diff --git a/bin/dnssec/dnssec-keygen.c b/bin/dnssec/dnssec-keygen.c
index 628e731508..7977756eeb 100644
--- a/bin/dnssec/dnssec-keygen.c
+++ b/bin/dnssec/dnssec-keygen.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: dnssec-keygen.c,v 1.39 2000/09/12 10:07:46 bwelling Exp $ */
+/* $Id: dnssec-keygen.c,v 1.40 2000/09/12 11:50:44 bwelling Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -171,8 +171,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 			break;
 		case 'r':
 			randomfile = isc_commandline_argument;
-			if (randomfile == NULL)
-				fatal("out of memory");
 			break;
 		case 'v':
 			endp = NULL;
@@ -191,8 +189,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	}
 
 	setup_entropy(mctx, randomfile, &ectx);
-	if (randomfile != NULL)
-		isc_mem_free(mctx, randomfile);
 	ret = dst_lib_init(mctx, ectx,
 			   ISC_ENTROPY_BLOCKING | ISC_ENTROPY_GOODONLY);
 	if (ret != ISC_R_SUCCESS)
diff --git a/bin/dnssec/dnssec-makekeyset.c b/bin/dnssec/dnssec-makekeyset.c
index 9c1be70de3..9236a65d33 100644
--- a/bin/dnssec/dnssec-makekeyset.c
+++ b/bin/dnssec/dnssec-makekeyset.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: dnssec-makekeyset.c,v 1.39 2000/09/12 10:07:47 bwelling Exp $ */
+/* $Id: dnssec-makekeyset.c,v 1.40 2000/09/12 11:50:45 bwelling Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -144,10 +144,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 			break;
 
 		case 'r':
-			randomfile = isc_mem_strdup(mctx,
-						    isc_commandline_argument);
-			if (randomfile == NULL)
-				fatal("out of memory");
+			randomfile = isc_commandline_argument;
 			break;
 
 		case 'v':
@@ -175,8 +172,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 		usage();
 
 	setup_entropy(mctx, randomfile, &ectx);
-	if (randomfile != NULL)
-		isc_mem_free(mctx, randomfile);
 	eflags = ISC_ENTROPY_BLOCKING;
 	if (!pseudorandom)
 		eflags |= ISC_ENTROPY_GOODONLY;
diff --git a/bin/dnssec/dnssec-signkey.c b/bin/dnssec/dnssec-signkey.c
index 39e41580d9..75dc7deef3 100644
--- a/bin/dnssec/dnssec-signkey.c
+++ b/bin/dnssec/dnssec-signkey.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: dnssec-signkey.c,v 1.35 2000/09/12 10:07:48 bwelling Exp $ */
+/* $Id: dnssec-signkey.c,v 1.36 2000/09/12 11:50:46 bwelling Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -195,10 +195,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 			break;
 
 		case 'r':
-			randomfile = isc_mem_strdup(mctx,
-						    isc_commandline_argument);
-			if (randomfile == NULL)
-				fatal("out of memory");
+			randomfile = isc_commandline_argument;
 			break;
 
 		case 'v':
@@ -231,8 +228,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 		rdclass = dns_rdataclass_in;
 
 	setup_entropy(mctx, randomfile, &ectx);
-	if (randomfile != NULL)
-		isc_mem_free(mctx, randomfile);
 	eflags = ISC_ENTROPY_BLOCKING;
 	if (!pseudorandom)
 		eflags |= ISC_ENTROPY_GOODONLY;