diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notebook.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
index edeb99b..e41cb4e 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
@@ -175,9 +175,7 @@ define([
     Notebook.options_default = {
         // can be any cell type, or the special values of
         // 'above', 'below', or 'selected' to get the value from another cell.
-        Notebook: {
-            default_cell_type: 'code'
-        }
+        default_cell_type: 'code'
     };
 
     /**