Index: hud/hud.cpp
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--- hud/hud.cpp	(revision 9677)
+++ hud/hud.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -1289,24 +1289,11 @@
 void hud_close()
 {
 	int i;
-	size_t j, num_gauges = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < Num_ship_classes; i++) {
-		num_gauges = Ship_info[i].hud_gauges.size();
-
-		for(j = 0; j < num_gauges; j++) {
-			vm_free(Ship_info[i].hud_gauges[j]);
-			Ship_info[i].hud_gauges[j] = NULL;
-		}
 		Ship_info[i].hud_gauges.clear();
 	}
 
-	num_gauges = default_hud_gauges.size();
-
-	for(j = 0; j < num_gauges; j++) {
-		vm_free(default_hud_gauges[j]);
-		default_hud_gauges[j] = NULL;
-	}
 	default_hud_gauges.clear();
 }