diff --git a/docs/source/howto/_doodle.ipynb b/docs/source/howto/_doodle.ipynb
index 04082ce5..f0a5602e 100644
--- a/docs/source/howto/_doodle.ipynb
+++ b/docs/source/howto/_doodle.ipynb
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 8,
+   "execution_count": null,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@
     "            )\n",
     "\n",
     "            # wait for the command to finish and collect the outputs.\n",
-    "            # stdout, stderr = process.communicate()\n",
     "            self.parse_response(*process.communicate())\n",
     "            self.status._finished(success=True)\n",
     "\n",