diff --git a/test-suite/standalone/test-smob-mark.c b/test-suite/standalone/test-smob-mark.c
index d0bb5336a..b04b70486 100644
--- a/test-suite/standalone/test-smob-mark.c
+++ b/test-suite/standalone/test-smob-mark.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright 2013-2014,2018
+/* Copyright 2013-2014,2018,2025
      Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This file is part of Guile.
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ make_x ()
   x_t *c_x;
 
   i++;
-  c_x = (x_t *) scm_gc_malloc (sizeof (x_t), "x");
+  c_x = (x_t *) scm_malloc (sizeof (x_t));
   c_x->scm_value = scm_from_int (i);
   c_x->c_value = i;
   SCM_NEWSMOB (s_x, x_tag, c_x);
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ free_x (SCM x)
 {
   x_t *c_x;
   c_x = (x_t *) SCM_SMOB_DATA (x);
-  scm_gc_free (c_x, sizeof (x_t), "x");
+  free (c_x);
   c_x = NULL;
   return 0;
 }