diff --git a/book/_config.yml b/book/_config.yml
index 23c06d3..06c47b5 100644
--- a/book/_config.yml
+++ b/book/_config.yml
@@ -14,21 +14,13 @@ html:
 
 sphinx:
   config:
-    html_js_files:
-    - https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/require.js/2.3.4/require.min.js
-    thebe_config:
-      use_thebe_lite: true
-      exclude_patterns: ["**/_*.yml", "**/*.md", "**/*.ipynb"]
     html_theme_options:
       repository_url: "https://github.com/TeachBooks/template" #add your own repo URL here
       use_repository_button: true
       use_issues_button : true
-      launch_buttons:
-        thebe: true
     html_show_copyright: false
   extra_extensions:
     - sphinx.ext.imgconverter
-    - jupyterbook_patches
 
 bibtex_bibfiles: 
   - references.bib