diff --git a/public/workers/worker.js b/public/workers/worker.js
index a933fc2..915c5bf 100644
--- a/public/workers/worker.js
+++ b/public/workers/worker.js
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ onmessage = (e) => {
 
 const getCircularReplacer = () => {
   return (key, value) => {
-    if (key === 'parent') {
-      return;
-    }
-
     if (key === 'containers') {
       return [...value.entries()]
         .map(([Key, Value]) => ({ Key, Value }));
diff --git a/src/Components/API/api.test.tsx b/src/Components/API/api.test.tsx
index cf8ae3f..d33b2a5 100644
--- a/src/Components/API/api.test.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/API/api.test.tsx
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ describe.concurrent('Models test suite', () => {
   });
 
   const mainContainer = new ContainerModel(
-    null,
     DEFAULT_MAINCONTAINER_PROPS
   );
 
@@ -267,7 +266,6 @@ describe.concurrent('Models test suite', () => {
   it('ContainerModel', async() => {
     const model: IContainerModel = {
       children: [],
-      parent: null,
       properties: containerProperties,
       userData: {}
     };
diff --git a/src/Components/App/App.tsx b/src/Components/App/App.tsx
index ccf556d..8e493b4 100644
--- a/src/Components/App/App.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/App/App.tsx
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ export function App(props: IAppProps): JSX.Element {
   const appRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
   const defaultMainContainer = new ContainerModel(
-    null,
     DEFAULT_MAINCONTAINER_PROPS
   );
   const containers = new Map<string, IContainerModel>();
diff --git a/src/Components/Canvas/Selector.ts b/src/Components/Canvas/Selector.ts
index 51ede29..a91e924 100644
--- a/src/Components/Canvas/Selector.ts
+++ b/src/Components/Canvas/Selector.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { GetAbsolutePosition } from '../../utils/itertools';
 import { RemoveMargin } from '../../utils/svg';
 
 interface ISelectorProps {
+  containers: Map<string, IContainerModel>
   selected?: IContainerModel
   scale?: number
 }
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ export function RenderSelector(ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D, frameCount: number
   }
 
   const scale = (props.scale ?? 1);
-  let [x, y] = GetAbsolutePosition(props.selected);
+  let [x, y] = GetAbsolutePosition(props.containers, props.selected);
   let [width, height] = [
     props.selected.properties.width,
     props.selected.properties.height
diff --git a/src/Components/Editor/Actions/AddContainer.ts b/src/Components/Editor/Actions/AddContainer.ts
index fb75995..0bfd0e9 100644
--- a/src/Components/Editor/Actions/AddContainer.ts
+++ b/src/Components/Editor/Actions/AddContainer.ts
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ function AddNewContainerToParent(
 
   // Create the container
   const newContainer = new ContainerModel(
-    parentClone,
     defaultProperties,
     [],
     {
diff --git a/src/Components/Editor/Actions/ContainerOperations.ts b/src/Components/Editor/Actions/ContainerOperations.ts
index d2902c6..00b5ba6 100644
--- a/src/Components/Editor/Actions/ContainerOperations.ts
+++ b/src/Components/Editor/Actions/ContainerOperations.ts
@@ -57,9 +57,10 @@ export function DeleteContainer(
     throw new Error(`[DeleteContainer] Tried to delete a container that is not present in the main container: ${containerId}`);
   }
 
+  const parent = FindContainerById(containers, container.properties.parentId);
   if (container === mainContainerClone ||
-    container.parent === undefined ||
-    container.parent === null) {
+    parent === undefined ||
+    parent === null) {
     Swal.fire({
       title: 'Oops...',
       text: 'Deleting the main container is not allowed!',
@@ -75,10 +76,10 @@ export function DeleteContainer(
   const newSymbols = structuredClone(current.symbols);
   UnlinkContainerFromSymbols(containers, newSymbols, container);
 
