diff --git a/phpBB/includes/auth.php b/phpBB/includes/auth.php
index 7560570e82..356c8bdb74 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/auth.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/auth.php
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ function auth($type, $forum_id, $userdata, $f_access = '')
 		{
 			message_die(GENERAL_ERROR, 'Failed obtaining forum access control lists', '', __LINE__, __FILE__, $sql);
 		}
-		$db->sql_freeresult($result);
 
 		$sql_fetchrow = ( $forum_id != AUTH_LIST_ALL ) ? 'sql_fetchrow' : 'sql_fetchrowset';
 
@@ -133,7 +132,6 @@ function auth($type, $forum_id, $userdata, $f_access = '')
 			$db->sql_freeresult($result);
 			return array();
 		}
-
 		$db->sql_freeresult($result);
 	}
 
@@ -157,7 +155,6 @@ function auth($type, $forum_id, $userdata, $f_access = '')
 		{
 			message_die(GENERAL_ERROR, 'Failed obtaining forum access control lists', '', __LINE__, __FILE__, $sql);
 		}
-		$db->sql_freeresult($result);
 
 		if ( $row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result) )
 		{
@@ -174,6 +171,7 @@ function auth($type, $forum_id, $userdata, $f_access = '')
 			}
 			while( $row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result) );
 		}
+		$db->sql_freeresult($result);
 	}
 
 	$is_admin = ( $userdata['user_level'] == ADMIN && $userdata['session_logged_in'] ) ? TRUE : 0;
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/page_header.php b/phpBB/includes/page_header.php
index 3d97604138..1eb9050e38 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/page_header.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/page_header.php
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ if (defined('SHOW_ONLINE'))
 	{
 		message_die(GENERAL_ERROR, 'Could not obtain user/online information', '', __LINE__, __FILE__, $sql);
 	}
-	$db->sql_freeresult($result);
 
 	$userlist_ary = array();
 	$userlist_visible = array();