diff --git a/figures/Schmidt2018/Fig3_construction.py b/figures/Schmidt2018/Fig3_construction.py
index f2d8204b846c5a94573ee98aba681ff1891ed6af..e98178971533996ab5a251c5b2f91a99b917ac25 100644
--- a/figures/Schmidt2018/Fig3_construction.py
+++ b/figures/Schmidt2018/Fig3_construction.py
@@ -94,9 +94,6 @@ p.savefig('Fig3_construction_mpl.eps')
 """
 Merge with syntypes figure
 """
-pyx.text.set(cls=pyx.text.LatexRunner)
-pyx.text.preamble(r"\usepackage{helvet}")
-
 c = pyx.canvas.canvas()
 c.insert(pyx.epsfile.epsfile(
     0.4, 0., "Fig3_construction_mpl.eps", width=8.3))
diff --git a/figures/Schmidt2018/Fig5_cc_laminar_pattern.py b/figures/Schmidt2018/Fig5_cc_laminar_pattern.py
index 15bf87ffa17563840c3d5156a1cf92024cc2fafb..a78bfa34b519404f76740059ec5fac9bcb35886a 100644
--- a/figures/Schmidt2018/Fig5_cc_laminar_pattern.py
+++ b/figures/Schmidt2018/Fig5_cc_laminar_pattern.py
@@ -300,9 +300,6 @@ if NEURON_DENSITIES_AVAILABLE:
     """
     Merge with syn_illustration figure
     """
-    pyx.text.set(cls=pyx.text.LatexRunner)
-    pyx.text.preamble(r"\usepackage{helvet}")
-
     c = pyx.canvas.canvas()
     c.insert(pyx.epsfile.epsfile(
         0., 0., "Fig5_cc_laminar_pattern_mpl.eps", width=17.3))
diff --git a/figures/Schmidt2018_dyn/Fig2_bistability.py b/figures/Schmidt2018_dyn/Fig2_bistability.py
index 44c35af8ffa28a9dc80a67dc63e70e30c05de9ac..e9e4f21768e1e7e1a89ff6842c6503237d6c3fb5 100644
--- a/figures/Schmidt2018_dyn/Fig2_bistability.py
+++ b/figures/Schmidt2018_dyn/Fig2_bistability.py
@@ -92,9 +92,6 @@ pl.savefig('Fig2_bistability_mpl.eps')
 """
 Merging files
 """
-pyx.text.set(cls=pyx.text.LatexRunner)
-pyx.text.preamble(r"\usepackage{helvet}")
-
 c = pyx.canvas.canvas()
 c.insert(pyx.epsfile.epsfile(0.5, 0.5, "Fig2_bistability_mpl.eps", width=17.6))
 c.insert(pyx.epsfile.epsfile(
diff --git a/figures/Schmidt2018_dyn/Fig4_metastability.py b/figures/Schmidt2018_dyn/Fig4_metastability.py
index 755089af8eb2499f1d6137f2148a058fe711af5f..95846c8befbb474221fabe604ac2909d33a883d6 100644
--- a/figures/Schmidt2018_dyn/Fig4_metastability.py
+++ b/figures/Schmidt2018_dyn/Fig4_metastability.py
@@ -302,9 +302,6 @@ pl.savefig('Fig4_metastability_mpl.eps')
 """
 Merge with sketch figure
 """
-pyx.text.set(cls=pyx.text.LatexRunner)
-pyx.text.preamble(r"\usepackage{helvet}")
-
 c = pyx.canvas.canvas()
 c.insert(pyx.epsfile.epsfile(
     0.5, 0.5, "Fig4_metastability_mpl.eps", width=17.6))
diff --git a/figures/Schmidt2018_dyn/Fig7_temporal_hierarchy.py b/figures/Schmidt2018_dyn/Fig7_temporal_hierarchy.py
index 2b9bac7efbb1b9635b4ff2f3c5cafd8cb295fa9f..79c98d7bda36239a3993302bfaa6257d8e4df6ce 100644
--- a/figures/Schmidt2018_dyn/Fig7_temporal_hierarchy.py
+++ b/figures/Schmidt2018_dyn/Fig7_temporal_hierarchy.py
@@ -632,9 +632,6 @@ pl.savefig('Fig7_temporal_hierarchy_mpl.eps')
 """
 Merge surface plots
 """
-pyx.text.set(cls=pyx.text.LatexRunner)
-pyx.text.preamble(r"\usepackage{helvet}")
-
 c = pyx.canvas.canvas()
 
