diff --git a/extendable_fastapi/schemas.py b/extendable_fastapi/schemas.py
index 6ad7a9b3..dfa7a166 100644
--- a/extendable_fastapi/schemas.py
+++ b/extendable_fastapi/schemas.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ class StrictExtendableBaseModel(
     revalidate_instances="always",
     validate_assignment=True,
     extra="forbid",
-    strict=True,
 ):
     """
     An ExtendableBaseModel with strict validation.
@@ -24,6 +23,4 @@ class StrictExtendableBaseModel(
     (default is "never")
     * validate_assignment=True: revalidate the model when the data is changed (default is False)
     * extra="forbid": Forbid any extra attributes (default is "ignore")
-    * strict=True: raise an error if a value's type does not match the field's type
-    annotation (default is False; Pydantic attempts to coerce values to the correct type)
     """
diff --git a/extendable_fastapi/tests/test_strict_extendable_base_model.py b/extendable_fastapi/tests/test_strict_extendable_base_model.py
index 650982f4..f05dfd79 100644
--- a/extendable_fastapi/tests/test_strict_extendable_base_model.py
+++ b/extendable_fastapi/tests/test_strict_extendable_base_model.py
@@ -55,14 +55,9 @@ def test_StrictModel_extra_forbidden(self):
         with self.assertRaises(ValidationError):
             self.StrictModel(x=1, z=3, d=None)
 
-    def test_Model_strict_false(self):
-        # Coerce str->date is allowed
-        m = self.Model(x=1, d=None)
+    def test_StrictModel_strict_false(self):
+        # Coerce str->date is allowed to enable coercion from JSON
+        # by FastAPI
+        m = self.StrictModel(x=1, d=None)
         m.d = "2023-01-01"
         self.assertTrue(m.model_validate(m))
-
-    def test_StrictModel_strict_true(self):
-        # Coerce str->date is forbidden
-        m = self.StrictModel(x=1, d=None)
-        with self.assertRaises(ValidationError):
-            m.d = "2023-01-01"