diff --git a/src/emu/crsshair.c b/src/emu/crsshair.c
index ccda97d9b54..6c674059ee0 100644
--- a/src/emu/crsshair.c
+++ b/src/emu/crsshair.c
@@ -155,8 +155,7 @@ static void create_bitmap(running_machine *machine, int player)
 	rgb_t color = crosshair_colors[player];
 
 	/* if we have a bitmap for this player, kill it */
-	if (global.bitmap[player] != NULL)
-		bitmap_free(global.bitmap[player]);
+	global_free(global.bitmap[player]);
 
 	if (global.name[player][0] != 0)
 	{
@@ -268,8 +267,7 @@ static void crosshair_exit(running_machine *machine)
 			render_texture_free(global.texture[player]);
 		global.texture[player] = NULL;
 
-		if (global.bitmap[player] != NULL)
-			bitmap_free(global.bitmap[player]);
+		global_free(global.bitmap[player]);
 		global.bitmap[player] = NULL;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/emu/rendlay.c b/src/emu/rendlay.c
index d1055df8628..5fda2726c65 100644
--- a/src/emu/rendlay.c
+++ b/src/emu/rendlay.c
@@ -1881,7 +1881,7 @@ static bitmap_t *load_component_bitmap(const char *dirname, const char *file, co
 		/* load the alpha bitmap if specified */
 		if (render_load_png(OPTION_ARTPATH, dirname, alphafile, bitmap, hasalpha) == NULL)
 		{
-			bitmap_free(bitmap);
+			global_free(bitmap);
 			bitmap = NULL;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/osd/sdl/video.c b/src/osd/sdl/video.c
index 641dc460203..4a4a9c4f616 100644
--- a/src/osd/sdl/video.c
+++ b/src/osd/sdl/video.c
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ error:
 static void video_exit(running_machine *machine)
 {
 	// free the overlay effect
-	if (effect_bitmap != NULL)
-		bitmap_free(effect_bitmap);
+	global_free(effect_bitmap);
 	effect_bitmap = NULL;
 
 	// free all of our monitor information
diff --git a/src/osd/windows/drawd3d.c b/src/osd/windows/drawd3d.c
index b78bdb4c9ab..743b84794df 100644
--- a/src/osd/windows/drawd3d.c
+++ b/src/osd/windows/drawd3d.c
@@ -578,8 +578,7 @@ static void drawd3d_window_destroy(win_window_info *window)
 	device_delete(d3d);
 
 	// experimental: free the vector PNG
-	if (d3d->vector_bitmap != NULL)
-		bitmap_free(d3d->vector_bitmap);
+	global_free(d3d->vector_bitmap);
 
 	// free the memory in the window
 	global_free(d3d);
diff --git a/src/osd/windows/video.c b/src/osd/windows/video.c
index 49c6780c73e..5f1388d2245 100644
--- a/src/osd/windows/video.c
+++ b/src/osd/windows/video.c
@@ -149,8 +149,7 @@ void winvideo_init(running_machine *machine)
 static void winvideo_exit(running_machine *machine)
 {
 	// free the overlay effect
-	if (effect_bitmap != NULL)
-		bitmap_free(effect_bitmap);
+	global_free(effect_bitmap);
 	effect_bitmap = NULL;
 
 	// free all of our monitor information