diff --git a/contrib/coccinelle/free.cocci b/contrib/coccinelle/free.cocci
index f2d97e755b..4490069df9 100644
--- a/contrib/coccinelle/free.cocci
+++ b/contrib/coccinelle/free.cocci
@@ -10,17 +10,9 @@ expression E;
 - if (!E)
   free(E);
 
-@@
-type T;
-T *ptr;
-@@
-- free(ptr);
-- ptr = NULL;
-+ FREE_AND_NULL(ptr);
-
 @@
 expression E;
 @@
 - free(E);
-- E = NULL;
 + FREE_AND_NULL(E);
+- E = NULL;