diff --git a/examples/notebooks/Regional_Surface_Obs_Plot.ipynb b/examples/notebooks/Regional_Surface_Obs_Plot.ipynb
index 4573eea..132021f 100644
--- a/examples/notebooks/Regional_Surface_Obs_Plot.ipynb
+++ b/examples/notebooks/Regional_Surface_Obs_Plot.ipynb
@@ -338,7 +338,6 @@
     "# Define the maps request\n",
     "maps_request = DataAccessLayer.newDataRequest('maps')\n",
     "# filter for multiple states\n",
-    "maps_request = DataAccessLayer.newDataRequest('maps')\n",
     "maps_request.addIdentifier('table', 'mapdata.states')\n",
     "maps_request.addIdentifier('geomField', 'the_geom')\n",
     "maps_request.addIdentifier('inLocation', 'true')\n",