diff --git a/src/wren_value.c b/src/wren_value.c
index 387b8216..8e290a32 100644
--- a/src/wren_value.c
+++ b/src/wren_value.c
@@ -302,6 +302,46 @@ Upvalue* wrenNewUpvalue(WrenVM* vm, Value* value)
   return upvalue;
 }
 
+
+void wrenFreeObj(WrenVM* vm, Obj* obj)
+{
+#if WREN_TRACE_MEMORY
+  printf("free ");
+  wrenPrintValue(OBJ_VAL(obj));
+  printf(" @ %p\n", obj);
+#endif
+
+  switch (obj->type)
+  {
+    case OBJ_FN:
+    {
+      ObjFn* fn = (ObjFn*)obj;
+      wrenReallocate(vm, fn->constants, 0, 0);
+      wrenReallocate(vm, fn->bytecode, 0, 0);
+      wrenReallocate(vm, fn->debug->name, 0, 0);
+      wrenReallocate(vm, fn->debug->sourceLines, 0, 0);
+      wrenReallocate(vm, fn->debug, 0, 0);
+      break;
+    }
+
+    case OBJ_LIST:
+      wrenReallocate(vm, ((ObjList*)obj)->elements, 0, 0);
+      break;
+
+    case OBJ_STRING:
+      wrenReallocate(vm, ((ObjString*)obj)->value, 0, 0);
+      break;
+
+    case OBJ_CLASS:
+    case OBJ_CLOSURE:
+    case OBJ_INSTANCE:
+    case OBJ_UPVALUE:
+      break;
+  }
+
+  wrenReallocate(vm, obj, 0, 0);
+}
+
 static ObjClass* getObjectClass(WrenVM* vm, Obj* obj)
 {
   switch (obj->type)
diff --git a/src/wren_value.h b/src/wren_value.h
index 5c0ded63..fdc6f510 100644
--- a/src/wren_value.h
+++ b/src/wren_value.h
@@ -527,6 +527,9 @@ Value wrenNewString(WrenVM* vm, const char* text, size_t length);
 // Creates a new open upvalue pointing to [value] on the stack.
 Upvalue* wrenNewUpvalue(WrenVM* vm, Value* value);
 
+// Releases all memory owned by [obj], including [obj] itself.
+void wrenFreeObj(WrenVM* vm, Obj* obj);
+
 // Returns the class of [value].
 ObjClass* wrenGetClass(WrenVM* vm, Value value);
 
diff --git a/src/wren_vm.c b/src/wren_vm.c
index 82128de3..24c07060 100644
--- a/src/wren_vm.c
+++ b/src/wren_vm.c
@@ -293,45 +293,6 @@ void wrenSetCompiler(WrenVM* vm, Compiler* compiler)
   vm->compiler = compiler;
 }
 
-static void freeObj(WrenVM* vm, Obj* obj)
-{
-#if WREN_TRACE_MEMORY
-  printf("free ");
-  wrenPrintValue(OBJ_VAL(obj));
-  printf(" @ %p\n", obj);
-#endif
-
-  switch (obj->type)
-  {
-    case OBJ_FN:
-    {
-      ObjFn* fn = (ObjFn*)obj;
-      wrenReallocate(vm, fn->constants, 0, 0);
-      wrenReallocate(vm, fn->bytecode, 0, 0);
-      wrenReallocate(vm, fn->debug->name, 0, 0);
-      wrenReallocate(vm, fn->debug->sourceLines, 0, 0);
-      wrenReallocate(vm, fn->debug, 0, 0);
-      break;
-    }
-
-    case OBJ_LIST:
-      wrenReallocate(vm, ((ObjList*)obj)->elements, 0, 0);
-      break;
-
-    case OBJ_STRING:
-      wrenReallocate(vm, ((ObjString*)obj)->value, 0, 0);
-      break;
-
-    case OBJ_CLASS:
-    case OBJ_CLOSURE:
-    case OBJ_INSTANCE:
-    case OBJ_UPVALUE:
-      break;
-  }
-
-  wrenReallocate(vm, obj, 0, 0);
-}
-
 static void collectGarbage(WrenVM* vm)
 {
   // Mark all reachable objects.
@@ -377,7 +338,7 @@ static void collectGarbage(WrenVM* vm)
       // This object wasn't reached, so remove it from the list and free it.
       Obj* unreached = *obj;
       *obj = unreached->next;
-      freeObj(vm, unreached);
+      wrenFreeObj(vm, unreached);
     }
     else
     {