diff --git a/examples/axes_grid1/demo_colorbar_of_inset_axes.py b/examples/axes_grid1/demo_colorbar_of_inset_axes.py
index 12893d8f2837..bb0023adac3f 100644
--- a/examples/axes_grid1/demo_colorbar_of_inset_axes.py
+++ b/examples/axes_grid1/demo_colorbar_of_inset_axes.py
@@ -10,18 +10,15 @@
 
 
 fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=[5, 4])
+ax.set(aspect=1, xlim=(-15, 15), ylim=(-20, 5))
 
 Z = cbook.get_sample_data("axes_grid/bivariate_normal.npy", np_load=True)
 extent = (-3, 4, -4, 3)
 
-ax.set(aspect=1, xlim=(-15, 15), ylim=(-20, 5))
-
 axins = zoomed_inset_axes(ax, zoom=2, loc='upper left')
+axins.set(xticks=[], yticks=[])
 im = axins.imshow(Z, extent=extent, origin="lower")
 
-plt.xticks(visible=False)
-plt.yticks(visible=False)
-
 # colorbar
 cax = inset_axes(axins,
                  width="5%",  # width = 10% of parent_bbox width