diff --git a/src/api/schema.rs b/src/api/schema.rs
index cd55eb01..0142a2b8 100644
--- a/src/api/schema.rs
+++ b/src/api/schema.rs
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ impl BooleanSchema {
         self.default = Some(default);
         self
     }
-
-    pub fn arc(self) -> Arc<Schema> {
-        Arc::new(self.into())
-    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -96,10 +92,6 @@ impl IntegerSchema {
         self.maximum = Some(maximium);
         self
     }
-
-    pub fn arc(self) -> Arc<Schema> {
-        Arc::new(self.into())
-    }
 }
 
 
@@ -143,10 +135,6 @@ impl StringSchema {
         self.max_length = Some(max_length);
         self
     }
-
-    pub fn arc(self) -> Arc<Schema> {
-        Arc::new(self.into())
-    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -163,10 +151,6 @@ impl ArraySchema {
             items: item_schema,
         }
     }
-
-    pub fn arc(self) -> Arc<Schema> {
-        Arc::new(self.into())
-    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -192,19 +176,15 @@ impl ObjectSchema {
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn required(mut self, name: &'static str, schema: Arc<Schema>) -> Self {
-        self.properties.insert(name, (false, schema));
+    pub fn required<S: Into<Arc<Schema>>>(mut self, name: &'static str, schema: S) -> Self {
+        self.properties.insert(name, (false, schema.into()));
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn optional(mut self, name: &'static str, schema: Arc<Schema>) -> Self {
-        self.properties.insert(name, (true, schema));
+    pub fn optional<S: Into<Arc<Schema>>>(mut self, name: &'static str, schema: S) -> Self {
+        self.properties.insert(name, (true, schema.into()));
         self
     }
-
-    pub fn arc(self) -> Arc<Schema> {
-        Arc::new(self.into())
-    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -223,18 +203,36 @@ impl From<StringSchema> for Schema {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<StringSchema> for Arc<Schema> {
+    fn from(string_schema: StringSchema) -> Self {
+        Arc::new(Schema::String(string_schema))
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<BooleanSchema> for Schema {
     fn from(boolean_schema: BooleanSchema) -> Self {
         Schema::Boolean(boolean_schema)
     }
 }
 
+impl From<BooleanSchema> for Arc<Schema> {
+    fn from(boolean_schema: BooleanSchema) -> Self {
+        Arc::new(Schema::Boolean(boolean_schema))
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<IntegerSchema> for Schema {
     fn from(integer_schema: IntegerSchema) -> Self {
         Schema::Integer(integer_schema)
     }
 }
 
+impl From<IntegerSchema> for Arc<Schema> {
+    fn from(integer_schema: IntegerSchema) -> Self {
+        Arc::new(Schema::Integer(integer_schema))
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<ObjectSchema> for Schema {
     fn from(object_schema: ObjectSchema) -> Self {
         Schema::Object(object_schema)
@@ -247,6 +245,12 @@ impl From<ArraySchema> for Schema {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<ArraySchema> for Arc<Schema> {
+    fn from(array_schema: ArraySchema) -> Self {
+        Arc::new(Schema::Array(array_schema))
+    }
+}
+
 pub enum ApiStringFormat {
     Enum(Vec<String>),
     Pattern(Box<Regex>),
@@ -456,13 +460,13 @@ fn test_schema1() {
 fn test_query_string() {
 
     let schema = ObjectSchema::new("Parameters.")
-        .required("name", StringSchema::new("Name.").arc());
+        .required("name", StringSchema::new("Name."));
 
     let res = parse_query_string("", &schema, true);
     assert!(res.is_err());
 
     let schema = ObjectSchema::new("Parameters.")
-        .optional("name", StringSchema::new("Name.").arc());
+        .optional("name", StringSchema::new("Name."));
 
     let res = parse_query_string("", &schema, true);
     assert!(res.is_ok());
@@ -474,7 +478,6 @@ fn test_query_string() {
             "name", StringSchema::new("Name.")
                 .min_length(5)
                 .max_length(10)
-                .arc()
         );
 
