diff --git a/codecs/codec_dahdi.c b/codecs/codec_dahdi.c
index 4790aec9654c0db3a98ef4d3072f82f1edd02c55..eada4c2fd59ad5c600c05560db5d627d6065927e 100644
--- a/codecs/codec_dahdi.c
+++ b/codecs/codec_dahdi.c
@@ -235,10 +235,9 @@ static struct ast_frame *dahdi_encoder_frameout(struct ast_trans_pvt *pvt)
 		pvt->f.offset = 0;
 		pvt->f.datalen = 0;
 		pvt->f.mallocd = 0;
-		ast_set_flag(&pvt->f, AST_FRFLAG_FROM_TRANSLATOR);
 		pvt->samples = 0;
 
-		return &pvt->f;
+		return ast_frisolate(&pvt->f);
 
 	} else if (1 == dahdip->fake) {
 		dahdip->fake = 0;
@@ -263,11 +262,10 @@ static struct ast_frame *dahdi_encoder_frameout(struct ast_trans_pvt *pvt)
 		pvt->f.offset = AST_FRIENDLY_OFFSET;
 		pvt->f.src = pvt->t->name;
 		pvt->f.data.ptr = pvt->outbuf.c;
-		ast_set_flag(&pvt->f, AST_FRFLAG_FROM_TRANSLATOR);
 
 		pvt->samples = 0;
 		pvt->datalen = 0;
-		return &pvt->f;
+		return ast_frisolate(&pvt->f);
 	}
 
 	/* Shouldn't get here... */
@@ -310,9 +308,8 @@ static struct ast_frame *dahdi_decoder_frameout(struct ast_trans_pvt *pvt)
 		pvt->f.offset = 0;
 		pvt->f.datalen = 0;
 		pvt->f.mallocd = 0;
-		ast_set_flag(&pvt->f, AST_FRFLAG_FROM_TRANSLATOR);
 		pvt->samples = 0;
-		return &pvt->f;
+		return ast_frisolate(&pvt->f);
 	} else if (1 == dahdip->fake) {
 		pvt->samples = 0;
 		dahdip->fake = 0;
@@ -349,10 +346,9 @@ static struct ast_frame *dahdi_decoder_frameout(struct ast_trans_pvt *pvt)
 		pvt->f.src = pvt->t->name;
 		pvt->f.data.ptr = pvt->outbuf.c;
 		pvt->f.samples = dahdip->required_samples;
-		ast_set_flag(&pvt->f, AST_FRFLAG_FROM_TRANSLATOR);
 		pvt->samples = 0;
 
-		return &pvt->f;
+		return ast_frisolate(&pvt->f);
 	}
 
 	/* Shouldn't get here... */
diff --git a/include/asterisk/dsp.h b/include/asterisk/dsp.h
index 8e6024cd40f3aee5537577a6c431af9cab7d0cc1..bea0e6f5ebeda9aca817d9496c4f2e0d544d5fee 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/dsp.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/dsp.h
@@ -157,16 +157,4 @@ int ast_dsp_reload(void);
  */
 int ast_dsp_init(void);
 
-/*!
- * \brief Hint that a frame from a dsp was freed
- *
- * This is called from ast_frame_free if AST_FRFLAG_FROM_DSP is set. This occurs
- * because it is possible for the dsp to be freed while someone still holds a reference
- * to the frame that is in that dsp. This has been known to happen when the dsp on a DAHDI
- * channel detects a busy signal. The channel is hung up, and the application that read the
- * frame to begin with still has a reference to the frame.
- *
- * \return nothing
- */
-void ast_dsp_frame_freed(struct ast_frame *fr);
 #endif /* _ASTERISK_DSP_H */
diff --git a/include/asterisk/frame.h b/include/asterisk/frame.h
index 7246aad8334b377dc92dd3e1b90e078fcd848f45..30de19a5f24557bf94e12b00a38fbc68fb214b87 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/frame.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/frame.h
@@ -128,14 +128,6 @@ enum ast_frame_type {
 enum {
 	/*! This frame contains valid timing information */
 	AST_FRFLAG_HAS_TIMING_INFO = (1 << 0),
-	/*! This frame came from a translator and is still the original frame.
-	 *  The translator can not be free'd if the frame inside of it still has
-	 *  this flag set. */
-	AST_FRFLAG_FROM_TRANSLATOR = (1 << 1),
-	/*! This frame came from a dsp and is still the original frame.
-	 *  The dsp cannot be free'd if the frame inside of it still has
-	 *  this flag set. */
-	AST_FRFLAG_FROM_DSP = (1 << 2),
 };
 