-  const index = container.parent.children.indexOf(container.properties.id);
+  const index = parent.children.indexOf(container.properties.id);
   const success = containers.delete(container.properties.id);
   if (index > -1 && success) {
-    container.parent.children.splice(index, 1);
+    parent.children.splice(index, 1);
   } else {
     throw new Error('[DeleteContainer] Could not find container among parent\'s children');
   }
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ export function DeleteContainer(
   const selectedContainerId = GetSelectedContainerOnDelete(
     containers,
     current.selectedContainerId,
-    container.parent,
+    parent,
     index
   );
 
@@ -202,12 +203,8 @@ export function OnPropertyChange(
  */
 export function SortChildren(
   containers: Map<string, IContainerModel>,
-  parent: IContainerModel | null | undefined
+  parent: IContainerModel
 ): void {
-  if (parent === null || parent === undefined) {
-    return;
-  }
-
   const isHorizontal = parent.properties.orientation === Orientation.Horizontal;
   const children = parent.children;
 
@@ -293,7 +290,10 @@ function SetContainer(
   );
 
   // sort the children list by their position
-  SortChildren(containers, container.parent);
+  const parent = FindContainerById(containers, container.properties.parentId);
+  if (parent !== null && parent !== undefined) {
+    SortChildren(containers, parent);
+  }
 
   // Apply special behaviors: rigid, flex, symbol, anchor
   ApplyBehaviors(containers, container, symbols);
diff --git a/src/Components/Editor/Actions/ContextMenuActions.ts b/src/Components/Editor/Actions/ContextMenuActions.ts
index e5f8ea0..21c8ac0 100644
--- a/src/Components/Editor/Actions/ContextMenuActions.ts
+++ b/src/Components/Editor/Actions/ContextMenuActions.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { ISetContainerListRequest } from '../../../Interfaces/ISetContainerListR
 import { ISetContainerListResponse } from '../../../Interfaces/ISetContainerListResponse';
 import { FindContainerById } from '../../../utils/itertools';
 import { SetContainerList } from '../../API/api';
+import { GetCurrentHistoryState } from '../Editor';
 import { AddContainers } from './AddContainer';
 import { DeleteContainer } from './ContainerOperations';
 
@@ -62,15 +63,16 @@ export function GetAction(
 function GetPreviousAndNextSiblings(containers: Map<string, IContainerModel>, container: IContainerModel): { prev: IContainerModel | undefined, next: IContainerModel | undefined } {
   let prev;
   let next;
-  if (container.parent !== undefined &&
-    container.parent !== null &&
-    container.parent.children.length > 1) {
-    const index = container.parent.children.indexOf(container.properties.id);
+  const parent = FindContainerById(containers, container.properties.parentId);
+  if (parent !== undefined &&
+    parent !== null &&
+    parent.children.length > 1) {
+    const index = parent.children.indexOf(container.properties.id);
     if (index > 0) {
-      prev = FindContainerById(containers, container.parent.children[index - 1]);
+      prev = FindContainerById(containers, parent.children[index - 1]);
     }
-    if (index < container.parent.children.length - 1) {
-      next = FindContainerById(containers, container.parent.children[index + 1]);
+    if (index < parent.children.length - 1) {
+      next = FindContainerById(containers, parent.children[index + 1]);
     }
   }
   return { prev, next };
@@ -86,6 +88,9 @@ function HandleSetContainerList(
   setNewHistory: (newHistory: IHistoryState[]) => void
 ): void {
   const addingBehavior = response.AddingBehavior ?? action.AddingBehavior;
+  const current = GetCurrentHistoryState(history, historyCurrentStep);
+  const containers = current.containers;
+  const parent = FindContainerById(containers, selectedContainer.properties.parentId);
   switch (addingBehavior) {
     case AddMethod.Append:
       setNewHistory(
@@ -103,6 +108,7 @@ function HandleSetContainerList(
     case AddMethod.Replace:
       setNewHistory(
         HandleReplace(
+          containers,
           selectedContainer,
           response,
           configuration,
@@ -112,7 +118,7 @@ function HandleSetContainerList(
       );
       break;
     case AddMethod.ReplaceParent:
-      if (selectedContainer.parent === undefined || selectedContainer.parent === null) {
+      if (parent === undefined || parent === null) {
         Swal.fire({
           title: 'Error',
           text: 'The selected container has not parent to replace',
@@ -122,7 +128,8 @@ function HandleSetContainerList(
       }
       setNewHistory(
         HandleReplace(
-          selectedContainer.parent,
+          containers,
+          parent,
           response,
           configuration,
           history,
@@ -134,17 +141,19 @@ function HandleSetContainerList(
 }
 
