diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fc195cb7..fd5524de 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+1.1.1
+-----
+
+* **2014-05-14**: [BC BREAK when extending Model] Removed parent from
+  MenuNodeBase classes as they are not required by knp menu.
+
 1.1.0
 -----
 
diff --git a/Doctrine/Phpcr/Menu.php b/Doctrine/Phpcr/Menu.php
index c180cec3..a3d637e5 100644
--- a/Doctrine/Phpcr/Menu.php
+++ b/Doctrine/Phpcr/Menu.php
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@
 namespace Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\MenuBundle\Doctrine\Phpcr;
 
 use Doctrine\ODM\PHPCR\HierarchyInterface;
-use Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\MenuBundle\Model\Menu as BaseMenu;
+use Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\MenuBundle\Model\Menu as ModelMenu;
+use Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\MenuBundle\Model\MenuNode as ModelMenuNode;
 
-class Menu extends BaseMenu implements HierarchyInterface
+class Menu extends ModelMenu implements HierarchyInterface
 {
     /**
      * Set the parent of this menu node
@@ -37,4 +38,34 @@ public function getParentDocument()
     {
         return $this->getParentObject();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience method to set parent and name at the same time.
+     *
+     * @param $parent MenuNode
+     * @param $name string
+     *
+     * @return MenuNode - this instance
+     */
+    public function setPosition($parent, $name)
+    {
+        $this->setParentObject($parent);
+        $this->setName($name);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a child menu node, automatically setting the parent node.
+     *
+     * @param ModelMenuNode $child
+     *
+     * @return MenuNode - The newly added child node.
+     */
+    public function addChild(ModelMenuNode $child)
+    {
+        $child->setParentObject($this);
+
+        return parent::addChild($child);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Doctrine/Phpcr/MenuNode.php b/Doctrine/Phpcr/MenuNode.php
index 6cd99ce5..44f25fbd 100644
--- a/Doctrine/Phpcr/MenuNode.php
+++ b/Doctrine/Phpcr/MenuNode.php
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 namespace Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\MenuBundle\Doctrine\Phpcr;
 
 use Doctrine\ODM\PHPCR\HierarchyInterface;
-use Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\MenuBundle\Model\MenuNode as BaseMenuNode;
+use Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\MenuBundle\Model\MenuNode as ModelMenuNode;
 
-class MenuNode extends BaseMenuNode implements HierarchyInterface
+class MenuNode extends ModelMenuNode implements HierarchyInterface
 {
     /**
      * Set the parent of this menu node
@@ -37,4 +37,34 @@ public function getParentDocument()
     {
         return $this->getParentObject();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience method to set parent and name at the same time.
+     *
+     * @param $parent MenuNode
+     * @param $name string
+     *
+     * @return MenuNode - this instance
+     */
+    public function setPosition($parent, $name)
+    {
+        $this->setParentObject($parent);
+        $this->setName($name);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a child menu node, automatically setting the parent node.
+     *
+     * @param MenuNode $child
+     *
+     * @return MenuNode - The newly added child node.
+     */
+    public function addChild(ModelMenuNode $child)
+    {
+        $child->setParentObject($this);
+
+        return parent::addChild($child);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Doctrine/Phpcr/MenuNodeBase.php b/Doctrine/Phpcr/MenuNodeBase.php
index 5892b9ab..b6f8c80e 100644
--- a/Doctrine/Phpcr/MenuNodeBase.php
+++ b/Doctrine/Phpcr/MenuNodeBase.php
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\MenuBundle\Doctrine\Phpcr;
 
-use Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\MenuBundle\Model\MenuNodeBase as BaseMenuNodeBase;
+use Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\MenuBundle\Model\MenuNodeBase as ModelMenuNodeBase;
 
-class MenuNodeBase extends BaseMenuNodeBase
+class MenuNodeBase extends ModelMenuNodeBase
 {
 }
diff --git a/Model/MenuNodeBase.php b/Model/MenuNodeBase.php
index 10956c9b..6e818ef0 100644
--- a/Model/MenuNodeBase.php
+++ b/Model/MenuNodeBase.php
@@ -192,22 +192,6 @@ public function setName($name)
         return $this;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Convenience method to set parent and name at the same time.
-     *
-     * @param $parent MenuNode
-     * @param $name string
-     *
-     * @return MenuNode - this instance
-     */
-    public function setPosition($parent, $name)
-    {
-        $this->parent = $parent;
-        $this->name = $name;
-
-        return $this;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Return the label assigned to this menu node
      *
@@ -380,7 +364,7 @@ public function getChildren()
     }
 
     /**
-     * Add a child menu node, automatically setting the parent node.
+     * Add a child menu node under this node.
      *
      * @param MenuNode $child
      *
@@ -388,7 +372,6 @@ public function getChildren()
      */
     public function addChild(MenuNode $child)
     {
-        $child->setParentDocument($this);
         $this->children[] = $child;
 
         return $child;