diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8b5c4ad..0e9eba8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -118,6 +118,24 @@ import tika
 tika.TikaClientOnly = True
 ```
 
+Changing the Tika Classpath
+---------------------------
+You can update the classpath that Tika server uses by
+setting
+```python
+import tika
+tika.TikaServerClasspath = '/tmp/keys'
+```
+
+Then, kill Tika server:
+
+```bash
+ps aux | grep java | grep Tika
+kill -9 PID
+```
+
+Then, try Tika, and you should see the new classpath.
+
 Then you can run any of the methods and it will fully
 omit the check to see if the service on localhost is
 running and omit printing the check messages.
diff --git a/tika/parser.py b/tika/parser.py
index 405ccb7..2cc2e07 100644
--- a/tika/parser.py
+++ b/tika/parser.py
@@ -16,25 +16,25 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-from .tika import parse1, callServer, ServerEndpoint, TikaServerClasspath
+from .tika import parse1, callServer, ServerEndpoint
 import os
 import json
 
-def from_file(filename, serverEndpoint=ServerEndpoint, xmlContent=False, classpath = TikaServerClasspath):
+def from_file(filename, serverEndpoint=ServerEndpoint, xmlContent=False):
     if not xmlContent:
-        jsonOutput = parse1('all', filename, serverEndpoint, classpath = classpath)
+        jsonOutput = parse1('all', filename, serverEndpoint)
     else:
-        jsonOutput = parse1('all', filename, serverEndpoint, services={'meta': '/meta', 'text': '/tika', 'all': '/rmeta/xml'}, classpath = classpath)
+        jsonOutput = parse1('all', filename, serverEndpoint, services={'meta': '/meta', 'text': '/tika', 'all': '/rmeta/xml'})
     return _parse(jsonOutput)
 
 
-def from_buffer(string, serverEndpoint=ServerEndpoint, xmlContent=False, classpath = TikaServerClasspath):
+def from_buffer(string, serverEndpoint=ServerEndpoint, xmlContent=False):
     if not xmlContent:
         status, response = callServer('put', serverEndpoint, '/rmeta/text', string,
-                {'Accept': 'application/json'}, False, classpath = classpath)
+                {'Accept': 'application/json'}, False)
     else:
         status, response = callServer('put', serverEndpoint, '/rmeta/xml', string,
-                {'Accept': 'application/json'}, False, classpath = classpath)      
+                {'Accept': 'application/json'}, False)      
   
     return _parse((status,response))
 
diff --git a/tika/tika.py b/tika/tika.py
index 6670e5c..b137a88 100644
--- a/tika/tika.py
+++ b/tika/tika.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ def parse(option, urlOrPaths, serverEndpoint=ServerEndpoint, verbose=Verbose, ti
 
 def parse1(option, urlOrPath, serverEndpoint=ServerEndpoint, verbose=Verbose, tikaServerJar=TikaServerJar, 
           responseMimeType='application/json',
-          services={'meta': '/meta', 'text': '/tika', 'all': '/rmeta/text'}, classpath = TikaServerClasspath):
+          services={'meta': '/meta', 'text': '/tika', 'all': '/rmeta/text'}):
     """Parse the object and return extracted metadata and/or text in JSON format."""
     path, file_type = getRemoteFile(urlOrPath, TikaFilesPath)
     if option not in services:
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ def parse1(option, urlOrPath, serverEndpoint=ServerEndpoint, verbose=Verbose, ti
     if service == '/tika': responseMimeType = 'text/plain'
     status, response = callServer('put', serverEndpoint, service, open(path, 'rb'),
                                   {'Accept': responseMimeType, 'Content-Disposition': 'attachment; filename=%s' % os.path.basename(path)}, 
-                                  verbose, tikaServerJar, classpath = classpath)
+                                  verbose, tikaServerJar)
     
     if file_type == 'remote': os.unlink(path)
     return (status, response)
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ def callServer(verb, serverEndpoint, service, data, headers, verbose=Verbose, ti
     port = parsedUrl.port
     global TikaClientOnly
     if not TikaClientOnly:
-        serverEndpoint = checkTikaServer(serverHost, port, tikaServerJar, classpath )
+        serverEndpoint = checkTikaServer(serverHost, port, tikaServerJar, classpath)
 
     serviceUrl  = serverEndpoint + service
     if verb not in httpVerbs: