diff --git a/nomad/datamodel/metainfo/public.py b/nomad/datamodel/metainfo/public.py
index 349bd49fd34ce385b484d6c27f24b509d3bbbbf7..d05e71e76699e5fb41e4869263d2874982536e27 100644
--- a/nomad/datamodel/metainfo/public.py
+++ b/nomad/datamodel/metainfo/public.py
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ class section_dos_fingerprint(MSection):
 
     indices = Quantity(
         type=np.dtype(np.int16),
-        shape=['first_index_of_DOS_grid', 'last_index_of_DOS_grid'],
+        shape=[2],
         description='''
         Indices used to compare DOS fingerprints of different energy ranges.
         ''',