     let res = parse_query_string("name=abcd", &schema, true);
@@ -495,7 +498,6 @@ fn test_query_string() {
         .required(
             "name", StringSchema::new("Name.")
                 .format(Arc::new(ApiStringFormat::Pattern(Box::new(Regex::new("test").unwrap()))))
-                .arc()
         );
 
     let res = parse_query_string("name=abcd", &schema, true);
@@ -508,7 +510,6 @@ fn test_query_string() {
         .required(
             "name", StringSchema::new("Name.")
                 .format(Arc::new(ApiStringFormat::Pattern(Box::new(Regex::new("^test$").unwrap()))))
-                .arc()
         );
 
     let res = parse_query_string("name=ateststring", &schema, true);
@@ -523,7 +524,6 @@ fn test_query_string() {
         .required(
             "name", StringSchema::new("Name.")
                 .format(Arc::new(ApiStringFormat::Enum(vec!["ev1".into(), "ev2".into()])))
-                .arc()
         );
 
     let res = parse_query_string("name=noenum", &schema, true);
@@ -546,7 +546,6 @@ fn test_query_integer() {
     let schema = ObjectSchema::new("Parameters.")
         .required(
             "count" , IntegerSchema::new("Count.")
-                .arc()
         );
 
     let res = parse_query_string("", &schema, true);
@@ -557,7 +556,6 @@ fn test_query_integer() {
             "count", IntegerSchema::new("Count.")
                 .minimum(-3)
                 .maximum(50)
-                .arc()
         );
 
     let res = parse_query_string("", &schema, true);
@@ -591,7 +589,6 @@ fn test_query_boolean() {
     let schema = ObjectSchema::new("Parameters.")
         .required(
             "force", BooleanSchema::new("Force.")
-                .arc()
         );
 
     let res = parse_query_string("", &schema, true);
@@ -600,7 +597,6 @@ fn test_query_boolean() {
     let schema = ObjectSchema::new("Parameters.")
         .optional(
             "force", BooleanSchema::new("Force.")
-                .arc()
         );
 
     let res = parse_query_string("", &schema, true);
diff --git a/src/api3.rs b/src/api3.rs
index 62e89868..4f09b82d 100644
--- a/src/api3.rs
+++ b/src/api3.rs
@@ -45,11 +45,7 @@ pub fn router() -> Router {
             handler: test_sync_api_handler,
             description: "This is a simple test.",
             parameters: ObjectSchema::new("This is a simple test.")
-                .optional(
-                    "force",
-                    BooleanSchema::new("Test for boolean options")
-                        .arc()
-                ),
+                .optional("force", BooleanSchema::new("Test for boolean options")),
             returns: Schema::Null,
         })
         .subdirs({
diff --git a/src/getopts.rs b/src/getopts.rs
index 32a0dad5..e0fdcad5 100644
--- a/src/getopts.rs
+++ b/src/getopts.rs
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ fn test_boolean_arg() {
     let schema =  ObjectSchema::new("Parameters:")
         .required(
             "enable", BooleanSchema::new("Enable")
-                .arc()
         );
 
     let mut variants: Vec<(Vec<&str>, bool)> = vec![];
@@ -191,8 +190,8 @@ fn test_boolean_arg() {
 fn test_argument_paramenter() {
 
     let schema = ObjectSchema::new("Parameters:")
-        .required("enable", BooleanSchema::new("Enable.").arc())
-        .required("storage", StringSchema::new("Storage.").arc());
+        .required("enable", BooleanSchema::new("Enable."))
+        .required("storage", StringSchema::new("Storage."));
 
     let args = vec!["-enable", "local"];
     let string_args = args.iter().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect();
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 94398922..cf62baa2 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 extern crate apitest;
 
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
 use apitest::api::schema::*;
 use apitest::api::router::*;
 use apitest::api::config::*;
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ use hyper;
 fn main() {
     println!("Proxmox REST Server example.");
 
-    let prop = StringSchema::new("This is a test").arc();
+    let prop : Arc<Schema> = StringSchema::new("This is a test").into();
 
     //let prop = Arc::new(ApiString!{ optional => true });
     let schema = ObjectSchema::new("Parameters.")