diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py b/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py
index 26a2f9cd1432..a1c1db33116e 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py
@@ -503,6 +503,24 @@ def option_scale_image(self):
 
     def draw_tex(self, gc, x, y, s, prop, angle, *, mtext=None):
         """
+        Draw a TeX instance.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        gc : `.GraphicsContextBase`
+            The graphics context.
+        x : float
+            The x location of the text in display coords.
+        y : float
+            The y location of the text baseline in display coords.
+        s : str
+            The TeX text string.
+        prop : `matplotlib.font_manager.FontProperties`
+            The font properties.
+        angle : float
+            The rotation angle in degrees anti-clockwise.
+        mtext : `matplotlib.text.Text`
+            The original text object to be rendered.
         """
         self._draw_text_as_path(gc, x, y, s, prop, angle, ismath="TeX")
 
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_pgf.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_pgf.py
index c3b900a97399..4012526e5e3c 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_pgf.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_pgf.py
@@ -693,9 +693,9 @@ def draw_image(self, gc, x, y, im, transform=None):
                   interp, w, h, fname_img))
         _writeln(self.fh, r"\end{pgfscope}")
 
-    def draw_tex(self, gc, x, y, s, prop, angle, ismath="TeX", mtext=None):
+    def draw_tex(self, gc, x, y, s, prop, angle, *, mtext=None):
         # docstring inherited
-        self.draw_text(gc, x, y, s, prop, angle, ismath, mtext)
+        self.draw_text(gc, x, y, s, prop, angle, ismath="TeX", mtext=mtext)
 
     def draw_text(self, gc, x, y, s, prop, angle, ismath=False, mtext=None):
         # docstring inherited
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_svg.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_svg.py
index 9d714739c081..07238fe076a3 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_svg.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_svg.py
@@ -1292,10 +1292,6 @@ def _get_all_quoted_names(prop):
 
             writer.end('g')
 
-    def draw_tex(self, gc, x, y, s, prop, angle, *, mtext=None):
-        # docstring inherited
-        self._draw_text_as_path(gc, x, y, s, prop, angle, ismath="TeX")
-
     def draw_text(self, gc, x, y, s, prop, angle, ismath=False, mtext=None):
         # docstring inherited