diff --git a/examples/01_icetray/01_convert_i3_files.py b/examples/01_icetray/01_convert_i3_files.py
index 40b304327..9d9f80033 100644
--- a/examples/01_icetray/01_convert_i3_files.py
+++ b/examples/01_icetray/01_convert_i3_files.py
@@ -16,7 +16,17 @@
 from graphnet.utilities.imports import has_icecube_package
 from graphnet.utilities.logging import Logger
 
-from _common_icetray import ERROR_MESSAGE_MISSING_ICETRAY
+ERROR_MESSAGE_MISSING_ICETRAY = (
+    "This example requires IceTray to be installed, which doesn't seem to be "
+    "the case. Please install IceTray; run this example in the GraphNeT "
+    "Docker container which comes with IceTray installed; or run an example "
+    "script in one of the other folders:"
+    "\n * examples/02_data/"
+    "\n * examples/03_weights/"
+    "\n * examples/04_training/"
+    "\n * examples/05_pisa/"
+    "\nExiting."
+)
 
 CONVERTER_CLASS = {
     "sqlite": SQLiteDataConverter,
diff --git a/examples/01_icetray/04_i3_module_in_native_icetray_example.py b/examples/01_icetray/04_i3_module_in_native_icetray_example.py
index 730eb5bc1..957fb108d 100644
--- a/examples/01_icetray/04_i3_module_in_native_icetray_example.py
+++ b/examples/01_icetray/04_i3_module_in_native_icetray_example.py
@@ -26,7 +26,17 @@
         GraphNeTI3Module,
     )
 
-from _common_icetray import ERROR_MESSAGE_MISSING_ICETRAY
+ERROR_MESSAGE_MISSING_ICETRAY = (
+    "This example requires IceTray to be installed, which doesn't seem to be "
+    "the case. Please install IceTray; run this example in the GraphNeT "
+    "Docker container which comes with IceTray installed; or run an example "
+    "script in one of the other folders:"
+    "\n * examples/02_data/"
+    "\n * examples/03_weights/"
+    "\n * examples/04_training/"
+    "\n * examples/05_pisa/"
+    "\nExiting."
+)
 
 
 def apply_to_files(
diff --git a/examples/01_icetray/_common_icetray.py b/examples/01_icetray/_common_icetray.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c1d3b10a0..000000000
--- a/examples/01_icetray/_common_icetray.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-ERROR_MESSAGE_MISSING_ICETRAY = (
-    "This example requires IceTray to be installed, which doesn't seem to be "
-    "the case. Please install IceTray; run this example in the GraphNeT "
-    "Docker container which comes with IceTray installed; or run an example "
-    "script in one of the other folders:"
-    "\n * examples/02_data/"
-    "\n * examples/03_weights/"
-    "\n * examples/04_training/"
-    "\n * examples/05_pisa/"
-    "\nExiting."
-)
diff --git a/tests/examples/01_icetray/test_icetray_examples.py b/tests/examples/01_icetray/test_icetray_examples.py
index 538a67d36..ddd99423e 100644
--- a/tests/examples/01_icetray/test_icetray_examples.py
+++ b/tests/examples/01_icetray/test_icetray_examples.py
@@ -26,7 +26,5 @@ def test_03_i3_deployer_example() -> None:
 def test_04_i3_module_in_native_icetray_example() -> None:
     """Test for 04_i3_module_in_native_icetray_example."""
     runpy.run_path(
-        os.path.join(
-            EXAMPLE_PATH, "04_i3_module_in_naticve_icetray_example.py"
-        )
+        os.path.join(EXAMPLE_PATH, "04_i3_module_in_native_icetray_example.py")
     )