diff --git a/plotting/matplotlib_backend.py b/plotting/matplotlib_backend.py
index 89bf484..c9eab43 100644
--- a/plotting/matplotlib_backend.py
+++ b/plotting/matplotlib_backend.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import matplotlib
-matplotlib.use('TkAgg')  # Makes windows pop up!
 from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
 from general.should_be_builtins import bad_value
 from plotting.data_conversion import put_data_in_grid, RecordBuffer, scale_data_to_8_bit, data_to_image