 c.insert(pyx.epsfile.epsfile(
diff --git a/figures/Schmidt2018_dyn/Fig8_interactions.py b/figures/Schmidt2018_dyn/Fig8_interactions.py
index 841af43f6b773f1ac7e082da1587e68dfc728563..c586586ae319a80909a1b3c9c86e0c581d5598bb 100644
--- a/figures/Schmidt2018_dyn/Fig8_interactions.py
+++ b/figures/Schmidt2018_dyn/Fig8_interactions.py
@@ -365,9 +365,6 @@ f.close()
 """
 Merge with alluvial plot
 """
-pyx.text.set(cls=pyx.text.LatexRunner)
-pyx.text.preamble(r"\usepackage{helvet}")
-
 c = pyx.canvas.canvas()
 c.fill(pyx.path.rect(0, 0., 17.9, 17.), [pyx.color.rgb.white])
 
diff --git a/figures/SchueckerSchmidt2017/Fig2_EE_example.py b/figures/SchueckerSchmidt2017/Fig2_EE_example.py
index 4f8b6abbea381993375b9ff53e9bac33b937fbf6..ce97181005f2f1d1363569e1cc1cd847481f5b5e 100644
--- a/figures/SchueckerSchmidt2017/Fig2_EE_example.py
+++ b/figures/SchueckerSchmidt2017/Fig2_EE_example.py
@@ -289,14 +289,14 @@ ax.hlines(0., 0., 70., linestyles='dashed')
 a.hlines(0., 0., 70., linestyles='dashed')
 fp_base = net.fsolve(([18.]))['rates'][0][0]
 
-# Normal network with rate_ext = 160.
+# Normal network with rate_ext = 161.
 net = network1D(network_params_inc)
 y = np.fromiter([net.Phi(x[j])[0] for j in range(len(x))], dtype=np.float)
 ax.plot(x, y - x, color=myblue)
 a.plot(x, y - x, color=myblue, lw=4.)
 fp_inc = net.fsolve(([18.]))['rates'][0][0]
 
-# Normal network with rate_ext = 160.
+# Stabilized network with rate_ext = 161.
 deltaK = -1. * network_params['K'] * (161. - 160.) / fp_base
 print(network_params['K'] + deltaK)
 network_params_stab.update({'K_stable': network_params['K'] + deltaK})
@@ -402,8 +402,6 @@ Save and merge figure
 """
 pl.savefig('Fig2_EE_example_mpl.eps')
 
-pyx.text.set(mode='latex')
-pyx.text.preamble(r"\usepackage{helvet}")
 c = pyx.canvas.canvas()
 
 c.insert(pyx.epsfile.epsfile(0, 0., "Fig2_EE_example_mpl.eps"))
diff --git a/figures/SchueckerSchmidt2017/Fig3_bistability.py b/figures/SchueckerSchmidt2017/Fig3_bistability.py
index ae940c31dc020537e1267744065b43fa0bd80f21..22a452e1334d7fb4c701ff8db3455b49eaa27d63 100644
--- a/figures/SchueckerSchmidt2017/Fig3_bistability.py
+++ b/figures/SchueckerSchmidt2017/Fig3_bistability.py
@@ -140,9 +140,6 @@ pl.savefig(os.path.join(base_dir,
 """
 Merge figures
 """
-pyx.text.set(mode='latex')
-pyx.text.preamble(r"\usepackage{helvet}")
-
 c = pyx.canvas.canvas()
 c.insert(pyx.epsfile.epsfile(0, 0, "Fig3_bistability_mpl.eps"))
 
diff --git a/figures/SchueckerSchmidt2017/Fig4_meanfield_mam.py b/figures/SchueckerSchmidt2017/Fig4_meanfield_mam.py
index 68dcb59a30258b7803865bafc424ead96d73f860..506780a6602798ca5ca45b17d9e6910a804ab3cf 100644
--- a/figures/SchueckerSchmidt2017/Fig4_meanfield_mam.py
+++ b/figures/SchueckerSchmidt2017/Fig4_meanfield_mam.py
@@ -177,9 +177,6 @@ pl.savefig('Fig4_meanfield_mam_mpl.eps')
 """
 Merge figures
 """
-pyx.text.set(mode='latex')
-pyx.text.preamble(r"\usepackage{helvet}")
-
 c = pyx.canvas.canvas()
 
 c.insert(pyx.epsfile.epsfile(0, 0, "Fig4_meanfield_mam_mpl.eps"))