diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 10de33c4..08094821 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ When it comes to modifying the document, you can perform the following operation
 - `insert_after`
 - `prepend_child`
 - `append_child`
-- `detach`
+- `delete`
 
 You can also get the source position of a node by calling `source_position`:
 
@@ -109,12 +109,34 @@ end
 doc.walk do |node|
   if node.type == :link
     node.insert_before(node.first_child)
-    node.detach
+    node.delete
   end
 end
 # => <h1><a href=\"#the-site\"></a>The site</h1>\n<p>GitHub</p>\n
 ```
 
+#### Example: Converting a document back into raw CommonMark
+
+You can use `to_commonmark` on a node to render it as raw text:
+
+```ruby
+require 'commonmarker'
+
+# parse some string
+doc = Commonmarker.parse("# The site\n\n [GitHub](https://www.github.com)")
+
+# Transform links to regular text
+doc.walk do |node|
+  if node.type == :link
+    node.insert_before(node.first_child)
+    node.delete
+  end
+end
+
+doc.to_commonmark
+# => # The site\n\nGitHub\n
+```
+
 ## Options and plugins
 
 ### Options
diff --git a/ext/commonmarker/src/node.rs b/ext/commonmarker/src/node.rs
index 79f5ea22..45ee869e 100644
--- a/ext/commonmarker/src/node.rs
+++ b/ext/commonmarker/src/node.rs
@@ -235,9 +235,7 @@ impl CommonmarkerNode {
     }
 
     fn replace_node(&self, new_node: &CommonmarkerNode) -> Result<bool, magnus::Error> {
-        let node = new_node.inner.clone();
-
-        self.insert_node_after(&new_node)?;
+        self.insert_node_after(new_node)?;
         match self.detach_node() {
             Ok(_) => Ok(true),
             Err(e) => Err(e),
@@ -560,6 +558,74 @@ impl CommonmarkerNode {
             )),
         }
     }
+
+    fn to_commonmark(&self, args: &[Value]) -> Result<String, magnus::Error> {
+        let args = scan_args::scan_args::<(), (), (), (), _, ()>(args)?;
+
+        let kwargs = scan_args::get_kwargs::<_, (), (Option<RHash>, Option<RHash>), ()>(
+            args.keywords,
+            &[],
+            &["options", "plugins"],
+        )?;
+        let (rb_options, _rb_plugins) = kwargs.optional;
+
+        let mut comrak_options = ComrakOptions::default();
+
+        if let Some(rb_options) = rb_options {
+            rb_options.foreach(|key: Symbol, value: RHash| {
+                iterate_options_hash(&mut comrak_options, key, value)?;
+                Ok(ForEach::Continue)
+            })?;
+        }
+
+        let arena: Arena<ComrakAstNode> = Arena::new();
+        fn iter_nodes<'a>(
+            arena: &'a Arena<comrak::arena_tree::Node<'a, RefCell<ComrakAst>>>,
+            node: &CommonmarkerNode,
+        ) -> &'a comrak::arena_tree::Node<'a, std::cell::RefCell<comrak::nodes::Ast>> {
+            let comrak_node: &'a mut ComrakAstNode = arena.alloc(ComrakNode::new(RefCell::new(
+                node.inner.borrow().data.clone(),
+            )));
+
+            for c in node.inner.children() {
+                let child = CommonmarkerNode { inner: c };
+                let child_node = iter_nodes(arena, &child);
+                comrak_node.append(child_node);
+            }
+
+            comrak_node
+        }
+
+        let comrak_root_node: ComrakNode<RefCell<ComrakAst>> =
+            ComrakNode::new(RefCell::new(self.inner.borrow().data.clone()));
+
+        for c in self.inner.children() {
+            let child = CommonmarkerNode { inner: c };
+
+            let new_child = iter_nodes(&arena, &child);
+
+            comrak_root_node.append(new_child);
+        }
+
+        let mut output = vec![];
+        match comrak::format_commonmark(&comrak_root_node, &comrak_options, &mut output) {
+            Ok(_) => {}
+            Err(e) => {
+                return Err(magnus::Error::new(
+                    magnus::exception::runtime_error(),
+                    format!("cannot convert into html: {}", e),
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+
+        match std::str::from_utf8(&output) {
+            Ok(s) => Ok(s.to_string()),
+            Err(_e) => Err(magnus::Error::new(
