diff --git a/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/scatter_masked.py b/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/scatter_masked.py
index 56acfa2b6347..a0c463e03161 100644
--- a/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/scatter_masked.py
+++ b/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/scatter_masked.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 r0 = 0.6
 x = 0.9 * np.random.rand(N)
 y = 0.9 * np.random.rand(N)
-area = np.pi * (10 * np.random.rand(N))**2  # 0 to 10 point radii
+area = (20 * np.random.rand(N))**2  # 0 to 10 point radii
 c = np.sqrt(area)
 r = np.sqrt(x * x + y * y)
 area1 = np.ma.masked_where(r < r0, area)
diff --git a/examples/shapes_and_collections/scatter.py b/examples/shapes_and_collections/scatter.py
index 1f302b450012..41678ee7f3ec 100644
--- a/examples/shapes_and_collections/scatter.py
+++ b/examples/shapes_and_collections/scatter.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 x = np.random.rand(N)
 y = np.random.rand(N)
 colors = np.random.rand(N)
-area = np.pi * (15 * np.random.rand(N))**2  # 0 to 15 point radii
+area = (30 * np.random.rand(N))**2  # 0 to 15 point radii
 
 plt.scatter(x, y, s=area, c=colors, alpha=0.5)
 plt.show()