diff --git a/benchmarks/sequentialThroughput.c b/benchmarks/sequentialThroughput.c
index 2ceac1e..34a3703 100644
--- a/benchmarks/sequentialThroughput.c
+++ b/benchmarks/sequentialThroughput.c
@@ -97,18 +97,11 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
     byte * arg = calloc(PAGE_SIZE, 1);
     stasis_log_t * l = stasis_log();
 
-    LogEntry * e = allocUpdateLogEntry(l, prevLSN, -1, OPERATION_NOOP,
-                                       0, PAGE_SIZE);
-    memcpy(stasis_log_entry_update_args_ptr(e), arg, PAGE_SIZE);
     for(long i = 0; i < page_count; i++) {
-      void * h;
-      LogEntry * e2 = l->reserve_entry(l, sizeofLogEntry(l, e), &h);
-      e->prevLSN = e->LSN;
-      e->LSN = -1;
-      memcpy(e2, e, sizeofLogEntry(l, e));
-      l->write_entry_done(l, e2, h);
+      LogEntry * e = allocUpdateLogEntry(l, prevLSN, -1, OPERATION_NOOP,
+                                         0, PAGE_SIZE);
+      l->write_entry_done(l, e);
     }
-    freeLogEntry(l, e);
     free(arg);
   } else {
     if(stake) {
diff --git a/src/stasis/logger/inMemoryLog.c b/src/stasis/logger/inMemoryLog.c
index b8f3c63..2f535c4 100644
--- a/src/stasis/logger/inMemoryLog.c
+++ b/src/stasis/logger/inMemoryLog.c
@@ -79,15 +79,15 @@ static int stasis_log_impl_in_memory_write_entry(stasis_log_t * log, LogEntry *e
   return 0;
 }
 
-LogEntry* stasis_log_impl_in_memory_reserve_entry(struct stasis_log_t* log, size_t sz, void **handle) {
+LogEntry* stasis_log_impl_in_memory_reserve_entry(struct stasis_log_t* log, size_t sz) {
   // XXX need to assign LSN here.
   return malloc(sz);
 }
 
-int stasis_log_impl_in_memory_entry_done(struct stasis_log_t* log, LogEntry* e, void * handle) {
-  int ret = stasis_log_impl_in_memory_write_entry(log, e);
+int stasis_log_impl_in_memory_entry_done(struct stasis_log_t* log, LogEntry* e) {
+//  int ret = stasis_log_impl_in_memory_write_entry(log, e);
   free(e);
-  return ret;
+  return 0;
 }
 
 static lsn_t stasis_log_impl_in_memory_first_unstable_lsn(stasis_log_t* log,
diff --git a/src/stasis/logger/logEntry.c b/src/stasis/logger/logEntry.c
index 555818b..48eb9f4 100644
--- a/src/stasis/logger/logEntry.c
+++ b/src/stasis/logger/logEntry.c
@@ -119,10 +119,6 @@ LogEntry * allocCLRLogEntry(stasis_log_t* log, const LogEntry * old_e) {
 
   return (LogEntry*)ret;
 }
-void freeLogEntry(stasis_log_t* log, const LogEntry* e) {
-  free((void*)e);
-}
-
 
 lsn_t sizeofLogEntry(stasis_log_t * log, const LogEntry * e) {
   switch (e->type) {
diff --git a/src/stasis/logger/logger2.c b/src/stasis/logger/logger2.c
index 189f085..898ed91 100644
--- a/src/stasis/logger/logger2.c
+++ b/src/stasis/logger/logger2.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static lsn_t stasis_log_write_common(stasis_log_t* log, stasis_transaction_table
 
   ret = e->LSN;
 
-  freeLogEntry(log, e);
+  log->write_entry_done(log, e);
 
   return ret;
 }
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static lsn_t stasis_log_write_prepare(stasis_log_t* log, stasis_transaction_tabl
 
   ret = e->LSN;
 
-  freeLogEntry(log, e);
+  log->write_entry_done(log, e);
 
   return ret;
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ lsn_t stasis_log_end_nta(stasis_log_t* log, stasis_transaction_table_entry_t * l
   if(l->prevLSN == INVALID_LSN) { l->recLSN = e->LSN; }
   lsn_t ret = l->prevLSN = e->LSN;
 //  pthread_mutex_unlock(&l->mut);
-  freeLogEntry(log, e);
+  log->write_entry_done(log, e);
   return ret;
 }
 
