diff --git a/extras/fixture/src/unity_fixture.c b/extras/fixture/src/unity_fixture.c
index 79d925e..7e4d1e8 100644
--- a/extras/fixture/src/unity_fixture.c
+++ b/extras/fixture/src/unity_fixture.c
@@ -207,9 +207,6 @@ void* unity_malloc(size_t size)
     mem = (char*)&(guard[1]);
     memcpy(&mem[size], end, sizeof(end));
 
-#ifndef UNITY_FIXTURE_MALLOC_OVERRIDES_H_
-    free(guard);
-#endif
     return (void*)mem;
 }
 
diff --git a/extras/fixture/test/unity_fixture_Test.c b/extras/fixture/test/unity_fixture_Test.c
index 0729e1f..3f2d32f 100644
--- a/extras/fixture/test/unity_fixture_Test.c
+++ b/extras/fixture/test/unity_fixture_Test.c
@@ -479,6 +479,10 @@ TEST(LeakDetection, PointerSettingMax)
 //------------------------------------------------------------
 
 TEST_GROUP(InternalMalloc);
+#define TEST_ASSERT_MEMORY_ALL_FREE_LIFO_ORDER(first_mem_ptr, ptr) \
+    ptr = malloc(10); free(ptr);                                   \
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_PTR_MESSAGE(first_mem_ptr, ptr, "Memory was stranded, free in LIFO order");
+
 
 TEST_SETUP(InternalMalloc) { }
 TEST_TEAR_DOWN(InternalMalloc) { }
@@ -488,9 +492,10 @@ TEST(InternalMalloc, MallocPastBufferFails)
 #ifdef UNITY_EXCLUDE_STDLIB_MALLOC
     void* m = malloc(UNITY_INTERNAL_HEAP_SIZE_BYTES/2 + 1);
     void* n = malloc(UNITY_INTERNAL_HEAP_SIZE_BYTES/2);
+    free(m);
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(m);
     TEST_ASSERT_NULL(n);
-    free(m);
+    TEST_ASSERT_MEMORY_ALL_FREE_LIFO_ORDER(m, n);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -499,9 +504,10 @@ TEST(InternalMalloc, CallocPastBufferFails)
 #ifdef UNITY_EXCLUDE_STDLIB_MALLOC
     void* m = calloc(1, UNITY_INTERNAL_HEAP_SIZE_BYTES/2 + 1);
     void* n = calloc(1, UNITY_INTERNAL_HEAP_SIZE_BYTES/2);
+    free(m);
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(m);
     TEST_ASSERT_NULL(n);
-    free(m);
+    TEST_ASSERT_MEMORY_ALL_FREE_LIFO_ORDER(m, n);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -510,9 +516,10 @@ TEST(InternalMalloc, MallocThenReallocGrowsMemoryInPlace)
 #ifdef UNITY_EXCLUDE_STDLIB_MALLOC
     void* m = malloc(UNITY_INTERNAL_HEAP_SIZE_BYTES/2 + 1);
     void* n = realloc(m, UNITY_INTERNAL_HEAP_SIZE_BYTES/2 + 9);
+    free(n);
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(m);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(m, n);
-    free(n);
+    TEST_ASSERT_MEMORY_ALL_FREE_LIFO_ORDER(m, n);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -523,14 +530,14 @@ TEST(InternalMalloc, ReallocFailDoesNotFreeMem)
     void* n1 = malloc(10);
     void* out_of_mem = realloc(n1, UNITY_INTERNAL_HEAP_SIZE_BYTES/2 + 1);
     void* n2 = malloc(10);
-    TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(m);
-    if (out_of_mem == NULL)
-    {
-        free(n1);
-        TEST_ASSERT_NULL(out_of_mem);
-    }
-    TEST_ASSERT_NOT_EQUAL(n2, n1);
+
     free(n2);
+    if (out_of_mem == NULL) free(n1);
     free(m);
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(m);       // Got a real memory location
+    TEST_ASSERT_NULL(out_of_mem);  // The realloc should have failed
+    TEST_ASSERT_NOT_EQUAL(n2, n1); // If n1 != n2 then realloc did not free n1
+    TEST_ASSERT_MEMORY_ALL_FREE_LIFO_ORDER(m, n2);
 #endif
 }