diff --git a/src/udev/udev-event.c b/src/udev/udev-event.c
index 840d20beac5..3782d892c2d 100644
--- a/src/udev/udev-event.c
+++ b/src/udev/udev-event.c
@@ -64,17 +64,13 @@ struct udev_event *udev_event_new(sd_device *dev, usec_t exec_delay_usec, sd_net
 }
 
 struct udev_event *udev_event_free(struct udev_event *event) {
-        void *p;
-
         if (!event)
                 return NULL;
 
         sd_device_unref(event->dev);
         sd_device_unref(event->dev_db_clone);
         sd_netlink_unref(event->rtnl);
-        while ((p = hashmap_steal_first_key(event->run_list)))
-                free(p);
-        hashmap_free(event->run_list);
+        hashmap_free_free_key(event->run_list);
         hashmap_free_free_free(event->seclabel_list);
         free(event->program_result);
         free(event->name);
diff --git a/src/udev/udev-rules.c b/src/udev/udev-rules.c
index f6f640a2161..a9fa04dbf04 100644
--- a/src/udev/udev-rules.c
+++ b/src/udev/udev-rules.c
@@ -2407,12 +2407,8 @@ int udev_rules_apply_to_event(
                 case TK_A_RUN_PROGRAM: {
                         _cleanup_free_ char *cmd = NULL;
 
-                        if (IN_SET(cur->key.op, OP_ASSIGN, OP_ASSIGN_FINAL)) {
-                                void *p;
-
-                                while ((p = hashmap_steal_first_key(event->run_list)))
-                                        free(p);
-                        }
+                        if (IN_SET(cur->key.op, OP_ASSIGN, OP_ASSIGN_FINAL))
+                                hashmap_clear_free_key(event->run_list);
 
                         r = hashmap_ensure_allocated(&event->run_list, NULL);
                         if (r < 0)