@@ -550,14 +550,11 @@
 	element = [OFXMLElement elementWithName: [self className]
 				      namespace: OF_SERIALIZATION_NS
 				    stringValue: [self string]];
 
 	[element retain];
-	@try {
-		[pool release];
-	} @finally {
-		[element autorelease];
-	}
+	[pool release];
+	[element autorelease];
 
 	return element;
 }
 @end