diff --git a/src/sisl/io/_multiple.py b/src/sisl/io/_multiple.py
index 565b642565..abaaf21d56 100644
--- a/src/sisl/io/_multiple.py
+++ b/src/sisl/io/_multiple.py
@@ -109,10 +109,6 @@ def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         start = 0
         stop = inf
 
-        if key is Ellipsis:
-            # Allow [...] to extract all"
-            key = slice(None)
-
         if isinstance(key, Integral):
             if key >= 0:
                 start = key