diff --git a/clib/clib.go b/clib/clib.go
index e8319ae..5769ed0 100644
--- a/clib/clib.go
+++ b/clib/clib.go
@@ -66,14 +66,6 @@ static inline xmlError* MY_xmlCtxtLastError(void *ctx) {
 	return (xmlError*) xmlCtxtGetLastError(ctx);
 }
 
-// Change xmlIndentTreeOutput global, return old value, so caller can
-// change it back to old value later
-static inline int MY_setXmlIndentTreeOutput(int i) {
-	int old = xmlIndentTreeOutput;
-	xmlIndentTreeOutput = i;
-	return old;
-}
-
 // Parse a single char out of cur
 // Stolen from XML::LibXML
 static inline int
@@ -1079,13 +1071,7 @@ func XMLToString(n PtrSource, format int, _ bool) string {
 	buffer := C.xmlBufferCreate()
 	defer C.xmlBufferFree(buffer)
 
-	if format <= 0 {
-		C.xmlNodeDump(buffer, nptr.doc, nptr, 0, 0)
-	} else {
-		oIndentTreeOutput := C.MY_setXmlIndentTreeOutput(1)
-		C.xmlNodeDump(buffer, nptr.doc, nptr, 0, C.int(format))
-		C.MY_setXmlIndentTreeOutput(oIndentTreeOutput)
-	}
+	C.xmlNodeDump(buffer, nptr.doc, nptr, 0, C.int(format))
 	return xmlCharToString(C.xmlBufferContent(buffer))
 }