diff --git a/models/common.py b/models/common.py
index f416ddf..aa8ae67 100644
--- a/models/common.py
+++ b/models/common.py
@@ -21,14 +21,13 @@ import pandas as pd
 import requests
 import torch
 import torch.nn as nn
-from IPython.display import display
 from PIL import Image
 from torch.cuda import amp
 
 from utils import TryExcept
 from utils.dataloaders import exif_transpose, letterbox
 from utils.general import (LOGGER, ROOT, Profile, check_requirements, check_suffix, check_version, colorstr,
-                           increment_path, is_notebook, make_divisible, non_max_suppression, scale_boxes, xywh2xyxy,
+                           increment_path, is_jupyter, make_divisible, non_max_suppression, scale_boxes, xywh2xyxy,
                            xyxy2xywh, yaml_load)
 from utils.plots import Annotator, colors, save_one_box
 from utils.torch_utils import copy_attr, smart_inference_mode
@@ -767,7 +766,11 @@ class Detections:
 
             im = Image.fromarray(im.astype(np.uint8)) if isinstance(im, np.ndarray) else im  # from np
             if show:
-                display(im) if is_notebook() else im.show(self.files[i])
+                if is_jupyter():
+                    from IPython.display import display
+                    display(im)
+                else:
+                    im.show(self.files[i])
             if save:
                 f = self.files[i]
                 im.save(save_dir / f)  # save
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d67c44c..11cb9aa 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 # Base ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 gitpython>=3.1.30
-ipython  # interactive notebook
 matplotlib>=3.2.2
 numpy>=1.18.5
 opencv-python>=4.1.1
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ setuptools>=65.5.1 # Snyk vulnerability fix
 # tritonclient[all]~=2.24.0
 
 # Extras ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# ipython  # interactive notebook
 # mss  # screenshots
 # albumentations>=1.0.3
 # pycocotools>=2.0.6  # COCO mAP
diff --git a/utils/__init__.py b/utils/__init__.py
index d158c55..5b9fcd5 100644
--- a/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/utils/__init__.py
@@ -60,17 +60,19 @@ def notebook_init(verbose=True):
     check_font()
 
     import psutil
-    from IPython import display  # to display images and clear console output
 
     if is_colab():
         shutil.rmtree('/content/sample_data', ignore_errors=True)  # remove colab /sample_data directory
 
     # System info
+    display = None
     if verbose:
         gb = 1 << 30  # bytes to GiB (1024 ** 3)
         ram = psutil.virtual_memory().total
         total, used, free = shutil.disk_usage('/')
-        display.clear_output()
+        with contextlib.suppress(Exception):  # clear display if ipython is installed
+            from IPython import display
+            display.clear_output()
         s = f'({os.cpu_count()} CPUs, {ram / gb:.1f} GB RAM, {(total - free) / gb:.1f}/{total / gb:.1f} GB disk)'
     else:
         s = ''
diff --git a/utils/general.py b/utils/general.py
index b7e38b3..7462046 100644
--- a/utils/general.py
+++ b/utils/general.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ from typing import Optional
 from zipfile import ZipFile, is_zipfile
 
 import cv2
-import IPython
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 import pkg_resources as pkg
@@ -77,10 +76,18 @@ def is_colab():
     return 'google.colab' in sys.modules
 
 
-def is_notebook():
-    # Is environment a Jupyter notebook? Verified on Colab, Jupyterlab, Kaggle, Paperspace
-    ipython_type = str(type(IPython.get_ipython()))
-    return 'colab' in ipython_type or 'zmqshell' in ipython_type
+def is_jupyter():
+    """
+    Check if the current script is running inside a Jupyter Notebook.
+    Verified on Colab, Jupyterlab, Kaggle, Paperspace.
+
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if running inside a Jupyter Notebook, False otherwise.
+    """
+    with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
+        from IPython import get_ipython
+        return get_ipython() is not None
+    return False
 
 
 def is_kaggle():
@@ -429,7 +436,7 @@ def check_img_size(imgsz, s=32, floor=0):
 def check_imshow(warn=False):
     # Check if environment supports image displays
     try:
-        assert not is_notebook()
+        assert not is_jupyter()
         assert not is_docker()
         cv2.imshow('test', np.zeros((1, 1, 3)))
         cv2.waitKey(1)