public static XElement WithoutNamespaces(this XElement element) { if (element == null) return null; #region delegates: Func<XNode, XNode> getChildNode = e => (e.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element) ? (e as XElement).WithoutNamespaces() : e; Func<XElement, IEnumerable<XAttribute>> getAttributes = e => (e.HasAttributes) ? e.Attributes() .Where(a => !a.IsNamespaceDeclaration) .Select(a => new XAttribute(a.Name.LocalName, a.Value)) : Enumerable.Empty<XAttribute>(); #endregion return new XElement(element.Name.LocalName, element.Nodes().Select(getChildNode), getAttributes(element)); }