diff --git a/bin/slurm_calibrate.sh b/bin/slurm_calibrate.sh
index a088389228835377d6ddcc34877cdc61b5eecb65..12f57407148cefcd128c1a1d7e297c5d949d4513 100755
--- a/bin/slurm_calibrate.sh
+++ b/bin/slurm_calibrate.sh
@@ -3,19 +3,17 @@
 # set paths to use
 nb_path=$1
 python_path=$2
-activate_path=$3
-uuid=$4
-notebook=$5
-detector=$6
-caltype=${7}
-final=${8}
-finalize=${9}
-cluster_cores=${10}
+uuid=$3
+notebook=$4
+detector=$5
+caltype=$6
+final=$7
+finalize=$8
+cluster_cores=$9
 
 echo "Running with the following parameters:"
 echo "Notebook path: $nb_path"
 echo "Python path: $python_path"
-echo "Environment activate: $activate_path"
 echo "IP-Cluster profile: $uuid"
 echo "notebook: $notebook"
 echo "detector: $detector"
@@ -28,7 +26,9 @@ echo "job ID: $SLURM_JOB_ID"
 export CAL_NOTEBOOK_NAME=$notebook
 
 # set-up enviroment
-source ${activate_path}
+source /etc/profile.d/modules.sh
+module load anaconda/3
+module load texlive
 
 echo "Starting influx feeder"
 ./cal_influx_feeder.sh $notebook $detector $caltype > /dev/null 2>&1  &
diff --git a/docs/source/configuration.rst b/docs/source/configuration.rst
index a618c2414ca8dbc643496c212848b1bdc044d71f..8db9435689f61adef714f01daa23725a1204be7e 100644
--- a/docs/source/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/source/configuration.rst
@@ -20,18 +20,6 @@ python file of the form::
     # Path to use for calling Python. If the environment is correctly set, simply the command
     python_path = "python"
 
-    # Path to use for calling iPython. If the environment is correctly set, simply the command
-    ipython_path = "ipython"
-
-    # Path to use for calling Jupyter. If the environment is correctly set, simply the command
-    jupyter_path = "jupyter"
-
-    # Path to find the Karabo activate script at, set to an empty string if not running in a Karabo environemnt
-    karabo_activate_path = "/opt/karabo/activate"
-
-    # Path to use for calling ipcluster. If the environment is correctly set, simply the command
-    ipcluster_path = "/opt/karabo/extern/bin/ipcluster"
-
     # Path to store reports in
     report_path = "{}/calibration_reports/".format(os.getcwd())
 
diff --git a/docs/source/tutorial.rst b/docs/source/tutorial.rst
index 037bcf2f86e57131844156a6b4d6fe32a14d0518..89607fdb77bb3637f7c42f0aee746d8470a6a5ed 100644
--- a/docs/source/tutorial.rst
+++ b/docs/source/tutorial.rst
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ to install the necessary packages and setup the environment:
      cd pycalibration
      pip install -r requirements.txt .
 
-5. Adjust xfel_calibrate/settings.py by changing "karabo_activate_path"
-   and "ipcluster_path according" to where you installed karabo.
-
 
 Create your own notebook
 ------------------------
diff --git a/xfel_calibrate/calibrate.py b/xfel_calibrate/calibrate.py
index 2134bfdba73aea85045467f9e72f33f29773615b..ad56618c7efa45767fb47f59fa917a448d1ff731 100755
--- a/xfel_calibrate/calibrate.py
+++ b/xfel_calibrate/calibrate.py
@@ -653,8 +653,6 @@ def concurrent_run(temp_path, nb, nbname, args, cparm=None, cval=None,
     srun_base += [os.path.join(PKG_DIR, "bin", "slurm_calibrate.sh"),  # path to helper sh
                   os.path.abspath(nbpath),  # path to notebook
                   python_path,  # path to python
-                  # python activate path
-                  activate_path if activate_path!="" else os.path.join(PKG_DIR, "bin", "activate.sh"),
                   args.get("cluster_profile", "NO_CLUSTER"),
                   '"{}"'.format(base_name.upper()),
                   '"{}"'.format(args["detector"].upper()),
diff --git a/xfel_calibrate/settings.py b/xfel_calibrate/settings.py
index 4561d01808bc4d5e63063a9a492086272ba6b620..a6bbc597940d3b902394461ea13e372cd776d091 100644
--- a/xfel_calibrate/settings.py
+++ b/xfel_calibrate/settings.py
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ temp_path = os.path.abspath("temp/")
 # Path to use for calling Python. By default, the Python xfel-calibrate is run in.
 python_path = sys.executable
 
-# Path to find activate script
-activate_path = ""
-
 # Path to store reports in
 report_path = "{}/calibration_reports/".format(os.getcwd())