diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index b0744c6038..429045f9a5 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+    * asyncio: Fix memory leak caused by hiredis (#2693)
     * Allow data to drain from async PythonParser when reading during a disconnect()
     * Use asyncio.timeout() instead of async_timeout.timeout() for python >= 3.11 (#2602)
     * Add test and fix async HiredisParser when reading during a disconnect() (#2349)
diff --git a/redis/asyncio/connection.py b/redis/asyncio/connection.py
index 58dcd66efb..59f75aa229 100644
--- a/redis/asyncio/connection.py
+++ b/redis/asyncio/connection.py
@@ -187,12 +187,13 @@ def __del__(self):
         except Exception:
             pass
 
-    def parse_error(self, response: str) -> ResponseError:
+    @classmethod
+    def parse_error(cls, response: str) -> ResponseError:
         """Parse an error response"""
         error_code = response.split(" ")[0]
-        if error_code in self.EXCEPTION_CLASSES:
+        if error_code in cls.EXCEPTION_CLASSES:
             response = response[len(error_code) + 1 :]
-            exception_class = self.EXCEPTION_CLASSES[error_code]
+            exception_class = cls.EXCEPTION_CLASSES[error_code]
             if isinstance(exception_class, dict):
                 exception_class = exception_class.get(response, ResponseError)
             return exception_class(response)
diff --git a/redis/connection.py b/redis/connection.py
index 162a4c3215..eefdd96523 100644
--- a/redis/connection.py
+++ b/redis/connection.py
@@ -158,12 +158,13 @@ class BaseParser:
         "NOPERM": NoPermissionError,
     }
 
-    def parse_error(self, response):
+    @classmethod
+    def parse_error(cls, response):
         "Parse an error response"
         error_code = response.split(" ")[0]
-        if error_code in self.EXCEPTION_CLASSES:
+        if error_code in cls.EXCEPTION_CLASSES:
             response = response[len(error_code) + 1 :]
-            exception_class = self.EXCEPTION_CLASSES[error_code]
+            exception_class = cls.EXCEPTION_CLASSES[error_code]
             if isinstance(exception_class, dict):
                 exception_class = exception_class.get(response, ResponseError)
             return exception_class(response)