diff --git a/src/interfaces.ts b/src/interfaces.ts
index ac6e182b..31aa98a3 100644
--- a/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ export type ConvertV2ToV3Options = {
   useChannelIdExtension?: boolean;
   convertServerComponents?: boolean;
   convertChannelComponents?: boolean;
-  failOnParameterReference?: boolean;
 }
 export type ConvertOptions = {
   v2tov3?: ConvertV2ToV3Options;
diff --git a/src/third-version.ts b/src/third-version.ts
index 6ec6393f..51980307 100644
--- a/src/third-version.ts
+++ b/src/third-version.ts
@@ -393,11 +393,7 @@ function convertParameter(parameter: any, options: RequiredConvertV2ToV3Options)
   }
 
   if(parameter.schema?.$ref) {
-    const errorMessage = 'Could not convert parameter object because the `.schema` property was a reference. This have to be changed manually if you want any of the properties included. The reference was ' + parameter.schema?.$ref;
-    if(options.failOnParameterReference === true) {
-      throw new Error(errorMessage);
-    }
-    console.error(errorMessage);
+    console.error('Could not convert parameter object because the `.schema` property was a reference. This have to be changed manually if you want any of the properties included. The reference was ' + parameter.schema?.$ref);
   }
 
   const enumValues = parameter.schema?.enum ?? null;
diff --git a/test/second-to-third-version.spec.ts b/test/second-to-third-version.spec.ts
index 44a00c64..32de63e4 100644
--- a/test/second-to-third-version.spec.ts
+++ b/test/second-to-third-version.spec.ts
@@ -33,15 +33,10 @@ describe('convert() - 2.X.X to 3.X.X versions', () => {
     assertResults(output, result);
   });
 
-  it('should throw exception when parameter encountered with failOnParameterReference=true', () => {
-    const input = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, 'input', '2.6.0', 'for-3.0.0-with-reference-parameter.yml'), 'utf8');
-    expect(() => {convert(input, '3.0.0', {v2tov3: {failOnParameterReference: true}})}).toThrowError('Could not convert parameter object because the `.schema` property was a reference. This have to be changed manually if you want any of the properties included. The reference was #/components/schemas/sentAt');
-  });
-
   it('should handle parameter object', () => {
     const input = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, 'input', '2.6.0', 'for-3.0.0-with-reference-parameter.yml'), 'utf8');
     const output = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, 'output', '3.0.0', 'from-2.6.0-with-reference-parameter.yml'), 'utf8');
-    const result = convert(input, '3.0.0', {v2tov3: {failOnParameterReference: false}});
+    const result = convert(input, '3.0.0');
     assertResults(output, result);
   });
 });