diff --git a/IPython/core/magic.py b/IPython/core/magic.py
index 17ada3b..505f2e9 100644
--- a/IPython/core/magic.py
+++ b/IPython/core/magic.py
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ Currently the magic system has the following functions:\n"""
         # for these types, show len() instead of data:
         seq_types = ['dict', 'list', 'tuple']
 
-        # for numpy/Numeric arrays, display summary info
+        # for numpy arrays, display summary info
         ndarray_type = None
         if 'numpy' in sys.modules:
             try:
@@ -871,15 +871,6 @@ Currently the magic system has the following functions:\n"""
             else:
                 ndarray_type = ndarray.__name__
 
-        array_type = None
-        if 'Numeric' in sys.modules:
-            try:
-                from Numeric import ArrayType
-            except ImportError:
-                pass
-            else:
-                array_type = ArrayType.__name__
-
         # Find all variable names and types so we can figure out column sizes
         def get_vars(i):
             return self.shell.user_ns[i]
@@ -923,7 +914,7 @@ Currently the magic system has the following functions:\n"""
             print vformat.format(vname, vtype, varwidth=varwidth, typewidth=typewidth),
             if vtype in seq_types:
                 print "n="+str(len(var))
-            elif vtype in [array_type,ndarray_type]:
+            elif vtype == ndarray_type:
                 vshape = str(var.shape).replace(',','').replace(' ','x')[1:-1]
                 if vtype==ndarray_type:
                     # numpy