diff --git a/examples/shapes_and_collections/ellipse_demo.py b/examples/shapes_and_collections/ellipse_demo.py
index e5e9c6405a6f..03b6c9b0ad7d 100644
--- a/examples/shapes_and_collections/ellipse_demo.py
+++ b/examples/shapes_and_collections/ellipse_demo.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 from matplotlib.patches import Ellipse
 
 angle_step = 45  # degrees
-angles = np.arange(0, 360, angle_step)
+angles = np.arange(0, 180, angle_step)
 
 ax = plt.subplot(aspect='equal')