 function HandleReplace(
+  containers: Map<string, IContainerModel>,
   selectedContainer: IContainerModel,
   response: ISetContainerListResponse,
   configuration: IConfiguration,
   history: IHistoryState[],
   historyCurrentStep: number
 ): IHistoryState[] {
-  if (selectedContainer.parent === undefined || selectedContainer.parent === null) {
+  const parent = FindContainerById(containers, selectedContainer.properties.parentId);
+  if (parent === undefined || parent === null) {
     throw new Error('[ReplaceContainer] Cannot replace a container that does not exists');
   }
 
-  const index = selectedContainer.parent.children.indexOf(selectedContainer.properties.id);
+  const index = parent.children.indexOf(selectedContainer.properties.id);
 
   const newHistoryAfterDelete = DeleteContainer(
     selectedContainer.properties.id,
diff --git a/src/Components/Editor/Behaviors/Behaviors.ts b/src/Components/Editor/Behaviors/Behaviors.ts
index e4f777b..178ec3d 100644
--- a/src/Components/Editor/Behaviors/Behaviors.ts
+++ b/src/Components/Editor/Behaviors/Behaviors.ts
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@ export function ApplyBehaviors(containers: Map<string, IContainerModel>, contain
   try {
     const symbol = symbols.get(container.properties.linkedSymbolId);
     if (container.properties.linkedSymbolId !== '' && symbol !== undefined) {
-      ApplySymbol(container, symbol);
+      ApplySymbol(containers, container, symbol);
     }
 
-    if (container.parent !== undefined && container.parent !== null) {
-      const parent = container.parent;
-
+    const parent = FindContainerById(containers, container.properties.parentId);
+    if (parent !== undefined && parent !== null) {
       if (container.properties.isAnchor) {
         ApplyAnchor(containers, container, parent);
       }
@@ -69,11 +68,12 @@ export function ApplyBehaviorsOnSiblingsChildren(
   containers: Map<string, IContainerModel>,
   newContainer: IContainerModel,
   symbols: Map<string, ISymbolModel>): void {
-  if (newContainer.parent === null || newContainer.parent === undefined) {
+  const parent = FindContainerById(containers, newContainer.properties.parentId);
+  if (parent === null || parent === undefined) {
     return;
   }
 
-  newContainer.parent.children
+  parent.children
     .forEach((containerId: string) => {
       const container = FindContainerById(containers, containerId);
 
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@ export function ApplyBehaviorsOnSiblingsChildren(
         return;
       }
 
-      if (container.parent !== null) {
-        UpdateWarning(containers, container, container.parent);
+      const containerParent = FindContainerById(containers, container.properties.parentId);
+      if (containerParent !== null && containerParent !== undefined) {
+        UpdateWarning(containers, container, containerParent);
       }
 
       if (container === newContainer) {
@@ -102,11 +103,12 @@ export function ApplyBehaviorsOnSiblingsChildren(
  * @returns
  */
 export function ApplyBehaviorsOnSiblings(containers: Map<string, IContainerModel>, newContainer: IContainerModel, symbols: Map<string, ISymbolModel>): void {
-  if (newContainer.parent === null || newContainer.parent === undefined) {
+  const parent = FindContainerById(containers, newContainer.properties.parentId);
+  if (parent === null || parent === undefined) {
     return;
   }
 
