XElement.RemoveAttributes removes the attributes of this XElement.
Imports System Imports System.Xml Imports System.Xml.XPath Public Class MainClass Public Shared Sub Main() Dim root As XElement = _ <Root Attr1="1" Attr2="2" Attr3="3"> <Child1>1</Child1> <Child2>2</Child2> <Child3>3</Child3> </Root> root.RemoveAttributes() Console.WriteLine(root) End Sub End Class