diff --git a/modules/scalar_ui_formatter/js/scalar-formatter.js b/modules/scalar_ui_formatter/js/scalar-formatter.js
index 163f0e086bdc92bdb779920e6d5af8b7b9a3e1d2..0e765f99918081468e36f6bbf03b4163fee94c00 100644
--- a/modules/scalar_ui_formatter/js/scalar-formatter.js
+++ b/modules/scalar_ui_formatter/js/scalar-formatter.js
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@
 
         if (typeof Scalar !== 'undefined') {
           Scalar.createApiReference(el, {
-            spec: {
-              url: specUrl
-            },
+            url: specUrl,
             theme: theme,
             layout: layout
           });