-  newContainer.parent.children
+  parent.children
     .forEach((containerId: string) => {
       const container = FindContainerById(containers, containerId);
 
@@ -116,8 +118,9 @@ export function ApplyBehaviorsOnSiblings(containers: Map<string, IContainerModel
 
       ApplyBehaviors(containers, container, symbols);
 
-      if (container.parent != null) {
-        UpdateWarning(containers, container, container.parent);
+      const containerParent = FindContainerById(containers, container.properties.parentId);
+      if (containerParent !== null && containerParent !== undefined) {
+        UpdateWarning(containers, container, containerParent);
       }
 
       if (container === newContainer) {
diff --git a/src/Components/Editor/Behaviors/RigidBodyBehaviors.ts b/src/Components/Editor/Behaviors/RigidBodyBehaviors.ts
index daa1876..810fbae 100644
--- a/src/Components/Editor/Behaviors/RigidBodyBehaviors.ts
+++ b/src/Components/Editor/Behaviors/RigidBodyBehaviors.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { IContainerModel } from '../../../Interfaces/IContainerModel';
 import { ISizePointer } from '../../../Interfaces/ISizePointer';
 import { Orientation } from '../../../Enums/Orientation';
 import { ENABLE_HARD_RIGID } from '../../../utils/default';
-import { MakeChildrenIterator } from '../../../utils/itertools';
+import { FindContainerById, MakeChildrenIterator } from '../../../utils/itertools';
 
 /**
  * "Transform the container into a rigid body"
@@ -122,17 +122,18 @@ export function ConstraintBodyInsideUnallocatedWidth(
   containers: Map<string, IContainerModel>,
   container: IContainerModel
 ): IContainerModel {
-  if (container.parent === null || container.parent === undefined) {
+  const parent = FindContainerById(containers, container.properties.parentId);
+  if (parent === null || parent === undefined) {
     return container;
   }
 
   // Get the available spaces of the parent
   const isHorizontal =
-    container.parent.properties.orientation === Orientation.Horizontal;
-  const children: IContainerModel[] = [...MakeChildrenIterator(containers, container.parent.children)];
+    parent.properties.orientation === Orientation.Horizontal;
+  const children: IContainerModel[] = [...MakeChildrenIterator(containers, parent.children)];
   const availableWidths = GetAvailableWidths(
     0,
-    container.parent.properties.width,
+    parent.properties.width,
     children,
     container,
     isHorizontal
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ export function ConstraintBodyInsideUnallocatedWidth(
       container,
       0,
       availableWidthFound.x,
-      container.parent.properties.width,
+      parent.properties.width,
       availableWidthFound.width
     );
 
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ export function ConstraintBodyInsideUnallocatedWidth(
     availableWidthFound.x,
     0,
     availableWidthFound.width,
-    container.parent.properties.height
+    parent.properties.height
   );
 
   return container;
diff --git a/src/Components/Editor/Behaviors/SymbolBehaviors.ts b/src/Components/Editor/Behaviors/SymbolBehaviors.ts
index 7d6d4af..5efde19 100644
--- a/src/Components/Editor/Behaviors/SymbolBehaviors.ts
+++ b/src/Components/Editor/Behaviors/SymbolBehaviors.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 import { IContainerModel } from '../../../Interfaces/IContainerModel';
 import { ISymbolModel } from '../../../Interfaces/ISymbolModel';
-import { ApplyParentTransform } from '../../../utils/itertools';
+import { ApplyParentTransform, FindContainerById } from '../../../utils/itertools';
 import { RestoreX, TransformX } from '../../../utils/svg';
 
