diff --git a/examples/cross_todo/nimrod_backend/backend.nim b/examples/cross_todo/nimrod_backend/backend.nim
index d44cbb38a4..89e7d0b7e0 100644
--- a/examples/cross_todo/nimrod_backend/backend.nim
+++ b/examples/cross_todo/nimrod_backend/backend.nim
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import db_sqlite, parseutils, strutils, times
 
 
 type
-  TTodo* = object of TObject
+  TTodo* = object
     ## A todo object holding the information serialized to the database.
     id: int64                 ## Unique identifier of the object in the
                               ## database, use the getId() accessor to read it.
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type
                               ## outside of this module, use the
                               ## getModificationDate accessor.
 
-  TPagedParams* = object of TObject
+  TPagedParams* = object
     ## Contains parameters for a query, initialize default values with
     ## initDefaults().
     pageSize*: int64          ## Lines per returned query page, -1 for
diff --git a/examples/cross_todo/nimrod_commandline/nimtodo.nim b/examples/cross_todo/nimrod_commandline/nimtodo.nim
index b4dac06018..0579027c52 100644
--- a/examples/cross_todo/nimrod_commandline/nimtodo.nim
+++ b/examples/cross_todo/nimrod_commandline/nimtodo.nim
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ type
     cmdGenerate       # Add random rows to the database, for testing.
     cmdList           # User wants to list contents.
 
-  TParamConfig = object of TObject
+  TParamConfig = object
     # Structure containing the parsed options from the commandline.
     command: TCommand         # Store the type of operation
     addPriority: int          # Only valid with cmdAdd, stores priority.