diff --git a/docs/source/api.rst b/docs/source/api.rst
index 512919d9..81ec7cc9 100644
--- a/docs/source/api.rst
+++ b/docs/source/api.rst
@@ -78,15 +78,14 @@ properties common to all neurons.
 
 TreeNeuron-specific methods
 ---------------------------
-These are class methods available only for ``TreeNeurons``. Most of them are simply
-short-hands for the other navis functions.
+These are class methods available only for ``TreeNeurons``. Most of them are
+simply short-hands for the other navis functions.
 
 .. autosummary::
     :toctree: generated/
 
     ~navis.TreeNeuron.convert_units
     ~navis.TreeNeuron.downsample
-    ~navis.TreeNeuron.get_dps
     ~navis.TreeNeuron.get_graph_nx
     ~navis.TreeNeuron.get_igraph
     ~navis.TreeNeuron.prune_by_longest_neurite
diff --git a/navis/core/neurons.py b/navis/core/neurons.py
index fef01be9..b0b2fe7a 100644
--- a/navis/core/neurons.py
+++ b/navis/core/neurons.py
@@ -816,8 +816,6 @@ class TreeNeuron(BaseNeuron):
     graph: 'nx.DiGraph'
     igraph: 'igraph.Graph'  # type: ignore  # doesn't know iGraph
 
-    dps: pd.DataFrame
-
     n_branches: int
     n_leafs: int
     cable_length: Union[int, float]
@@ -846,7 +844,7 @@ class TreeNeuron(BaseNeuron):
 
     #: Temporary attributes that need to be regenerated when data changes.
     TEMP_ATTR = ['_igraph', '_graph_nx', '_segments', '_small_segments',
-                 '_geodesic_matrix', '_dps', 'centrality_method', '_simple',
+                 '_geodesic_matrix', 'centrality_method', '_simple',
                  '_cable_length']
 
     #: Attributes used for neuron summary
@@ -1239,15 +1237,6 @@ def cycles(self) -> Optional[List[int]]:
         except BaseException:
             raise
 
-    @temp_property
-    def dps(self) -> 'core.Dotprops':
-        """Neuron broken down into small linear segments."""
-        # If graph does not exist, create and return
-        if not hasattr(self, '_dps'):
-            # This also sets the attribute
-            self._dps = self.get_dps()
-        return self._dps
-
     @property
     def simple(self) -> 'TreeNeuron':
         """Return simple neuron representation.