diff --git a/.azure/azure-ci-build-pipeline.yaml b/.azure/azure-ci-build-pipeline.yaml
index 624c9ca4..20c5b239 100644
--- a/.azure/azure-ci-build-pipeline.yaml
+++ b/.azure/azure-ci-build-pipeline.yaml
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@ stages:
           - script: |
               pytest --nbmake -n=auto src/primaite/notebooks --junit-xml=./notebook-tests/notebooks.xml
               notebooks_exit_code=$?
-              pytest --nbmake -n=auto src/primaite/simulator/_package_data --junit-xml=./notebook-tests/package-notebooks.xml
-              package_notebooks_exit_code=$?
               # Fail step if either of these do not have exit code 0
               if [ $notebooks_exit_code -ne 0 ] || [ $package_notebooks_exit_code -ne 0 ]; then
                 exit 1
@@ -126,8 +124,6 @@ stages:
           - script: |
               pytest --nbmake -n=auto src/primaite/notebooks --junit-xml=./notebook-tests/notebooks.xml
               set notebooks_exit_code=%ERRORLEVEL%
-              pytest --nbmake -n=auto src/primaite/simulator/_package_data --junit-xml=./notebook-tests/package-notebooks.xml
-              set package_notebooks_exit_code=%ERRORLEVEL%
               rem Fail step if either of these do not have exit code 0
               if %notebooks_exit_code% NEQ 0 exit /b 1
               if %package_notebooks_exit_code% NEQ 0 exit /b 1
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 2ac7b306..51ae4ddf 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 include src/primaite/setup/_package_data/primaite_config.yaml
 include src/primaite/config/_package_data/*.yaml
-include src/primaite/simulator/_package_data/*.ipynb