diff --git a/galleries/plot_types/basic/step.py b/galleries/plot_types/basic/stairs.py
similarity index 70%
rename from galleries/plot_types/basic/step.py
rename to galleries/plot_types/basic/stairs.py
index 6044262e6d1f..e8ca455c0e2f 100644
--- a/galleries/plot_types/basic/step.py
+++ b/galleries/plot_types/basic/stairs.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 """
-==========
-step(x, y)
-==========
+==============
+stairs(values)
+==============
 
-See `~matplotlib.axes.Axes.step`.
+See `~matplotlib.axes.Axes.stairs`.
 """
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import numpy as np
@@ -11,13 +11,12 @@
 plt.style.use('_mpl-gallery')
 
 # make data
-x = 0.5 + np.arange(8)
 y = [4.8, 5.5, 3.5, 4.6, 6.5, 6.6, 2.6, 3.0]
 
 # plot
 fig, ax = plt.subplots()
 
-ax.step(x, y, linewidth=2.5)
+ax.stairs(y, linewidth=2.5)
 
 ax.set(xlim=(0, 8), xticks=np.arange(1, 8),
        ylim=(0, 8), yticks=np.arange(1, 8))