             // Remove this effect as the parent of the old child effects
             for (i = 0; i < _children.length; ++i)
                 if (_children[i])
-                    Effect(_children[i]).mx_internal::parentCompositeEffect = null;
+                    Effect(_children[i]).parentCompositeEffect = null;
         _children = value;
         if (_children)
             for (i = 0; i < _children.length; ++i)
                 if (_children[i])
-                    Effect(_children[i]).mx_internal::parentCompositeEffect = this;
+                    Effect(_children[i]).parentCompositeEffect = this;
     }
     
     /**

    {
        super.initInstance(instance);
        
        var compInst:CompositeEffectInstance =
            CompositeEffectInstance(instance);

        var targets:Object = childTargets;
        if (!(targets is Array))

                                     child.targets :
                                     targets;
            
            if (child.filterObject == null && filterObject)
            {
                child.filterObject = filterObject;
            }
            
            child.applyStartValues(propChanges, childTargets);
