diff --git a/main/threadpool.c b/main/threadpool.c
index e3d0e40fd364c0f60ecabfb8910814aefc732dee..e7abc8f8cf8f4d7a5eaf99925b56ff08999d142a 100644
--- a/main/threadpool.c
+++ b/main/threadpool.c
@@ -200,10 +200,10 @@ struct thread_worker_pair {
 /*!
  * \brief Destructor for thread_worker_pair
  */
-static void thread_worker_pair_destructor(void *obj)
+static void thread_worker_pair_free(struct thread_worker_pair *pair)
 {
-	struct thread_worker_pair *pair = obj;
 	ao2_ref(pair->worker, -1);
+	ast_free(pair);
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -214,13 +214,14 @@ static void thread_worker_pair_destructor(void *obj)
 static struct thread_worker_pair *thread_worker_pair_alloc(struct ast_threadpool *pool,
 		struct worker_thread *worker)
 {
-	struct thread_worker_pair *pair = ao2_alloc(sizeof(*pair), thread_worker_pair_destructor);
+	struct thread_worker_pair *pair = ast_malloc(sizeof(*pair));
 	if (!pair) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	pair->pool = pool;
 	ao2_ref(worker, +1);
 	pair->worker = worker;
+
 	return pair;
 }
 
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ static int queued_active_thread_idle(void *data)
 
 	threadpool_send_state_changed(pair->pool);
 
-	ao2_ref(pair, -1);
+	thread_worker_pair_free(pair);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -257,14 +258,19 @@ static void threadpool_active_thread_idle(struct ast_threadpool *pool,
 {
 	struct thread_worker_pair *pair;
 	SCOPED_AO2LOCK(lock, pool);
+
 	if (pool->shutting_down) {
 		return;
 	}
+
 	pair = thread_worker_pair_alloc(pool, worker);
 	if (!pair) {
 		return;
 	}
-	ast_taskprocessor_push(pool->control_tps, queued_active_thread_idle, pair);
+
+	if (ast_taskprocessor_push(pool->control_tps, queued_active_thread_idle, pair)) {
+		thread_worker_pair_free(pair);
+	}
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -282,7 +288,7 @@ static int queued_zombie_thread_dead(void *data)
 	ao2_unlink(pair->pool->zombie_threads, pair->worker);
 	threadpool_send_state_changed(pair->pool);
 
-	ao2_ref(pair, -1);
+	thread_worker_pair_free(pair);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -297,14 +303,19 @@ static void threadpool_zombie_thread_dead(struct ast_threadpool *pool,
 {
 	struct thread_worker_pair *pair;
 	SCOPED_AO2LOCK(lock, pool);
+
 	if (pool->shutting_down) {
 		return;
 	}
+
 	pair = thread_worker_pair_alloc(pool, worker);
 	if (!pair) {
 		return;
 	}
-	ast_taskprocessor_push(pool->control_tps, queued_zombie_thread_dead, pair);
+
+	if (ast_taskprocessor_push(pool->control_tps, queued_zombie_thread_dead, pair)) {
+		thread_worker_pair_free(pair);
+	}
 }
 
 static int queued_idle_thread_dead(void *data)
@@ -314,7 +325,7 @@ static int queued_idle_thread_dead(void *data)
 	ao2_unlink(pair->pool->idle_threads, pair->worker);
 	threadpool_send_state_changed(pair->pool);
 
