Creep compliances in shear were obtained from the indentations corrected for sample size. The results matched the creep compliance measured using a dynamic shear rheometer (DSR). On the contrary, the creep compliances obtained from the raw indentations were less than half the magnitude of the creep compliance measured with the DSR. These results confirm the significance of the sample size effects on asphalt bitumen indentation. They also validate the sample size correction factors obtained for indentation of asphalt bitumens with cylindrical geometry. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.