diff --git a/examples/widgets/annotated_cursor.py b/examples/widgets/annotated_cursor.py
index eabec859fe..42af364686 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/annotated_cursor.py
+++ b/examples/widgets/annotated_cursor.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class AnnotatedCursor(Cursor):
         # The position at which the cursor was last drawn
         self.lastdrawnplotpoint = None
 
-    def onmove(self, event):
+    def _onmove(self, event):
         """
         Overridden draw callback for cursor. Called when moving the mouse.
         """
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class AnnotatedCursor(Cursor):
         if event.inaxes != self.ax:
             self.lastdrawnplotpoint = None
             self.text.set_visible(False)
-            super().onmove(event)
+            super()._onmove(event)
             return
 
         # Get the coordinates, which should be displayed as text,
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class AnnotatedCursor(Cursor):
         # Baseclass redraws canvas and cursor. Due to blitting,
         # the added text is removed in this call, because the
         # background is redrawn.
-        super().onmove(event)
+        super()._onmove(event)
 
         # Check if the display of text is still necessary.
         # If not, just return.
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ class AnnotatedCursor(Cursor):
         # Return none if there is no good related point for this x position.
         return None
 
-    def clear(self, event):
+    def _clear(self, event):
         """
         Overridden clear callback for cursor, called before drawing the figure.
         """
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class AnnotatedCursor(Cursor):
         # The base class saves the clean background for blitting.
         # Text and cursor are invisible,
         # until the first mouse move event occurs.
-        super().clear(event)
+        super()._clear(event)
         if self.ignore(event):
             return
         self.text.set_visible(False)
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class AnnotatedCursor(Cursor):
 
         Passes call to base class if blitting is activated, only.
         In other cases, one draw_idle call is enough, which is placed
-        explicitly in this class (see *onmove()*).
+        explicitly in this class (see *_onmove()*).
         In that case, `~matplotlib.widgets.Cursor` is not supposed to draw
         something using this method.
         """