string myXML = "" +
"" +
"" +
"abc " +
"xyz " +
"123 " +
"345 " +
"" +
"";
XmlDocument xDoc = new XmlDocument();
xDoc.LoadXml(myXML);
XmlNamespaceManager xMan = new XmlNamespaceManager(xDoc.NameTable);
xMan.AddNamespace("xs", xDoc.DocumentElement.NamespaceURI);
XmlNode xNode = xDoc.SelectSingleNode("xs:schema/xs:someNode/xs:someNode4", xMan);
foreach (XmlNode node in xNode)
node.ParentNode.RemoveChild(node);
string seeOutputHere = xDoc.OuterXml;