diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/CallMethodSpecialRule.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/CallMethodSpecialRule.java
index ac4a4237..a63d13c2 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/CallMethodSpecialRule.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/CallMethodSpecialRule.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 package com.samskivert.xml;
 
-import org.apache.commons.digester.Digester;
 import org.apache.commons.digester.Rule;
 
 import com.samskivert.util.StringUtil;
@@ -31,11 +30,6 @@ import com.samskivert.util.StringUtil;
  */
 public abstract class CallMethodSpecialRule extends Rule
 {
-    public CallMethodSpecialRule (Digester digester)
-    {
-        super(digester);
-    }
-
     public void body (String bodyText)
         throws Exception
     {
diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/CheckVersionRule.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/CheckVersionRule.java
index 9bdcd608..23443d5b 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/CheckVersionRule.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/CheckVersionRule.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 package com.samskivert.xml;
 
-import org.apache.commons.digester.Digester;
 import org.apache.commons.digester.Rule;
 
 import com.samskivert.Log;
@@ -41,11 +40,8 @@ public class CheckVersionRule extends Rule
      * @param parserIdentifier the name of the parser using this rule
      * which will be reported in the event of a version mismatch.
      */
-    public CheckVersionRule (Digester digester, int version,
-                             String parserIdentifier)
+    public CheckVersionRule (int version, String parserIdentifier)
     {
-        super(digester);
-
         // keep this for later
         _version = version;
         _parserIdentifier = parserIdentifier;
diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/SetFieldRule.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/SetFieldRule.java
index a3d17f64..dd833a37 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/SetFieldRule.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/SetFieldRule.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ package com.samskivert.xml;
 import java.lang.NoSuchFieldException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 
-import org.apache.commons.digester.Digester;
 import org.apache.commons.digester.Rule;
 
 import com.samskivert.util.ValueMarshaller;
@@ -37,10 +36,8 @@ public class SetFieldRule extends Rule
     /**
      * Constructs a set field rule for the specified field.
      */
-    public SetFieldRule (Digester digester, String fieldName)
+    public SetFieldRule (String fieldName)
     {
-        super(digester);
-
         // keep this for later
         _fieldName = fieldName;
     }
diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/SetNextFieldRule.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/SetNextFieldRule.java
index 652cd174..2368ec39 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/SetNextFieldRule.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/SetNextFieldRule.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ package com.samskivert.xml;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 
-import org.apache.commons.digester.Digester;
 import org.apache.commons.digester.Rule;
 
 /**
@@ -34,10 +33,8 @@ public class SetNextFieldRule extends Rule
     /**
      * Constructs a set field rule for the specified field.
      */
-    public SetNextFieldRule (Digester digester, String fieldName)
+    public SetNextFieldRule (String fieldName)
     {
-        super(digester);
-
         // keep this for later
         _fieldName = fieldName;
     }
diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/SetPropertyFieldsRule.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/SetPropertyFieldsRule.java
index 00e0486c..b8854248 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/SetPropertyFieldsRule.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/SetPropertyFieldsRule.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 
 import org.xml.sax.Attributes;
-import org.apache.commons.digester.Digester;
 import org.apache.commons.digester.Rule;
 
 import com.samskivert.util.StringUtil;
@@ -49,17 +48,16 @@ public class SetPropertyFieldsRule extends Rule
     /**
      * Constructs a set property fields rule.
      */
-    public SetPropertyFieldsRule (Digester digester)
+    public SetPropertyFieldsRule ()
     {
-        this(digester, true);
+        this(true);
     }
 
     /**
      * Constructs a set property fields rule.
      */
-    public SetPropertyFieldsRule (Digester digester, boolean warnNonFields)
+    public SetPropertyFieldsRule (boolean warnNonFields)
     {
-        super(digester);
         _warnNonFields = warnNonFields;
     }
 
diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/ValidatedSetNextRule.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/ValidatedSetNextRule.java
index b3837e1c..694c013f 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/ValidatedSetNextRule.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/ValidatedSetNextRule.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ package com.samskivert.xml;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
-import org.apache.commons.digester.Digester;
 import org.apache.commons.digester.Rule;
 
 /**
@@ -52,21 +51,18 @@ public class ValidatedSetNextRule extends Rule
     /**
      * Constructs a set method rule for the specified method.
      */
-    public ValidatedSetNextRule (Digester digester, String methodName,
-                                 Validator validator)
+    public ValidatedSetNextRule (String methodName, Validator validator)
     {
-        this(digester, methodName, null, validator);
+        this(methodName, null, validator);
     }
 
     /**
      * Constructs a set method rule for the specified method with the
      * specified parameter type.
      */
-    public ValidatedSetNextRule (Digester digester, String methodName,
-                                 Class paramType, Validator validator)
+    public ValidatedSetNextRule (
+        String methodName, Class paramType, Validator validator)
     {
-        super(digester);
-
         // keep this for later
         _methodName = methodName;
         _paramType = paramType;