diff --git a/src/caoscrawler/scanner.py b/src/caoscrawler/scanner.py
index be0f0ab60d0709fdcb54736b3499fe81369050af..66519aeec5486da1bc842fa63463aeb1db01d8d3 100644
--- a/src/caoscrawler/scanner.py
+++ b/src/caoscrawler/scanner.py
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ def _resolve_validator_paths(self, definition: dict, definition_path: str):
 
     return definition
 
-def load_converters(self, definition: dict):
+
+def create_converter_registry(definition: dict):
     """
     Currently the converter registry is a dictionary containing for each converter:
     - key is the short code, abbreviation for the converter class name
@@ -166,8 +167,6 @@ def load_converters(self, definition: dict):
     directory:
     schema.yml file
     README.md documentation
-
-    TODO: this function does not make use of self, so it could become static.
     """
 
     # Defaults for the converter registry: