diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 45df4ad..1ffc170 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ from aleph_alpha_client import Client, CompletionRequest, Prompt
 client = Client(token=os.getenv("AA_TOKEN"))
 request = CompletionRequest(
     prompt=Prompt.from_text("Provide a short description of AI:"),
-    maximum_tokens=64,
 )
 response = client.complete(request, model="luminous-extended")
 
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ from aleph_alpha_client import AsyncClient, CompletionRequest, Prompt
 async with AsyncClient(token=os.environ["AA_TOKEN"]) as client:
     request = CompletionRequest(
         prompt=Prompt.from_text("Provide a short description of AI:"),
-        maximum_tokens=64,
     )
     response = await client.complete(request, model="luminous-base")
     print(response.completions[0].completion)
diff --git a/aleph_alpha_client/aleph_alpha_client.py b/aleph_alpha_client/aleph_alpha_client.py
index a039e9b..4a2a118 100644
--- a/aleph_alpha_client/aleph_alpha_client.py
+++ b/aleph_alpha_client/aleph_alpha_client.py
@@ -146,9 +146,7 @@ class Client:
             Internal feature.
 
     Example usage:
-        >>> request = CompletionRequest(
-                prompt=Prompt.from_text(f"Request"), maximum_tokens=64
-            )
+        >>> request = CompletionRequest(prompt=Prompt.from_text(f"Request"))
         >>> client = Client(token=os.environ["AA_TOKEN"])
         >>> response: CompletionResponse = client.complete(request, "luminous-base")
     """
diff --git a/aleph_alpha_client/completion.py b/aleph_alpha_client/completion.py
index a98981b..9950f74 100644
--- a/aleph_alpha_client/completion.py
+++ b/aleph_alpha_client/completion.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class CompletionRequest:
 
     Examples:
         >>> prompt = Prompt.from_text("Provide a short description of AI:")
-        >>> request = CompletionRequest(prompt=prompt, maximum_tokens=20)
+        >>> request = CompletionRequest(prompt=prompt)
     """
 
     prompt: Prompt
diff --git a/docs/source/index.rst b/docs/source/index.rst
index 250c7a4..51c2ad9 100644
--- a/docs/source/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/index.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Synchronous client.
 
       client = Client(token=os.getenv("AA_TOKEN"))
       prompt = Prompt.from_text("Provide a short description of AI:")
-      request = CompletionRequest(prompt=prompt, maximum_tokens=20)
+      request = CompletionRequest(prompt=prompt)
       result = client.complete(request, model="luminous-extended")
 
       print(result.completions[0].completion)
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Synchronous client with prompt containing an image.
       image = Image.from_file("path-to-an-image")
       prompt_template = PromptTemplate("{{image}}This picture shows ")
       prompt = prompt_template.to_prompt(image=prompt_template.placeholder(image))
-      request = CompletionRequest(prompt=prompt, maximum_tokens=20)
+      request = CompletionRequest(prompt=prompt)
       result = client.complete(request, model="luminous-extended")
 
       print(result.completions[0].completion)
@@ -51,10 +51,7 @@ Asynchronous client.
 
    # Can enter context manager within an async function
    async with AsyncClient(token=os.environ["AA_TOKEN"]) as client:
-      request = CompletionRequest(
-         prompt=Prompt.from_text("Request"),
-         maximum_tokens=64,
-      )
+      request = CompletionRequest(prompt=Prompt.from_text("Request"))
       response = await client.complete(request, model="luminous-base")
 
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