diff --git a/daemon/call_interfaces.c b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
index 99b7c4cb2..5a0d8d811 100644
--- a/daemon/call_interfaces.c
+++ b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
@@ -2374,7 +2374,7 @@ static void ng_stats_endpoint(bencode_item_t *dict, const endpoint_t *ep) {
 	if (!ep->address.family)
 		return;
 	bencode_dictionary_add_string(dict, "family", ep->address.family->name);
-	bencode_dictionary_add_string_dup(dict, "address", sockaddr_print_buf(&ep->address));
+	bencode_dictionary_add_str_dup(dict, "address", &STR(sockaddr_print_buf(&ep->address)));
 	bencode_dictionary_add_integer(dict, "port", ep->port);
 }
 
@@ -2413,8 +2413,8 @@ static void ng_stats_stream(bencode_item_t *list, const struct packet_stream *ps
 
 	if (ps->selected_sfd) {
 		bencode_dictionary_add_integer(dict, "local port", ps->selected_sfd->socket.local.port);
-		bencode_dictionary_add_string_dup(dict, "local address",
-				sockaddr_print_buf(&ps->selected_sfd->socket.local.address));
+		bencode_dictionary_add_str_dup(dict, "local address",
+				&STR(sockaddr_print_buf(&ps->selected_sfd->socket.local.address)));
 		bencode_dictionary_add_string(dict, "family", ps->selected_sfd->socket.local.address.family->name);
 	}
 	ng_stats_endpoint(bencode_dictionary_add_dictionary(dict, "endpoint"), &ps->endpoint);
diff --git a/daemon/statistics.c b/daemon/statistics.c
index 68e6e8e6d..2f51865c6 100644
--- a/daemon/statistics.c
+++ b/daemon/statistics.c
@@ -971,11 +971,11 @@ const char *statistics_ng(bencode_item_t *input, bencode_item_t *output) {
 				bencode_dictionary_add_integer(dict, bencode_strdup(buf, m->label),
 						m->int_value);
 			else if (m->value_raw)
-				bencode_dictionary_add_string_dup(dict, bencode_strdup(buf, m->label),
-						m->value_raw);
+				bencode_dictionary_add_str_dup(dict, bencode_strdup(buf, m->label),
+						&STR(m->value_raw));
 			else
-				bencode_dictionary_add_string_dup(dict, bencode_strdup(buf, m->label),
-						m->value_short);
+				bencode_dictionary_add_str_dup(dict, bencode_strdup(buf, m->label),
+						&STR(m->value_short));
 			continue;
 		}
 
diff --git a/include/bencode.h b/include/bencode.h
index ee15d61ac..d74e294ac 100644
--- a/include/bencode.h
+++ b/include/bencode.h
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ bencode_item_t *bencode_dictionary_add_len(bencode_item_t *dict, const char *key
 /* Convenience function to add a string value to a dictionary, possibly duplicated into the
  * bencode_buffer_t object. */
 INLINE bencode_item_t *bencode_dictionary_add_string(bencode_item_t *dict, const char *key, const char *val);
-INLINE bencode_item_t *bencode_dictionary_add_string_dup(bencode_item_t *dict, const char *key, const char *val);
 
 /* Ditto, but for a "str" object */
 INLINE bencode_item_t *bencode_dictionary_add_str(bencode_item_t *dict, const char *key, const str *val);
@@ -138,7 +137,6 @@ bencode_item_t *bencode_list_add(bencode_item_t *list, bencode_item_t *item);
 
 /* Convenience function to add the respective (newly created) objects to a list */
 INLINE bencode_item_t *bencode_list_add_string(bencode_item_t *list, const char *s);
-INLINE bencode_item_t *bencode_list_add_string_dup(bencode_item_t *list, const char *s);
 INLINE bencode_item_t *bencode_list_add_str(bencode_item_t *list, const str *s);
 INLINE bencode_item_t *bencode_list_add_str_dup(bencode_item_t *list, const str *s);
 INLINE bencode_item_t *bencode_list_add_list(bencode_item_t *list);
@@ -404,12 +402,6 @@ INLINE bencode_item_t *bencode_dictionary_add_string(bencode_item_t *dict, const
 	return bencode_dictionary_add(dict, key, bencode_string(bencode_item_buffer(dict), val));
 }
 
-INLINE bencode_item_t *bencode_dictionary_add_string_dup(bencode_item_t *dict, const char *key, const char *val) {
-	if (!val)
-		return NULL;
-	return bencode_dictionary_add(dict, key, bencode_string_dup(bencode_item_buffer(dict), val));
-}
-
 INLINE bencode_item_t *bencode_dictionary_add_str(bencode_item_t *dict, const char *key, const str *val) {
 	if (!val)
 		return NULL;
@@ -444,12 +436,6 @@ INLINE bencode_item_t *bencode_list_add_string(bencode_item_t *list, const char
 	return bencode_list_add(list, bencode_string(bencode_item_buffer(list), s));
 }
 
-INLINE bencode_item_t *bencode_list_add_string_dup(bencode_item_t *list, const char *s) {
-	if (!s)
-		return NULL;
-	return bencode_list_add(list, bencode_string_dup(bencode_item_buffer(list), s));
-}
-
 INLINE bencode_item_t *bencode_list_add_str(bencode_item_t *list, const str *s) {
 	return bencode_list_add(list, bencode_str(bencode_item_buffer(list), s));
 }