diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index 5fa0b68b8..a03b623c0 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ S3method(assert_epidist,default)
 S3method(assert_epidist,epidist_latent_model)
 S3method(assert_epidist,epidist_linelist_data)
 S3method(assert_epidist,epidist_naive_model)
-S3method(epidist,default)
 S3method(epidist_family_model,default)
 S3method(epidist_family_model,epidist_latent_model)
 S3method(epidist_family_prior,default)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index c7a319fdd..c4ddb509c 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 Development version of `epidist`.
 
+
+- Remove the default method for `epidist()`. See #473.
+
 # epidist 0.1.0
 
 This is the first minor release of `epidist` intended for early test users of the package.
diff --git a/R/epidist.R b/R/epidist.R
index 358e8f965..7241f570d 100644
--- a/R/epidist.R
+++ b/R/epidist.R
@@ -23,20 +23,9 @@
 #' @param ... Additional arguments passed to `fn` method.
 #' @family fit
 #' @export
-epidist <- function(data, formula, family, prior, fn, ...) {
-  UseMethod("epidist")
-}
-
-#' Default method used for interface using `brms`
-#'
-#' @inheritParams epidist
-#' @rdname epidist.default
-#' @method epidist default
-#' @family fit
-#' @export
-epidist.default <- function(data, formula = mu ~ 1,
-                            family = lognormal(), prior = NULL,
-                            fn = brms::brm, ...) {
+epidist <- function(data, formula = mu ~ 1,
+                    family = lognormal(), prior = NULL,
+                    fn = brms::brm, ...) {
   assert_epidist(data)
   epidist_family <- epidist_family(data, family)
   epidist_formula <- epidist_formula(
diff --git a/man/epidist.Rd b/man/epidist.Rd
index 1372c522f..27e754a90 100644
--- a/man/epidist.Rd
+++ b/man/epidist.Rd
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@
 \alias{epidist}
 \title{Fit epidemiological delay distributions using a \code{brms} interface}
 \usage{
-epidist(data, formula, family, prior, fn, ...)
+epidist(
+  data,
+  formula = mu ~ 1,
+  family = lognormal(),
+  prior = NULL,
+  fn = brms::brm,
+  ...
+)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{data}{An object with class corresponding to an implemented model.}
@@ -37,8 +44,4 @@ These two later options may be useful for model debugging and extensions.}
 \description{
 Fit epidemiological delay distributions using a \code{brms} interface
 }
-\seealso{
-Other fit: 
-\code{\link{epidist.default}()}
-}
 \concept{fit}
diff --git a/man/epidist.default.Rd b/man/epidist.default.Rd
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c85cff0b..000000000
--- a/man/epidist.default.Rd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
-% Please edit documentation in R/epidist.R
-\name{epidist.default}
-\alias{epidist.default}
-\title{Default method used for interface using \code{brms}}
-\usage{
-\method{epidist}{default}(
-  data,
-  formula = mu ~ 1,
-  family = lognormal(),
-  prior = NULL,
-  fn = brms::brm,
-  ...
-)
-}
-\arguments{
-\item{data}{An object with class corresponding to an implemented model.}
-
-\item{formula}{An object of class \link[stats:formula]{stats::formula} or \link[brms:brmsformula]{brms::brmsformula}
-(or one that can be coerced to those classes). A symbolic description of the
-model to be fitted. A formula must be provided for the distributional
-parameter \code{mu}, and may optionally be provided for other distributional
-parameters.}
-
-\item{family}{A description of the response distribution and link function to
-be used in the model. Every family function has a link argument allowing
-users to specify the link function to be applied on the response variable.
-If not specified, default links are used. For details of all supported
-families see \code{\link[=brmsfamily]{brmsfamily()}}. Commonly used, such as \code{\link[=lognormal]{lognormal()}}, are also
-reexported as part of \code{epidist}.}
-
-\item{prior}{One or more \code{brmsprior} objects created by \code{\link[brms:set_prior]{brms::set_prior()}}
-or related functions. These priors are passed to \code{\link[=epidist_prior]{epidist_prior()}} in the
-\code{prior} argument.}
-
-\item{fn}{The internal function to be called. By default this is
-\code{\link[brms:brm]{brms::brm()}} which performs inference for the specified model. Other options
-are \code{\link[brms:stancode]{brms::make_stancode()}} which returns the Stan code for the specified
-model, or \code{\link[brms:standata]{brms::make_standata()}} which returns the data passed to Stan.
-These two later options may be useful for model debugging and extensions.}
-
-\item{...}{Additional arguments passed to \code{fn} method.}
-}
-\description{
-Default method used for interface using \code{brms}
-}
-\seealso{
-Other fit: 
-\code{\link{epidist}()}
-}
-\concept{fit}