diff --git a/pymc3/__init__.py b/pymc3/__init__.py
index e84d5d58f1..9c4dcc2aac 100644
--- a/pymc3/__init__.py
+++ b/pymc3/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 from .model import *
 from .stats import *
 from .sampling import *
-from .interactive_sampling import *
 from .step_methods import *
 from .theanof import *
 from .tuning import *
diff --git a/pymc3/interactive_sampling.py b/pymc3/interactive_sampling.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b17e900f00..0000000000
--- a/pymc3/interactive_sampling.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-try:
-    __IPYTHON__
-    import IPython
-    import ipywidgets as widgets
-    from IPython.core import display
-    from traitlets import Unicode, Integer, Float
-    import json
-    from numpy.random import seed
-    import time
-    from .backends.base import MultiTrace
-    from .sampling import _iter_sample
-except (NameError, ImportError):
-    IPython = False
-
-_no_notebook_error_message = "nbsample can only be run inside IPython Notebook."
-if IPython:
-    __all__ = ['nbsample']
-
-    _javascript = """<script type="text/javascript">
-        require(["widgets/js/widget"], function(WidgetManager){
-        var ISampleWidget =  IPython.WidgetView.extend({
-            render: function(){
-                var html = $("<table style='width:100%;'><tr><td style='width:60px'><button>Stop</button></td>"+
-                             "<td class='pymc3-clock' style='width:60px'></td>"+
-                             "<td class='pymc3-progress'>"+
-                             "<div class='bar' style='width:0px; height: 20px; "+
-                             "background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #dddddd 0%,#111111 100%)"+
-                             "'>&nbsp;</div></td>"+
-                             "<td class='pymc3-current-samples' style='width:60px;'>0</td>"+
-                             "<td style='width:10px;'>/</td>"+
-                             "<td style='width:60px;' class='pymc3-max-samples'></td>"+
-                             "</tr>"+
-                             "</table>");            
-                this.setElement(html);
-                this.$el.find("button").click($.proxy(function(){
-                    this.send("stop","stop");
-                    this.$el.find("button").attr("disabled", "disabled");
-                }, this));
-                this.model.on('change:max_samples', function(model, value){
-                    this.$el.find(".pymc3-max-samples").text(value);
-                }, this);
-                this.model.on('change:clock', function(model, value){
-                    this.$el.find(".pymc3-clock").text(value);
-                }, this);
-                this.model.on('change:current_samples', function(model, value){
-                    this.$el.find(".pymc3-current-samples").text(value);
-                    var total_width = this.$el.find(".pymc3-progress").width()-5;
-                    var total_samples = this.model.get("max_samples");
-                    var width = value * total_width / total_samples;
-                    this.$el.find(".pymc3-progress .bar").width(width)
-                }, this);
-            }
-        });
-        WidgetManager.register_widget_view('ISampleWidget', ISampleWidget)
-    });
-    </script>
-    """
-
-    class ISampleWidget(widgets.DOMWidget):
-        _view_name = Unicode('ISampleWidget', sync=True)
-        current_samples = Integer(sync=True)
-        max_samples = Integer(sync=True)
-        clock = Unicode(sync=True)
-
-        def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-            widgets.DOMWidget.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
-            self.iteration = 0
-            self.on_msg(self._handle_custom_msg)
-            self.send_state()
-            self.stopped = False
-
-        def _handle_custom_msg(self, message):
-            if message == "stop":
-                self.stopped = True
-
-    def nbsample(draws, step, start=None, trace=None, chain=0, tune=None, model=None, random_seed=None):
-        try:
-            assert(hasattr(IPython.get_ipython(), 'comm_manager'))
-        except (AssertionError, NameError, KeyError) as e:
-            raise NotImplementedError(_no_notebook_error_message)
-
-        display.display_html(_javascript, raw=True)
-        w = ISampleWidget()
-        display.display(w)
-        t_start = time.time()
-        t_last = time.time()
-
-        w.max_samples = draws
-        w.current_samples = 0
-
-        sampling = _iter_sample(draws, step, start=start, trace=trace,
-                                chain=chain, tune=tune, model=model,
-                                random_seed=random_seed)
-
-        for i, trace in enumerate(sampling, 1):
-            elapsed = time.time() - t_start
-            elapsed_last = time.time() - t_last
-
-            if elapsed_last > 0.1:
-                t_last = time.time()
-                w.current_samples = i
-                w.clock = "%02i:%02i:%02i" % (
-                    elapsed / 60 / 60, elapsed / 60 % 60, elapsed % 60)
-                get_ipython().kernel.do_one_iteration()
-                if w.stopped:
-                    trace.close()
-                    break
-        w.current_samples = i
-        return MultiTrace([trace])
-else:
-    def nbsample(*args, **kwargs):
-        raise NotImplemented(_no_notebook_error_message)