diff --git a/examples/dataresidency/setregion.rb b/examples/dataresidency/setregion.rb
index 5f922a69..03ccfd8e 100644
--- a/examples/dataresidency/setregion.rb
+++ b/examples/dataresidency/setregion.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 content = SendGrid::Content.new(type: 'text/plain', value: 'and easy to do anywhere, even with Ruby')
 mail = SendGrid::Mail.new(from, subject, to, content)
 sg = SendGrid::API.new(api_key: ENV['SENDGRID_API_KEY'])
+sg.sendgrid_data_residency(region: "global")
 puts sg.host
 response = sg.client.mail._('send').post(request_body: mail.to_json)
 puts response.status_code
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@
 content = SendGrid::Content.new(type: 'text/plain', value: 'and easy to do anywhere, even with Ruby')
 mail = SendGrid::Mail.new(from, subject, to, content)
 sg = SendGrid::API.new(api_key: ENV['SENDGRID_API_KEY_EU'])
-sg.data_residency(region: 'eu')
+sg.sendgrid_data_residency(region: 'eu')
 puts sg.host
 response = sg.client.mail._('send').post(request_body: mail.to_json)
 puts response.status_code
@@ -45,66 +46,3 @@
 puts response.status_code
 puts response.body
 puts response.headers
-
-# Example 4
-# Sending using "global" data residency in constructor
-
-from = SendGrid::Email.new(email: 'example@abc.com')
-to = SendGrid::Email.new(email: 'example@abc.com')
-subject = 'Sending with Twilio SendGrid is Fun'
-content = SendGrid::Content.new(type: 'text/plain', value: 'and easy to do anywhere, even with Ruby')
-mail = SendGrid::Mail.new(from, subject, to, content)
-sg = SendGrid::API.new(api_key: ENV['SENDGRID_API_KEY'], region: 'global')
-puts sg.host
-response = sg.client.mail._('send').post(request_body: mail.to_json)
-puts response.status_code
-puts response.body
-puts response.headers
-
-# Example 5
-# Sending using "eu" data residency in constructor
-
-from = SendGrid::Email.new(email: 'example@abc.com')
-to = SendGrid::Email.new(email: 'example@abc.com')
-subject = 'Sending with Twilio SendGrid is Fun'
-content = SendGrid::Content.new(type: 'text/plain', value: 'and easy to do anywhere, even with Ruby')
-mail = SendGrid::Mail.new(from, subject, to, content)
-sg = SendGrid::API.new(api_key: ENV['SENDGRID_API_KEY_EU'], region: 'eu')
-puts sg.host
-response = sg.client.mail._('send').post(request_body: mail.to_json)
-puts response.status_code
-puts response.body
-puts response.headers
-
-# Example 6
-# Sending using "nil" data residency
-# This will throw exception because data residency cannot be null
-
-from = SendGrid::Email.new(email: 'example@abc.com')
-to = SendGrid::Email.new(email: 'example@abc.com')
-subject = 'Sending with Twilio SendGrid is Fun'
-content = SendGrid::Content.new(type: 'text/plain', value: 'and easy to do anywhere, even with Ruby')
-mail = SendGrid::Mail.new(from, subject, to, content)
-sg = SendGrid::API.new(api_key: ENV['SENDGRID_API_KEY_EU'])
-sg.data_residency(region: nil)
-puts sg.host
-response = sg.client.mail._('send').post(request_body: mail.to_json)
-puts response.status_code
-puts response.body
-puts response.headers
-
-# Example 7
-# First region, then host
-from = SendGrid::Email.new(email: 'example@abc.com')
-to = SendGrid::Email.new(email: 'example@abc.com')
-subject = 'Sending with Twilio SendGrid is Fun'
-content = SendGrid::Content.new(type: 'text/plain', value: 'and easy to do anywhere, even with Ruby')
-mail = SendGrid::Mail.new(from, subject, to, content)
-sg = SendGrid::API.new(api_key: ENV['SENDGRID_API_KEY'])
-sg.data_residency(region: "eu")
-sg.update_host(host: "https://api.sendgrid.com")
-puts sg.host
-response = sg.client.mail._('send').post(request_body: mail.to_json)
-puts response.status_code
-puts response.body
-puts response.headers
diff --git a/lib/sendgrid/base_interface.rb b/lib/sendgrid/base_interface.rb
index 603ad6be..253bc122 100644
--- a/lib/sendgrid/base_interface.rb
+++ b/lib/sendgrid/base_interface.rb
@@ -16,13 +16,9 @@ class BaseInterface
   #                              in the "On-Behalf-Of" header
   #   - +http_options+ -> http options that you want to be globally applied to each request
   #
-  def initialize(auth:, host:, region: nil, request_headers: nil, version: nil, impersonate_subuser: nil, http_options: {})
+  def initialize(auth:, host:, request_headers: nil, version: nil, impersonate_subuser: nil, http_options: {})
     @auth = auth
-    if !region.nil?
-      data_residency(region: region)
-    else
-      @host = host
-    end
+    @host = host
     @version = version || 'v3'
     @impersonate_subuser = impersonate_subuser
     @user_agent = "sendgrid/#{SendGrid::VERSION};ruby"
@@ -42,20 +38,20 @@ def initialize(auth:, host:, region: nil, request_headers: nil, version: nil, im
                                    http_options: @http_options)
   end
 
