diff --git a/examples/spatial_transformer_network.ipynb b/examples/spatial_transformer_network.ipynb
index 6b6be01..454c648 100644
--- a/examples/spatial_transformer_network.ipynb
+++ b/examples/spatial_transformer_network.ipynb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
      "name": "stdout",
      "output_type": "stream",
      "text": [
-      "Using DNN layers\n"
+      ""
      ]
     },
     {
@@ -34,16 +34,8 @@
     "import lasagne\n",
     "import theano\n",
     "import theano.tensor as T\n",
-    "try:\n",
-    "    from lasagne.layers import dnn  # fails early if not available\n",
-    "    conv = dnn.Conv2DDNNLayer\n",
-    "    pool = dnn.MaxPool2DDNNLayer\n",
-    "    print \"Using DNN layers\"\n",
-    "except:\n",
-    "    conv = lasagne.layers.Conv2DLayer\n",
-    "    pool = lasagne.layers.MaxPool2DLayer\n",
-    "    print \"DNN not available, using standard (slower) conv and pool layers\"\n",
-    "\n",
+    "conv = lasagne.layers.Conv2DLayer\n",
+    "pool = lasagne.layers.MaxPool2DLayer\n",
     "NUM_EPOCHS = 500\n",
     "BATCH_SIZE = 256\n",
     "LEARNING_RATE = 0.001\n",