diff --git a/pymc3/parallel_sampling.py b/pymc3/parallel_sampling.py
index c1381156dd5..e62eeedc303 100644
--- a/pymc3/parallel_sampling.py
+++ b/pymc3/parallel_sampling.py
@@ -234,12 +234,8 @@ def terminate_all(processes, patience=2):
 
 class ParallelSampler(object):
     def __init__(self, draws, tune, chains, cores, seeds, start_points,
-                 step_method, start_chain_num=0, progressbar=True,
-                 notebook=True):
-        if progressbar and notebook:
-            import tqdm
-            tqdm_ = tqdm.tqdm_notebook
-        elif progressbar:
+                 step_method, start_chain_num=0, progressbar=True):
+        if progressbar:
             import tqdm
             tqdm_ = tqdm.tqdm
 
@@ -257,18 +253,11 @@ def __init__(self, draws, tune, chains, cores, seeds, start_points,
         self._in_context = False
         self._start_chain_num = start_chain_num
 
-        self._global_progress = self._progress = None
+        self._progress = None
         if progressbar:
-            self._global_progress = tqdm_(
-                total=chains, unit='chains', position=0)
-            self._progress = [
-                tqdm_(
-                    desc='    Chain %i' % (chain + start_chain_num),
-                    unit='draws',
-                    position=chain + 1,
-                    total=draws + tune)
-                for chain in range(chains)
-            ]
+            self._progress = tqdm_(
+                total=chains * (draws + tune), unit='draws',
+                desc='Sampling %s chains' % chains)
 
     def _make_active(self):
         while self._inactive and len(self._active) < self._max_active:
@@ -286,17 +275,13 @@ def __iter__(self):
             draw = ProcessAdapter.recv_draw(self._active)
             proc, is_last, draw, tuning, stats, warns = draw
             if self._progress is not None:
-                self._progress[proc.chain - self._start_chain_num].update()
+                self._progress.update()
 
             if is_last:
                 proc.join()
                 self._active.remove(proc)
                 self._finished.append(proc)
                 self._make_active()
-                if self._global_progress is not None:
-                    self._global_progress.update()
-                if self._progress is not None:
-                    self._progress[proc.chain - self._start_chain_num].close()
 
             # We could also yield proc.shared_point_view directly,
             # and only call proc.write_next() after the yield returns.
@@ -318,6 +303,4 @@ def __enter__(self):
     def __exit__(self, *args):
         ProcessAdapter.terminate_all(self._samplers)
         if self._progress is not None:
-            self._global_progress.close()
-            for progress in self._progress:
-                progress.close()
+            self._progress.close()