--- a/libpurple/media/codec.c	Tue Sep 17 03:53:30 2024 -0500
+++ b/libpurple/media/codec.c	Tue Sep 17 14:31:28 2024 -0500
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@
 	PurpleMediaCodecPrivate *priv;
 	GString *string = NULL;
 	GList *item;
-	gchar *charstring;
 	const gchar *media_type_str = NULL;
 
 	if (codec == NULL)
@@ -415,9 +414,6 @@
 				param->key, (gchar *)param->value);
 	}
 
-	charstring = string->str;
-	g_string_free (string, FALSE);
-
-	return charstring;
+	return g_string_free(string, FALSE);
 }