diff --git a/examples/cwebp.c b/examples/cwebp.c
index cb038bfb..6bb4baed 100644
--- a/examples/cwebp.c
+++ b/examples/cwebp.c
@@ -876,6 +876,9 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[]) {
     goto Error;
   }
   picture.progress_hook = (show_progress && !quiet) ? ProgressReport : NULL;
+  if (keep_alpha == 2) {
+    WebPCleanupTransparentArea(&picture);
+  }
 
   if (verbose) {
     const double read_time = StopwatchReadAndReset(&stop_watch);
diff --git a/examples/pngdec.c b/examples/pngdec.c
index 77ae94e9..e30df0a3 100644
--- a/examples/pngdec.c
+++ b/examples/pngdec.c
@@ -274,9 +274,6 @@ int ReadPNG(FILE* in_file, WebPPicture* const pic, int keep_alpha,
   if (!ok) {
     goto Error;
   }
-  if (has_alpha && keep_alpha == 2) {
-    WebPCleanupTransparentArea(pic);
-  }
 
  End:
   return ok;
diff --git a/examples/tiffdec.c b/examples/tiffdec.c
index 3206fd68..81cb7e46 100644
--- a/examples/tiffdec.c
+++ b/examples/tiffdec.c
@@ -108,9 +108,6 @@ int ReadTIFF(const char* const filename,
   }
 
   if (ok) {
-    if (keep_alpha == 2) {
-      WebPCleanupTransparentArea(pic);
-    }
     if (metadata != NULL) {
       ok = ExtractMetadataFromTIFF(tif, metadata);
       if (!ok) {
diff --git a/examples/wicdec.c b/examples/wicdec.c
index 940801d9..c9e93acf 100644
--- a/examples/wicdec.c
+++ b/examples/wicdec.c
@@ -257,9 +257,6 @@ int ReadPictureWithWIC(const char* const filename,
       hr = E_FAIL;
   }
   if (SUCCEEDED(hr)) {
-    if (has_alpha && keep_alpha == 2) {
-      WebPCleanupTransparentArea(pic);
-    }
     if (metadata != NULL) {
       hr = ExtractMetadata(pFactory, pFrame, metadata);
       if (FAILED(hr)) {