diff --git a/src/io/io_progress_bar.f90 b/src/io/io_progress_bar.f90
index d541ca99b..9a49ff935 100644
--- a/src/io/io_progress_bar.f90
+++ b/src/io/io_progress_bar.f90
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ module io_progress_bar
    implicit none
    public
 
-   character(len=1), dimension(4), parameter, private :: spinstr = ["\","-","|","/"] !! The progress spinner sequency
    character(len=1),parameter, private                :: barchar = "#" !! The progress bar character
 
    type :: progress_bar
@@ -16,21 +15,18 @@ module io_progress_bar
       !! Implements a class for a simple progress bar that can print on the screen.
       integer(I4B)                  :: PBARSIZE = 80 !! Number of characters acros for a whole progress bar
       integer(I8B)                  :: loop_length   !! The total number of loops that the progrees bar is executing
-      integer(I8B)                  :: spinner_cycle_length  !! The number of loop iterations it takes to execute a full spinner cycle
-      integer(I8B)                  :: spinner_skip  !! The number of loop iterations to execute before updating the spinner
       character(len=:), allocatable :: barstr        !! The string that prints out as the progress bar
       integer(I4B)                  :: bar_pos       !! The current position of the progress bar
-      integer(I4B)                  :: spin_pos      !! Position of the "spinner" that indicates that progress is being made
       character(len=32)             :: fmt           !! The format string that is used to define the progress bar itself
       character(len=64)             :: message       !! The current message displayed at the end of the progress bar
    contains
       procedure :: reset => io_pbar_reset   !! Resets the progress bar to the beginning
-      procedure :: update => io_pbar_update !! Updates the progress bar with new values and causes the "spinner" to flip.
+      procedure :: update => io_pbar_update !! Updates the progress bar with new values 
    end type progress_bar
 
 contains
 
-   subroutine io_pbar_reset(self, loop_length, spinner_cycle_length)
+   subroutine io_pbar_reset(self, loop_length)
       !! author: David A. Minton
       !! 
       !! Resets the progress bar to the beginning
@@ -38,7 +34,6 @@ subroutine io_pbar_reset(self, loop_length, spinner_cycle_length)
       ! Arguments
       class(progress_bar),intent(inout)        :: self         !! The progress bar object
       integer(I8B),       intent(in)           :: loop_length  !! The length of the loop that the progress bar is attached to
-      integer(I8B),       intent(in), optional :: spinner_cycle_length !! The number of iterations between a complete spinner cycle. If not passd, the default is to update the spinner each call
       ! Internals
       character(len=2) :: numchar
       integer(I4B) :: k
@@ -54,14 +49,6 @@ subroutine io_pbar_reset(self, loop_length, spinner_cycle_length)
       self%loop_length = loop_length
       self%bar_pos = 0
       self%message = ""
-      if (present(spinner_cycle_length)) then
-         self%spinner_cycle_length = spinner_cycle_length
-         self%spinner_skip = self%spinner_cycle_length / size(spinstr) 
-      else
-         self%spinner_cycle_length = size(spinstr)
-         self%spinner_skip = 1
-      end if
-      self%spin_pos = 1
 
       write(*,fmt=self%fmt) char(13),self%barstr,trim(adjustl(self%message))
 
@@ -72,7 +59,7 @@ end subroutine io_pbar_reset
    subroutine io_pbar_update(self,i,message)
       !! author: David A. Minton
       !! 
-      !! Updates the progress bar with new values and causes the "spinner" to flip.
+      !! Updates the progress bar with new values 
       implicit none
       ! Arguments
       class(progress_bar), intent(inout)        :: self    !! Progres bar object
@@ -80,7 +67,7 @@ subroutine io_pbar_update(self,i,message)
       character(len=*),    intent(in), optional :: message !! An optional message to display to the right of the progress bar
       ! Internals
       real(DP)     :: frac
-      integer(I4B) :: bar_pos, spin_pos  !! The current integer position of the progress bar and spinner
+      integer(I4B) :: bar_pos  !! The current integer position of the progress bar 
       logical :: update = .false.
 
       ! Compute the current position
@@ -94,14 +81,6 @@ subroutine io_pbar_update(self,i,message)
          self%bar_pos = bar_pos
       end if
 
-      ! Compute the current value of the spinner and set the spinner character
-      spin_pos = mod(i / self%spinner_skip, size(spinstr)) + 1
-      if (spin_pos /= self%spin_pos) then
-         self%barstr(bar_pos+1:bar_pos+1) = spinstr(spin_pos)
-         self%spin_pos = spin_pos
-         update = .true.
-      end if
-
       if (present(message)) then
          if (message /= self%message) then
             update = .true.
diff --git a/src/main/swiftest_driver.f90 b/src/main/swiftest_driver.f90
index f93f2522a..7b97eea43 100644
--- a/src/main/swiftest_driver.f90
+++ b/src/main/swiftest_driver.f90
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ program swiftest_driver
       !$ write(*,'(a,i3,/)') ' Number of threads  = ', nthreads 
       !write(*, *) " *************** Main Loop *************** "
       if (param%lrestart .and. param%lenergy) call nbody_system%conservation_report(param, lterminal=.true.)
-      call pbar%reset(nloops, spinner_cycle_length=istep_out)
+      call pbar%reset(nloops)
       write(pbarmessage,fmt=pbarfmt) t0, tstop
       call pbar%update(1,message=pbarmessage)
       do iloop = 1, nloops