 /*! \brief Data structure associated with a single frame of data
diff --git a/include/asterisk/translate.h b/include/asterisk/translate.h
index 01841ee017f7094f0234e9ee67c4d274711f2eb2..0e0eae1ec39b2b36e8b17b9edc183771a36b9cd2 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/translate.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/translate.h
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ struct ast_trans_pvt {
 	struct ast_trans_pvt *next; /*!< next in translator chain */
 	struct timeval nextin;
 	struct timeval nextout;
-	unsigned int destroy:1;
 };
 
 /*! \brief generic frameout function */
@@ -257,20 +256,6 @@ unsigned int ast_translate_path_steps(unsigned int dest, unsigned int src);
  */
 unsigned int ast_translate_available_formats(unsigned int dest, unsigned int src);
 
-/*!
- * \brief Hint that a frame from a translator has been freed
- *
- * This is sort of a hack.  This function gets called when ast_frame_free() gets
- * called on a frame that has the AST_FRFLAG_FROM_TRANSLATOR flag set.  This is
- * because it is possible for a translation path to be destroyed while a frame
- * from a translator is still in use.  Specifically, this happens if a masquerade
- * happens after a call to ast_read() but before the frame is done being processed, 
- * since the frame processing is generally done without the channel lock held.
- *
- * \return nothing
- */
-void ast_translate_frame_freed(struct ast_frame *fr);
-
 #if defined(__cplusplus) || defined(c_plusplus)
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/main/dsp.c b/main/dsp.c
index 83a6dd79bab55f3f9a1822325dd995b4fd26f406..585403786277a74b3b9fdc9eca78c387c059fed2 100644
--- a/main/dsp.c
+++ b/main/dsp.c
@@ -391,7 +391,6 @@ struct ast_dsp {
 	digit_detect_state_t digit_state;
 	tone_detect_state_t cng_tone_state;
 	tone_detect_state_t ced_tone_state;
-	int destroy;
 };
 
 static void mute_fragment(struct ast_dsp *dsp, fragment_t *fragment)
@@ -1350,8 +1349,7 @@ struct ast_frame *ast_dsp_process(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_dsp *dsp,
 		memset(&dsp->f, 0, sizeof(dsp->f));
 		dsp->f.frametype = AST_FRAME_NULL;
 		ast_frfree(af);
-		ast_set_flag(&dsp->f, AST_FRFLAG_FROM_DSP);
-		return &dsp->f;
+		return ast_frisolate(&dsp->f);
 	}
 	if ((dsp->features & DSP_FEATURE_BUSY_DETECT) && ast_dsp_busydetect(dsp)) {
 		chan->_softhangup |= AST_SOFTHANGUP_DEV;
@@ -1360,8 +1358,7 @@ struct ast_frame *ast_dsp_process(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_dsp *dsp,
 		dsp->f.subclass = AST_CONTROL_BUSY;
 		ast_frfree(af);
 		ast_debug(1, "Requesting Hangup because the busy tone was detected on channel %s\n", chan->name);
-		ast_set_flag(&dsp->f, AST_FRFLAG_FROM_DSP);
-		return &dsp->f;
+		return ast_frisolate(&dsp->f);
 	}
 
 	if ((dsp->features & DSP_FEATURE_FAX_DETECT)) {
@@ -1471,8 +1468,7 @@ done:
 			ast_queue_frame(chan, af);
 		}
 		ast_frfree(af);
-		ast_set_flag(outf, AST_FRFLAG_FROM_DSP);
-		return outf;
+		return ast_frisolate(outf);
 	} else {
 		return af;
 	}
@@ -1522,16 +1518,6 @@ void ast_dsp_set_features(struct ast_dsp *dsp, int features)
 
 void ast_dsp_free(struct ast_dsp *dsp)
 {
-	if (ast_test_flag(&dsp->f, AST_FRFLAG_FROM_DSP)) {
-		/* If this flag is still set, that means that the dsp's destruction 
-		 * been torn down, while we still have a frame out there being used.
-		 * When ast_frfree() gets called on that frame, this ast_trans_pvt
-		 * will get destroyed, too. */
-
-		dsp->destroy = 1;
-
-		return;
-	}
 	ast_free(dsp);
 }
 
