {
-    char **out, *result;
+    char **out;
     unsigned char *ptr_string;
     int length;
 
@@ -98,10 +98,7 @@ irc_tag_escape_value (const char *string)
         }
     }
 
-    result = *out;
-    weechat_string_dyn_free (out, 0);
-
-    return result;
+    return weechat_string_dyn_free (out, 0);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -115,7 +112,7 @@ irc_tag_escape_value (const char *string)
 char *
 irc_tag_unescape_value (const char *string)
 {
-    char **out, *result;
+    char **out;
     unsigned char *ptr_string;
     int length;
 
@@ -182,10 +179,7 @@ irc_tag_unescape_value (const char *string)
         }
     }
 
-    result = *out;
-    weechat_string_dyn_free (out, 0);
-
-    return result;
+    return weechat_string_dyn_free (out, 0);
 }
 
 /*