diff --git a/src/repoma/set_nb_cells.py b/src/repoma/set_nb_cells.py
index 64942f7f..30d4e3fe 100644
--- a/src/repoma/set_nb_cells.py
+++ b/src/repoma/set_nb_cells.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 from repoma.utilities.project_info import get_pypi_name
 
 __CONFIG_CELL_CONTENT = """
-%config InlineBackend.figure_formats = ['svg']
 import os
 
 STATIC_WEB_PAGE = {"EXECUTE_NB", "READTHEDOCS"}.intersection(os.environ)