diff --git a/src/common/kernel/battle.c b/src/common/kernel/battle.c
index 033c0bc50..cb201a280 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/battle.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/battle.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ message_all(battle * b, message * m)
 void
 battlerecord(battle * b, const char *s)
 {
-  struct message * m = msg_message("msg_battle", "string", strdup(s));
+  struct message * m = msg_message("msg_battle", "string", s);
   message_all(b, m);
   msg_release(m);
 }
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ battlemsg(battle * b, unit * u, const char * s)
 	watcher * w;
 
 	sprintf(buf, "%s %s", unitname(u), s);
-	m = msg_message("msg_battle", "string", strdup(buf));
+	m = msg_message("msg_battle", "string", buf);
 	for (bf=b->factions;bf;bf=bf->next) {
 		message_faction(b, bf->faction, m);
 	}
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ battlemsg(battle * b, unit * u, const char * s)
 static void
 fbattlerecord(battle * b, faction * f, const char *s)
 {
-  message * m = msg_message("msg_battle", "string", gc_add(strdup(s)));
+  message * m = msg_message("msg_battle", "string", s);
   message_faction(b, f, m);
   msg_release(m);
 }
diff --git a/src/common/modules/gmcmd.c b/src/common/modules/gmcmd.c
index e31382a9b..d49018961 100644
--- a/src/common/modules/gmcmd.c
+++ b/src/common/modules/gmcmd.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ gm_messageplane(const tnode * tnext, const char * str, void * data, struct order
 			mistake(u, ord, "Unzureichende Rechte für diesen Befehl.\n", 0);
 		}
 		else {
-			message * msg = msg_message("msg_event", "string", strdup(zmsg));
+			message * msg = msg_message("msg_event", "string", zmsg);
 			faction * f;
 			region * r;
 			for (f=factions;f;f=f->next) {
@@ -372,10 +372,9 @@ gm_killunit(const tnode * tnext, const char * str, void * data, struct order * o
 			mistake(u, ord, "Unzureichende Rechte für diesen Befehl.\n", 0);
 		}
 		else {
-			char * zmsg = (char*)gc_add(strdup(msg));
 			scale_number(target, 0);
 			ADDMSG(&target->faction->msgs, msg_message("killedbygm", 
-				"region unit string", r, target, zmsg));
+				"region unit string", r, target, msg));
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -445,9 +444,8 @@ gm_messageunit(const tnode * tnext, const char * str, void * data, struct order
 			mistake(u, ord, "Unzureichende Rechte für diesen Befehl.\n", 0);
 		}
 		else {
-			char * m = (char*)gc_add(strdup(msg));
 			add_message(&target->faction->msgs,
-				msg_message("unitmessage", "region unit string", r, u, m));
+				msg_message("unitmessage", "region unit string", r, u, msg));
 		}
 	}
 }