diff --git a/automatminer/pipeline.py b/automatminer/pipeline.py
index ecf4f0fb..1a594614 100644
--- a/automatminer/pipeline.py
+++ b/automatminer/pipeline.py
@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@ def save(self, filename="mat.pipe"):
         for loggable in loggables:
             loggable._logger = temp_logger
 
-    @classmethod
-    def load(cls, filename, logger=True):
+    @staticmethod
+    def load(filename, logger=True):
         """
         Loads a matpipe that was saved.