diff --git a/examples/tutorials/plot_customizations.py b/examples/tutorials/plot_customizations.py
index cf9fa804..3a4c76de 100644
--- a/examples/tutorials/plot_customizations.py
+++ b/examples/tutorials/plot_customizations.py
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@
 # To plot a global forecast, we must assign the option ``set_global=True``, which is required by :ref:cartopy to handle
 # internally the extent of the plot
 
-ax = plots.plot_spatial_dataset(numpy.log10(rate_sum), forecast.region,
-                                show=True, set_global=True,
-                                plot_args=plot_args)
+# ax = plots.plot_spatial_dataset(numpy.log10(rate_sum), forecast.region,
+#                                show=True, set_global=True,
+#                                plot_args=plot_args)
 
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