diff --git a/notebook/samexm/ex012/ex012a.ipynb b/notebook/samexm/ex012/ex012a.ipynb
index 9b6d7cf..9ecbe55 100644
--- a/notebook/samexm/ex012/ex012a.ipynb
+++ b/notebook/samexm/ex012/ex012a.ipynb
@@ -29,13 +29,12 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 2,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "# reading in SAMMY parameters from a parameter file \"./ex012a.par\"\n",
-    "sammy_params = SammyParameterFile.from_file(\"./ex012a.par\")\n",
-    "sammy_params.print_parameters()"
+    "sammy_params = SammyParameterFile.from_file(\"./ex012a.par\")"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -53,13 +52,6 @@
    "source": [
     "sammy_params.to_file(\"./ex012b.par\")"
    ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
-   "source": []
   }
  ],
  "metadata": {