diff --git a/video/filter/vf.c b/video/filter/vf.c
index 257d65e58b..215bf0dc0e 100644
--- a/video/filter/vf.c
+++ b/video/filter/vf.c
@@ -501,6 +501,9 @@ void vf_uninit_filter(vf_instance_t *vf)
     if (vf->uninit)
         vf->uninit(vf);
     vf_forget_frames(vf);
+    const m_struct_t *st = vf->info->opts;
+    if (st)
+        m_struct_free(st, vf->priv);
     talloc_free(vf);
 }
 
diff --git a/video/filter/vf_gradfun.c b/video/filter/vf_gradfun.c
index ce4e5c9f56..227e16b028 100644
--- a/video/filter/vf_gradfun.c
+++ b/video/filter/vf_gradfun.c
@@ -352,8 +352,6 @@ static void uninit(struct vf_instance *vf)
 {
     if (!vf->priv) return;
     av_free(vf->priv->buf);
-    free(vf->priv);
-    vf->priv = NULL;
 }
 
 static int vf_open(vf_instance_t *vf, char *args)
diff --git a/video/filter/vf_lavfi.c b/video/filter/vf_lavfi.c
index 0b01e9b425..f581fe950e 100644
--- a/video/filter/vf_lavfi.c
+++ b/video/filter/vf_lavfi.c
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ static void uninit(struct vf_instance *vf)
     if (!vf->priv)
         return;
     destroy_graph(vf);
-    free(vf->priv);
 }
 
 static int vf_open(vf_instance_t *vf, char *args)
diff --git a/video/filter/vf_scale.c b/video/filter/vf_scale.c
index 92b9e71d08..f357581bb3 100644
--- a/video/filter/vf_scale.c
+++ b/video/filter/vf_scale.c
@@ -506,7 +506,6 @@ static int query_format(struct vf_instance *vf, unsigned int fmt){
 
 static void uninit(struct vf_instance *vf){
     if(vf->priv->ctx) sws_freeContext(vf->priv->ctx);
-    free(vf->priv);
 }
 
 static int vf_open(vf_instance_t *vf, char *args){
diff --git a/video/filter/vf_stereo3d.c b/video/filter/vf_stereo3d.c
index 956d6302d0..555e87f78e 100644
--- a/video/filter/vf_stereo3d.c
+++ b/video/filter/vf_stereo3d.c
@@ -394,15 +394,9 @@ static int query_format(struct vf_instance *vf, unsigned int fmt)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void uninit(vf_instance_t *vf)
-{
-    free(vf->priv);
-}
-
 static int vf_open(vf_instance_t *vf, char *args)
 {
     vf->config          = config;
-    vf->uninit          = uninit;
     vf->filter          = filter;
     vf->query_format    = query_format;
 
diff --git a/video/filter/vf_sub.c b/video/filter/vf_sub.c
index ae1390b6e9..e918574c30 100644
--- a/video/filter/vf_sub.c
+++ b/video/filter/vf_sub.c
@@ -141,16 +141,10 @@ static int control(vf_instance_t *vf, int request, void *data)
     return vf_next_control(vf, request, data);
 }
 
-static void uninit(struct vf_instance *vf)
-{
-    free(vf->priv);
-}
-
 static int vf_open(vf_instance_t *vf, char *args)
 {
     vf->config = config;
     vf->query_format = query_format;
-    vf->uninit    = uninit;
     vf->control   = control;
     vf->filter    = filter;
     return 1;