@@ -136,17 +136,17 @@ lsn_t stasis_log_write_clr(stasis_log_t* log, const LogEntry * old_e) {
   DEBUG("Log CLR %d, LSN: %ld (undoing: %ld, next to undo: %ld)\n", xid,
   	 e->LSN, LSN, prevLSN);
   lsn_t ret = e->LSN;
-  freeLogEntry(log, e);
+  log->write_entry_done(log, e);
 
   return ret;
 }
 
 lsn_t stasis_log_write_dummy_clr(stasis_log_t* log, int xid, lsn_t prevLSN) {
   // XXX waste of log bandwidth.
-  const LogEntry * e = allocUpdateLogEntry(log, prevLSN, xid, OPERATION_NOOP,
+  LogEntry * e = allocUpdateLogEntry(log, prevLSN, xid, OPERATION_NOOP,
               INVALID_PAGE, 0);
   lsn_t ret = stasis_log_write_clr(log, e);
-  freeLogEntry(log, e);
+  log->write_entry_done(log, e);
   return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/stasis/logger/safeWrites.c b/src/stasis/logger/safeWrites.c
index 9a18eed..157647a 100644
--- a/src/stasis/logger/safeWrites.c
+++ b/src/stasis/logger/safeWrites.c
@@ -279,13 +279,13 @@ static inline lsn_t log_crc_next_lsn(stasis_log_t* log, lsn_t ret) {
                (unsigned int) le->prevLSN, crc, le->LSN);
         // The log wasn't successfully forced to this point; discard
         // everything after the last CRC.
-        freeLogEntry(log, le);
+        free(le);
         break;
       }
     } else {
       log_crc_update(log, le, &crc);
     }
-    freeLogEntry(log, le);
+    free(le); // we bypassed the api in order to get this log entry.  readLogEntry() calls malloc.
   }
   return ret;
 }
@@ -367,15 +367,15 @@ static int writeLogEntry_LogWriter(stasis_log_t* log, LogEntry * e) {
   return ret;
 }
 
-LogEntry* reserveEntry_LogWriter(struct stasis_log_t* log, size_t sz, void **handle) {
+LogEntry* reserveEntry_LogWriter(struct stasis_log_t* log, size_t sz) {
   // XXX need to assign LSN here
   return malloc(sz);
 }
 
-int entryDone_LogWriter(struct stasis_log_t* log, LogEntry* e, void * handle) {
-  int ret = writeLogEntry_LogWriter(log, e);
+int entryDone_LogWriter(struct stasis_log_t* log, LogEntry* e) {
+//  int ret = writeLogEntry_LogWriter(log, e);
   free(e);
-  return ret;
+  return 0;
 }
 
 static lsn_t sizeofInternalLogEntry_LogWriter(stasis_log_t * log,
diff --git a/src/stasis/transactional2.c b/src/stasis/transactional2.c
index b6f7a2f..84e14b2 100644
--- a/src/stasis/transactional2.c
+++ b/src/stasis/transactional2.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ compensated_function void Tupdate(int xid, pageid_t page,
   assert(xact->prevLSN == e->LSN);
   DEBUG("Tupdate() e->LSN: %ld\n", e->LSN);
   stasis_operation_do(e, p);
-  freeLogEntry(stasis_log_file, e);
+  stasis_log_file->write_entry_done(stasis_log_file, e);
 
   if(p) unlock(p->rwlatch);
   if(p) releasePage(p);
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ void TreorderableUpdate(int xid, void * hp, pageid_t page,
   unlock(p->rwlatch);
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&h->mut);
   // page will be released by the log handle...
-  freeLogEntry(stasis_log_file, e);
+  stasis_log_file->write_entry_done(stasis_log_file, e);
 }
 lsn_t TwritebackUpdate(int xid, pageid_t page,
                       const void *dat, size_t datlen, int op) {
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ lsn_t TwritebackUpdate(int xid, pageid_t page,
   if(l->prevLSN == -1) { l->recLSN = e->LSN; }
   l->prevLSN = e->LSN;
 
-  freeLogEntry(stasis_log_file, e);
+  stasis_log_file->write_entry_done(stasis_log_file, e);
   return l->prevLSN;
 }
 /** DANGER: you need to set the LSN's on the pages that you want to write back,
diff --git a/stasis/logger/logEntry.h b/stasis/logger/logEntry.h
index 0719c4f..8c98b47 100644
--- a/stasis/logger/logEntry.h
+++ b/stasis/logger/logEntry.h
@@ -115,11 +115,7 @@ LogEntry * allocUpdateLogEntry(stasis_log_t *log, lsn_t prevLSN, int xid,
 */
 LogEntry * allocCLRLogEntry(stasis_log_t *log, const LogEntry * e);
 /**
-   @param e a log entry returned from one of the alloc???LogEntry functions.
- */
-void freeLogEntry(stasis_log_t *log, const LogEntry * e);
-/**
-   @param lh The log handle the entry will be stored in.  (Needed because some log entries are of type INTERNALLOG)  May be NULL if e is not of type INTERNALLOG.
+   @param log The log the entry will be stored in.  (Needed because some log entries are of type INTERNALLOG)  May be NULL if e is not of type INTERNALLOG.
    @param e A log entry of any type.
    @return the length, in bytes, of e.
 */
diff --git a/stasis/logger/logger2.h b/stasis/logger/logger2.h
index 935c26d..9f1c8cc 100644
--- a/stasis/logger/logger2.h
+++ b/stasis/logger/logger2.h
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ struct stasis_log_t {
   */
   int (*write_entry)(struct stasis_log_t* log, LogEntry * e);
 
