diff --git a/docs/source/pythonapi/examples/mgxs-part-i.ipynb b/docs/source/pythonapi/examples/mgxs-part-i.ipynb
index 104fbe759..6b78e9d53 100644
--- a/docs/source/pythonapi/examples/mgxs-part-i.ipynb
+++ b/docs/source/pythonapi/examples/mgxs-part-i.ipynb
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
     "settings_file.batches = batches\n",
     "settings_file.inactive = inactive\n",
     "settings_file.particles = particles\n",
-    "settings_file.output = {'tallies': True, 'summary': True}\n",
+    "settings_file.output = {'tallies': True}\n",
     "bounds = [-0.63, -0.63, -0.63, 0.63, 0.63, 0.63]\n",
     "settings_file.source = Source(space=Box(\n",
     "    bounds[:3], bounds[3:], only_fissionable=True))\n",
diff --git a/docs/source/pythonapi/examples/mgxs-part-ii.ipynb b/docs/source/pythonapi/examples/mgxs-part-ii.ipynb
index 593d53647..0a8d7230e 100644
--- a/docs/source/pythonapi/examples/mgxs-part-ii.ipynb
+++ b/docs/source/pythonapi/examples/mgxs-part-ii.ipynb
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
     "settings_file.batches = batches\n",
     "settings_file.inactive = inactive\n",
     "settings_file.particles = particles\n",
-    "settings_file.output = {'tallies': True, 'summary': True}\n",
+    "settings_file.output = {'tallies': True}\n",
     "bounds = [-0.63, -0.63, -0.63, 0.63, 0.63, 0.63]\n",
     "settings_file.source = Source(space=Box(\n",
     "        bounds[:3], bounds[3:], only_fissionable=True))\n",
diff --git a/docs/source/pythonapi/examples/mgxs-part-iii.ipynb b/docs/source/pythonapi/examples/mgxs-part-iii.ipynb
index a541efbf0..dcb496160 100644
--- a/docs/source/pythonapi/examples/mgxs-part-iii.ipynb
+++ b/docs/source/pythonapi/examples/mgxs-part-iii.ipynb
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@
     "settings_file.batches = batches\n",
     "settings_file.inactive = inactive\n",
     "settings_file.particles = particles\n",
-    "settings_file.output = {'tallies': False, 'summary': True}\n",
+    "settings_file.output = {'tallies': False}\n",
     "source_bounds = [-10.71, -10.71, -10, 10.71, 10.71, 10.]\n",
     "settings_file.source = Source(Box(\n",
     "        source_bounds[:3], source_bounds[3:], only_fissionable=True))\n",
diff --git a/docs/source/pythonapi/examples/pandas-dataframes.ipynb b/docs/source/pythonapi/examples/pandas-dataframes.ipynb
index 9e08acccd..ac5d4e410 100644
--- a/docs/source/pythonapi/examples/pandas-dataframes.ipynb
+++ b/docs/source/pythonapi/examples/pandas-dataframes.ipynb
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
     "settings_file.batches = min_batches\n",
     "settings_file.inactive = inactive\n",
     "settings_file.particles = particles\n",
-    "settings_file.output = {'tallies': False, 'summary': True}\n",
+    "settings_file.output = {'tallies': False}\n",
     "settings_file.trigger_active = True\n",
     "settings_file.trigger_max_batches = max_batches\n",
     "source_bounds = [-10.71, -10.71, -10, 10.71, 10.71, 10.]\n",
diff --git a/docs/source/pythonapi/examples/tally-arithmetic.ipynb b/docs/source/pythonapi/examples/tally-arithmetic.ipynb
index e357e73fc..3a61b0979 100644
--- a/docs/source/pythonapi/examples/tally-arithmetic.ipynb
+++ b/docs/source/pythonapi/examples/tally-arithmetic.ipynb
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
     "settings_file.batches = batches\n",
     "settings_file.inactive = inactive\n",
     "settings_file.particles = particles\n",
-    "settings_file.output = {'tallies': True, 'summary': True}\n",
+    "settings_file.output = {'tallies': True}\n",
     "source_bounds = [-0.63, -0.63, -0.63, 0.63, 0.63, 0.63]\n",
     "settings_file.source = Source(space=Box(\n",
     "        source_bounds[:3], source_bounds[3:]))\n",
diff --git a/docs/source/usersguide/input.rst b/docs/source/usersguide/input.rst
index a9dda8ff4..85736334a 100644
--- a/docs/source/usersguide/input.rst
+++ b/docs/source/usersguide/input.rst
@@ -312,10 +312,10 @@ out the file and "false" will not.
     *Default*: false
 
   :summary:
-    Writes out an ASCII summary file describing all of the user input files that
+    Writes out an HDF5 summary file describing all of the user input files that
     were read in.
 
-    *Default*: false
+    *Default*: true
 
   :tallies:
     Write out an ASCII file of tally results.