diff --git a/R/likelihood.R b/R/likelihood.R
index 551b0b81..1add7489 100644
--- a/R/likelihood.R
+++ b/R/likelihood.R
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
 #'   chains = chains_tree_eg,
 #'   statistic = "size",
 #'   offspring_dist = rnbinom,
-#'   nsim_obs = 100,
 #'   mu = 2,
 #'   size = 0.2,
 #'   stat_max = 10
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@
 #'   chains = chains_summary_eg,
 #'   statistic = "size",
 #'   offspring_dist = rnbinom,
-#'   nsim_obs = 100,
 #'   mu = 2,
 #'   size = 0.2,
 #'   stat_max = 10
diff --git a/man/likelihood.Rd b/man/likelihood.Rd
index 01324668..06017cb9 100644
--- a/man/likelihood.Rd
+++ b/man/likelihood.Rd
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ chains_tree_eg_lik <- likelihood(
   chains = chains_tree_eg,
   statistic = "size",
   offspring_dist = rnbinom,
-  nsim_obs = 100,
   mu = 2,
   size = 0.2,
   stat_max = 10
@@ -130,7 +129,6 @@ chains_summary_eg_lik <- likelihood(
   chains = chains_summary_eg,
   statistic = "size",
   offspring_dist = rnbinom,
-  nsim_obs = 100,
   mu = 2,
   size = 0.2,
   stat_max = 10