diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4b3709e9..b2a56a80 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -514,9 +514,6 @@ $('#chartContainerId').orgchart(options);
     <tr>
       <td>depth</td><td>positive integer</td><td>no</td><td>999</td><td>It indicates the level that at the very beginning orgchart is expanded to.</td>
     </tr>
-    <tr>
-      <td>nodeChildren</td><td>string</td><td>no</td><td>"children"</td><td>It sets one property of datasource as children nodes collection.</td>
-    </tr>
     <tr>
       <td>nodeTitle</td><td>string</td><td>no</td><td>"name"</td><td>It sets one property of datasource as text content of title section of orgchart node. In fact, users can create a simple orghcart with only nodeTitle option.</td>
     </tr>
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 6267ef96..6043f3aa 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "orgchart",
-  "version": "1.1.2",
+  "version": "1.1.3",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/dabeng/OrgChart",
   "authors": [
     "dabeng <dabeng413@gmail.com>"
diff --git a/dist/js/jquery.orgchart.js b/dist/js/jquery.orgchart.js
index f24c4c65..ba78d67f 100755
--- a/dist/js/jquery.orgchart.js
+++ b/dist/js/jquery.orgchart.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
     var defaultOptions = {
       'nodeTitle': 'name',
       'nodeId': 'id',
-      'nodeChildren': 'children',
       'toggleSiblingsResp': false,
       'depth': 999,
       'chartClass': '',
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@
       if (data instanceof $) { // ul datasource
         buildHierarchy($chart, buildJsonDS(data.children()), 0, opts);
       } else { // local json datasource
-        buildHierarchy($chart, opts.ajaxURL ? data : attachRel(data, '00', opts), 0, opts);
+        buildHierarchy($chart, opts.ajaxURL ? data : attachRel(data, '00'), 0, opts);
       }
     } else {
       $.ajax({
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@
         }
       })
       .done(function(data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
-        buildHierarchy($chart, opts.ajaxURL ? data : attachRel(data, '00', opts), 0, opts);
+        buildHierarchy($chart, opts.ajaxURL ? data : attachRel(data, '00'), 0, opts);
       })
       .fail(function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
         console.log(errorThrown);
@@ -230,12 +229,11 @@
     return subObj;
   }
 
-  function attachRel(data, flags, opts) {
-    var children = data[opts.nodeChildren]
-    data.relationship = flags + (children && children.length > 0 ? 1 : 0);
-    if (children) {
-      children.forEach(function(item) {
-        attachRel(item, '1' + (children.length > 1 ? 1 :0), opts);
+  function attachRel(data, flags) {
+    data.relationship = flags + (data.children && data.children.length > 0 ? 1 : 0);
+    if (data.children) {
+      data.children.forEach(function(item) {
+        attachRel(item, '1' + (data.children.length > 1 ? 1 : 0));
       });
     }
     return data;
@@ -761,7 +759,7 @@
   function buildHierarchy ($appendTo, nodeData, level, opts, callback) {
     var $table;
     // Construct the node
-    var $childNodes = nodeData[opts.nodeChildren];
+    var $childNodes = nodeData.children;
     var hasChildren = $childNodes ? $childNodes.length : false;
     if (Object.keys(nodeData).length > 1) { // if nodeData has nested structure
       $table = $('<table>');
diff --git a/examples/js/jquery.orgchart.js b/examples/js/jquery.orgchart.js
index f24c4c65..ba78d67f 100755
--- a/examples/js/jquery.orgchart.js
+++ b/examples/js/jquery.orgchart.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
     var defaultOptions = {
       'nodeTitle': 'name',
       'nodeId': 'id',
-      'nodeChildren': 'children',
       'toggleSiblingsResp': false,
       'depth': 999,
       'chartClass': '',
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@
       if (data instanceof $) { // ul datasource
         buildHierarchy($chart, buildJsonDS(data.children()), 0, opts);
       } else { // local json datasource
-        buildHierarchy($chart, opts.ajaxURL ? data : attachRel(data, '00', opts), 0, opts);
+        buildHierarchy($chart, opts.ajaxURL ? data : attachRel(data, '00'), 0, opts);
       }
     } else {
       $.ajax({
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@
         }
       })
       .done(function(data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
-        buildHierarchy($chart, opts.ajaxURL ? data : attachRel(data, '00', opts), 0, opts);
+        buildHierarchy($chart, opts.ajaxURL ? data : attachRel(data, '00'), 0, opts);
       })
       .fail(function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
         console.log(errorThrown);
@@ -230,12 +229,11 @@
     return subObj;
   }
 
-  function attachRel(data, flags, opts) {
-    var children = data[opts.nodeChildren]
-    data.relationship = flags + (children && children.length > 0 ? 1 : 0);
-    if (children) {
-      children.forEach(function(item) {
-        attachRel(item, '1' + (children.length > 1 ? 1 :0), opts);
+  function attachRel(data, flags) {
+    data.relationship = flags + (data.children && data.children.length > 0 ? 1 : 0);
+    if (data.children) {
+      data.children.forEach(function(item) {
+        attachRel(item, '1' + (data.children.length > 1 ? 1 : 0));
       });
     }
     return data;
@@ -761,7 +759,7 @@
   function buildHierarchy ($appendTo, nodeData, level, opts, callback) {
     var $table;
     // Construct the node
-    var $childNodes = nodeData[opts.nodeChildren];
+    var $childNodes = nodeData.children;
     var hasChildren = $childNodes ? $childNodes.length : false;
     if (Object.keys(nodeData).length > 1) { // if nodeData has nested structure
       $table = $('<table>');
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 04fe7f86..1885cb2e 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "orgchart",
-  "version": "1.1.2",
+  "version": "1.1.3",
   "description": "Simple and direct organization chart(tree-like hierarchy) plugin based on pure DOM and jQuery.",
   "main": "./dist/js/jquery.orgchart.js",
   "style": [