diff --git a/graph_node_renderer/deck_renderer_graph_edit.gd b/graph_node_renderer/deck_renderer_graph_edit.gd
index d24332e..1b900b8 100644
--- a/graph_node_renderer/deck_renderer_graph_edit.gd
+++ b/graph_node_renderer/deck_renderer_graph_edit.gd
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func attempt_disconnect(from_node_name: StringName, from_port: int, to_node_name
 ## Returns the associated [DeckNodeRendererGraphNode] for the supplied [DeckNode].
 ## Or [code]null[/code] if none is found.
 func get_node_renderer(node: DeckNode) -> DeckNodeRendererGraphNode:
-	for i: DeckNodeRendererGraphNode in get_children().slice(1):
+	for i: DeckNodeRendererGraphNode in get_children():
 		if i.node == node:
 			return i
 
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ func _on_scroll_offset_changed(offset: Vector2) -> void:
 
 ## Setups all the data from the set [member deck] in this [DeckRendererGraphEdit]
 func initialize_from_deck() -> void:
-	# TODO: wait for https://github.com/godotengine/godot/issues/85005 to get merged
-	# until it is, all calls to GraphEdit#get_children will need to slice off the first element
-	for i in get_children().slice(1):
+	for i in get_children():
 		i.queue_free()
 
 	scroll_offset = deck.get_meta("offset", Vector2())
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@ func initialize_from_deck() -> void:
 
 	for node_id in deck.nodes:
 		var node: DeckNode = deck.nodes[node_id]
-		var from_node = get_children().slice(1).filter(
+		var from_node = get_children().filter(
 			func(c: DeckNodeRendererGraphNode):
 				return c.node._id == node_id
 		)[0]
@@ -119,7 +117,7 @@ func initialize_from_deck() -> void:
 func refresh_connections() -> void:
 	for node_id in deck.nodes:
 		var node: DeckNode = deck.nodes[node_id]
-		var from_node: DeckNodeRendererGraphNode = get_children().slice(1).filter(
+		var from_node: DeckNodeRendererGraphNode = get_children().filter(
 			func(c: DeckNodeRendererGraphNode):
 				return c.node._id == node_id
 		)[0]
@@ -128,7 +126,7 @@ func refresh_connections() -> void:
 			for connection in node.outgoing_connections[from_port]:
 				var to_node_id = connection.keys()[0]
 				var to_node_port = connection.values()[0]
-				var to_node: DeckNodeRendererGraphNode = get_children().slice(1).filter(
+				var to_node: DeckNodeRendererGraphNode = get_children().filter(
 					func(c: DeckNodeRendererGraphNode):
 						return c.node._id == to_node_id
 				)[0]
@@ -157,7 +155,7 @@ func _on_deck_node_added(node: DeckNode) -> void:
 ## Connected to [signal Deck.node_added], used to remove the specified
 ## [DeckNodeRendererGraphNode] and queue_free it.
 func _on_deck_node_removed(node: DeckNode) -> void:
-	for renderer: DeckNodeRendererGraphNode in get_children().slice(1):
+	for renderer: DeckNodeRendererGraphNode in get_children():
 		if renderer.node != node:
 			continue
 
@@ -167,7 +165,7 @@ func _on_deck_node_removed(node: DeckNode) -> void:
 ## Utility function that gets all [DeckNodeRenderGraphNode]s that are selected
 ## See [member GraphNode.selected]
 func get_selected_nodes() -> Array:
-	return get_children().slice(1).filter(
+	return get_children().filter(
 		func(x: DeckNodeRendererGraphNode):
 			return x.selected
 	)