-export function ApplySymbol(container: IContainerModel, symbol: ISymbolModel): IContainerModel {
+export function ApplySymbol(containers: Map<string, IContainerModel>, container: IContainerModel, symbol: ISymbolModel): IContainerModel {
   container.properties.x = TransformX(symbol.x, symbol.width, symbol.config.PositionReference);
   container.properties.x = RestoreX(container.properties.x, container.properties.width, container.properties.positionReference);
-  const [x] = ApplyParentTransform(container.parent, container.properties.x, 0);
+  const parent = FindContainerById(containers, container.properties.parentId);
+  let x = 0;
+  if (parent !== undefined && parent !== null) {
+    ([x] = ApplyParentTransform(containers, parent, container.properties.x, 0));
+  }
   container.properties.x = x;
   return container;
 }
diff --git a/src/Components/ElementsList/ElementsList.tsx b/src/Components/ElementsList/ElementsList.tsx
index a38400e..04265cd 100644
--- a/src/Components/ElementsList/ElementsList.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/ElementsList/ElementsList.tsx
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ function HandleOnDrop(
     return;
   }
 
-  if (targetContainer.parent === null ||
-      targetContainer.parent === undefined) {
+  const parent = FindContainerById(containers, targetContainer.properties.parentId);
+  if (parent === null ||
+      parent === undefined) {
     throw new Error('[handleDrop] Tried to drop into a child container without a parent!');
   }
 
@@ -97,11 +98,11 @@ function HandleOnDrop(
 
   // locate the hitboxes
   if (y < 12) {
-    const index = targetContainer.parent.children.indexOf(targetContainer.properties.id);
+    const index = parent.children.indexOf(targetContainer.properties.id);
     addContainer(
       index,
       type,
-      targetContainer.parent.properties.id
+      parent.properties.id
     );
   } else if (y < 24) {
     addContainer(
@@ -109,11 +110,11 @@ function HandleOnDrop(
       type,
       targetContainer.properties.id);
   } else {
-    const index = targetContainer.parent.children.indexOf(targetContainer.properties.id);
+    const index = parent.children.indexOf(targetContainer.properties.id);
     addContainer(
       index + 1,
       type,
-      targetContainer.parent.properties.id
+      parent.properties.id
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/Components/SVG/Elements/DepthDimensionLayer.tsx b/src/Components/SVG/Elements/DepthDimensionLayer.tsx
index 0c3a36e..15bd78e 100644
--- a/src/Components/SVG/Elements/DepthDimensionLayer.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/SVG/Elements/DepthDimensionLayer.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function GetDimensionsNodes(
       max = -Infinity;
     }
 
-    const absoluteX = GetAbsolutePosition(container)[0];
+    const absoluteX = GetAbsolutePosition(containers, container)[0];
     const x = TransformX(absoluteX, container.properties.width, container.properties.positionReference);
     lastY = container.properties.y + container.properties.height;
     if (x < min) {
diff --git a/src/Components/SVG/Elements/Selector/Selector.tsx b/src/Components/SVG/Elements/Selector/Selector.tsx
index e43e7be..c7baf92 100644
--- a/src/Components/SVG/Elements/Selector/Selector.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/SVG/Elements/Selector/Selector.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { GetAbsolutePosition } from '../../../../utils/itertools';
 import { RemoveMargin } from '../../../../utils/svg';
 
 interface ISelectorProps {
+  containers: Map<string, IContainerModel>
   selected?: IContainerModel
   scale?: number
 }
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ export function Selector(props: ISelectorProps): JSX.Element {
   }
 
   const scale = (props.scale ?? 1);
-  let [x, y] = GetAbsolutePosition(props.selected);
+  let [x, y] = GetAbsolutePosition(props.containers, props.selected);
   let [width, height] = [
     props.selected.properties.width,
     props.selected.properties.height
diff --git a/src/Components/SVG/SVG.tsx b/src/Components/SVG/SVG.tsx
index 92bb7fa..4b5572b 100644
--- a/src/Components/SVG/SVG.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/SVG/SVG.tsx
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export function SVG(props: ISVGProps): JSX.Element {
             : null}
           <DimensionLayer containers={props.containers} scale={scale} root={props.children} />
           <SymbolLayer scale={scale} symbols={props.symbols} />
-          <Selector scale={scale} selected={props.selected} /> {/* leave this at the end so it can be removed during the svg export */}
+          <Selector containers={props.containers} scale={scale} selected={props.selected} /> {/* leave this at the end so it can be removed during the svg export */}
         </svg>
       </ReactSVGPanZoom>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/Components/Viewer/Viewer.tsx b/src/Components/Viewer/Viewer.tsx
index c37d3c6..ba0560b 100644
--- a/src/Components/Viewer/Viewer.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/Viewer/Viewer.tsx
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ export function Viewer({
 
