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diff --git a/buffer_tree.c b/buffer_tree.c
index 7d79636f..5c884709 100644
--- a/buffer_tree.c
+++ b/buffer_tree.c
@@ -729,44 +729,37 @@ void btr_drain(struct btr_node *btrn)
 		btr_drop_buffer_reference(br);
 }
 
-/**
- * Free all resources allocated by btr_new_node().
- *
- * \param btrn Pointer to a btr node obtained by \ref btr_new_node().
- *
- * Like free(3), it is OK to call this with a \p NULL pointer argument.
- */
-void btr_free_node(struct btr_node *btrn)
-{
-	if (!btrn)
-		return;
-	free(btrn->name);
-	free(btrn);
-}
-
 /**
  * Remove a node from a buffer tree.
  *
- * \param btrn The node to remove.
+ * \param btrnp Determines the node to remove.
  *
- * This makes all child nodes of \a btrn orphans and removes \a btrn from the
- * list of children of its parent. Moreover, the input queue of \a btrn is
- * flushed if it is not empty.
+ * This orphans all children of the node given by \a btrnp and removes this
+ * node from the child list of its parent. Moreover, the input queue is flushed
+ * and the node pointer given by \a btrp is set to \p NULL.
  *
  * \sa \ref btr_splice_out_node.
  */
-void btr_remove_node(struct btr_node *btrn)
+void btr_remove_node(struct btr_node **btrnp)
 {
 	struct btr_node *ch;
+	struct btr_node *btrn;
 
-	if (!btrn)
+	if (!btrnp)
 		return;
+	btrn = *btrnp;
+	if (!btrn)
+		goto out;
 	PARA_INFO_LOG("removing btr node %s from buffer tree\n", btrn->name);
 	FOR_EACH_CHILD(ch, btrn)
 		ch->parent = NULL;
 	btr_drain(btrn);
 	if (btrn->parent)
 		list_del(&btrn->node);
+	free(btrn->name);
+	free(btrn);
+out:
+	*btrnp = NULL;
 }
 
 /**