diff --git a/py_tutorials/exportNeutral.py b/py_tutorials/exportNeutral.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ed1928f..00000000
--- a/py_tutorials/exportNeutral.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import sys
-
-def Export (mesh, filename):
-    """ export Netgen mesh to neutral format """
-    
-    print ("export mesh in neutral format to file = ", filename)
-
-    f = open (filename, 'w')
-
-    points = mesh.Points()
-    print (len(points), file=f)
-    for p in points:
-        print (p.p[0], p.p[1], p.p[2], file=f)
-
-
-    volels = mesh.Elements3D();
-    print (len(volels), file=f)
-    for el in volels:
-        print (el.index, end="   ", file=f)
-        for p in el.points:
-            print (p.nr, end=" ", file=f)
-        print(file=f)
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/py_tutorials/mesh.py b/py_tutorials/mesh.py
index c4937395..5445a662 100644
--- a/py_tutorials/mesh.py
+++ b/py_tutorials/mesh.py
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
 m1 = GenerateMesh (geo, param)
 m1.SecondOrder()
 
-import exportNeutral
-exportNeutral.Export (m1, "shaft.mesh")
+m1.Export('shaft.mesh', 'Neutral Format')