diff --git a/src/DataWrangling/ECCO/ECCO_metadata.jl b/src/DataWrangling/ECCO/ECCO_metadata.jl
index 7e3a9d99..17336be7 100644
--- a/src/DataWrangling/ECCO/ECCO_metadata.jl
+++ b/src/DataWrangling/ECCO/ECCO_metadata.jl
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Base.summary(md::ECCOMetadata{<:AbstractCFDateTime, <:ECCO2Monthly}) = "ECCO2Mon
 Base.summary(md::ECCOMetadata{<:AbstractCFDateTime, <:ECCO4Monthly}) = "ECCO4Monthly $(md.name) metadata at $(md.dates)"
 
 """
-    ECCOMetadata(name::Symbol; 
+    ECCOMetadata(name::Symbol;
                  dates = DateTimeProlepticGregorian(1993, 1, 1),
                  version = ECCO4Monthly(),
                  dir = download_ECCO_cache)
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ function ECCOMetadata(name::Symbol;
     return ECCOMetadata(name, dates, version, dir)
 end
 
-ECCOMetadata(name::Symbol, date, version=ECCO4Monthly(); dir=download_ECCO_cache) =
-    ECCOMetadata(name, date, version, dir)
-
 # Treat ECCOMetadata as an array to allow iteration over the dates.
 Base.eltype(metadata::ECCOMetadata) = Base.eltype(metadata.dates)
 
diff --git a/test/test_ecco.jl b/test/test_ecco.jl
index 04a125d3..97f8dde7 100644
--- a/test/test_ecco.jl
+++ b/test/test_ecco.jl
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ end
 
         ocean = ocean_simulation(grid)
         date = DateTimeProlepticGregorian(1993, 1, 1)
-        set!(ocean.model, T=ECCOMetadata(:temperature, date), S=ECCOMetadata(:salinity, date))
+        set!(ocean.model, T=ECCOMetadata(:temperature; dates=date), S=ECCOMetadata(:salinity; dates=date))
     end
 end