diff --git a/docs/examples/ipympl_example.rst b/docs/examples/ipympl_example.rst
index f63c2e95..c8fbb3d9 100644
--- a/docs/examples/ipympl_example.rst
+++ b/docs/examples/ipympl_example.rst
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Configure thebe and load it:
        requestKernel: true,
        binderOptions: {
          repo: "matplotlib/ipympl",
-         ref: "0.5.8",
+         ref: "0.6.1",
          repoProvider: "github",
        },
      }
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Press the "Activate" button below to connect to a Jupyter server:
        requestKernel: true,
        binderOptions: {
          repo: "matplotlib/ipympl",
-         ref: "0.5.8",
+         ref: "0.6.1",
          repoProvider: "github",
        },
      }
@@ -95,14 +95,6 @@ Press the "Activate" button below to connect to a Jupyter server:
    <script src="https://unpkg.com/thebe@latest/lib/index.js"></script>
 
 
-.. warning:: This cell is only required in the thebe documentation due to the way that ipympl's Binder container is setup. Do not add or execute it when working with ipympl yourself.
-
-.. raw:: html
-
-   <pre data-executable="true" data-language="python">
-   rm -r ipympl
-   </pre>
-
 2D plot
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