@@ -1697,16 +1683,3 @@ int ast_dsp_reload(void)
 	return _dsp_init(1);
 }
 
-void ast_dsp_frame_freed(struct ast_frame *fr)
-{
-	struct ast_dsp *dsp;
-
-	ast_clear_flag(fr, AST_FRFLAG_FROM_DSP);
-
-	dsp = (struct ast_dsp *) (((char *) fr) - offsetof(struct ast_dsp, f));
-
-	if (!dsp->destroy)
-		return;
-	
-	ast_dsp_free(dsp);
-}
diff --git a/main/frame.c b/main/frame.c
index 1b8dead2a3f668a1a910a5b8d997f58101c746f4..f24c7a4dcdf18851be285a45178689923d0fa4e2 100644
--- a/main/frame.c
+++ b/main/frame.c
@@ -332,12 +332,6 @@ static void frame_cache_cleanup(void *data)
 
 static void __frame_free(struct ast_frame *fr, int cache)
 {
-	if (ast_test_flag(fr, AST_FRFLAG_FROM_TRANSLATOR)) {
-		ast_translate_frame_freed(fr);
-	} else if (ast_test_flag(fr, AST_FRFLAG_FROM_DSP)) {
-		ast_dsp_frame_freed(fr);
-	}
-
 	if (!fr->mallocd)
 		return;
 
@@ -422,8 +416,6 @@ struct ast_frame *ast_frisolate(struct ast_frame *fr)
 			out->seqno = fr->seqno;
 		}
 	} else {
-		ast_clear_flag(fr, AST_FRFLAG_FROM_TRANSLATOR);
-		ast_clear_flag(fr, AST_FRFLAG_FROM_DSP);
 		out = fr;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/main/translate.c b/main/translate.c
index 1e85a3744d912fdbfb28b15cff0c61777081ece2..a4a915291f776d118f8b660e2bfede666b5fde23 100644
--- a/main/translate.c
+++ b/main/translate.c
@@ -134,17 +134,6 @@ static void destroy(struct ast_trans_pvt *pvt)
 {
 	struct ast_translator *t = pvt->t;
 
-	if (ast_test_flag(&pvt->f, AST_FRFLAG_FROM_TRANSLATOR)) {
-		/* If this flag is still set, that means that the translation path has
-		 * been torn down, while we still have a frame out there being used.
-		 * When ast_frfree() gets called on that frame, this ast_trans_pvt
-		 * will get destroyed, too. */
-
-		pvt->destroy = 1;
-
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if (t->destroy)
 		t->destroy(pvt);
 	ast_free(pvt);
@@ -238,9 +227,7 @@ struct ast_frame *ast_trans_frameout(struct ast_trans_pvt *pvt,
 	f->src = pvt->t->name;
 	f->data.ptr = pvt->outbuf.c;
 
-	ast_set_flag(f, AST_FRFLAG_FROM_TRANSLATOR);
-
-	return f;
+	return ast_frisolate(f);
 }
 
 static struct ast_frame *default_frameout(struct ast_trans_pvt *pvt)
@@ -905,17 +892,3 @@ unsigned int ast_translate_available_formats(unsigned int dest, unsigned int src
 
 	return res;
 }
-
-void ast_translate_frame_freed(struct ast_frame *fr)
-{
-	struct ast_trans_pvt *pvt;
-
-	ast_clear_flag(fr, AST_FRFLAG_FROM_TRANSLATOR);
-
-	pvt = (struct ast_trans_pvt *) (((char *) fr) - offsetof(struct ast_trans_pvt, f));
-
-	if (!pvt->destroy)
-		return;
-	
-	destroy(pvt);
-}