diff --git a/python/examples/gui.py b/python/examples/gui.py
index ac96448b43..f1090b20d7 100755
--- a/python/examples/gui.py
+++ b/python/examples/gui.py
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 #          in.lammps = LAMMPS input script
 #          Nfreq = query GUI every this many steps
 
-# IMPORTANT: this script cannot yet be run in parallel via Pypar,
-#            because I can't seem to do a MPI-style broadcast in Pypar
+# IMPORTANT: this script cannot yet be run in parallel
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 import sys,time
@@ -39,10 +38,6 @@ infile = sys.argv[1]
 nfreq = int(sys.argv[2])
 
 me = 0
-# uncomment if running in parallel via Pypar
-#import pypar
-#me = pypar.rank()
-#nprocs = pypar.size()
 
 from lammps import lammps
 lmp = lammps()
@@ -110,7 +105,3 @@ while 1:
   if runflag: running = 1
   else: running = 0
   time.sleep(0.01)
-
-# uncomment if running in parallel via Pypar
-#print("Proc %d out of %d procs has" % (me,nprocs), lmp)
-#pypar.finalize()