-	ao2_ref(pair, -1);
+	thread_worker_pair_free(pair);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -323,14 +334,19 @@ static void threadpool_idle_thread_dead(struct ast_threadpool *pool,
 {
 	struct thread_worker_pair *pair;
 	SCOPED_AO2LOCK(lock, pool);
+
 	if (pool->shutting_down) {
 		return;
 	}
+
 	pair = thread_worker_pair_alloc(pool, worker);
 	if (!pair) {
 		return;
 	}
-	ast_taskprocessor_push(pool->control_tps, queued_idle_thread_dead, pair);
+
+	if (ast_taskprocessor_push(pool->control_tps, queued_idle_thread_dead, pair)) {
+		thread_worker_pair_free(pair);
+	}
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -447,7 +463,7 @@ struct task_pushed_data {
 static struct task_pushed_data *task_pushed_data_alloc(struct ast_threadpool *pool,
 		int was_empty)
 {
-	struct task_pushed_data *tpd = ao2_alloc(sizeof(*tpd), NULL);
+	struct task_pushed_data *tpd = ast_malloc(sizeof(*tpd));
 
 	if (!tpd) {
 		return NULL;
@@ -549,6 +565,8 @@ static int queued_task_pushed(void *data)
 	int was_empty = tpd->was_empty;
 	unsigned int existing_active;
 
+	ast_free(tpd);
+
 	if (pool->listener && pool->listener->callbacks->task_pushed) {
 		pool->listener->callbacks->task_pushed(pool, pool->listener, was_empty);
 	}
@@ -565,7 +583,6 @@ static int queued_task_pushed(void *data)
 	/* If no idle threads could be transitioned to active grow the pool as permitted. */
 	if (ao2_container_count(pool->active_threads) == existing_active) {
 		if (!pool->options.auto_increment) {
-			ao2_ref(tpd, -1);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		grow(pool, pool->options.auto_increment);
@@ -575,7 +592,6 @@ static int queued_task_pushed(void *data)
 	}
 
 	threadpool_send_state_changed(pool);
-	ao2_ref(tpd, -1);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -598,12 +614,15 @@ static void threadpool_tps_task_pushed(struct ast_taskprocessor_listener *listen
 	if (pool->shutting_down) {
 		return;
 	}
+
 	tpd = task_pushed_data_alloc(pool, was_empty);
 	if (!tpd) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ast_taskprocessor_push(pool->control_tps, queued_task_pushed, tpd);
+	if (ast_taskprocessor_push(pool->control_tps, queued_task_pushed, tpd)) {
+		ast_free(tpd);
+	}
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -790,7 +809,7 @@ struct set_size_data {
 static struct set_size_data *set_size_data_alloc(struct ast_threadpool *pool,
 		unsigned int size)
 {
-	struct set_size_data *ssd = ao2_alloc(sizeof(*ssd), NULL);
+	struct set_size_data *ssd = ast_malloc(sizeof(*ssd));
 	if (!ssd) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -813,7 +832,7 @@ static struct set_size_data *set_size_data_alloc(struct ast_threadpool *pool,
  */
 static int queued_set_size(void *data)
 {
-	RAII_VAR(struct set_size_data *, ssd, data, ao2_cleanup);
+	struct set_size_data *ssd = data;
 	struct ast_threadpool *pool = ssd->pool;
 	unsigned int num_threads = ssd->size;
 
@@ -821,6 +840,8 @@ static int queued_set_size(void *data)
 	unsigned int current_size = ao2_container_count(pool->active_threads) +
 			ao2_container_count(pool->idle_threads);
 
+	ast_free(ssd);
+
 	if (current_size == num_threads) {
 		ast_debug(3, "Not changing threadpool size since new size %u is the same as current %u\n",
 			  num_threads, current_size);
@@ -849,6 +870,7 @@ void ast_threadpool_set_size(struct ast_threadpool *pool, unsigned int size)
 {
 	struct set_size_data *ssd;
 	SCOPED_AO2LOCK(lock, pool);
+
 	if (pool->shutting_down) {
 		return;
 	}
@@ -858,7 +880,9 @@ void ast_threadpool_set_size(struct ast_threadpool *pool, unsigned int size)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ast_taskprocessor_push(pool->control_tps, queued_set_size, ssd);
+	if (ast_taskprocessor_push(pool->control_tps, queued_set_size, ssd)) {
+		ast_free(ssd);
+	}
 }
 
 struct ast_threadpool_listener *ast_threadpool_listener_alloc(