diff --git a/archiver.go b/archiver.go
index ae49248ff..a5ead7f9c 100644
--- a/archiver.go
+++ b/archiver.go
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ func (arch *Archiver) Save(t backend.Type, id backend.ID, length uint, rd io.Rea
 	blob, err := arch.m.FindID(id)
 	if err == nil {
 		debug.Log("Archiver.Save", "Save(%v, %v): reusing %v\n", t, id.Str(), blob.Storage.Str())
-		id.Free()
 		return blob, nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/backend/generic.go b/backend/generic.go
index 42d4258de..173f4e1b1 100644
--- a/backend/generic.go
+++ b/backend/generic.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const hashSize = sha256.Size
 // Hash returns the ID for data.
 func Hash(data []byte) ID {
 	h := hashData(data)
-	id := idPool.Get().(ID)
+	id := make([]byte, IDSize)
 	copy(id, h[:])
 	return id
 }
diff --git a/backend/id.go b/backend/id.go
index dccf18ccd..261f4802d 100644
--- a/backend/id.go
+++ b/backend/id.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
-	"sync"
 )
 
 // IDSize contains the size of an ID, in bytes.
@@ -14,8 +13,6 @@ const IDSize = hashSize
 // References content within a repository.
 type ID []byte
 
-var idPool = sync.Pool{New: func() interface{} { return ID(make([]byte, IDSize)) }}
-
 // ParseID converts the given string to an ID.
 func ParseID(s string) (ID, error) {
 	b, err := hex.DecodeString(s)
@@ -75,7 +72,7 @@ func (id *ID) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	*id = idPool.Get().(ID)
+	*id = make([]byte, IDSize)
 	_, err = hex.Decode(*id, []byte(s))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -86,16 +83,11 @@ func (id *ID) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 
 func IDFromData(d []byte) ID {
 	hash := hashData(d)
-	id := idPool.Get().(ID)
+	id := make([]byte, IDSize)
 	copy(id, hash[:])
 	return id
 }
 
-// Free returns the ID byte slice back to the allocation pool.
-func (id ID) Free() {
-	idPool.Put(id)
-}
-
 type IDs []ID
 
 func (ids IDs) Len() int {
diff --git a/blob.go b/blob.go
index acbe7d214..1619b7db9 100644
--- a/blob.go
+++ b/blob.go
@@ -16,16 +16,6 @@ type Blob struct {
 
 type Blobs []Blob
 
-func (b Blob) Free() {
-	if b.ID != nil {
-		b.ID.Free()
-	}
-
-	if b.Storage != nil {
-		b.Storage.Free()
-	}
-}
-
 func (b Blob) Valid() bool {
 	if b.ID == nil || b.Storage == nil || b.StorageSize == 0 {
 		return false
diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index b49554835..0729493d0 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -58,11 +58,12 @@ func (node Node) Tree() *Tree {
 }
 
 func NodeFromFileInfo(path string, fi os.FileInfo) (*Node, error) {
-	node := GetNode()
-	node.path = path
-	node.Name = fi.Name()
-	node.Mode = fi.Mode() & os.ModePerm
-	node.ModTime = fi.ModTime()
+	node := &Node{
+		path:    path,
+		Name:    fi.Name(),
+		Mode:    fi.Mode() & os.ModePerm,
+		ModTime: fi.ModTime(),
+	}
 
 	node.Type = nodeTypeFromFileInfo(path, fi)
 	if node.Type == "file" {
diff --git a/pools.go b/pools.go
index cf8e899a9..a99f631ec 100644
--- a/pools.go
+++ b/pools.go
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ func newPoolStats() *poolStats {
 
 var (
 	chunkPool   = sync.Pool{New: newChunkBuf}
-	nodePool    = sync.Pool{New: newNode}
 	chunkerPool = sync.Pool{New: newChunker}
 
 	chunkStats   = newPoolStats()
@@ -84,15 +83,6 @@ func newChunkBuf() interface{} {
 	return make([]byte, maxCiphertextSize)
 }
 
-func newNode() interface{} {
-	nodeStats.m.Lock()
-	defer nodeStats.m.Unlock()
-	nodeStats.new++
-
-	// create buffer for iv, data and hmac
-	return new(Node)
-}
-
 func newChunker() interface{} {
 	chunkStats.m.Lock()
 	defer chunkStats.m.Unlock()
@@ -112,16 +102,6 @@ func FreeChunkBuf(s string, buf []byte) {
 	chunkPool.Put(buf)
 }
 
-func GetNode() *Node {
-	nodeStats.Get("")
-	return nodePool.Get().(*Node)
-}
-
-func FreeNode(n *Node) {
-	nodeStats.Put("")
-	nodePool.Put(n)
-}
-
 func GetChunker(s string) *chunker.Chunker {
 	chunkerStats.Get(s)
 	return chunkerPool.Get().(*chunker.Chunker)