diff --git a/backend/MiniLcm/ILexboxApi.cs b/backend/MiniLcm/ILexboxApi.cs
index 55c4e393e..c322557dd 100644
--- a/backend/MiniLcm/ILexboxApi.cs
+++ b/backend/MiniLcm/ILexboxApi.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ Task<ExampleSentence> UpdateExampleSentence(Guid entryId,
 public record QueryOptions(SortOptions? Order = null, ExemplarOptions? Exemplar = null, int Count = 1000, int Offset = 0)
 {
     public static QueryOptions Default { get; } = new();
-    public ExemplarOptions? Exemplar { get; init; } = Exemplar ?? ExemplarOptions.Default;
     public SortOptions Order { get; init; } = Order ?? SortOptions.Default;
 }
 
@@ -47,10 +46,7 @@ public record SortOptions(SortField Field, WritingSystemId WritingSystem, bool A
     public static SortOptions Default { get; } = new(SortField.Headword, "default");
 }
 
-public record ExemplarOptions(string Value, WritingSystemId WritingSystem)
-{
-    public static ExemplarOptions Default { get; } = new("", "default");
-}
+public record ExemplarOptions(string Value, WritingSystemId WritingSystem);
 
 [JsonConverter(typeof(JsonStringEnumConverter))]
 public enum SortField