diff --git a/src/tuxpaint.c b/src/tuxpaint.c
index 6659cae26..9ccc51f75 100644
--- a/src/tuxpaint.c
+++ b/src/tuxpaint.c
@@ -358,9 +358,9 @@ static void mtw(wchar_t * wtok, char *tok, size_t size)
   iconv_close(trans);
 }
 
-//#define USE_WINDOWS_RECYCLE_BIN
+#define USE_WINDOWS_RECYCLE_BIN
 #ifdef USE_WINDOWS_RECYCLE_BIN
-extern int win32_trash(char *path);
+extern int win32_trash(const char *path);
 #endif
 
 #endif /* WIN32 */
diff --git a/src/win32_trash.c b/src/win32_trash.c
index ca5cb9262..c089e8c6d 100644
--- a/src/win32_trash.c
+++ b/src/win32_trash.c
@@ -24,14 +24,11 @@ int MoveFileToRecycleBin(const TCHAR *fullPathName)
 int win32_trash(const char *path)
 {
   char *p, *src;
-  int ret;
   
   src = p = strdup(path);
   while(*p != '\0'){
     if (*p == '/') *p = '\\';
     p++;
   }
-  ret = MoveFileToRecycleBin(src);
-  free(p);
-  return ret;
+  return MoveFileToRecycleBin(src);
 }