diff --git a/src/nwb/NWBFile.cpp b/src/nwb/NWBFile.cpp
index 80fe155d..fc2e5f3b 100644
--- a/src/nwb/NWBFile.cpp
+++ b/src/nwb/NWBFile.cpp
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ Status NWBFile::createElectricalSeries(
     device.initialize("description", "unknown");
 
     ElectrodeGroup elecGroup =
-        ElectrodeGroup(electrodePath, io, "description", "unknown", device);
-    elecGroup.initialize();
+        ElectrodeGroup(electrodePath, io);
+    elecGroup.initialize("description", "unknown", device);
 
     // Setup electrical series datasets
     auto electricalSeries =
diff --git a/src/nwb/file/ElectrodeGroup.cpp b/src/nwb/file/ElectrodeGroup.cpp
index 3d4bcfaa..53c13b9d 100644
--- a/src/nwb/file/ElectrodeGroup.cpp
+++ b/src/nwb/file/ElectrodeGroup.cpp
@@ -6,21 +6,17 @@ using namespace AQNWB::NWB;
 
 /** Constructor */
 ElectrodeGroup::ElectrodeGroup(const std::string& path,
-                               std::shared_ptr<IO::BaseIO> io,
-                               const std::string& description,
-                               const std::string& location,
-                               const Device& device)
+                               std::shared_ptr<IO::BaseIO> io)
     : Container(path, io)
-    , description(description)
-    , location(location)
-    , device(device)
 {
 }
 
 /** Destructor */
 ElectrodeGroup::~ElectrodeGroup() {}
 
-void ElectrodeGroup::initialize()
+void ElectrodeGroup::initialize(const std::string& description,
+                               const std::string& location,
+                               const Device& device)
 {
   Container::initialize();
 
@@ -29,20 +25,3 @@ void ElectrodeGroup::initialize()
   io->createLink("/" + path + "/device", "/" + device.getPath());
 }
 
-// Getter for description
-std::string ElectrodeGroup::getDescription() const
-{
-  return description;
-}
-
-// Getter for location
-std::string ElectrodeGroup::getLocation() const
-{
-  return location;
-}
-
-// Getter for device
-const Device& ElectrodeGroup::getDevice() const
-{
-  return device;
-}
diff --git a/src/nwb/file/ElectrodeGroup.hpp b/src/nwb/file/ElectrodeGroup.hpp
index 863ea2f6..415a603c 100644
--- a/src/nwb/file/ElectrodeGroup.hpp
+++ b/src/nwb/file/ElectrodeGroup.hpp
@@ -19,16 +19,9 @@ class ElectrodeGroup : public Container
    * @brief Constructor.
    * @param path The location in the file of the electrode group.
    * @param io A shared pointer to the IO object.
-   * @param description The description of the electrode group.
-   * @param location The location of electrode group within the subject e.g.
-   * brain region.
-   * @param device The device associated with the electrode group.
    */
   ElectrodeGroup(const std::string& path,
-                 std::shared_ptr<IO::BaseIO> io,
-                 const std::string& description,
-                 const std::string& location,
-                 const Device& device);
+                 std::shared_ptr<IO::BaseIO> io);
 
   /**
    * @brief Destructor.
@@ -40,42 +33,15 @@ class ElectrodeGroup : public Container
    *
    * Initializes the ElectrodeGroup by creating NWB related attributes and
    * linking to the Device object.
+   *
+   * @param description The description of the electrode group.
+   * @param location The location of electrode group within the subject e.g.
+   * brain region.
+   * @param device The device associated with the electrode group.
    */
-  void initialize();
-
-  /**
-   * @brief Gets the description of the electrode group.
-   * @return The description of the electrode group.
-   */
-  std::string getDescription() const;
-
-  /**
-   * @brief Gets the location of the electrode group.
-   * @return The location of the electrode group.
-   */
-  std::string getLocation() const;
-
-  /**
-   * @brief Gets the device associated with the electrode group.
-   * @return The device associated with the electrode group.
-   */
-  const Device& getDevice() const;
-
-private:
-  /**
-   * @brief The description of the electrode group.
-   */
-  std::string description;
-
-  /**
-   * @brief The location of electrode group within the subject e.g. brain
-   * region.
-   */
-  std::string location;
+  void initialize(const std::string& description,
+                  const std::string& location,
+                  const Device& device);
 
-  /**
-   * @brief The device associated with the electrode group.
-   */
-  Device device;
 };
 }  // namespace AQNWB::NWB