diff --git a/src/dx/__init__.py b/src/dx/__init__.py
index b60f8f25..74e45226 100644
--- a/src/dx/__init__.py
+++ b/src/dx/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-from IPython import get_ipython
-
 from .comms import *
 from .datatypes import *
 from .dependencies import *
@@ -13,4 +11,3 @@
 __version__ = "1.3.0"
 
 configure_logging()
-set_display_mode("simple")