diff --git a/src/nvim/insexpand.c b/src/nvim/insexpand.c
index a59ba1b6d9..8791aeb10c 100644
--- a/src/nvim/insexpand.c
+++ b/src/nvim/insexpand.c
@@ -747,6 +747,16 @@ int ins_compl_add_infercase(char *str_arg, int len, bool icase, char *fname, Dir
   return res;
 }
 
+/// free cptext
+static inline void free_cptext(char *const *const cptext)
+{
+  if (cptext != NULL) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < CPT_COUNT; i++) {
+      xfree(cptext[i]);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /// Add a match to the list of matches
 ///
 /// @param[in]  str     text of the match to add
@@ -784,16 +794,10 @@ static int ins_compl_add(char *const str, int len, char *const fname, char *cons
   } else {
     os_breakcheck();
   }
-#define FREE_CPTEXT(cptext, cptext_allocated) \
-  do { \
-    if ((cptext) != NULL && (cptext_allocated)) { \
-      for (size_t i = 0; i < CPT_COUNT; i++) { \
-        xfree((cptext)[i]); \
-      } \
-    } \
-  } while (0)
   if (got_int) {
-    FREE_CPTEXT(cptext, cptext_allocated);
+    if (cptext_allocated) {
+      free_cptext(cptext);
+    }
     return FAIL;
   }
   if (len < 0) {
@@ -807,7 +811,9 @@ static int ins_compl_add(char *const str, int len, char *const fname, char *cons
       if (!match_at_original_text(match)
           && strncmp(match->cp_str, str, (size_t)len) == 0
           && ((int)strlen(match->cp_str) <= len || match->cp_str[len] == NUL)) {
-        FREE_CPTEXT(cptext, cptext_allocated);
+        if (cptext_allocated) {
+          free_cptext(cptext);
+        }
         return NOTDONE;
       }
       match = match->cp_next;
@@ -1552,9 +1558,7 @@ static void ins_compl_free(void)
     if (match->cp_flags & CP_FREE_FNAME) {
       xfree(match->cp_fname);
     }
-    for (int i = 0; i < CPT_COUNT; i++) {
-      xfree(match->cp_text[i]);
-    }
+    free_cptext(match->cp_text);
     tv_clear(&match->cp_user_data);
     xfree(match);
   } while (compl_curr_match != NULL && !is_first_match(compl_curr_match));
@@ -2459,9 +2463,7 @@ static int ins_compl_add_tv(typval_T *const tv, const Direction dir, bool fast)
     CLEAR_FIELD(cptext);
   }
   if (word == NULL || (!empty && *word == NUL)) {
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < CPT_COUNT; i++) {
-      xfree(cptext[i]);
-    }
+    free_cptext(cptext);
     tv_clear(&user_data);
     return FAIL;
   }