         // Draw selector
         RenderSelector(ctx, frameCount, {
+          containers: current.containers,
           scale,
           selected: selectedContainer
         });
diff --git a/src/Interfaces/IContainerModel.ts b/src/Interfaces/IContainerModel.ts
index 8e38efa..42d966b 100644
--- a/src/Interfaces/IContainerModel.ts
+++ b/src/Interfaces/IContainerModel.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ import { IContainerProperties } from './IContainerProperties';
 
 export interface IContainerModel {
   children: string[]
-  // TODO: Remove parent now that accessing the parent by id is faster.
-  // TODO: Use GetContainerById(container.properties.parentId) as the better alternative.
-  parent: IContainerModel | null
   properties: IContainerProperties
   userData: Record<string, string | number>
 }
@@ -15,18 +12,13 @@ export interface IContainerModel {
  */
 export class ContainerModel implements IContainerModel {
   public children: string[];
-  // TODO: Remove parent now that accessing the parent by id is faster.
-  // TODO: Use GetContainerById(container.properties.parentId) as the better alternative.
-  public parent: IContainerModel | null;
   public properties: IContainerProperties;
   public userData: Record<string, string | number>;
 
   constructor(
-    parent: IContainerModel | null,
     properties: IContainerProperties,
     children: string[] = [],
     userData = {}) {
-    this.parent = parent;
     this.properties = properties;
     this.children = children;
     this.userData = userData;
diff --git a/src/utils/default.ts b/src/utils/default.ts
index 253610b..0eba5db 100644
--- a/src/utils/default.ts
+++ b/src/utils/default.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ export function GetDefaultEditorState(configuration: IConfiguration): IEditorSta
     );
   }
   const mainContainer = new ContainerModel(
-    null,
     mainContainerConfig
   );
   const containers = new Map<string, IContainerModel>();
diff --git a/src/utils/itertools.ts b/src/utils/itertools.ts
index 0db5812..cdd4164 100644
--- a/src/utils/itertools.ts
+++ b/src/utils/itertools.ts
@@ -123,16 +123,16 @@ export function * MakeRecursionDFSIterator(
 /**
  * Returns the depth of the container
  * @returns The depth of the container
- * @deprecated Please avoid using this function inside an iterationl,
+ * @deprecated Please avoid using this function inside an iteration,
  * use recursive DFS or iterative BFS to get the depth
  */
-export function GetDepth(parent: IContainerModel): number {
+export function GetDepth(containers: Map<string, IContainerModel>, parent: IContainerModel): number {
   let depth = 0;
 
   let current: IContainerModel | null = parent;
   while (current != null) {
     depth++;
-    current = current.parent;
+    current = FindContainerById(containers, current.properties.parentId) ?? null;
   }
 
   return depth;
@@ -142,22 +142,31 @@ export function GetDepth(parent: IContainerModel): number {
  * Returns the absolute position by iterating to the parent
  * @returns The absolute position of the container
  */
-export function GetAbsolutePosition(container: IContainerModel): [number, number] {
+export function GetAbsolutePosition(containers: Map<string, IContainerModel>, container: IContainerModel): [number, number] {
   const x = container.properties.x;
   const y = container.properties.y;
-  return CancelParentTransform(container.parent, x, y);
+  const parent = FindContainerById(containers, container.properties.parentId) ?? null;
+  return CancelParentTransform(containers, parent, x, y);
 }
 
