2 files changed, 3 insertions, 46 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/hcreate.3 b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/hcreate.3
index 90bde1995f..48dffd4ff8 100644
--- a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/hcreate.3
+++ b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/hcreate.3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"     $OpenBSD: hcreate.3,v 1.8 2018/01/30 11:37:58 jmc Exp $
+.\"     $OpenBSD: hcreate.3,v 1.9 2026/08/10 22:02:41 daniel Exp $
 .\"     $NetBSD: hcreate.3,v 1.8 2010/05/01 06:18:03 jruoho Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1999 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 .\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 .\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: January 30 2018 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: August 10 2026 $
 .Dt HCREATE 3
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -127,30 +127,6 @@ key must not be modified during the lifetime of the hash table.
 Search the hash table without inserting
 .Fa item .
 .El
-.Pp
-Note that the comparison
-.Fa key
-must be allocated using
-.Xr malloc 3
-or
-.Xr calloc 3
-if action is
-.Dv ENTER
-and
-.Fn hdestroy
-will be called.
-This is because
-.Fn hdestroy
-will call
-.Xr free 3
-for each comparison
-.Fa key
-(but not
-.Fa data ) .
-Typically the comparison
-.Fa key
-is allocated by using
-.Xr strdup 3 .
 .Sh RETURN VALUES
 If successful, the
 .Fn hcreate
@@ -189,7 +165,6 @@ Insufficient memory is available.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr bsearch 3 ,
 .Xr lsearch 3 ,
-.Xr malloc 3 ,
 .Xr strcmp 3
 .Sh STANDARDS
 The
@@ -214,21 +189,4 @@ At least the following limitations can be mentioned:
 The interface permits the use of only one hash table at a time.
 .It
 Individual hash table entries can be added, but not deleted.
-.It
-The standard is indecipherable about the
-internal memory usage of the functions,
-mentioning only that
-.Do
-.Fn hcreate
-and
-.Fn hsearch
-functions may use
-.Fn malloc
-to allocate space
-.Dc .
-This limits the portability of the functions,
-given that other implementations may not
-.Xr free 3
-the buffer pointed by
-.Fa key .
 .El
diff --git a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/hcreate.c b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/hcreate.c
index b31108a90e..ca6d8d16c4 100644
--- a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/hcreate.c
+++ b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/hcreate.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*      $OpenBSD: hcreate.c,v 1.7 2016/05/29 20:47:49 guenther Exp $    */
+/*      $OpenBSD: hcreate.c,v 1.8 2026/08/10 22:02:41 daniel Exp $      */
 /*      $NetBSD: hcreate.c,v 1.5 2004/04/23 02:48:12 simonb Exp $       */
 
 /*
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ hdestroy(void)
                 while (!SLIST_EMPTY(&htable[idx])) {
                         ie = SLIST_FIRST(&htable[idx]);
                         SLIST_REMOVE_HEAD(&htable[idx], link);
-                        free(ie->ent.key);
                         free(ie);
                 }
         }