--- rxvt-unicode/src/rxvtperl.xs	2007/11/11 04:08:00	1.116
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/rxvtperl.xs	2007/12/13 18:24:36	1.117
@@ -859,19 +859,12 @@
 
         envv->push_back (0);
 
-        bool success;
-
         try
           {
-            success = term->init (argv, envv);
+            term->init (argv, envv);
           }
         catch (const class rxvt_failure_exception &e)
           {
-            success = false;
-          }
-
-        if (!success)
-          {
             term->destroy ();
             croak ("error while initializing new terminal instance");
           }