diff --git a/src/spikeinterface/widgets/motion.py b/src/spikeinterface/widgets/motion.py
index 7c8389cae8..42e9a20f3c 100644
--- a/src/spikeinterface/widgets/motion.py
+++ b/src/spikeinterface/widgets/motion.py
@@ -200,18 +200,11 @@ def __init__(
             if peak_amplitudes is not None:
                 peak_amplitudes = peak_amplitudes[peak_mask]
 
-        if recording is not None:
-            sampling_frequency = recording.sampling_frequency
-            times = recording.get_times(segment_index=segment_index)
-        else:
-            times = None
-
         plot_data = dict(
             peaks=peaks,
             peak_locations=peak_locations,
             peak_amplitudes=peak_amplitudes,
             direction=direction,
-            times=times,
             sampling_frequency=sampling_frequency,
             segment_index=segment_index,
             depth_lim=depth_lim,
@@ -238,10 +231,10 @@ def plot_matplotlib(self, data_plot, **backend_kwargs):
 
         self.figure, self.axes, self.ax = make_mpl_figure(**backend_kwargs)
 
-        if dp.times is None:
+        if dp.recording is None:
             peak_times = dp.peaks["sample_index"] / dp.sampling_frequency
         else:
-            peak_times = dp.times[dp.peaks["sample_index"]]
+            peak_times = dp.recording.sample_index_to_time(dp.peaks["sample_index"], segment_index=dp.segment_index)
 
         peak_locs = dp.peak_locations[dp.direction]
         if dp.scatter_decimate is not None:
@@ -344,11 +337,8 @@ def __init__(
             motion.displacement
         ), "The number of segments in the recording must be the same as the number of segments in the motion object"
 
-        times = recording.get_times(segment_index=segment_index)
-
         plot_data = dict(
             sampling_frequency=motion_info["parameters"]["sampling_frequency"],
-            times=times,
             segment_index=segment_index,
             depth_lim=depth_lim,
             motion_lim=motion_lim,