-  LogEntry* (*reserve_entry)(struct stasis_log_t* log, size_t sz, void **handle);
+  LogEntry* (*reserve_entry)(struct stasis_log_t* log, size_t sz);
 
-  int (*write_entry_done)(struct stasis_log_t* log, LogEntry* e, void * handle);
+  int (*write_entry_done)(struct stasis_log_t* log, LogEntry* e);
 
   /**
      Read a log entry, given its LSN.
diff --git a/test/stasis/check_logEntry.c b/test/stasis/check_logEntry.c
index e163149..7c1a692 100644
--- a/test/stasis/check_logEntry.c
+++ b/test/stasis/check_logEntry.c
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ START_TEST(rawLogEntryAlloc)
 {
   Tinit();
   stasis_log_t *l = stasis_log();
-  LogEntry * log = allocCommonLogEntry(log, 200, 1, XABORT);
+  LogEntry * log = allocCommonLogEntry(l, 200, 1, XABORT);
   assert(log->LSN == -1);
   assert(log->prevLSN == 200);
   assert(log->xid == 1);
   assert(log->type == XABORT);
   assert(sizeofLogEntry(0, log) == sizeof(struct __raw_log_entry));
-  freeLogEntry(l, log);
+  l->write_entry_done(l, log);
   Tdeinit();
 }
 END_TEST
diff --git a/test/stasis/check_logWriter.c b/test/stasis/check_logWriter.c
index 8ef8545..359fb59 100644
--- a/test/stasis/check_logWriter.c
+++ b/test/stasis/check_logWriter.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static stasis_log_t * setup_log() {
     fail_unless(sizeofLogEntry(0, e) == sizeofLogEntry(0, f), "Log entry changed size!!");
     fail_unless(0 == memcmp(e,f,sizeofLogEntry(0, e)), "Log entries did not agree!!");
 
-    freeLogEntry(stasis_log_file, e);
+    stasis_log_file->write_entry_done(stasis_log_file, e);
     stasis_log_file->read_entry_done(stasis_log_file, f);
 
     e = allocUpdateLogEntry(stasis_log_file, prevLSN, xid, 1, rid.page, args_size);
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ static stasis_log_t * setup_log() {
     assert (g->type == CLRLOG);
     prevLSN = g->LSN;
 
-    freeLogEntry (stasis_log_file, e);
-    freeLogEntry (stasis_log_file, g);
+    stasis_log_file->write_entry_done(stasis_log_file, e);
+    stasis_log_file->write_entry_done(stasis_log_file, g);
   }
   return stasis_log_file;
 }
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ static void* worker_thread(void * arg) {
 
     /* Try to interleave requests as much as possible */
     sched_yield();
-    freeLogEntry(stasis_log_file, le);
+    stasis_log_file->write_entry_done(stasis_log_file, le);
   }
 
 
@@ -550,8 +550,8 @@ void reopenLogWorkload(int truncating) {
   assert(i == (ENTRY_COUNT * 2));
 
   for(int i = 0; i < ENTRY_COUNT; i++) {
-    freeLogEntry(stasis_log_file, entries[i]);
-    freeLogEntry(stasis_log_file, entries2[i]);
+    stasis_log_file->write_entry_done(stasis_log_file, entries[i]);
+    stasis_log_file->write_entry_done(stasis_log_file, entries2[i]);
   }
 
   stasis_truncation_automatic = 1;
diff --git a/test/stasis/check_multiplexer.c b/test/stasis/check_multiplexer.c
index 408060a..4af9077 100644
--- a/test/stasis/check_multiplexer.c
+++ b/test/stasis/check_multiplexer.c
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ START_TEST(multiplexTest) {
 
   array = (lsn_t*)calloc(NUM_INSERTS, sizeof(lsn_t));
 
+  stasis_log_t * log = stasis_log();
+
   for(i = 0; i < NUM_INSERTS; i++) {
 
     (*(lsn_t*)(arg+1)) = i;
@@ -186,8 +188,7 @@ START_TEST(multiplexTest) {
 
     ThashInsert(xid, hash, (byte*)&i, sizeof(lsn_t), (byte*)e, sizeofLogEntry(0, e));
 
-
-    freeLogEntry(stasis_log(), e);
+    log->write_entry_done(log, e);
 
   }