diff --git a/include/QF/gib_tree.h b/include/QF/gib_tree.h
index c5210ccd9..fcc7f28df 100644
--- a/include/QF/gib_tree.h
+++ b/include/QF/gib_tree.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 typedef struct gib_tree_s {
 	const char *str;
 	char delim;
-	struct gib_tree_s *children, *next, *parent, *jump;
+	struct gib_tree_s *children, *next, *jump;
 	unsigned int flags, start, end, refs;
 } gib_tree_t;
 
diff --git a/libs/gib/gib_parse.c b/libs/gib/gib_parse.c
index c20ee8f7e..fe5a3ef25 100644
--- a/libs/gib/gib_parse.c
+++ b/libs/gib/gib_parse.c
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ GIB_Parse_Tokens (const char *program, unsigned int *i, unsigned int flags, gib_
 			// Try to parse sub-program
 			if (!(new = GIB_Parse_Lines (str, flags)))
 				goto ERROR;
-			new->parent = cur;
 			cur->children = new;
 		// Check for embedded commands/variables
 		} else if (cur->delim == ' ' || cur->delim == '(') {
@@ -272,7 +271,6 @@ GIB_Parse_Tokens (const char *program, unsigned int *i, unsigned int flags, gib_
 					goto ERROR;
 			} else {
 				// Link/set flags
-				cur->children->parent = cur;
 				cur->flags |= TREE_P_EMBED;
 				// Add any embedded commands to top of chain
 				if (new) {
@@ -332,7 +330,6 @@ GIB_Parse_Semantic_Preprocess (gib_tree_t *line)
 		p = line;
 		// Move subprogram inline
 		line->next = line->children->next->next->children;
-		line->next->parent = 0;
 		line->children->next->next->children = 0;
 		// Find end of subprogram
 		while (line->next) line = line->next;
@@ -352,7 +349,6 @@ GIB_Parse_Semantic_Preprocess (gib_tree_t *line)
 			if (p->children->next->next->next->next->delim == '{') {
 				// Move subprogram inline
 				line->next = p->children->next->next->next->next->children;
-				line->next->parent = 0;
 				p->children->next->next->next->next->children = 0;
 				while (line->next) line = line->next;
 			} else {
@@ -390,7 +386,6 @@ GIB_Parse_Semantic_Preprocess (gib_tree_t *line)
 		p = line;
 		// Move subprogram inline
 		line->next = line->children->next->next->children;
-		line->next->parent = 0;
 		line->children->next->next->children = 0;
 		// Find end of subprogram, set jump point back to top of loop as we go
 		for (; line->next; line = line->next)
@@ -418,8 +413,6 @@ GIB_Parse_Semantic_Preprocess (gib_tree_t *line)
 		p = line;
 		// Move subprogram inline
 		line->next = tmp->children;
-		line->next->parent = 0;
-		tmp->children = 0;
 		// Find end of subprogram, set jump point back to top of loop as we go
 		for (; line->next; line = line->next)
 			if (!line->jump)
@@ -455,7 +448,6 @@ GIB_Parse_Lines (const char *program, unsigned int flags)
 			memcpy (str, program+lstart, i - lstart);
 			cur->str = str;
 			cur->children = tokens;
-			tokens->parent = cur;
 			// Line contains embedded commands?
 			if (embs) {
 				// Add them to chain before actual line
@@ -515,7 +507,6 @@ GIB_Parse_Embedded (const char *program, unsigned int flags, gib_tree_t **embedd
 				goto ERROR;
 			}
 			cur->children = tokens;
-			tokens->parent = cur;
 			GIB_Parse_Semantic_Preprocess (cur)->next = *embedded;
 			if (gib_parse_error)
 				goto ERROR;
diff --git a/libs/gib/gib_tree.c b/libs/gib/gib_tree.c
index 29a9c9cff..58061b695 100644
--- a/libs/gib/gib_tree.c
+++ b/libs/gib/gib_tree.c
@@ -51,16 +51,6 @@ GIB_Tree_New (unsigned int flags)
 	return new;
 }
 
-static void
-GIB_Tree_Free (gib_tree_t *tree)
-{
-	if (tree->str)
-		free((void *) tree->str);
-	if (tree->parent)
-		tree->parent->children = 0;
-	free(tree);
-}
-
 void
 GIB_Tree_Free_Recursive (gib_tree_t *tree)
 {
@@ -75,6 +65,8 @@ GIB_Tree_Free_Recursive (gib_tree_t *tree)
 			tree->children->refs--;
 			GIB_Tree_Free_Recursive (tree->children);
 		}
-		GIB_Tree_Free (tree);
+		if (tree->str)
+			free((void *) tree->str);
+		free(tree);
 	}
 }