diff --git a/examples/basic_example.go b/examples/basic_example.go
index 2511163..8a6d218 100644
--- a/examples/basic_example.go
+++ b/examples/basic_example.go
@@ -17,23 +17,19 @@ func main() {
 	librato.Mail = "mail@domain.com"
 	librato.Token = "abcd1234abcd1234abcd1234abcd1234abcd1234abcd1234abcd1234abcd1234"
 
-	// We use prefix "example:" which will be added to each gauge and counter sended
-	// to Librato
-	librato.Prefix = "example:"
-
 	for {
 		errs := librato.AddMetric(
 			librato.Gauge{
-				Name:  "gauge_1",
+				Name:  "example:gauge_1",
 				Value: rand.Int(1000),
 			},
 			librato.Gauge{
-				Name:   "gauge_2",
-				Value:  float64(rand.Int(1000)) / float64(rand.Int(20)),
+				Name:   "example:gauge_2",
+				Value:  float64(rand.Int(1000)) / 5.0,
 				Source: "go_librato_example",
 			},
 			librato.Counter{
-				Name:  "counter_1",
+				Name:  "example:counter_1",
 				Value: rand.Int(1000),
 			},
 		)
diff --git a/librato.go b/librato.go
index 1cb41b0..728661f 100644
--- a/librato.go
+++ b/librato.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //
 
 // VERSION contains current version of librato package and used as part of User-Agent
-const VERSION = "2.0.2"
+const VERSION = "2.0.3"
 
 // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //
 
@@ -311,8 +311,6 @@ func AddMetric(m ...Measurement) []error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	appendGlobalPrefix(data)
-
 	return execRequest(req.POST, APIEndpoint+"/v1/metrics/", data)
 }
 
@@ -393,8 +391,6 @@ func (mt *Metrics) Send() []error {
 
 	mt.queue = make([]Measurement, 0)
 
-	appendGlobalPrefix(data)
-
 	errs := execRequest(req.POST, APIEndpoint+"/v1/metrics/", data)
 
 	mt.execErrorHandler(errs)
@@ -535,21 +531,6 @@ func convertMeasurementSlice(queue []Measurement) measurements {
 	return result
 }
 
-// appendGlobalPrefix append global prefix to each measurement
-func appendGlobalPrefix(data measurements) {
-	if Prefix == "" {
-		return
-	}
-
-	for _, c := range data.Counters {
-		c.Name = Prefix + c.Name
-	}
-
-	for _, g := range data.Gauges {
-		g.Name = Prefix + g.Name
-	}
-}
-
 // execRequest create and execute request to API
 func execRequest(method, url string, data interface{}) []error {
 	request := req.Request{