-export function GetContainerLinkedList(container: IContainerModel, stop?: IContainerModel): IContainerModel[] {
-  const it = MakeContainerLinkedListIterator(container, stop);
+export function GetContainerLinkedList(
+  containers: Map<string, IContainerModel>,
+  container: IContainerModel,
+  stop?: IContainerModel
+): IContainerModel[] {
+  const it = MakeContainerLinkedListIterator(containers, container, stop);
   return [...it];
 }
 
-export function * MakeContainerLinkedListIterator(container: IContainerModel, stop?: IContainerModel): Generator<IContainerModel, void, unknown> {
+export function * MakeContainerLinkedListIterator(
+  containers: Map<string, IContainerModel>,
+  container: IContainerModel,
+  stop?: IContainerModel
+): Generator<IContainerModel, void, unknown> {
   let current: IContainerModel | null = container;
   while (current !== stop && current != null) {
     yield current;
-    current = current.parent;
+    current = FindContainerById(containers, current.properties.parentId) ?? null;
   }
 }
 
@@ -169,6 +178,7 @@ export function * MakeContainerLinkedListIterator(container: IContainerModel, st
  * @returns x and y such that the transformations of the parent are cancelled
  */
 export function CancelParentTransform(
+  containers: Map<string, IContainerModel>,
   parent: IContainerModel | null,
   x: number,
   y: number,
@@ -178,7 +188,7 @@ export function CancelParentTransform(
     return [x, y];
   }
 
-  const it = MakeContainerLinkedListIterator(parent, stop);
+  const it = MakeContainerLinkedListIterator(containers, parent, stop);
   for (const current of it) {
     x += current.properties.x;
     y += current.properties.y;
@@ -195,6 +205,7 @@ export function CancelParentTransform(
  * @returns x and y such that the transformations of the parent are applied
  */
 export function ApplyParentTransform(
+  containers: Map<string, IContainerModel>,
   parent: IContainerModel | null,
   x: number,
   y: number,
@@ -204,7 +215,7 @@ export function ApplyParentTransform(
     return [x, y];
   }
 
-  const it = MakeContainerLinkedListIterator(parent, stop);
+  const it = MakeContainerLinkedListIterator(containers, parent, stop);
   for (const current of it) {
     x -= current.properties.x;
     y -= current.properties.y;
diff --git a/src/utils/saveload.ts b/src/utils/saveload.ts
index 5033fab..ad9a4f3 100644
--- a/src/utils/saveload.ts
+++ b/src/utils/saveload.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
-import { FindContainerById, MakeDFSIterator } from './itertools';
 import { IEditorState } from '../Interfaces/IEditorState';
 import { IHistoryState } from '../Interfaces/IHistoryState';
 import { IContainerModel } from '../Interfaces/IContainerModel';
@@ -37,36 +36,10 @@ export function ReviveState(state: IHistoryState): void {
 
   const containers: Array<{ Key: string, Value: IContainerModel }> = (state.containers) as any;
   state.containers = new Map(containers.map(({ Key, Value }: {Key: string, Value: IContainerModel}) => [Key, Value]));
-
-  const root = FindContainerById(state.containers, state.mainContainer);
-
-  if (root === undefined) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // TODO: remove parent and remove this bloc of code
-  // TODO: See IContainerModel.ts for more detail
-  const it = MakeDFSIterator(root, state.containers);
-  for (const container of it) {
-    const parentId = container.properties.parentId;
-    if (parentId === null) {
-      container.parent = null;
-      continue;
-    }
-    const parent = FindContainerById(state.containers, parentId);
-    if (parent === undefined) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    container.parent = parent;
-  }
 }
 
 export function GetCircularReplacer(): (key: any, value: object | Map<string, any> | null) => object | null | undefined {
   return (key: any, value: object | null) => {
-    if (key === 'parent') {
-      return;
-    }
-
     if (key === 'containers') {
       return [...(value as Map<string, any>).entries()]
         .map(([Key, Value]: [string, any]) => ({ Key, Value }));