diff --git a/ext/rubydex/graph.c b/ext/rubydex/graph.c
index 2c675351..8efc7c40 100644
--- a/ext/rubydex/graph.c
+++ b/ext/rubydex/graph.c
@@ -43,11 +43,7 @@ static VALUE rdxr_graph_index_all(VALUE self, VALUE file_paths) {
     size_t error_count = 0;
     const char *const *errors = rdx_index_all(graph, (const char **)converted_file_paths, length, &error_count);
 
-    // Free the converted file paths and allow the GC to collect them
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < length; i++) {
-        free(converted_file_paths[i]);
-    }
-    free(converted_file_paths);
+    rdxi_free_str_array(converted_file_paths, length);
 
     if (errors == NULL) {
         return rb_ary_new();
@@ -348,10 +344,7 @@ static VALUE rdxr_graph_resolve_constant(VALUE self, VALUE const_name, VALUE nes
     const CDeclaration *decl =
         rdx_graph_resolve_constant(graph, StringValueCStr(const_name), (const char **)converted_file_paths, length);
 
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < length; i++) {
-        free(converted_file_paths[i]);
-    }
-    free(converted_file_paths);
+    rdxi_free_str_array(converted_file_paths, length);
 
     if (decl == NULL) {
         return Qnil;
@@ -379,10 +372,7 @@ static VALUE rdxr_graph_resolve_require_path(VALUE self, VALUE require_path, VAL
 
     const uint64_t *uri_id = rdx_resolve_require_path(graph, path_str, (const char **)converted_paths, paths_len);
 
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < paths_len; i++) {
-        free(converted_paths[i]);
-    }
-    free(converted_paths);
+    rdxi_free_str_array(converted_paths, paths_len);
 
     if (uri_id == NULL) {
         return Qnil;
@@ -407,10 +397,7 @@ static VALUE rdxr_graph_require_paths(VALUE self, VALUE load_path) {
     size_t out_count = 0;
     const char *const *results = rdx_require_paths(graph, (const char **)converted_paths, paths_len, &out_count);
 
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < paths_len; i++) {
-        free(converted_paths[i]);
-    }
-    free(converted_paths);
+    rdxi_free_str_array(converted_paths, paths_len);
 
     if (results == NULL) {
         return rb_ary_new();
diff --git a/ext/rubydex/utils.c b/ext/rubydex/utils.c
index ac340875..d7a8d126 100644
--- a/ext/rubydex/utils.c
+++ b/ext/rubydex/utils.c
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ char **rdxi_str_array_to_char(VALUE array, size_t length) {
     return converted_array;
 }
 
+// Free a char** array allocated by rdxi_str_array_to_char
+void rdxi_free_str_array(char **array, size_t length) {
+    if (array != NULL) {
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+            free(array[i]);
+        }
+        free(array);
+    }
+}
+
 // Verify that the Ruby object is an array of strings or raise `TypeError`
 void rdxi_check_array_of_strings(VALUE array) {
     Check_Type(array, T_ARRAY);
diff --git a/ext/rubydex/utils.h b/ext/rubydex/utils.h
index 62b9d603..1998aa02 100644
--- a/ext/rubydex/utils.h
+++ b/ext/rubydex/utils.h
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 #include "ruby.h"
 
 // Convert a Ruby array of strings into a double char pointer so that we can pass that to Rust.
-// This copies the data so it must be freed
+// This copies the data so it must be freed with rdxi_free_str_array
 char **rdxi_str_array_to_char(VALUE array, size_t length);
 
+// Free a char** array allocated by rdxi_str_array_to_char
+void rdxi_free_str_array(char **array, size_t length);
+
 // Verify that the Ruby object is an array of strings or raise `TypeError`
 void rdxi_check_array_of_strings(VALUE array);