diff --git a/virtualization.m b/virtualization.m
index 91a9b90..2b2e2b4 100644
--- a/virtualization.m
+++ b/virtualization.m
@@ -357,16 +357,12 @@ void setStorageDevicesVZVirtualMachineConfiguration(void *config,
  */
 void *newVZDiskImageStorageDeviceAttachment(const char *diskPath, bool readOnly, void **error)
 {
-    VZDiskImageStorageDeviceAttachment *ret;
-    @autoreleasepool {
-        NSString *diskPathNSString = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:diskPath];
-        NSURL *diskURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:diskPathNSString];
-        ret = [[VZDiskImageStorageDeviceAttachment alloc]
-            initWithURL:diskURL
-            readOnly:(BOOL)readOnly
-            error:(NSError * _Nullable * _Nullable)error];
-    }
-    return ret;
+    NSString *diskPathNSString = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:diskPath];
+    NSURL *diskURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:diskPathNSString];
+    return [[VZDiskImageStorageDeviceAttachment alloc]
+        initWithURL:diskURL
+        readOnly:(BOOL)readOnly
+        error:(NSError * _Nullable * _Nullable)error];
 }