diff --git a/kernel/driver.cc b/kernel/driver.cc
index d8b10411754..726e2530289 100644
--- a/kernel/driver.cc
+++ b/kernel/driver.cc
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ extern "C" {
 
 void yosys_atexit()
 {
-	RTLIL::OwningIdString::collect_garbage(false);
 #if defined(YOSYS_ENABLE_READLINE) || defined(YOSYS_ENABLE_EDITLINE)
 	if (!yosys_history_file.empty()) {
 #if defined(YOSYS_ENABLE_READLINE)
diff --git a/kernel/rtlil.cc b/kernel/rtlil.cc
index ee53afe4159..d18a709c94d 100644
--- a/kernel/rtlil.cc
+++ b/kernel/rtlil.cc
@@ -246,15 +246,14 @@ struct IdStringCollector {
 int64_t RTLIL::OwningIdString::gc_ns;
 int RTLIL::OwningIdString::gc_count;
 
-void RTLIL::OwningIdString::collect_garbage(bool trace)
+void RTLIL::OwningIdString::collect_garbage()
 {
 	int64_t start = PerformanceTimer::query();
 #ifndef YOSYS_NO_IDS_REFCNT
 	IdStringCollector collector;
-	if (trace)
-		for (auto &[idx, design] : *RTLIL::Design::get_all_designs()) {
-			collector.trace(*design);
-		}
+	for (auto &[idx, design] : *RTLIL::Design::get_all_designs()) {
+		collector.trace(*design);
+	}
 	int size = GetSize(global_id_storage_);
 	for (int i = static_cast<int>(StaticId::STATIC_ID_END); i < size; ++i) {
 		RTLIL::IdString::Storage &storage = global_id_storage_.at(i);
diff --git a/kernel/rtlil.h b/kernel/rtlil.h
index 6098d916b01..584c4e11b28 100644
--- a/kernel/rtlil.h
+++ b/kernel/rtlil.h
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ struct RTLIL::OwningIdString : public RTLIL::IdString {
 	}
 
 	// Collect all non-owning references.
-	static void collect_garbage(bool trace = true);
+	static void collect_garbage();
 	static int64_t garbage_collection_ns() { return gc_ns; }
 	static int garbage_collection_count() { return gc_count; }
 
diff --git a/kernel/yosys.cc b/kernel/yosys.cc
index bf59302f8e1..4e4abed2021 100644
--- a/kernel/yosys.cc
+++ b/kernel/yosys.cc
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ void yosys_shutdown()
 
 	delete yosys_design;
 	yosys_design = NULL;
+	RTLIL::OwningIdString::collect_garbage();
 
 	for (auto f : log_files)
 		if (f != stderr)