-  def update_host(host:)
-    @host = host
-    @client = SendGrid::Client.new(host: "#{@host}/#{@version}",
-                                   request_headers: @request_headers,
-                                   http_options: @http_options)
-  end
-
-  def data_residency(region:)
+  # Client libraries contain setters for specifying region/edge.
+  # This supports global and eu regions only. This set will likely expand in the future.
+  # Global is the default residency (or region)
+  # Global region means the message will be sent through https://api.sendgrid.com
+  # EU region means the message will be sent through https://api.eu.sendgrid.com
+  # Parameters:
+  # - region(String) : specify the region. Currently supports "global" and "eu"
+  def sendgrid_data_residency(region:)
     region_host_dict = { "eu" => 'https://api.eu.sendgrid.com', "global" => 'https://api.sendgrid.com' }
     raise ArgumentError, "region can only be \"eu\" or \"global\"" if region.nil? || !region_host_dict.key?(region)
 
     @host = region_host_dict[region]
     @client = SendGrid::Client.new(host: "#{@host}/#{@version}",
-                                   request_headers: @request_headers,
-                                   http_options: @http_options)
+                  request_headers: @request_headers,
+                  http_options: @http_options)
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/sendgrid/sendgrid.rb b/lib/sendgrid/sendgrid.rb
index ef08d6d2..e6d15ec0 100644
--- a/lib/sendgrid/sendgrid.rb
+++ b/lib/sendgrid/sendgrid.rb
@@ -10,12 +10,11 @@ class API < BaseInterface
     #   - +impersonate_subuser+ -> the subuser to impersonate, will be passed
     #                              in the "On-Behalf-Of" header
     #   - +http_options+ -> http options that you want to be globally applied to each request
-    #   - +region+ -> data residency. The values only be either 'eu' or 'global'.
     #
-    def initialize(api_key:, host: nil, region: nil, request_headers: nil, version: nil, impersonate_subuser: nil, http_options: {})
+    def initialize(api_key:, host: nil, request_headers: nil, version: nil, impersonate_subuser: nil, http_options: {})
       auth = "Bearer #{api_key}"
       host ||= 'https://api.sendgrid.com'
-      super(auth: auth, host: host, region: region, request_headers: request_headers, version: version, impersonate_subuser: impersonate_subuser, http_options: http_options)
+      super(auth: auth, host: host, request_headers: request_headers, version: version, impersonate_subuser: impersonate_subuser, http_options: http_options)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/sendgrid/helpers/mail/test_data_residency.rb b/test/sendgrid/helpers/mail/test_data_residency.rb
index 55627d18..f6bb5281 100644
--- a/test/sendgrid/helpers/mail/test_data_residency.rb
+++ b/test/sendgrid/helpers/mail/test_data_residency.rb
@@ -11,63 +11,41 @@ def setup
 
   def test_with_global_data_residency
     sg = SendGrid::API.new(api_key: ENV['SENDGRID_API_KEY'])
-    sg.data_residency(region: 'global')
-    assert_equal @global_email, sg.host
-  end
-
-  def test_with_global_data_residency_in_constructor
-    sg = SendGrid::API.new(api_key: ENV['SENDGRID_API_KEY'], region: 'global')
+    sg.sendgrid_data_residency(region: 'global')
     assert_equal @global_email, sg.host
   end
 
   def test_with_global_eu_residency
     sg = SendGrid::API.new(api_key: ENV['SENDGRID_API_KEY'])
-    sg.data_residency(region: 'eu')
-    assert_equal @eu_email, sg.host
-  end
-
-  def test_with_global_eu_residency_in_constructor
-    sg = SendGrid::API.new(api_key: ENV['SENDGRID_API_KEY'], region: 'eu')
-    assert_equal @eu_email, sg.host
-  end
-
-  def test_with_host_set_first_and_residency_set_second
-    sg = SendGrid::API.new(api_key: ENV['SENDGRID_API_KEY'], region: 'eu')
-    sg.update_host(host: "https://api.test.sendgrid.com")
-    sg.data_residency(region: "eu")
+    sg.sendgrid_data_residency(region: 'eu')
     assert_equal @eu_email, sg.host
   end
 
-  def test_with_residency_set_first_and_host_set_second
-    sg = SendGrid::API.new(api_key: ENV['SENDGRID_API_KEY'], region: 'eu')
-    sg.data_residency(region: "eu")
-    sg.update_host(host: "https://api.test.sendgrid.com")
-    assert_equal "https://api.test.sendgrid.com", sg.host
-  end
-
   def test_with_global_nil_residency
     sg = SendGrid::API.new(api_key: ENV['SENDGRID_API_KEY'])
     assert_raises(ArgumentError) do
-      sg.data_residency(region: nil)
+      sg.sendgrid_data_residency(region: nil)
     end
   end
 
   def test_with_global_invalid_residency
     sg = SendGrid::API.new(api_key: ENV['SENDGRID_API_KEY'])
     assert_raises(ArgumentError) do
-      sg.data_residency(region: "abc")
+      sg.sendgrid_data_residency(region: "abc")
     end
   end
 
   def test_with_global_empty_residency
     sg = SendGrid::API.new(api_key: ENV['SENDGRID_API_KEY'])
     assert_raises(ArgumentError) do
-      sg.data_residency(region: "")
+      sg.sendgrid_data_residency(region: "")
     end
   end
 
-  def test_host_with_both_host_and_region_in_constructor
-    sg = SendGrid::API.new(api_key: ENV['SENDGRID_API_KEY'], host: "https://example.com", region: "eu")
+  def test_with_global_eu_residency
+    sg = SendGrid::API.new(api_key: ENV['SENDGRID_API_KEY'])
+    sg.sendgrid_data_residency(region: '')
     assert_equal @eu_email, sg.host
   end
+
 end