@@ -844,15 +844,12 @@
 		    [OFXMLElement elementWithName: @"comment"
 					namespace: OF_SERIALIZATION_NS
 				      stringValue: comment]];
 
 	[element retain];
-	@try {
-		[pool release];
-	} @finally {
-		[element autorelease];
-	}
+	[pool release];
+	[element autorelease];
 
 	return element;
 }
 
 - (void)addAttribute: (OFXMLAttribute*)attribute