--- a/xmlsitemap.xmlsitemap.inc.orig	2012-06-22 09:04:43.000000000 -0500
+++ b/xmlsitemap.xmlsitemap.inc	2012-07-25 15:52:45.000000000 -0500
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
  * Extended class for writing XML sitemap files.
  */
 class XMLSitemapWriter extends XMLWriter {
-  protected $status = TRUE;
   protected $uri = NULL;
   protected $sitemapElementCount = 0;
   protected $linkCountFlush = 500;
@@ -129,19 +128,6 @@
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Override of XMLWriter::flush() to track file writing status.
-   */
-  public function flush($empty = TRUE) {
-    $return = parent::flush($empty);
-    $this->status &= (bool) $return;
-    return $return;
-  }
-
-  public function getStatus() {
-    return $this->status;
-  }
-
   public function getURI() {
     return $this->uri;
   }
@@ -153,7 +139,7 @@
   public function endDocument() {
     $return = parent::endDocument();
 
-    if (!$this->getStatus()) {
+    if (!$return) {
       throw new XMLSitemapGenerationException(t('Unknown error occurred while writing to file @file.', array('@file' => $this->uri)));
     }