diff --git a/python/examples/matplotlib_plot.py b/python/examples/matplotlib_plot.py
index b8bdc287d6..b85d40c4c4 100755
--- a/python/examples/matplotlib_plot.py
+++ b/python/examples/matplotlib_plot.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 import sys
-sys.path.append("./pizza")
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
 # parse command line