diff --git a/examples/Basic_Simulation/output_reader.py b/examples/Basic_Simulation/output_reader.py
index a46b6cefc..56f19362c 100644
--- a/examples/Basic_Simulation/output_reader.py
+++ b/examples/Basic_Simulation/output_reader.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 """
 
 import swiftest
-import xarray as xr
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
 # Read in the simulation output and store it as an Xarray dataset.