diff --git a/flexget/plugins/filter/series.py b/flexget/plugins/filter/series.py
index 5c6cb2f3ac..921c8d02cf 100644
--- a/flexget/plugins/filter/series.py
+++ b/flexget/plugins/filter/series.py
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ def on_process_start(self, task):
                 'title': 'series options',
                 'type': 'object',
                 'properties': {
-                    'path': {'type': 'string', 'format': 'path'},
+                    'path': {'type': 'string'},
                     'set': {'type': 'object'},
                     # Custom regexp options
                     'name_regexp': one_or_more({'type': 'string', 'format': 'regex'}),