diff --git a/examples/sagnac/master.py b/examples/sagnac/master.py
index 2e1be50802daba85a02a80284e29a4065a83a9d1..8e9c19659000d5dde2e6554e66b863db0aa6e72f 100644
--- a/examples/sagnac/master.py
+++ b/examples/sagnac/master.py
@@ -3,17 +3,8 @@ from pykat.commands import *
 import copy
 from collections import namedtuple
 from collections import OrderedDict
-
-import matplotlib
-BACKEND = 'Qt4Agg'
-matplotlib.use(BACKEND)
 import pylab as pl
-
-formatter = matplotlib.ticker.EngFormatter(unit='', places=0)
-formatter.ENG_PREFIXES[-6] = 'u'
-
 from  pykat.utilities.plotting.tools import printPDF
-
 	
 def main():
 	print """