diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 3cf5ae1..c031cc7 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-CHANGES - 04/24/2005
+CHANGES - 05/14/2005
 --------------------
 
 CHANGES IN Mini-XML 2.2.1
 
+	- mxmlNewInteger(), mxmlNewOpaque(), mxmlNewReal(),
+	  mxmlNewText(), and mxmlNewTextf() incorrectly required
+	  a parent node (STR #22)
 	- Fixed an XML output bug in mxmldoc.
 	- The "make install" target now uses the install command
 	  to set the proper permissions on UNIX/Linux/OSX.
diff --git a/mxml-node.c b/mxml-node.c
index f121fbc..713c2aa 100644
--- a/mxml-node.c
+++ b/mxml-node.c
@@ -365,13 +365,6 @@ mxmlNewInteger(mxml_node_t *parent,	/* I - Parent node or MXML_NO_PARENT */
   fprintf(stderr, "mxmlNewInteger(parent=%p, integer=%d)\n", parent, integer);
 #endif /* DEBUG */
 
- /*
-  * Range check input...
-  */
-
-  if (!parent)
-    return (NULL);
-
  /*
   * Create the node and set the element name...
   */
@@ -408,7 +401,7 @@ mxmlNewOpaque(mxml_node_t *parent,	/* I - Parent node or MXML_NO_PARENT */
   * Range check input...
   */
 
-  if (!parent || !opaque)
+  if (!opaque)
     return (NULL);
 
  /*
@@ -441,13 +434,6 @@ mxmlNewReal(mxml_node_t *parent,	/* I - Parent node or MXML_NO_PARENT */
   fprintf(stderr, "mxmlNewReal(parent=%p, real=%g)\n", parent, real);
 #endif /* DEBUG */
 
- /*
-  * Range check input...
-  */
-
-  if (!parent)
-    return (NULL);
-
  /*
   * Create the node and set the element name...
   */
@@ -486,7 +472,7 @@ mxmlNewText(mxml_node_t *parent,	/* I - Parent node or MXML_NO_PARENT */
   * Range check input...
   */
 
-  if (!parent || !string)
+  if (!string)
     return (NULL);
 
  /*
@@ -532,7 +518,7 @@ mxmlNewTextf(mxml_node_t *parent,	/* I - Parent node or MXML_NO_PARENT */
   * Range check input...
   */
 
-  if (!parent || !format)
+  if (!format)
     return (NULL);
 
  /*