diff --git a/Ooui/FormControl.cs b/Ooui/FormControl.cs
index 7555d9f..e98607e 100644
--- a/Ooui/FormControl.cs
+++ b/Ooui/FormControl.cs
@@ -16,16 +16,6 @@ namespace Ooui
             set => SetProperty (ref isDisabled, value, "disabled");
         }
 
-        public Form Form {
-            get {
-                var p = ParentNode;
-                while (p != null && !(p is Form)) {
-                    p = p.ParentNode;
-                }
-                return p as Form;
-            }
-        }
-
         public FormControl (string tagName)
             : base (tagName)
         {
diff --git a/Ooui/Node.cs b/Ooui/Node.cs
index 3f1f703..daa5e0f 100644
--- a/Ooui/Node.cs
+++ b/Ooui/Node.cs
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ namespace Ooui
             return InsertBefore (newChild, null);
         }
 
-        public Node ParentNode { get; private set; }
-
         public Node InsertBefore (Node newChild, Node referenceChild)
         {
             if (referenceChild == null) {
@@ -54,7 +52,6 @@ namespace Ooui
                 }
                 children.Insert (index, newChild);
             }
-            newChild.ParentNode = this;
             SendCall ("insertBefore", newChild, referenceChild);
             return newChild;
         }
@@ -64,7 +61,6 @@ namespace Ooui
             if (!children.Remove (child)) {
                 throw new ArgumentException ("Child not contained in this element", nameof(child));
             }
-            child.ParentNode = null;
             SendCall ("removeChild", child);
             return child;
         }