diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 760f839..81ab4ae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ With your schemas defined in code, you can now take advantage of the additional
     class Pizza(BaseModel, CustomEntityMixin):
         ...
 
-        @liminal_validator(ValidationSeverity.MED)
+        @liminal_validator
         def cook_time_and_temp_validator(self) -> None:
             if self.cook_time is not None and self.cook_temp is None:
                 raise ValueError("Cook temp is required if cook time is set")
diff --git a/docs/reference/validation.md b/docs/reference/validation.md
index e412e8a..ed5910d 100644
--- a/docs/reference/validation.md
+++ b/docs/reference/validation.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from liminal.validation import ValidationSeverity, liminal_validator
 class Pizza(BaseModel, CustomEntityMixin):
     ...
 
-    @liminal_validator(ValidationSeverity.MED)
+    @liminal_validator
     def cook_time_and_temp_validator(self) -> None:
         if self.cook_time is not None and self.cook_temp is None:
             raise ValueError("Cook temp is required if cook time is set")