@@ -278,16 +278,11 @@
 		@throw [OFMalformedXMLException newWithClass: c
 						      parser: parser];
 
 	self = [delegate->element retain];
 
-	@try {
-		[pool release];
-	} @catch (id e) {
-		[self release];
-		@throw e;
-	}
+	[pool release];
 
 	return self;
 }
 
 - initWithFile: (OFString*)path
@@ -317,16 +312,11 @@
 		@throw [OFMalformedXMLException newWithClass: c
 						      parser: parser];
 
 	self = [delegate->element retain];
 
-	@try {
-		[pool release];
-	} @catch (id e) {
-		[self release];
-		@throw e;
-	}
+	[pool release];
 
 	return self;
 }
 
 - initWithSerialization: (OFXMLElement*)element
@@ -425,18 +415,11 @@
 }
 
 - (void)setChildren: (OFArray*)children_
 {
 	OFMutableArray *new = [children_ mutableCopy];
-
-	@try {
-		[children release];
-	} @catch (id e) {
-		[new release];
-		@throw e;
-	}
-
+	[children release];
 	children = new;
 }
 
 - (OFArray*)children
 {