diff --git a/core/src/avm2/amf.rs b/core/src/avm2/amf.rs
index ffe9d534b..c96714fde 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/amf.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/amf.rs
@@ -112,10 +112,7 @@ pub fn serialize_value<'gc>(
             } else if let Some(xml) = o.as_xml_object() {
                 // `is_string` is `true` for the AS3 XML class
                 Some(AmfValue::XML(
-                    xml.node()
-                        .xml_to_xml_string(activation)
-                        .expect("Failed to stringify XML")
-                        .to_string(),
+                    xml.node().xml_to_xml_string(activation).to_string(),
                     true,
                 ))
             } else if let Some(bytearray) = o.as_bytearray() {
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/e4x.rs b/core/src/avm2/e4x.rs
index f0b75bece..fcd6cf805 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/e4x.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/e4x.rs
@@ -653,11 +653,8 @@ impl<'gc> E4XNode<'gc> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn xml_to_xml_string(
-        &self,
-        activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>,
-    ) -> Result<AvmString<'gc>, Error<'gc>> {
-        return Ok(to_xml_string(E4XOrXml::E4X(*self), activation));
+    pub fn xml_to_xml_string(&self, activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>) -> AvmString<'gc> {
+        return to_xml_string(E4XOrXml::E4X(*self), activation);
     }
 
     pub fn kind(&self) -> Ref<'_, E4XNodeKind<'gc>> {
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/globals/xml.rs b/core/src/avm2/globals/xml.rs
index 0d23e16c9..758838090 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/globals/xml.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/globals/xml.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ pub fn to_xml_string<'gc>(
 ) -> Result<Value<'gc>, Error<'gc>> {
     let xml = this.as_xml_object().unwrap();
     let node = xml.node();
-    Ok(Value::String(node.xml_to_xml_string(activation)?))
+    Ok(Value::String(node.xml_to_xml_string(activation)))
 }
 
 pub fn child<'gc>(
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/globals/xml_list.rs b/core/src/avm2/globals/xml_list.rs
index d81b1f0e8..7410e82a6 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/globals/xml_list.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/globals/xml_list.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ pub fn to_xml_string<'gc>(
         if i != 0 {
             out.push_char('\n');
         }
-        out.push_str(child.node().xml_to_xml_string(activation)?.as_wstr())
+        out.push_str(child.node().xml_to_xml_string(activation).as_wstr())
     }
     Ok(AvmString::new(activation.context.gc_context, out).into())
 }