diff --git a/examples/alternative_converter.rb b/examples/alternative_converter.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 34e441b..0000000
--- a/examples/alternative_converter.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-require 'convert_api'
-require 'tmpdir'
-
-ConvertApi.configure do |config|
-  config.api_secret = ENV['CONVERT_API_SECRET'] # your api secret
-  # or
-  config.token = ENV['CONVERT_API_TOKEN'] # your token
-end
-
-# Example of saving Word docx to PDF using OpenOffice converter
-# https://www.convertapi.com/doc-to-pdf/openoffice
-
-# Use upload IO wrapper to upload file only once to the API
-upload_io = ConvertApi::UploadIO.new(File.open('files/test.docx'))
-
-saved_files = ConvertApi
-  .convert('pdf', {File: upload_io, converter: 'openofficetopdf'})
-  .save_files(Dir.tmpdir)
-
-puts "The PDF saved to: #{saved_files}"
diff --git a/lib/convert_api/task.rb b/lib/convert_api/task.rb
index 39194d4..85fcc1f 100644
--- a/lib/convert_api/task.rb
+++ b/lib/convert_api/task.rb
@@ -15,11 +15,9 @@ def run
 
       from_format = @from_format || detect_format(params)
       read_timeout = @conversion_timeout + config.conversion_timeout_delta if @conversion_timeout
-      converter = detect_converter(params)
-      converter_path = converter ? "/converter/#{converter}" : ''
 
       response = ConvertApi.client.post(
-        "convert/#{from_format}/to/#{@to_format}#{converter_path}",
+        "convert/#{from_format}/to/#{@to_format}",
         params,
         read_timeout: read_timeout,
       )
@@ -70,14 +68,6 @@ def detect_format(params)
       FormatDetector.new(resource, @to_format).run
     end
 
-    def detect_converter(params)
-      params.each do |key, value|
-        return value if key.to_s.downcase == 'converter'
-      end
-
-      nil
-    end
-
     def config
       ConvertApi.config
     end
diff --git a/spec/convert_api/task_spec.rb b/spec/convert_api/task_spec.rb
index 8af9197..d8b87c8 100644
--- a/spec/convert_api/task_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/convert_api/task_spec.rb
@@ -16,18 +16,6 @@
     expect(subject).to be_instance_of(ConvertApi::Result)
   end
 
-  context 'with converter' do
-    let(:params) { { File: file, Converter: 'openoffice' } }
-
-    it 'adds converter to the path' do
-      expect(ConvertApi.client).to(
-        receive(:post).with('convert/txt/to/pdf/converter/openoffice', instance_of(Hash), instance_of(Hash)).and_return(result)
-      )
-
-      expect(subject).to be_instance_of(ConvertApi::Result)
-    end
-  end
-
   context 'when file is instance of ResultFile' do
     let(:file) { ConvertApi::ResultFile.new('Url' => 'testurl') }
     let(:expected_params) { hash_including(File: 'testurl') }