diff --git a/doc/Dask DSSC module binning.ipynb b/doc/Dask DSSC module binning.ipynb
index 74b9d0b191277b990f6e34fd10fd7e17bb57eb8f..131660cd7d88334fbf7f13f12c86a6f54921e635 100644
--- a/doc/Dask DSSC module binning.ipynb	
+++ b/doc/Dask DSSC module binning.ipynb	
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
     "dark_runNB = 180\n",
     "runNB = 179\n",
     "module_group = 0\n",
-    "pulse_pattern = ['pumped', 'intradark', 'unpumped', 'intradark']*6 + ['pumped', 'intradark']\n",
+    "pulse_pattern = ['pumped', 'unpumped']\n",
     "xaxis = 'delay' # 'nrj'\n",
     "bin_width = 0.1 # [ps]\n",
     "path = f'/gpfs/exfel/exp/SCS/202002/p002719/scratch/tests/r{runNB}/'"
diff --git a/doc/howtos.rst b/doc/howtos.rst
index 0d65eba4f49ba8bda1ab35bd34aed21b28069623..2e3d00044f3d36eb8f33a944c36bcb29c014fcee 100644
--- a/doc/howtos.rst
+++ b/doc/howtos.rst
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ another slow data channel. Specific pulse pattern can be defined, such as:
 
 .. code:: python
  
-    ['pumped', 'intradark', 'unpumped', 'intradark']
+    ['pumped', 'unpumped']
 
 which will be repeated. XGM data will also be binned similarly to the DSSC
 data.