diff --git a/modern/src/types.ts b/modern/src/types.ts
index ea58d425..dcd87805 100644
--- a/modern/src/types.ts
+++ b/modern/src/types.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 export type MakiTree = any;
 
 export type XmlNode = {
-  parent: XmlNode;
   children: XmlNode[];
   attributes: Object;
   name: string;