diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axis3d.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axis3d.py
index d08576904d29..fff4a4f71701 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axis3d.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axis3d.py
@@ -322,10 +322,6 @@ def draw(self, renderer):
         self.line.set_data(pep[0], pep[1])
         self.line.draw(renderer)
 
-        # Grid points where the planes meet
-        xyz0 = np.tile(minmax, (len(ticks), 1))
-        xyz0[:, index] = [tick.get_loc() for tick in ticks]
-
         # Draw labels
         # The transAxes transform is used because the Text object
         # rotates the text relative to the display coordinate system.
@@ -414,10 +410,7 @@ def draw(self, renderer):
             if (centpt[index] > pep[index, outerindex]
                     and np.count_nonzero(highs) % 2 == 0):
                 # Usually mean align left, except if it is axis 2
-                if index == 2:
-                    align = 'right'
-                else:
-                    align = 'left'
+                align = 'right' if index == 2 else 'left'
             else:
                 # The TT case
                 align = 'right'
@@ -427,6 +420,10 @@ def draw(self, renderer):
         self.offsetText.draw(renderer)
 
         if self.axes._draw_grid and len(ticks):
+            # Grid points where the planes meet
+            xyz0 = np.tile(minmax, (len(ticks), 1))
+            xyz0[:, index] = [tick.get_loc() for tick in ticks]
+
             # Grid lines go from the end of one plane through the plane
             # intersection (at xyz0) to the end of the other plane.  The first
             # point (0) differs along dimension index-2 and the last (2) along
@@ -435,47 +432,45 @@ def draw(self, renderer):
             lines[:, 0, index - 2] = maxmin[index - 2]
             lines[:, 2, index - 1] = maxmin[index - 1]
             self.gridlines.set_segments(lines)
-            self.gridlines.set_color(info['grid']['color'])
-            self.gridlines.set_linewidth(info['grid']['linewidth'])
-            self.gridlines.set_linestyle(info['grid']['linestyle'])
+            gridinfo = info['grid']
+            self.gridlines.set_color(gridinfo['color'])
+            self.gridlines.set_linewidth(gridinfo['linewidth'])
+            self.gridlines.set_linestyle(gridinfo['linestyle'])
             self.gridlines.do_3d_projection()
             self.gridlines.draw(renderer)
 
         # Draw ticks:
         tickdir = self._get_tickdir()
-        tickdelta = deltas[tickdir]
-        if highs[tickdir]:
-            ticksign = 1
-        else:
-            ticksign = -1
-
+        tickdelta = deltas[tickdir] if highs[tickdir] else -deltas[tickdir]
+
+        tick_info = info['tick']
+        tick_out = tick_info['outward_factor'] * tickdelta
+        tick_in = tick_info['inward_factor'] * tickdelta
+        tick_lw = tick_info['linewidth']
+        edgep1_tickdir = edgep1[tickdir]
+        out_tickdir = edgep1_tickdir + tick_out
+        in_tickdir = edgep1_tickdir - tick_in
+
+        default_label_offset = 8.  # A rough estimate
+        points = deltas_per_point * deltas
         for tick in ticks:
             # Get tick line positions
             pos = edgep1.copy()
             pos[index] = tick.get_loc()
-            pos[tickdir] = (
-                edgep1[tickdir]
-                + info['tick']['outward_factor'] * ticksign * tickdelta)
+            pos[tickdir] = out_tickdir
             x1, y1, z1 = proj3d.proj_transform(*pos, self.axes.M)
-            pos[tickdir] = (
-                edgep1[tickdir]
-                - info['tick']['inward_factor'] * ticksign * tickdelta)
+            pos[tickdir] = in_tickdir
             x2, y2, z2 = proj3d.proj_transform(*pos, self.axes.M)
 
             # Get position of label
-            default_offset = 8.  # A rough estimate
-            labeldeltas = (
-                (tick.get_pad() + default_offset) * deltas_per_point * deltas)
+            labeldeltas = (tick.get_pad() + default_label_offset) * points
 
-            axmask = [True, True, True]
-            axmask[index] = False
-            pos[tickdir] = edgep1[tickdir]
+            pos[tickdir] = edgep1_tickdir
             pos = move_from_center(pos, centers, labeldeltas, axmask)
             lx, ly, lz = proj3d.proj_transform(*pos, self.axes.M)
 
             tick_update_position(tick, (x1, x2), (y1, y2), (lx, ly))
-            tick.tick1line.set_linewidth(
-                info['tick']['linewidth'][tick._major])
+            tick.tick1line.set_linewidth(tick_lw[tick._major])
             tick.draw(renderer)
 
         renderer.close_group('axis3d')