diff --git a/Test/expected-results/test-pure.rnc b/Test/expected-results/test-pure.rnc
index 406ad1dbf..55ae88015 100644
--- a/Test/expected-results/test-pure.rnc
+++ b/Test/expected-results/test-pure.rnc
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ namespace rng = "http://relaxng.org/ns/structure/1.0"
 namespace sch = "http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/schematron"
 namespace tei = "http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"
 namespace teix = "http://www.tei-c.org/ns/Examples"
-namespace xlink = "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
 
 stuff =
   
diff --git a/Test/expected-results/test-pure2.rnc b/Test/expected-results/test-pure2.rnc
index 9a5ed9580..1d9b78243 100644
--- a/Test/expected-results/test-pure2.rnc
+++ b/Test/expected-results/test-pure2.rnc
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ namespace svg = "http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
 namespace tei = "http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"
 namespace teix = "http://www.tei-c.org/ns/Examples"
 namespace xi = "http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
-namespace xlink = "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
 
 stuffPart = bob | bit
 stuff =
diff --git a/Test/expected-results/test.rng b/Test/expected-results/test.rng
index 77e9a044e..292289ec6 100644
--- a/Test/expected-results/test.rng
+++ b/Test/expected-results/test.rng
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<grammar xmlns="http://relaxng.org/ns/structure/1.0" xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xmlns:teix="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/Examples" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" datatypeLibrary="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-datatypes" ns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0">
+<grammar xmlns="http://relaxng.org/ns/structure/1.0" xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xmlns:teix="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/Examples" datatypeLibrary="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-datatypes" ns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0">
   
   <!---->
   <define name="macro.abContent">
diff --git a/Test/expected-results/test15.odd.rnc b/Test/expected-results/test15.odd.rnc
index d173dc3d5..54fffede9 100644
--- a/Test/expected-results/test15.odd.rnc
+++ b/Test/expected-results/test15.odd.rnc
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ namespace sch = "http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/schematron"
 default namespace tei = "http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"
 namespace teix = "http://www.tei-c.org/ns/Examples"
 namespace xi = "http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
-namespace xlink = "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
 
 macro.abContent = (text | model.paraPart | ab)*
 macro.paraContent = (text | model.paraPart)*
diff --git a/Test/expected-results/test21.odd.rnc b/Test/expected-results/test21.odd.rnc
index e6db14236..4660ae53a 100644
--- a/Test/expected-results/test21.odd.rnc
+++ b/Test/expected-results/test21.odd.rnc
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ namespace sch = "http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/schematron"
 default namespace tei = "http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"
 namespace teix = "http://www.tei-c.org/ns/Examples"
 namespace xi = "http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
-namespace xlink = "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
 
 macro.abContent = (text | model.paraPart | ab)*
 macro.paraContent = (text | model.paraPart)*
diff --git a/Test/expected-results/test30.rnc b/Test/expected-results/test30.rnc
index 978e6832b..a08dfdfea 100644
--- a/Test/expected-results/test30.rnc
+++ b/Test/expected-results/test30.rnc
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ namespace sch = "http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/schematron"
 default namespace tei = "http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"
 namespace teix = "http://www.tei-c.org/ns/Examples"
 namespace xi = "http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
-namespace xlink = "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
 
 Tmacro.abContent = (text | Tmodel.paraPart | Tab)*
 Tmacro.paraContent = (text | Tmodel.paraPart)*
diff --git a/Test/expected-results/test33.rnc b/Test/expected-results/test33.rnc
index f03375245..b4a78aa3b 100644
--- a/Test/expected-results/test33.rnc
+++ b/Test/expected-results/test33.rnc
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ namespace sch = "http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/schematron"
 namespace tei = "http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"
 namespace teix = "http://www.tei-c.org/ns/Examples"
 namespace xi = "http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
-namespace xlink = "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
 
