diff --git a/examples/GEAR/ZoomIn/check_data.py b/examples/GEAR/ZoomIn/check_data.py
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index 43e5181602f42527fe427e6fdf169f3f7f455a85..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/examples/GEAR/ZoomIn/check_data.py
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@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env
-
-from h5py import File
-from sys import argv
-
-f = File(argv[-1], "r")
-
-a = 0
-# a = f["Cosmology"].attrs["Scale-factor"]
-data = f["PartType0/Metals"][:]
-print(a, data.min(), data.max())