diff --git a/grovedb/src/reference_path.rs b/grovedb/src/reference_path.rs
index ddc08a11..01ee1a44 100644
--- a/grovedb/src/reference_path.rs
+++ b/grovedb/src/reference_path.rs
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ impl ReferencePathType {
         path_from_reference_path_type(self, current_path, current_key)
     }
 
+    /// TODO: deprecate the rest
     pub fn absolute_qualified_path<'b, B: AsRef<[u8]>>(
         self,
         mut current_path: SubtreePathBuilder<'b, B>,
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ impl ReferencePathType {
                 append_path,
             ) => {
                 let len = current_path.len();
-                if no_of_elements_to_keep as usize > len || len < 2 {
+                if no_of_elements_to_keep as usize > len || len < 1 {
                     return Err(Error::InvalidInput(
                         "reference stored path cannot satisfy reference constraints",
                     ));
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ impl ReferencePathType {
 
                 let parent_key = current_path
                     .reverse_iter()
-                    .nth(1)
+                    .next()
                     .expect("lengths were checked above")
                     .to_vec();
 
@@ -520,7 +521,7 @@ impl ReferencePathType {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use grovedb_merk::proofs::Query;
-    use grovedb_path::SubtreePath;
+    use grovedb_path::{SubtreePath, SubtreePathBuilder};
     use grovedb_version::version::GroveVersion;
 
     use crate::{
@@ -542,6 +543,20 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_upstream_root_height_reference_path_lib() {
+        let stored_path: SubtreePathBuilder<&[u8]> =
+            SubtreePathBuilder::owned_from_iter([b"a".as_ref(), b"b".as_ref(), b"m".as_ref()]);
+        // selects the first 2 elements from the stored path and appends the new path.
+        let ref1 =
+            ReferencePathType::UpstreamRootHeightReference(2, vec![b"c".to_vec(), b"d".to_vec()]);
+        let final_path = ref1.absolute_qualified_path(stored_path, b"").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            final_path.to_vec(),
+            vec![b"a".to_vec(), b"b".to_vec(), b"c".to_vec(), b"d".to_vec()]
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_upstream_root_height_with_parent_addition_reference() {
         let stored_path = vec![b"a".as_ref(), b"b".as_ref(), b"m".as_ref()];
@@ -563,6 +578,28 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_upstream_root_height_with_parent_addition_reference_path_lib() {
+        let stored_path: SubtreePathBuilder<&[u8]> =
+            SubtreePathBuilder::owned_from_iter([b"a".as_ref(), b"b".as_ref(), b"m".as_ref()]);
+        // selects the first 2 elements from the stored path and appends the new path.
+        let ref1 = ReferencePathType::UpstreamRootHeightWithParentPathAdditionReference(
+            2,
+            vec![b"c".to_vec(), b"d".to_vec()],
+        );
+        let final_path = ref1.absolute_qualified_path(stored_path, b"").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            final_path.to_vec(),
+            vec![
+                b"a".to_vec(),
+                b"b".to_vec(),
+                b"c".to_vec(),
+                b"d".to_vec(),
+                b"m".to_vec()
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_upstream_from_element_height_reference() {
         let stored_path = vec![b"a".as_ref(), b"b".as_ref(), b"m".as_ref()];
@@ -578,6 +615,22 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_upstream_from_element_height_reference_path_lib() {
+        let stored_path: SubtreePathBuilder<&[u8]> =
+            SubtreePathBuilder::owned_from_iter([b"a".as_ref(), b"b".as_ref(), b"m".as_ref()]);
+        // discards the last element from the stored_path
+        let ref1 = ReferencePathType::UpstreamFromElementHeightReference(
+            1,
+            vec![b"c".to_vec(), b"d".to_vec()],
+        );
+        let final_path = ref1.absolute_qualified_path(stored_path, b"").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            final_path.to_vec(),
+            vec![b"a".to_vec(), b"b".to_vec(), b"c".to_vec(), b"d".to_vec()]
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_cousin_reference_no_key() {
         let stored_path = vec![b"a".as_ref(), b"b".as_ref(), b"m".as_ref()];
@@ -600,6 +653,20 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_cousin_reference_path_lib() {
+        let stored_path: SubtreePathBuilder<&[u8]> =
+            SubtreePathBuilder::owned_from_iter([b"a".as_ref(), b"b".as_ref()]);
+        let key = b"m".as_ref();
+        // Replaces the immediate parent (in this case b) with the given key (c)
+        let ref1 = ReferencePathType::CousinReference(b"c".to_vec());
+        let final_path = ref1.absolute_qualified_path(stored_path, key).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            final_path.to_vec(),
+            vec![b"a".to_vec(), b"c".to_vec(), b"m".to_vec()]
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_removed_cousin_reference_no_key() {
         let stored_path = vec![b"a".as_ref(), b"b".as_ref(), b"m".as_ref()];
@@ -622,6 +689,20 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_removed_cousin_reference_path_lib() {
+        let stored_path: SubtreePathBuilder<&[u8]> =
+            SubtreePathBuilder::owned_from_iter([b"a".as_ref(), b"b".as_ref()]);
+        let key = b"m".as_ref();
+        // Replaces the immediate parent (in this case b) with the given key (c)
+        let ref1 = ReferencePathType::RemovedCousinReference(vec![b"c".to_vec(), b"d".to_vec()]);
+        let final_path = ref1.absolute_qualified_path(stored_path, key).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            final_path.to_vec(),
+            vec![b"a".to_vec(), b"c".to_vec(), b"d".to_vec(), b"m".to_vec()]
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_sibling_reference() {
         let stored_path = vec![b"a".as_ref(), b"b".as_ref()];
@@ -634,6 +715,19 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_sibling_reference_path_lib() {
+        let stored_path: SubtreePathBuilder<&[u8]> =
+            SubtreePathBuilder::owned_from_iter([b"a".as_ref(), b"b".as_ref()]);
+        let key = b"m".as_ref();
+        let ref1 = ReferencePathType::SiblingReference(b"c".to_vec());
+        let final_path = ref1.absolute_qualified_path(stored_path, key).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            final_path.to_vec(),
+            vec![b"a".to_vec(), b"b".to_vec(), b"c".to_vec()]
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_query_many_with_different_reference_types() {
         let grove_version = GroveVersion::latest();