diff --git a/src/services/joi_validation_error_converter.js b/src/services/joi_validation_error_converter.js
index 8825df4..0f5c445 100644
--- a/src/services/joi_validation_error_converter.js
+++ b/src/services/joi_validation_error_converter.js
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 const ValidationError = require('../errors/validation')
 
 module.exports = (error, pathPrefix = null) => {
-  const detail = error.details.reduce((mostSpecific, detail) =>
-    mostSpecific.path.length >= detail.path.length ? mostSpecific : detail
-  )
+  const detail = error.details[0]
 
   let path = detail.path.reduce(
     (accumulator, value, index) =>
diff --git a/test/src/services/joi_validation_error_converter.js b/test/src/services/joi_validation_error_converter.js
index 07a8761..42d3533 100644
--- a/test/src/services/joi_validation_error_converter.js
+++ b/test/src/services/joi_validation_error_converter.js
@@ -23,21 +23,6 @@ test('uses optional path prefix as path if no path exists', () => {
   )
 })
 
-test('uses the most specific error detail (by path length)', () => {
-  const { error } = Joi.alternatives()
-    .try(
-      Joi.string(),
-      Joi.object().keys({
-        invalid: Joi.number(),
-      })
-    )
-    .validate({ invalid: 'invalid' })
-
-  expect(joiValidationErrorConverter(error)).toEqual(
-    new ValidationError('invalid must be a number')
-  )
-})
-
 test('delineates path segments with []', () => {
   const { error } = Joi.object()
     .keys({