diff --git a/src/services/OpenAPIParser.ts b/src/services/OpenAPIParser.ts
index 1683e92785..399ce1d53d 100644
--- a/src/services/OpenAPIParser.ts
+++ b/src/services/OpenAPIParser.ts
@@ -206,13 +206,6 @@ export class OpenAPIParser {
     }
   }
 
-  shalowDeref<T extends object>(obj: OpenAPIRef | T): T {
-    if (this.isRef(obj)) {
-      return this.byRef<T>(obj.$ref)!;
-    }
-    return obj;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Merge allOf constraints.
    * @param schema schema with allOF
diff --git a/src/services/models/MediaType.ts b/src/services/models/MediaType.ts
index 9e41d89af1..25dae8073b 100644
--- a/src/services/models/MediaType.ts
+++ b/src/services/models/MediaType.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class MediaTypeModel {
       this.examples = {
         default: new ExampleModel(
           parser,
-          { value: parser.shalowDeref(info.example) },
+          { value: parser.shallowDeref(info.example) },
           name,
           info.encoding,
         ),
diff --git a/src/utils/openapi.ts b/src/utils/openapi.ts
index ad267722d5..d0b081f535 100644
--- a/src/utils/openapi.ts
+++ b/src/utils/openapi.ts
@@ -505,13 +505,13 @@ export function mergeParams(
 ): Array<Referenced<OpenAPIParameter>> {
   const operationParamNames = {};
   operationParams.forEach(param => {
-    param = parser.shalowDeref(param);
+    param = parser.shallowDeref(param);
     operationParamNames[param.name + '_' + param.in] = true;
   });
 
   // filter out path params overridden by operation ones with the same name
   pathParams = pathParams.filter(param => {
-    param = parser.shalowDeref(param);
+    param = parser.shallowDeref(param);
     return !operationParamNames[param.name + '_' + param.in];
   });