diff --git a/dsi/plugins/file_reader.py b/dsi/plugins/file_reader.py
index ebd8577f..4801a08b 100644
--- a/dsi/plugins/file_reader.py
+++ b/dsi/plugins/file_reader.py
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ def add_rows(self) -> None:
                         field_names.append(field)
 
             if sorted(field_names) != sorted(["title", "description", "keywords", "instructions_of_use", "authors", 
-                                              "release_date", "la_ur", "funding", "rights", "file_types", "num_simulations", 
+                                              "release_date", "la_ur", "funding", "rights", "file_types", 
                                               "file_size", "num_files", "dataset_size", "version", "doi"]):
                 return (ValueError, f"Error in reading {filename} data card. Please ensure all fields included match the template")
 
diff --git a/examples/pennant/pennant_oceans11.yml b/examples/pennant/pennant_oceans11.yml
index 0801c0ed..37369414 100644
--- a/examples/pennant/pennant_oceans11.yml
+++ b/examples/pennant/pennant_oceans11.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ authorship:
 
 data:
   file_types: "OUT file"
-  num_simulations: 1
   file_size: "885 bytes"
   num_files: 10
   dataset_size: "8.85 KB"
diff --git a/examples/test/template_dc_oceans11.yml b/examples/test/template_dc_oceans11.yml
index 9ff4c88a..c3501f19 100644
--- a/examples/test/template_dc_oceans11.yml
+++ b/examples/test/template_dc_oceans11.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ authorship:
 
 data:
   file_types: ""
-  num_simulations: 0
   file_size: ""
   num_files: 0
   dataset_size: ""
diff --git a/examples/wildfire/wildfire_oceans11.yml b/examples/wildfire/wildfire_oceans11.yml
index d0586183..48b33ba1 100644
--- a/examples/wildfire/wildfire_oceans11.yml
+++ b/examples/wildfire/wildfire_oceans11.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ authorship:
 
 data:
   file_types: "CSV"
-  num_simulations: 6
   file_size: "1 GB"
   num_files: 75
   dataset_size: "450 GB"