diff --git a/integration_tests/CMakeLists.txt b/integration_tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 1177bb5266..44b703eaeb 100644
--- a/integration_tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/integration_tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -729,6 +729,7 @@ RUN(NAME test_gruntz         LABELS cpython_sym c_sym llvm_sym NOFAST)
 RUN(NAME symbolics_15        LABELS c_sym llvm_sym NOFAST)
 RUN(NAME symbolics_16        LABELS cpython_sym c_sym llvm_sym NOFAST)
 RUN(NAME symbolics_17        LABELS cpython_sym c_sym llvm_sym NOFAST)
+RUN(NAME symbolics_18        LABELS cpython_sym c_sym llvm_sym NOFAST)
 
 RUN(NAME sizeof_01           LABELS llvm c
         EXTRAFILES sizeof_01b.c)
diff --git a/integration_tests/symbolics_18.py b/integration_tests/symbolics_18.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b3dd8bad2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_tests/symbolics_18.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+from lpython import S
+from sympy import Symbol, log
+
+def func_01(e: S, x: S) -> S:
+    print(e)
+    if e == x:
+        return x
+    print(e)
+    return e
+
+def test_func_01():
+    x: S = Symbol("x")
+    ans: S = func_01(log(x), x)
+    print(ans)
+
+def func_02(e: S, x: S) -> list[S]:
+    print(e)
+    if e == x:
+        list1: list[S] = [x]
+        return list1
+    else:
+        print(e)
+        list2: list[S] = func_02(x, x)
+        return list2
+
+def test_func_02():
+    x: S = Symbol("x")
+    ans: list[S] = func_02(log(x), x)
+    ele: S = ans[0]
+    print(ele)
+
+def tests():
+    test_func_01()
+    test_func_02()
+
+tests()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libasr/pass/pass_utils.h b/src/libasr/pass/pass_utils.h
index 2a34ef0f15..26546880f2 100644
--- a/src/libasr/pass/pass_utils.h
+++ b/src/libasr/pass/pass_utils.h
@@ -830,16 +830,6 @@ namespace LCompilers {
                 s_func_type->m_arg_types = arg_types.p;
                 s_func_type->n_arg_types = arg_types.n;
                 s_func_type->m_return_var_type = nullptr;
-
-                if (ASR::is_a<ASR::Return_t>(*x->m_body[x->n_body - 1])) {
-                    Vec<ASR::stmt_t*> func_body;
-                    func_body.reserve(al, x->n_body - 1);
-                    for (size_t i=0; i< x->n_body - 1; i++) {
-                        func_body.push_back(al, x->m_body[i]);
-                    }
-                    x->m_body = func_body.p;
-                    x->n_body = func_body.n;
-                }
             }
         }
         for (auto &item : x->m_symtab->get_scope()) {
diff --git a/src/libasr/pass/replace_symbolic.cpp b/src/libasr/pass/replace_symbolic.cpp
index fadea2b021..d17b575b21 100644
--- a/src/libasr/pass/replace_symbolic.cpp
+++ b/src/libasr/pass/replace_symbolic.cpp
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ class ReplaceSymbolicVisitor : public PassUtils::PassVisitor<ReplaceSymbolicVisi
             func_body.from_pointer_n_copy(al, xx.m_body, xx.n_body);
 
             for (ASR::symbol_t* symbol : symbolic_vars_to_free) {
-                if (symbolic_vars_to_omit.find(symbol) != symbolic_vars_to_omit.end()) continue;
                 func_body.push_back(al, basic_free_stack(x.base.base.loc,
                     ASRUtils::EXPR(ASR::make_Var_t(al, x.base.base.loc, symbol))));
             }
@@ -352,7 +351,7 @@ class ReplaceSymbolicVisitor : public PassUtils::PassVisitor<ReplaceSymbolicVisi
 
             ASR::ttype_t *CPtr_type = ASRUtils::TYPE(ASR::make_CPtr_t(al, xx.base.base.loc));
             xx.m_type = CPtr_type;
-            if (var_name != "_lpython_return_variable" && xx.m_intent != ASR::intentType::Out) {
+            if (xx.m_intent == ASR::intentType::Local) {
                 symbolic_vars_to_free.insert(ASR::down_cast<ASR::symbol_t>((ASR::asr_t*)&xx));
             }
             if(xx.m_intent == ASR::intentType::In){
@@ -524,7 +523,8 @@ class ReplaceSymbolicVisitor : public PassUtils::PassVisitor<ReplaceSymbolicVisi
     void visit_Assignment(const ASR::Assignment_t &x) {
         if (ASR::is_a<ASR::Var_t>(*x.m_value) && ASR::is_a<ASR::CPtr_t>(*ASRUtils::expr_type(x.m_value))) {
             ASR::symbol_t *v = ASR::down_cast<ASR::Var_t>(x.m_value)->m_v;
-            if (symbolic_vars_to_free.find(v) == symbolic_vars_to_free.end()) return;
+            if ((symbolic_vars_to_free.find(v) == symbolic_vars_to_free.end()) &&
+                (symbolic_vars_to_omit.find(v) == symbolic_vars_to_omit.end())) return;
             ASR::symbol_t* var_sym = ASR::down_cast<ASR::Var_t>(x.m_value)->m_v;
             pass_result.push_back(al, basic_assign(x.base.base.loc, x.m_target,
                 ASRUtils::EXPR(ASR::make_Var_t(al, x.base.base.loc, var_sym))));
@@ -784,7 +784,8 @@ class ReplaceSymbolicVisitor : public PassUtils::PassVisitor<ReplaceSymbolicVisi
             ASR::expr_t* val = x.m_values[i];
             if (ASR::is_a<ASR::Var_t>(*val) && ASR::is_a<ASR::CPtr_t>(*ASRUtils::expr_type(val))) {
                 ASR::symbol_t *v = ASR::down_cast<ASR::Var_t>(val)->m_v;
-                if (symbolic_vars_to_free.find(v) == symbolic_vars_to_free.end()) return;
+                if ((symbolic_vars_to_free.find(v) == symbolic_vars_to_free.end()) &&
+                    (symbolic_vars_to_omit.find(v) == symbolic_vars_to_omit.end())) return;
                 print_tmp.push_back(basic_str(x.base.base.loc, val));
             } else if (ASR::is_a<ASR::IntrinsicScalarFunction_t>(*val)) {
                 ASR::IntrinsicScalarFunction_t* intrinsic_func = ASR::down_cast<ASR::IntrinsicScalarFunction_t>(val);
@@ -1007,14 +1008,12 @@ class ReplaceSymbolicVisitor : public PassUtils::PassVisitor<ReplaceSymbolicVisi
     }
 
     void visit_Return(const ASR::Return_t &x) {
+        // freeing out variables
         if (!symbolic_vars_to_free.empty()){
             for (ASR::symbol_t* symbol : symbolic_vars_to_free) {
-                if (symbolic_vars_to_omit.find(symbol) != symbolic_vars_to_omit.end()) continue;
-                // freeing out variables
                 pass_result.push_back(al, basic_free_stack(x.base.base.loc,
                     ASRUtils::EXPR(ASR::make_Var_t(al, x.base.base.loc, symbol))));
             }
-            symbolic_vars_to_free.clear();
             pass_result.push_back(al, ASRUtils::STMT(ASR::make_Return_t(al, x.base.base.loc)));
         }
     }