diff --git a/src/calibre/utils/ipython.py b/src/calibre/utils/ipython.py
index 7685d2e062..4377a2c172 100644
--- a/src/calibre/utils/ipython.py
+++ b/src/calibre/utils/ipython.py
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ def simple_repl(user_ns={}):
 
 
 def ipython(user_ns=None):
-    return simple_repl(user_ns=user_ns)
     os.environ['IPYTHONDIR'] = ipydir
     try:
         from IPython.terminal.embed import InteractiveShellEmbed