diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 16b9d4e..cf7735a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ tokio-io = "*"
 bytes = "0.4.4"
 xml5ever = "*"
 tendril = "*"
-minidom = "0.5"
+minidom = "0.4.3"
 native-tls = "*"
 tokio-tls = "*"
 sasl = "*"
diff --git a/examples/echo_bot.rs b/examples/echo_bot.rs
index 528ac34..b3be75c 100644
--- a/examples/echo_bot.rs
+++ b/examples/echo_bot.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ fn make_presence() -> Element {
     let mut presence = Presence::new(PresenceType::None);
     presence.show = PresenceShow::Chat;
     presence.statuses.insert(String::from("en"), String::from("Echoing messages."));
-    Element::from(presence)
+    presence.into()
 }
 
 // Construct a chat <message/>
@@ -94,5 +94,5 @@ fn make_reply(to: &str, body: String) -> Element {
     let jid = to.parse().unwrap();
     let mut message = Message::new(Some(jid));
     message.bodies.insert(String::new(), body);
-    Element::from(message)
+    message.into()
 }