diff --git a/DAS/simulator.py b/DAS/simulator.py
index 674c1e7..b0ea19f 100644
--- a/DAS/simulator.py
+++ b/DAS/simulator.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import networkx as nx
 import logging, random
 import pandas as pd
-import matplotlib
 from functools import partial, partialmethod
 from datetime import datetime
 from DAS.tools import *
diff --git a/config_example.py b/config_example.py
index 2187108..e048028 100644
--- a/config_example.py
+++ b/config_example.py
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ dumpXML = 1
 
 # save progress vectors to XML
 saveProgress = 1
-
-# plot progress for each run to PNG
-plotProgress = 1
-
 visualization = 1
 logLevel = logging.INFO