diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-seq.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-seq.c
index 9c693e08d..bcbddc992 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-seq.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-seq.c
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ static int uninit_stream(struct seq_state *state, enum spa_direction direction)
 {
 	struct seq_stream *stream = &state->streams[direction];
 	spa_list_insert_list(&state->free_list, &stream->port_list);
-	spa_list_insert_list(&state->free_list, &stream->mix_list);
 	if (stream->codec)
 		snd_midi_event_free(stream->codec);
 	stream->codec = NULL;
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audiomixer/audiomixer.c b/spa/plugins/audiomixer/audiomixer.c
index ff71f1442..80d4bac02 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audiomixer/audiomixer.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audiomixer/audiomixer.c
@@ -926,11 +926,11 @@ static int impl_clear(struct spa_handle *handle)
 	this = (struct impl *) handle;
 
 	spa_list_insert_list(&this->free_list, &this->port_list);
-	spa_list_insert_list(&this->free_list, &this->mix_list);
 	spa_list_consume(port, &this->free_list, link) {
 		spa_list_remove(&port->link);
 		free(port);
 	}
+	spa_list_init(&this->mix_list);
 	mix_ops_free(&this->ops);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audiomixer/mixer-dsp.c b/spa/plugins/audiomixer/mixer-dsp.c
index a65268fb1..50b582d1d 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audiomixer/mixer-dsp.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audiomixer/mixer-dsp.c
@@ -863,10 +863,7 @@ static int impl_clear(struct spa_handle *handle)
 
 	this = (struct impl *) handle;
 
-	spa_list_consume(port, &this->port_list, link) {
-		spa_list_remove(&port->link);
-		free(port);
-	}
+	spa_list_insert_list(&this->free_list, &this->port_list);
 	spa_list_consume(port, &this->free_list, link) {
 		spa_list_remove(&port->link);
 		free(port);
diff --git a/spa/plugins/control/mixer.c b/spa/plugins/control/mixer.c
index b3d3252df..ccf0df54a 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/control/mixer.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/control/mixer.c
@@ -909,7 +909,6 @@ static int impl_clear(struct spa_handle *handle)
 	this = (struct impl *) handle;
 
 	spa_list_insert_list(&this->free_list, &this->port_list);
-	spa_list_insert_list(&this->free_list, &this->mix_list);
 	spa_list_consume(port, &this->free_list, link) {
 		spa_list_remove(&port->link);
 		free(port);