diff --git a/examples/color/colorbar_basics.py b/examples/color/colorbar_basics.py
index adc9733f6a67..df88c02dd51e 100644
--- a/examples/color/colorbar_basics.py
+++ b/examples/color/colorbar_basics.py
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@
 # in this example:
 
 import matplotlib
+import matplotlib.colorbar
 matplotlib.axes.Axes.imshow
 matplotlib.pyplot.imshow
 matplotlib.figure.Figure.colorbar
 matplotlib.pyplot.colorbar
+matplotlib.colorbar.Colorbar.minorticks_on
+matplotlib.colorbar.Colorbar.minorticks_off