1 files changed, 3 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/Source/WebCore/xml/XMLSerializer.cpp b/Source/WebCore/xml/XMLSerializer.cpp
index dfc0f56c0..9a9f9a392 100644
--- a/Source/WebCore/xml/XMLSerializer.cpp
+++ b/Source/WebCore/xml/XMLSerializer.cpp
@@ -29,20 +29,11 @@ namespace WebCore {
 
 String XMLSerializer::serializeToString(Node* node, ExceptionCode& ec)
 {
-    if (!node)
-        return String();
-
-    if (!node->document()) {
-        // Due to the fact that DocumentType nodes are created by the DOMImplementation
-        // and not the Document, it is possible for it to not have a Document associated
-        // with it.  It should be the only type of node where this is possible.
-        ASSERT(node->nodeType() == Node::DOCUMENT_TYPE_NODE);
-
-        ec = INVALID_ACCESS_ERR;
+    if (!node) {
+        ec = TypeError;
         return String();
     }
-
-    return createMarkup(node, IncludeNode, 0, DoNotResolveURLs, 0, XMLFragmentSerialization);
+    return createMarkup(*node, IncludeNode, 0, DoNotResolveURLs, 0, XMLFragmentSerialization);
 }
 
 } // namespace WebCore