diff --git a/src/OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagsmith/FlagsmithProvider.cs b/src/OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagsmith/FlagsmithProvider.cs
index 8be26c89..66ee0fd9 100644
--- a/src/OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagsmith/FlagsmithProvider.cs
+++ b/src/OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagsmith/FlagsmithProvider.cs
@@ -65,17 +65,12 @@ public FlagsmithProvider(IFlagsmithProviderConfiguration providerOptions, IFlags
 
         private Task<IFlags> GetFlags(EvaluationContext ctx)
         {
-            string key = null;
-            if (ctx != null && ctx.TryGetValue(Configuration.TargetingKey, out var value))
-            {
-                key = value?.AsString;
-            }
+            var key = ctx?.TargetingKey;
 
             return string.IsNullOrEmpty(key)
                 ? _flagsmithClient.GetEnvironmentFlags()
                 : _flagsmithClient.GetIdentityFlags(key, ctx
                     .AsDictionary()
-                    .Where(x => x.Key != Configuration.TargetingKey)
                     .Select(x => new Trait(x.Key, x.Value.AsObject) as ITrait)
                     .ToList());
         }
diff --git a/src/OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagsmith/FlagsmithProviderConfiguration.cs b/src/OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagsmith/FlagsmithProviderConfiguration.cs
index 164df947..67eea53a 100644
--- a/src/OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagsmith/FlagsmithProviderConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagsmith/FlagsmithProviderConfiguration.cs
@@ -5,16 +5,6 @@
 /// </summary>
 public class FlagsmithProviderConfiguration : IFlagsmithProviderConfiguration
 {
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Default value for targeting key
-    /// </summary>
-    public const string DefaultTargetingKey = "targetingKey";
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Key that will be used as identity for Flagsmith requests. Default: "targetingKey"
-    /// </summary>
-    public string TargetingKey { get; set; } = DefaultTargetingKey;
-
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public bool UsingBooleanConfigValue { get; set; }
 }
diff --git a/src/OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagsmith/IFlagsmithProviderConfiguration.cs b/src/OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagsmith/IFlagsmithProviderConfiguration.cs
index 4f594a30..61a1b111 100644
--- a/src/OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagsmith/IFlagsmithProviderConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagsmith/IFlagsmithProviderConfiguration.cs
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ namespace OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagsmith;
 /// </summary>
 public interface IFlagsmithProviderConfiguration
 {
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Key that will be used as identity for Flagsmith requests.
-    /// </summary>
-    public string TargetingKey { get; }
-
     /// <summary>
     /// Determines whether to resolve a feature value as a boolean or use
     /// the isFeatureEnabled as the flag itself. These values will be false
diff --git a/src/OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagsmith/README.md b/src/OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagsmith/README.md
index e8619e1c..212d0da0 100644
--- a/src/OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagsmith/README.md
+++ b/src/OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagsmith/README.md
@@ -43,40 +43,42 @@ packet add OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagsmith
 To create a Flagmith provider you should define provider and Flagsmith settings.
 
 ```csharp
-using OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagd;
+using Flagsmith;
+using OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagsmith;
+using OpenFeature.Model;
 
-namespace OpenFeatureTestApp
+// Additional configs for provider
+var providerConfig = new FlagsmithProviderConfiguration();
+
+// Flagsmith client configuration
+var flagsmithConfig = new FlagsmithConfiguration
 {
-    class Hello {
-        static void Main(string[] args) {
-
-            // Additional configs for provider
-            var providerConfig = new FlagsmithProviderConfiguration();
-
-            //Flagsmith client configuration
-            var flagsmithConfig = new FlagsmithConfiguration
-            {
-                ApiUrl = "https://edge.api.flagsmith.com/api/v1/",
-                EnvironmentKey = string.Empty,
-                EnableClientSideEvaluation = false,
-                EnvironmentRefreshIntervalSeconds = 60,
-                EnableAnalytics = false,
-                Retries = 1
-            };
-            var flagsmithProvider = new FlagsmithProvider(providerConfig, flagsmithConfig);\
-
-            // Set the flagsmithProvider as the provider for the OpenFeature SDK
-            OpenFeature.Api.Instance.SetProvider(flagsmithProvider);
-
-            var client = OpenFeature.Api.Instance.GetClient("my-app");
-
-            var val = client.GetBooleanValue("myBoolFlag", false, null);
-
-            // Print the value of the 'myBoolFlag' feature flag
-            System.Console.WriteLine(val.Result.ToString());
-        }
-    }
-}
+    ApiUrl = "https://edge.api.flagsmith.com/api/v1/",
+    EnvironmentKey = "",
+    EnableClientSideEvaluation = false,
+    EnvironmentRefreshIntervalSeconds = 60,
+    EnableAnalytics = false,
+    Retries = 1,
+};
+var flagsmithProvider = new FlagsmithProvider(providerConfig, flagsmithConfig);
+
+// Set the flagsmithProvider as the provider for the OpenFeature SDK
+await OpenFeature.Api.Instance.SetProviderAsync(flagsmithProvider);
+
+// Get an OpenFeature client
+var client = OpenFeature.Api.Instance.GetClient("my-app");
+
+// Optional: set a targeting key and traits to use segment and/or identity overrides
+var context = EvaluationContext.Builder()
+    .SetTargetingKey("my-flagsmith-identity-ID")
+    .Set("my-trait-key", "my-trait-value")
+    .Build();
+
+// Evaluate a flag
+var val = await client.GetBooleanValue("myBoolFlag", false, context);
+
+// Print the value of the 'myBoolFlag' feature flag
+Console.WriteLine(val);
 ```
 
 You also can create Flagsmith provider using ```HttpClient``` or precreated ```FlagsmithClient```
diff --git a/test/OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagsmith.Test/FlagsmithProviderTest.cs b/test/OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagsmith.Test/FlagsmithProviderTest.cs
index 796e8edd..a16558d6 100644
--- a/test/OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagsmith.Test/FlagsmithProviderTest.cs
+++ b/test/OpenFeature.Contrib.Providers.Flagsmith.Test/FlagsmithProviderTest.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public async Task GetValue_ForEnabledFeatureWithEvaluationContext_ReturnCorrectV
                 .Set("key4", date)
                 .Set("key5", Structure.Empty)
                 .Set("key6", 1.0)
-                .Set(FlagsmithProviderConfiguration.DefaultTargetingKey, "233");
+                .SetTargetingKey("233");
             // Act
             var result = await flagsmithProvider.ResolveBooleanValue("example-feature", false, contextBuilder.Build());