diff --git a/libtransmission/rpcimpl.c b/libtransmission/rpcimpl.c
index 934ea5b23..29b173ece 100644
--- a/libtransmission/rpcimpl.c
+++ b/libtransmission/rpcimpl.c
@@ -181,11 +181,7 @@ getTorrents (tr_session * session,
     }
   else /* all of them */
     {
-      tr_torrent * tor = NULL;
-      const int n = tr_sessionCountTorrents (session);
-      torrents = tr_new0 (tr_torrent *, n);
-      while ((tor = tr_torrentNext (session, tor)))
-        torrents[torrentCount++] = tor;
+      torrents = tr_sessionGetTorrents (session, &torrentCount);
     }
 
   *setmeCount = torrentCount;
diff --git a/libtransmission/session.c b/libtransmission/session.c
index a0512b43b..289a56210 100644
--- a/libtransmission/session.c
+++ b/libtransmission/session.c
@@ -1740,6 +1740,28 @@ tr_sessionCountTorrents (const tr_session * session)
   return tr_isSession (session) ? session->torrentCount : 0;
 }
 
+tr_torrent **
+tr_sessionGetTorrents (tr_session * session, int * setme_n)
+{
+  int i;
+  int n;
+  tr_torrent ** torrents;
+  tr_torrent * tor;
+
+  assert (tr_isSession (session));
+  assert (setme_n != NULL);
+
+  n = tr_sessionCountTorrents (session);
+  *setme_n = n;
+
+  torrents = tr_new (tr_torrent *, n);
+  tor = NULL;
+  for (i=0; i<n; ++i)
+    torrents[i] = tor = tr_torrentNext (session, tor);
+
+  return torrents;
+} 
+
 static int
 compareTorrentByCur (const void * va, const void * vb)
 {
@@ -1789,11 +1811,7 @@ sessionCloseImpl (void * vsession)
   /* Close the torrents. Get the most active ones first so that
    * if we can't get them all closed in a reasonable amount of time,
    * at least we get the most important ones first. */
-  tor = NULL;
-  n = session->torrentCount;
-  torrents = tr_new (tr_torrent *, session->torrentCount);
-  for (i=0; i<n; ++i)
-    torrents[i] = tor = tr_torrentNext (session, tor);
+  torrents = tr_sessionGetTorrents (session, &n);
   qsort (torrents, n, sizeof (tr_torrent*), compareTorrentByCur);
   for (i=0; i<n; ++i)
     tr_torrentFree (torrents[i]);
@@ -2805,6 +2823,7 @@ tr_sessionGetNextQueuedTorrents (tr_session   * session,
                                  tr_ptrArray  * setme)
 {
   size_t i;
+  size_t n;
   tr_torrent * tor;
   struct TorrentAndPosition * candidates;
 
@@ -2812,7 +2831,8 @@ tr_sessionGetNextQueuedTorrents (tr_session   * session,
   assert (tr_isDirection (direction));
 
   /* build an array of the candidates */
-  candidates = tr_new (struct TorrentAndPosition, session->torrentCount);
+  n = tr_sessionCountTorrents (session);
+  candidates = tr_new (struct TorrentAndPosition, n);
   i = 0;
   tor = NULL;
   while ((tor = tr_torrentNext (session, tor)))
diff --git a/libtransmission/session.h b/libtransmission/session.h
index 847df363f..6a08ebe5f 100644
--- a/libtransmission/session.h
+++ b/libtransmission/session.h
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ struct tr_bindsockets * tr_sessionGetBindSockets (tr_session *);
 
 int tr_sessionCountTorrents (const tr_session * session);
 
+tr_torrent ** tr_sessionGetTorrents (tr_session * session, int * setme_n);
+
 enum
 {
     SESSION_MAGIC_NUMBER = 3845,
diff --git a/libtransmission/torrent.c b/libtransmission/torrent.c
index 36a8996a4..ae2afc077 100644
--- a/libtransmission/torrent.c
+++ b/libtransmission/torrent.c
@@ -3390,20 +3390,15 @@ compareTorrentByQueuePosition (const void * va, const void * vb)
 static bool
 queueIsSequenced (tr_session * session)
 {
-  int i ;
-  int n ;
-  bool is_sequenced = true;
+  int i;
+  int n;
+  bool is_sequenced;
   tr_torrent * tor;
-  tr_torrent ** tmp = tr_new (tr_torrent *, session->torrentCount);
+  tr_torrent ** torrents;
 
-  /* get all the torrents */
   n = 0;
-  tor = NULL;
-  while ((tor = tr_torrentNext (session, tor)))
-    tmp[n++] = tor;
-
-  /* sort them by position */
-  qsort (tmp, n, sizeof (tr_torrent *), compareTorrentByQueuePosition);
+  torrents = tr_sessionGetTorrents (session, &n);
+  qsort (torrents, n, sizeof (tr_torrent *), compareTorrentByQueuePosition);
 
 #if 0
   fprintf (stderr, "%s", "queue: ");
@@ -3413,11 +3408,12 @@ queueIsSequenced (tr_session * session)
 #endif
 
   /* test them */
+  is_sequenced = true;
   for (i=0; is_sequenced && i<n; ++i)
-    if (tmp[i]->queuePosition != i)
+    if (torrents[i]->queuePosition != i)
       is_sequenced = false;
 
-  tr_free (tmp);
+  tr_free (torrents);
   return is_sequenced;
 }
 #endif