diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cfded7a..373b993 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The package provides an interface to [SQLite][1].
 ```rust
 use std::path::Path;
 
-let database = sqlite::open(&Path::new(":memory:")).unwrap();
+let database = sqlite::open(":memory:").unwrap();
 
 database.execute(r#"
     CREATE TABLE `users` (id INTEGER, name VARCHAR(255));
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 97d854d..3d3649d 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 //! ```
 //! use std::path::Path;
 //!
-//! let database = sqlite::open(&Path::new(":memory:")).unwrap();
+//! let database = sqlite::open(":memory:").unwrap();
 //!
 //! database.execute(r#"
 //!     CREATE TABLE `users` (id INTEGER, name VARCHAR(255));
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ pub type Result<T> = ::std::result::Result<T, Error>;
 
 /// Open a connection to a new or existing database.
 #[inline]
-pub fn open<'l, P: std::convert::AsRef<std::path::Path>>(path: P) -> Result<Database<'l>> {
+pub fn open<'l, P: AsRef<std::path::Path>>(path: P) -> Result<Database<'l>> {
     Database::open(path)
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/lib.rs b/tests/lib.rs
index 3485524..1cfec3b 100644
--- a/tests/lib.rs
+++ b/tests/lib.rs
@@ -9,13 +9,12 @@ macro_rules! ok(
 fn workflow() {
     use sqlite::Binding::*;
     use sqlite::State;
-    use std::path::Path;
 
     macro_rules! pair(
         ($one:expr, $two:expr) => (($one, Some($two)));
     );
 
-    let database = ok!(sqlite::open(&Path::new(":memory:")));
+    let database = ok!(sqlite::open(":memory:"));
 
     let sql = r#"CREATE TABLE `users` (id INTEGER, name VARCHAR(255), age REAL);"#;
     ok!(database.execute(sql));