diff --git a/src/calibre/utils/ipython.py b/src/calibre/utils/ipython.py
index f5fbdf84be..c8d58069f3 100644
--- a/src/calibre/utils/ipython.py
+++ b/src/calibre/utils/ipython.py
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ 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