diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 8111c287e9..bcd0acd844 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -1028,8 +1028,7 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) call_expr(mut call_expr ast.CallExpr) table.Type {
 	// Now call `call_method` or `call_fn` for specific checks.
 	typ := if call_expr.is_method { c.call_method(mut call_expr) } else { c.call_fn(mut call_expr) }
 	// autofree: mark args that have to be freed (after saving them in tmp exprs)
-	free_tmp_arg_vars := c.pref.autofree && c.pref.experimental && !c.is_builtin_mod &&
-		call_expr.args.len > 0 && !call_expr.args[0].typ.has_flag(.optional)
+	free_tmp_arg_vars := c.pref.autofree && !c.is_builtin_mod && call_expr.args.len > 0 && !call_expr.args[0].typ.has_flag(.optional)
 	if free_tmp_arg_vars && !c.inside_const {
 		for i, arg in call_expr.args {
 			if arg.typ != table.string_type {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index 592703efb7..4dfc4013b0 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) stmts_with_tmp_var(stmts []ast.Stmt, tmp_var string) {
 		g.write('')
 		g.write(')')
 	}
-	if g.pref.autofree && g.pref.experimental && !g.inside_vweb_tmpl && stmts.len > 0 {
+	if g.pref.autofree && !g.inside_vweb_tmpl && stmts.len > 0 {
 		// use the first stmt to get the scope
 		stmt := stmts[0]
 		// stmt := stmts[stmts.len-1]
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/fn.v b/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
index c78f47171a..9fdf71dc88 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
@@ -638,8 +638,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) autofree_call_pregen(node ast.CallExpr) {
 	// g.writeln('// autofree_call_pregen()')
 	// Create a temporary var before fn call for each argument in order to free it (only if it's a complex expression,
 	// like `foo(get_string())` or `foo(a + b)`
-	mut free_tmp_arg_vars := g.autofree && g.pref.experimental && !g.is_builtin_mod &&
-		node.args.len > 0 && !node.args[0].typ.has_flag(.optional) // TODO copy pasta checker.v
+	mut free_tmp_arg_vars := g.autofree && !g.is_builtin_mod && node.args.len > 0 && !node.args[0].typ.has_flag(.optional) // TODO copy pasta checker.v
 	if !free_tmp_arg_vars {
 		return
 	}
@@ -778,8 +777,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) call_args(node ast.CallExpr) {
 		if gen_vargs && i == expected_types.len - 1 {
 			break
 		}
-		use_tmp_var_autofree := g.autofree && g.pref.experimental && arg.typ == table.string_type &&
-			arg.is_tmp_autofree && !g.inside_const
+		use_tmp_var_autofree := g.autofree && arg.typ == table.string_type && arg.is_tmp_autofree &&
+			!g.inside_const
 		// g.write('/* af=$arg.is_tmp_autofree */')
 		mut is_interface := false
 		// some c fn definitions dont have args (cfns.v) or are not updated in checker