diff --git a/changes/bug18673 b/changes/bug18673
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d6161718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug18673
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  o Minor bugfixes (memory leak):
+    - Fix a small memory leak that would occur when the
+      TestingEnableCellStatsEvent option was turned on.  Fixes bug 18673;
+      bugfix on 0.2.5.2-alpha.
diff --git a/src/or/circuitlist.c b/src/or/circuitlist.c
index d6532ddc5..670c5b3c1 100644
--- a/src/or/circuitlist.c
+++ b/src/or/circuitlist.c
@@ -756,6 +756,18 @@ or_circuit_new(circid_t p_circ_id, channel_t *p_chan)
   return circ;
 }
 
+/** Free all storage held in circ->testing_cell_stats */
+void
+circuit_clear_testing_cell_stats(circuit_t *circ)
+{
+  if (!circ)
+    return;
+  SMARTLIST_FOREACH(circ->testing_cell_stats, testing_cell_stats_entry_t *,
+                    ent, tor_free(ent));
+  smartlist_free(circ->testing_cell_stats);
+  circ->testing_cell_stats = NULL;
+}
+
 /** Deallocate space associated with circ.
  */
 STATIC void
@@ -767,6 +779,8 @@ circuit_free(circuit_t *circ)
   if (!circ)
     return;
 
+  circuit_clear_testing_cell_stats(circ);
+
   if (CIRCUIT_IS_ORIGIN(circ)) {
     origin_circuit_t *ocirc = TO_ORIGIN_CIRCUIT(circ);
     mem = ocirc;
diff --git a/src/or/circuitlist.h b/src/or/circuitlist.h
index e4f1f47ce..2707b426a 100644
--- a/src/or/circuitlist.h
+++ b/src/or/circuitlist.h
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ void assert_circuit_ok(const circuit_t *c);
 void circuit_free_all(void);
 void circuits_handle_oom(size_t current_allocation);
 
+void circuit_clear_testing_cell_stats(circuit_t *circ);
+
 void channel_note_destroy_pending(channel_t *chan, circid_t id);
 MOCK_DECL(void, channel_note_destroy_not_pending,
           (channel_t *chan, circid_t id));
diff --git a/src/or/control.c b/src/or/control.c
index 2bec8f931..655b4dd33 100644
--- a/src/or/control.c
+++ b/src/or/control.c
@@ -4971,7 +4971,7 @@ sum_up_cell_stats_by_command(circuit_t *circ, cell_stats_t *cell_stats)
 {
   memset(cell_stats, 0, sizeof(cell_stats_t));
   SMARTLIST_FOREACH_BEGIN(circ->testing_cell_stats,
-                          testing_cell_stats_entry_t *, ent) {
+                          const testing_cell_stats_entry_t *, ent) {
     tor_assert(ent->command <= CELL_COMMAND_MAX_);
     if (!ent->removed && !ent->exitward) {
       cell_stats->added_cells_appward[ent->command] += 1;
@@ -4984,10 +4984,8 @@ sum_up_cell_stats_by_command(circuit_t *circ, cell_stats_t *cell_stats)
       cell_stats->removed_cells_exitward[ent->command] += 1;
       cell_stats->total_time_exitward[ent->command] += ent->waiting_time * 10;
     }
-    tor_free(ent);
   } SMARTLIST_FOREACH_END(ent);
-  smartlist_free(circ->testing_cell_stats);
-  circ->testing_cell_stats = NULL;
+  circuit_clear_testing_cell_stats(circ);
 }
 
 /** Helper: append a cell statistics string to <code>event_parts</code>,