diff --git a/compiler/free.jou b/compiler/free.jou
index a5eddb45..d9ca555a 100644
--- a/compiler/free.jou
+++ b/compiler/free.jou
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ import "stdlib/mem.jou"
 import "./types.jou"
 import "./typecheck/common.jou"
 
-def free_export_symbol(es: ExportSymbol*) -> None:
-    if es->kind == ExportSymbolKind::Function:
-        es->funcsignature.free()
-
 def free_file_types(ft: FileTypes*) -> None:
     for t = ft->owned_types; t < &ft->owned_types[ft->n_owned_types]; t++:
         free_type(*t)
diff --git a/compiler/main.jou b/compiler/main.jou
index c5913273..9433dc29 100644
--- a/compiler/main.jou
+++ b/compiler/main.jou
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ class CompileState:
 
         for i = 0; i < self->nfiles; i++:
             for es = pending_exports[i]; es->name[0] != '\0'; es++:
-                free_export_symbol(es)
+                es->free()
             free(pending_exports[i])
             pending_exports[i] = NULL
 
diff --git a/compiler/typecheck/common.jou b/compiler/typecheck/common.jou
index 4663b135..b749fa31 100644
--- a/compiler/typecheck/common.jou
+++ b/compiler/typecheck/common.jou
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ class ExportSymbol:
         funcsignature: Signature
         type: Type*  # ExportSymbolKind::Type and ExportSymbolKind::GlobalVar
 
+    def free(self) -> None:
+        if self->kind == ExportSymbolKind::Function:
+            self->funcsignature.free()
+
 
 # Type information about a function or method defined in the current file.
 # Not created for anything imported from another file.