diff --git a/examples/images_contours_and_fields/image_nonuniform.py b/examples/images_contours_and_fields/image_nonuniform.py
index b429826c8285..9c1012310b63 100644
--- a/examples/images_contours_and_fields/image_nonuniform.py
+++ b/examples/images_contours_and_fields/image_nonuniform.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 im = NonUniformImage(ax, interpolation=interp, extent=(-4, 4, -4, 4),
                      cmap=cm.Purples)
 im.set_data(x, y, z)
-ax.images.append(im)
+ax.add_image(im)
 ax.set_xlim(-4, 4)
 ax.set_ylim(-4, 4)
 ax.set_title(interp)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 im = NonUniformImage(ax, interpolation=interp, extent=(-64, 64, -4, 4),
                      cmap=cm.Purples)
 im.set_data(x2, y, z)
-ax.images.append(im)
+ax.add_image(im)
 ax.set_xlim(-64, 64)
 ax.set_ylim(-4, 4)
 ax.set_title(interp)
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 im = NonUniformImage(ax, interpolation=interp, extent=(-4, 4, -4, 4),
                      cmap=cm.Purples)
 im.set_data(x, y, z)
-ax.images.append(im)
+ax.add_image(im)
 ax.set_xlim(-4, 4)
 ax.set_ylim(-4, 4)
 ax.set_title(interp)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 im = NonUniformImage(ax, interpolation=interp, extent=(-64, 64, -4, 4),
                      cmap=cm.Purples)
 im.set_data(x2, y, z)
-ax.images.append(im)
+ax.add_image(im)
 ax.set_xlim(-64, 64)
 ax.set_ylim(-4, 4)
 ax.set_title(interp)