diff --git a/examples/subplots_axes_and_figures/subplots_demo.py b/examples/subplots_axes_and_figures/subplots_demo.py
index d1cb4dbf8527..c850cec7be6c 100644
--- a/examples/subplots_axes_and_figures/subplots_demo.py
+++ b/examples/subplots_axes_and_figures/subplots_demo.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 ax3.plot(x, -y, 'tab:green')
 ax4.plot(x, -y**2, 'tab:red')
 
-for ax in axs.flat:
+for ax in fig.get_axes():
     ax.label_outer()
 
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