+                magnus::exception::runtime_error(),
+                "cannot convert into utf-8",
+            )),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn init(m_commonmarker: RModule) -> Result<(), magnus::Error> {
@@ -583,6 +649,10 @@ pub fn init(m_commonmarker: RModule) -> Result<(), magnus::Error> {
     )?;
 
     c_node.define_method("node_to_html", method!(CommonmarkerNode::to_html, -1))?;
+    c_node.define_method(
+        "node_to_commonmark",
+        method!(CommonmarkerNode::to_commonmark, -1),
+    )?;
 
     c_node.define_method("replace", method!(CommonmarkerNode::replace_node, 1))?;
 
@@ -642,21 +712,6 @@ pub fn init(m_commonmarker: RModule) -> Result<(), magnus::Error> {
     c_node.define_method("fence_info", method!(CommonmarkerNode::get_fence_info, 0))?;
     c_node.define_method("fence_info=", method!(CommonmarkerNode::set_fence_info, 1))?;
 
-    c_node.define_method(
-        "table_alignments",
-        method!(CommonmarkerNode::get_table_alignments, 0),
-    )?;
-
-    c_node.define_method(
-        "tasklist_item_checked?",
-        method!(CommonmarkerNode::get_tasklist_item_checked, 0),
-    )?;
-
-    c_node.define_method(
-        "tasklist_item_checked=",
-        method!(CommonmarkerNode::set_tasklist_item_checked, 1),
-    )?;
-
     c_node.define_method("fence_info", method!(CommonmarkerNode::get_fence_info, 0))?;
     c_node.define_method("fence_info=", method!(CommonmarkerNode::set_fence_info, 1))?;
 
diff --git a/lib/commonmarker/node.rb b/lib/commonmarker/node.rb
index 284fc899..50bd71e5 100644
--- a/lib/commonmarker/node.rb
+++ b/lib/commonmarker/node.rb
@@ -46,5 +46,20 @@ def to_html(options: Commonmarker::Config::OPTIONS, plugins: Commonmarker::Confi
 
       node_to_html(options: opts, plugins: plugins).force_encoding("utf-8")
     end
+
+    # Public: Convert the node to a CommonMark string.
+    #
+    # options - A {Symbol} or {Array of Symbol}s indicating the render options
+    # plugins - A {Hash} of additional plugins.
+    #
+    # Returns a {String}.
+    def to_commonmark(options: Commonmarker::Config::OPTIONS, plugins: Commonmarker::Config::PLUGINS)
+      raise TypeError, "options must be a Hash; got a #{options.class}!" unless options.is_a?(Hash)
+
+      opts = Config.process_options(options)
+      plugins = Config.process_plugins(plugins)
+
+      node_to_commonmark(options: opts, plugins: plugins).force_encoding("utf-8")
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/node/traversal_test.rb b/test/node/traversal_test.rb
index 2e0cdabe..41335feb 100644
--- a/test/node/traversal_test.rb
+++ b/test/node/traversal_test.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def test_walk_and_delete_node
     @document.walk do |node|
       if node.type == :emph
         node.insert_before(node.first_child)
-        node.detach
+        node.delete
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/test/node_test.rb b/test/node_test.rb
index 452ea842..d4875d4c 100644
--- a/test/node_test.rb
+++ b/test/node_test.rb
@@ -65,6 +65,18 @@ def test_can_append_child
     assert_match(%r{!<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n}, @document.to_html)
   end
 
+  def test_can_render_back_to_commonmark
+    strikethrough_node = Commonmarker::Node.new(:strikethrough)
+    text_node = Commonmarker::Node.new(:text)
+    text_node.string_content = "bazinga"
+
+    strikethrough_node.append_child(text_node)
+
+    assert(@document.first_child.first_child.replace(strikethrough_node))
+
+    assert_match(/~bazinga~\*there\*/, @document.to_commonmark)
+  end
+
   def test_last_child
     assert_equal(:paragraph, @document.last_child.type)
   end
@@ -81,9 +93,9 @@ def test_previous_sibling
     assert_equal(:text, @document.first_child.first_child.next_sibling.previous_sibling.type)
   end
 
-  def test_detach
+  def test_delete
     emph = @document.first_child.first_child.next_sibling
-    emph.detach
+    emph.delete
 
     assert_match(%r{<p>Hi . This has <strong>many nodes</strong>!</p>\n}, @document.to_html)
   end