diff --git a/geomagio/metadata/Flag.py b/geomagio/metadata/Flag.py
index 0791f94c63958100b7d247417f27244a75e0e7d3..d57f10d66a77646bfbed49e35886b533702008b0 100644
--- a/geomagio/metadata/Flag.py
+++ b/geomagio/metadata/Flag.py
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ class Flag(BaseModel):
         ```
         automatic_flag = Metadata(
             created_by='ex_algorithm',
-            start_time=UTCDateTime('2023-01-01T00:00:00'),
-            end_time=UTCDateTime('2023-01-01T23:59:59'),
+            start_time=UTCDateTime('2023-01-01T03:05:10'),
+            end_time=UTCDateTime('2023-01-01T03:05:11'),
             network='NT',
             station='BOU',
             channel='BEU',
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ class Flag(BaseModel):
             priority=1,
             data_valid=False,
             metadata= Spikes{
-                "starttime": "2023-01-01T03:05:00",
-                "endtime": "2023-01-01T03:07:00",
                 "channels": "F",
                 "description": "Spike in magnetic field strength",
                 "field_work": false,
@@ -46,8 +44,6 @@ class Flag(BaseModel):
         ```
     """
 
-    starttime: UTCDateTime = None
-    endtime: UTCDateTime = None
     channels: Union[ChannelType, List[ChannelType]]
     description: str = Field(..., description="Description of the flag")
     field_work: bool = Field(..., description="Flag signaling field work")