diff --git a/lib/desugar.c b/lib/desugar.c
index 6b41d4d..5636070 100644
--- a/lib/desugar.c
+++ b/lib/desugar.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static bool desugar_class(regex_term_t *term)
 		alternatives[i].contents = terms;
 	}
 
-	regex_free_class_children(&term->class);
+	regex_class_free(&term->class);
 	term->type = REGEX_TERM_SUBEXPR;
 	term->subexpr.count = term->subexpr.capacity = count;
 	term->subexpr.contents = alternatives;
diff --git a/lib/regex.c b/lib/regex.c
index 9ae6a08..74d7d1c 100644
--- a/lib/regex.c
+++ b/lib/regex.c
@@ -7,25 +7,16 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-void regex_free_children(const regex_t *t)
-{
-	if (NULL != t->contents) {
-		for (int i = 0; i < t->count; ++i)
-			regex_free_sequence_children(&t->contents[i]);
-		free(t->contents);
-	}
-}
-
-void regex_free_sequence_children(const regex_sequence_t *s)
+static void sequence_free(const regex_sequence_t *s)
 {
 	if (NULL != s->contents) {
 		for (int i = 0; i < s->count; ++i) {
 			switch (s->contents[i].type) {
 			case REGEX_TERM_CLASS:
-				regex_free_class_children(&s->contents[i].class);
+				regex_class_free(&s->contents[i].class);
 				break;
 			case REGEX_TERM_SUBEXPR:
-				regex_free_children(&s->contents[i].subexpr);
+				regex_free(&s->contents[i].subexpr);
 				break;
 			default:
 				break;
@@ -35,7 +26,16 @@ void regex_free_sequence_children(const regex_sequence_t *s)
 	}
 }
 
-void regex_free_class_children(const regex_class_t *c)
+void regex_free(const regex_t *t)
+{
+	if (NULL != t->contents) {
+		for (int i = 0; i < t->count; ++i)
+			sequence_free(&t->contents[i]);
+		free(t->contents);
+	}
+}
+
+void regex_class_free(const regex_class_t *c)
 {
 	if (NULL != c->contents)
 		free(c->contents);
diff --git a/lib/regex.h b/lib/regex.h
index 0189cd9..4fbc2b3 100644
--- a/lib/regex.h
+++ b/lib/regex.h
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ typedef struct _regex_term {
 	};
 } regex_term_t;
 
-void regex_free_children(const regex_t *t);
-void regex_free_sequence_children(const regex_sequence_t *s);
-void regex_free_class_children(const regex_class_t *c);
+void regex_free(const regex_t *t);
+void regex_class_free(const regex_class_t *c);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/desugar_tests.c b/tests/desugar_tests.c
index afb95cd..7605d75 100644
--- a/tests/desugar_tests.c
+++ b/tests/desugar_tests.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static void a_is_unchanged(void)
 	ASSERT_EQ(REGEX_TERM_LITERAL, t.contents[0].contents[0].type);
 	ASSERT_EQ('a', t.contents[0].contents[0].literal);
 
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 static void abc_is_unchanged(void)
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static void abc_is_unchanged(void)
 	ASSERT_EQ(REGEX_TERM_LITERAL, t.contents[0].contents[2].type);
 	ASSERT_EQ('c', t.contents[0].contents[2].literal);
 
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 static void a_star_is_unchanged(void)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static void a_star_is_unchanged(void)
 	ASSERT_EQ(REGEX_TERM_LITERAL, t.contents[0].contents[0].type);
 	ASSERT_EQ('a', t.contents[0].contents[0].literal);
 
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 static void a_or_b_or_c_is_unchanged(void)
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static void a_or_b_or_c_is_unchanged(void)
 		ASSERT_EQ(literals[i], t.contents[i].contents[0].literal);
 	}
 
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 static void subexpr_a_is_unchanged(void)
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static void subexpr_a_is_unchanged(void)
 	ASSERT_EQ(REGEX_TERM_LITERAL, inner->contents[0].contents[0].type);
 	ASSERT_EQ('a', inner->contents[0].contents[0].literal);
 
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 static void a_plus_becomes_subexpr_aa_star(void)
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static void a_plus_becomes_subexpr_aa_star(void)
 	ASSERT_EQ(REGEX_TERM_LITERAL, inner->contents[0].contents[1].type);
 	ASSERT_EQ('a', inner->contents[0].contents[1].literal);
 
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 static void a_qmark_becomes_subexpr_empty_or_a(void)
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static void a_qmark_becomes_subexpr_empty_or_a(void)
 	ASSERT_EQ(REGEX_TERM_LITERAL, inner->contents[1].contents[0].type);
 	ASSERT_EQ('a', inner->contents[1].contents[0].literal);
 
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 static void class_abc_becomes_subexpr_a_or_b_or_c(void)
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static void class_abc_becomes_subexpr_a_or_b_or_c(void)
 	ASSERT_EQ(REGEX_TERM_LITERAL, inner->contents[2].contents[0].type);
 	ASSERT_EQ('c', inner->contents[2].contents[0].literal);
 