 tei_macro.abContent = (text | tei_model.paraPart | tei_ab)*
 tei_macro.paraContent = (text | tei_model.paraPart)*
diff --git a/Test/expected-results/test34.rnc b/Test/expected-results/test34.rnc
index 930cced52..c139984f7 100644
--- a/Test/expected-results/test34.rnc
+++ b/Test/expected-results/test34.rnc
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ namespace sch = "http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/schematron"
 namespace tei = "http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"
 namespace teix = "http://www.tei-c.org/ns/Examples"
 namespace xi = "http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
-namespace xlink = "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
 
 tei_macro.abContent = (text | tei_model.paraPart | tei_ab)*
 tei_macro.paraContent = (text | tei_model.paraPart)*
diff --git a/Test/expected-results/test35.rnc b/Test/expected-results/test35.rnc
index d5b26f5cf..26dff720c 100644
--- a/Test/expected-results/test35.rnc
+++ b/Test/expected-results/test35.rnc
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ namespace sch = "http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/schematron"
 namespace tei = "http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"
 namespace teix = "http://www.tei-c.org/ns/Examples"
 namespace xi = "http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
-namespace xlink = "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
 
 
 # This template file is freely available and you are hereby authorised to copy, modify, and redistribute it in any way without further reference or permissions. When making such modifications, you are strongly recommended to change the present text to include an accurate statement of the licencing conditions applicable to your modified text.
diff --git a/Test/expected-results/testClass.rnc b/Test/expected-results/testClass.rnc
index 867c33503..39f3bf4ab 100644
--- a/Test/expected-results/testClass.rnc
+++ b/Test/expected-results/testClass.rnc
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ namespace sch = "http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/schematron"
 default namespace tei = "http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"
 namespace teix = "http://www.tei-c.org/ns/Examples"
 namespace xi = "http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
-namespace xlink = "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
 
 macro.paraContent = (text | model.paraPart)*
 att.cmc.attributes = att.cmc.attribute.generatedBy
diff --git a/Test2/expected-results/testAttValQuant.rng b/Test2/expected-results/testAttValQuant.rng
index e3789e893..6354a6998 100644
--- a/Test2/expected-results/testAttValQuant.rng
+++ b/Test2/expected-results/testAttValQuant.rng
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <grammar xmlns="http://relaxng.org/ns/structure/1.0"
          xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"
          xmlns:teix="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/Examples"
-         xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
          datatypeLibrary="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-datatypes"
          ns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0">
    <define name="macro.paraContent">
diff --git a/Test2/expected-results/testNonTeiOdd1.rng b/Test2/expected-results/testNonTeiOdd1.rng
index 242cf9441..cb4dd0a5b 100644
--- a/Test2/expected-results/testNonTeiOdd1.rng
+++ b/Test2/expected-results/testNonTeiOdd1.rng
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <grammar xmlns="http://relaxng.org/ns/structure/1.0"
          xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"
          xmlns:teix="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/Examples"
-         xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
          datatypeLibrary="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-datatypes"
          ns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
    <define name="macro.paraContent">
diff --git a/Test2/expected-results/testPure1.rng b/Test2/expected-results/testPure1.rng
index 9c5175529..22d2e23b1 100644
--- a/Test2/expected-results/testPure1.rng
+++ b/Test2/expected-results/testPure1.rng
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <grammar xmlns="http://relaxng.org/ns/structure/1.0"
          xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"
          xmlns:teix="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/Examples"
-         xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
          datatypeLibrary="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-datatypes"
          ns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0">
    <define name="t_macro.paraContent">
diff --git a/odds/odd2relax.xsl b/odds/odd2relax.xsl
index c8ac8f920..87199d4d0 100644
--- a/odds/odd2relax.xsl
+++ b/odds/odd2relax.xsl
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ of this software, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.
       <xsl:with-param name="body">
         <grammar xmlns="http://relaxng.org/ns/structure/1.0"
           xmlns:a="http://relaxng.org/ns/compatibility/annotations/1.0"
-          xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
           datatypeLibrary="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-datatypes">
           <xsl:attribute name="ns">
             <xsl:choose>