diff --git a/VisualCard.Calendar/Parts/Implementations/Event/DateEndInfo.cs b/VisualCard.Calendar/Parts/Implementations/Event/DateEndInfo.cs
index 5352d61..9d7791f 100644
--- a/VisualCard.Calendar/Parts/Implementations/Event/DateEndInfo.cs
+++ b/VisualCard.Calendar/Parts/Implementations/Event/DateEndInfo.cs
@@ -51,14 +51,13 @@ internal override string ToStringVcalendarInternal(Version cardVersion)
         internal override BaseCalendarPartInfo FromStringVcalendarInternal(string value, ArgumentInfo[] finalArgs, string[] elementTypes, string group, string valueType, Version cardVersion)
         {
             // Populate the fields
-            string type = valueType ?? "";
             DateTimeOffset end =
-                type.Equals("date", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ?
+                valueType.Equals("date", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ?
                 VcardCommonTools.ParsePosixDate(value) :
                 VcardCommonTools.ParsePosixDateTime(value);
 
             // Add the fetched information
-            DateEndInfo _time = new(finalArgs, elementTypes, group, valueType ?? "", end);
+            DateEndInfo _time = new(finalArgs, elementTypes, group, valueType, end);
             return _time;
         }
 
diff --git a/VisualCard.Calendar/Parts/Implementations/Event/DateStartInfo.cs b/VisualCard.Calendar/Parts/Implementations/Event/DateStartInfo.cs
index cab767d..ca3b89a 100644
--- a/VisualCard.Calendar/Parts/Implementations/Event/DateStartInfo.cs
+++ b/VisualCard.Calendar/Parts/Implementations/Event/DateStartInfo.cs
@@ -51,14 +51,13 @@ internal override string ToStringVcalendarInternal(Version cardVersion)
         internal override BaseCalendarPartInfo FromStringVcalendarInternal(string value, ArgumentInfo[] finalArgs, string[] elementTypes, string group, string valueType, Version cardVersion)
         {
             // Populate the fields
-            string type = valueType ?? "";
             DateTimeOffset start =
-                type.Equals("date", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ?
+                valueType.Equals("date", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ?
                 VcardCommonTools.ParsePosixDate(value) :
                 VcardCommonTools.ParsePosixDateTime(value);
 
             // Add the fetched information
-            DateStartInfo _time = new(finalArgs, elementTypes, group, valueType ?? "", start);
+            DateStartInfo _time = new(finalArgs, elementTypes, group, valueType, start);
             return _time;
         }
 
diff --git a/VisualCard.Calendar/Parts/Implementations/ExDateInfo.cs b/VisualCard.Calendar/Parts/Implementations/ExDateInfo.cs
index e4f7c7a..4932638 100644
--- a/VisualCard.Calendar/Parts/Implementations/ExDateInfo.cs
+++ b/VisualCard.Calendar/Parts/Implementations/ExDateInfo.cs
@@ -51,20 +51,19 @@ internal override string ToStringVcalendarInternal(Version cardVersion)
         internal override BaseCalendarPartInfo FromStringVcalendarInternal(string value, ArgumentInfo[] finalArgs, string[] elementTypes, string group, string valueType, Version cardVersion)
         {
             // Populate the fields
-            string type = valueType ?? "";
             var exDates = Regex.Unescape(value).Split(cardVersion.Major == 1 ? ';' : ',');
             List<DateTimeOffset> dates = [];
             foreach (var exDate in exDates)
             {
                 DateTimeOffset date =
-                    type.Equals("date", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ?
+                    valueType.Equals("date", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ?
                     VcardCommonTools.ParsePosixDate(exDate) :
                     VcardCommonTools.ParsePosixDateTime(exDate);
                 dates.Add(date);
             }
 
             // Add the fetched information
-            ExDateInfo _time = new([], elementTypes, group, valueType ?? "", [.. dates]);
+            ExDateInfo _time = new([], elementTypes, group, valueType, [.. dates]);
             return _time;
         }
 
diff --git a/VisualCard.Calendar/Parts/Implementations/RecDateInfo.cs b/VisualCard.Calendar/Parts/Implementations/RecDateInfo.cs
index 8e5d6fb..283bd9e 100644
--- a/VisualCard.Calendar/Parts/Implementations/RecDateInfo.cs
+++ b/VisualCard.Calendar/Parts/Implementations/RecDateInfo.cs
@@ -76,13 +76,12 @@ internal override BaseCalendarPartInfo FromStringVcalendarInternal(string value,
             else
             {
                 // Check to see if it's a period
-                string type = valueType ?? "";
-                if (type.Equals("period", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                if (valueType.Equals("period", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 {
                     var parsedPeriod = VcardCommonTools.GetTimePeriod(value);
                     recDates = [parsedPeriod];
                 }
-                else if (type.Equals("date", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                else if (valueType.Equals("date", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 {
                     // Not a period. Use date
                     var parsedDate = VcardCommonTools.ParsePosixDate(value);
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ internal override BaseCalendarPartInfo FromStringVcalendarInternal(string value,
             }
 
             // Add the fetched information
-            RecDateInfo _time = new([], elementTypes, group, valueType ?? "", recDates);
+            RecDateInfo _time = new([], elementTypes, group, valueType, recDates);
             return _time;
         }
 
diff --git a/VisualCard.Calendar/Parts/Implementations/Todo/DueDateInfo.cs b/VisualCard.Calendar/Parts/Implementations/Todo/DueDateInfo.cs
index c806127..f53e710 100644
--- a/VisualCard.Calendar/Parts/Implementations/Todo/DueDateInfo.cs
+++ b/VisualCard.Calendar/Parts/Implementations/Todo/DueDateInfo.cs
@@ -51,14 +51,13 @@ internal override string ToStringVcalendarInternal(Version cardVersion)
         internal override BaseCalendarPartInfo FromStringVcalendarInternal(string value, ArgumentInfo[] finalArgs, string[] elementTypes, string group, string valueType, Version cardVersion)
         {
             // Populate the fields
-            string type = valueType ?? "";
             DateTimeOffset completed =
-                type.Equals("date", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ?
+                valueType.Equals("date", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ?
                 VcardCommonTools.ParsePosixDate(value) :
                 VcardCommonTools.ParsePosixDateTime(value);
 
             // Add the fetched information
-            DueDateInfo _time = new(finalArgs, elementTypes, group, valueType ?? "", completed);
+            DueDateInfo _time = new(finalArgs, elementTypes, group, valueType, completed);
             return _time;
         }