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 int main(void)
diff --git a/tests/parse_tests.c b/tests/parse_tests.c
index ce2068f..5e4bb6e 100644
--- a/tests/parse_tests.c
+++ b/tests/parse_tests.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ static void a_has_1_alternative(void)
 	const int result = PARSE_EXPR_STRING("a", &t);
 	ASSERT_NE(-1, result);
 	ASSERT_EQ(1, t.count);
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 static void a_pipe_b_has_2_alternatives(void)
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ static void a_pipe_b_has_2_alternatives(void)
 	const int result = PARSE_EXPR_STRING("a|b", &t);
 	ASSERT_NE(-1, result);
 	ASSERT_EQ(2, t.count);
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 static void a_pipe_b_pipe_c_has_3_alternatives(void)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static void a_pipe_b_pipe_c_has_3_alternatives(void)
 	const int result = PARSE_EXPR_STRING("a|b|c", &t);
 	ASSERT_NE(-1, result);
 	ASSERT_EQ(3, t.count);
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 static void a_is_parsed_as_unquantified_literal(void)
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static void a_is_parsed_as_unquantified_literal(void)
 	ASSERT_EQ(REGEX_TERM_LITERAL, t.contents[0].contents[0].type);
 	ASSERT_EQ('a', t.contents[0].contents[0].literal);
 
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 static void b_is_parsed_as_unquantified_literal(void)
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static void b_is_parsed_as_unquantified_literal(void)
 	ASSERT_EQ(REGEX_TERM_LITERAL, t.contents[0].contents[0].type);
 	ASSERT_EQ('b', t.contents[0].contents[0].literal);
 
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 static void abc_is_parsed_as_sequence_of_unquantified_literals(void)
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static void abc_is_parsed_as_sequence_of_unquantified_literals(void)
 	ASSERT_EQ(REGEX_TERM_LITERAL, t.contents[0].contents[2].type);
 	ASSERT_EQ('c', t.contents[0].contents[2].literal);
 
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 static void dot_is_parsed_as_unquantified_wildcard_term(void)
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static void dot_is_parsed_as_unquantified_wildcard_term(void)
 	ASSERT_EQ(REGEX_QUANTIFIER_NONE, t.contents[0].contents[0].quantifier);
 	ASSERT_EQ(REGEX_TERM_WILDCARD, t.contents[0].contents[0].type);
 
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 static void backslash_dot_is_parsed_as_unquantified_literal(void)
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static void backslash_dot_is_parsed_as_unquantified_literal(void)
 	ASSERT_EQ(REGEX_TERM_LITERAL, t.contents[0].contents[0].type);
 	ASSERT_EQ('.', t.contents[0].contents[0].literal);
 
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 static void backslash_backslash_is_parsed_as_unquantified_literal(void)
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void backslash_backslash_is_parsed_as_unquantified_literal(void)
 	ASSERT_EQ(REGEX_TERM_LITERAL, t.contents[0].contents[0].type);
 	ASSERT_EQ('\\', t.contents[0].contents[0].literal);
 
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 static void a_pipe_b_in_parens_is_parsed_as_subexpr_term(void)
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static void a_pipe_b_in_parens_is_parsed_as_subexpr_term(void)
 	ASSERT_EQ(REGEX_TERM_LITERAL, inner->contents[1].contents[0].type);
 	ASSERT_EQ('b', inner->contents[1].contents[0].literal);
 
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 static void a_in_parens_b_is_parsed_as_sequence_with_subexpr_term(void)
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static void a_in_parens_b_is_parsed_as_sequence_with_subexpr_term(void)
 	ASSERT_EQ(REGEX_TERM_LITERAL, inner->contents[0].contents[0].type);
 	ASSERT_EQ('a', inner->contents[0].contents[0].literal);
 
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 static void dot_star_is_parsed_as_star_quantified_wildcard(void)
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static void dot_star_is_parsed_as_star_quantified_wildcard(void)
 	ASSERT_EQ(REGEX_QUANTIFIER_STAR, t.contents[0].contents[0].quantifier);
 	ASSERT_EQ(REGEX_TERM_WILDCARD, t.contents[0].contents[0].type);
 
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 static void dot_plus_is_parsed_as_plus_quantified_wildcard(void)
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static void dot_plus_is_parsed_as_plus_quantified_wildcard(void)
 	ASSERT_EQ(REGEX_QUANTIFIER_PLUS, t.contents[0].contents[0].quantifier);
 	ASSERT_EQ(REGEX_TERM_WILDCARD, t.contents[0].contents[0].type);
 
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 static void dot_question_mark_is_parsed_as_qmrk_quantified_wildcard(void)
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static void dot_question_mark_is_parsed_as_qmrk_quantified_wildcard(void)
 	ASSERT_EQ(REGEX_QUANTIFIER_QMARK, t.contents[0].contents[0].quantifier);
 	ASSERT_EQ(REGEX_TERM_WILDCARD, t.contents[0].contents[0].type);
 
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 static void a_in_brackets_is_parsed_as_class_containing_only_a(void)
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static void a_in_brackets_is_parsed_as_class_containing_only_a(void)
 	ASSERT_NOT_NULL(t.contents[0].contents[0].class.contents);
 	ASSERT_EQ('a', t.contents[0].contents[0].class.contents[0]);
 
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 static void caret_a_in_brackets_parses_as_negated_class(void)
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static void caret_a_in_brackets_parses_as_negated_class(void)
 	ASSERT_NOT_NULL(t.contents[0].contents[0].class.contents);
 	ASSERT_EQ('a', t.contents[0].contents[0].class.contents[0]);
 
-	regex_free_children(&t);
+	regex_free(&t);
 }
 
 int main(void)