diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
index 5d50df4ffd20..4a1b54e46e47 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 import matplotlib.text as mtext
 import matplotlib.ticker as mticker
 import matplotlib.transforms as mtransforms
-import mpl_toolkits.axisartist as AA  # type: ignore
+import mpl_toolkits.axisartist as AA  # type: ignore[import]
 from numpy.testing import (
     assert_allclose, assert_array_equal, assert_array_almost_equal)
 from matplotlib.testing.decorators import (
@@ -2976,7 +2976,7 @@ def test_scatter_singular_plural_arguments(self):
 
 
 def _params(c=None, xsize=2, *, edgecolors=None, **kwargs):
-    return (c, edgecolors, kwargs if kwargs is not None else {}, xsize)
+    return (c, edgecolors, kwargs, xsize)
 _result = namedtuple('_result', 'c, colors')
 
 
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_gtk3.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_gtk3.py
index d7fa4329cfc8..11a3a10c31cb 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_gtk3.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_gtk3.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 def test_correct_key():
     pytest.xfail("test_widget_send_event is not triggering key_press_event")
 
-    from gi.repository import Gdk, Gtk  # type: ignore
+    from gi.repository import Gdk, Gtk  # type: ignore[import]
     fig = plt.figure()
     buf = []
 
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_qt.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_qt.py
index 5eb1ea77554d..83d169e5c701 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_qt.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_qt.py
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 from matplotlib import _c_internal_utils
 
 try:
-    from matplotlib.backends.qt_compat import QtGui, QtWidgets  # type: ignore # noqa
+    from matplotlib.backends.qt_compat import QtGui  # type: ignore[attr-defined]  # noqa: E501, F401
+    from matplotlib.backends.qt_compat import QtWidgets  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
     from matplotlib.backends.qt_editor import _formlayout
 except ImportError:
     pytestmark = pytest.mark.skip('No usable Qt bindings')
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backends_interactive.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backends_interactive.py
index 7621ac5b5689..05f59ce39fa4 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backends_interactive.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backends_interactive.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def _get_available_interactive_backends():
             reason = "macosx backend fails on Azure"
         elif env["MPLBACKEND"].startswith('gtk'):
             try:
-                import gi  # type: ignore
+                import gi  # type: ignore[import]
             except ImportError:
                 # Though we check that `gi` exists above, it is possible that its
                 # C-level dependencies are not available, and then it still raises an
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_basic.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_basic.py
index 6bd417876857..f6aa1e458555 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_basic.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_basic.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def test_simple():
 
 
 def test_override_builtins():
-    import pylab  # type: ignore
+    import pylab  # type: ignore[import]
     ok_to_override = {
         '__name__',
         '__doc__',
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_cbook.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_cbook.py
index 435745e03e16..a8faa9be3782 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_cbook.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_cbook.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def dummy(self): pass
 
 
 class Unhashable:
-    __hash__ = None  # type: ignore
+    __hash__ = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
     def dummy(self): pass
 
 
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_collections.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_collections.py
index 44292cbc1d53..19af38f3b522 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_collections.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_collections.py
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ def test_EllipseCollection_setter_getter():
 
 @image_comparison(['polycollection_close.png'], remove_text=True, style='mpl20')
 def test_polycollection_close():
-    from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import Axes3D  # type: ignore
+    from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import Axes3D  # type: ignore[import]
     plt.rcParams['axes3d.automargin'] = True
 
     vertsQuad = [
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colors.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colors.py
index 3fd7cbdc9d46..af77522e50ac 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colors.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_colors.py
@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@ def test_ndarray_subclass_norm():
     # which objects when adding or subtracting with other
     # arrays. See #6622 and #8696
     class MyArray(np.ndarray):
-        def __isub__(self, other):  # type: ignore
+        def __isub__(self, other):  # type: ignore[misc]
             raise RuntimeError
 
         def __add__(self, other):
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_legend.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_legend.py
index cf0a950de1ca..61892378bd03 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_legend.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_legend.py
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ def test_warn_mixed_args_and_kwargs(self):
             "be discarded.")
 
     def test_parasite(self):
-        from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1 import host_subplot  # type: ignore
+        from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1 import host_subplot  # type: ignore[import]
 
         host = host_subplot(111)
         par = host.twinx()
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_pickle.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_pickle.py
index 8bb7ef9deb54..eb47b2668101 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_pickle.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_pickle.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import matplotlib.transforms as mtransforms
 import matplotlib.figure as mfigure
-from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1 import axes_divider, parasite_axes  # type: ignore
+from mpl_toolkits.axes_grid1 import axes_divider, parasite_axes  # type: ignore[import]
 
 
 def test_simple():