diff --git a/src/map.c b/src/map.c
index 2bed88a0c..3bd3de597 100644
--- a/src/map.c
+++ b/src/map.c
@@ -1027,6 +1027,8 @@ static int cli_io_handler_clear_map(struct appctx *appctx)
 		applet_have_more_data(appctx);
 		return 0;
 	}
+
+	trim_all_pools();
 	return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pattern.c b/src/pattern.c
index 080aeb00b..0d3ed60a4 100644
--- a/src/pattern.c
+++ b/src/pattern.c
@@ -2090,9 +2090,6 @@ int pat_ref_purge_range(struct pat_ref *ref, uint from, uint to, int budget)
 	list_for_each_entry(expr, &ref->pat, list)
 		HA_RWLOCK_WRUNLOCK(PATEXP_LOCK, &expr->lock);
 
-	if (done)
-		trim_all_pools();
-
 	return done;
 }