diff --git a/examples/Basic_Simulation/output_reader.py b/examples/Basic_Simulation/output_reader.py
index b8cf36a70..f0b08c98c 100644
--- a/examples/Basic_Simulation/output_reader.py
+++ b/examples/Basic_Simulation/output_reader.py
@@ -42,5 +42,4 @@
 ax.set_ylim(0, 0.4)
 ax.text(1.5, 0.35, f"t = {sim.data['time'].isel(time=0).values} years", size=10, ha="left")
 plt.tight_layout()
-plt.show()
 fig.savefig("../examples/Basic_Simulation/output.eps", dpi=300, facecolor='white', transparent=False, bbox_inches="tight")