diff --git a/examples/pylab_examples/transoffset.py b/examples/pylab_examples/transoffset.py
index 6b21a27c796c..afcb4306e48c 100644
--- a/examples/pylab_examples/transoffset.py
+++ b/examples/pylab_examples/transoffset.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
 '''
 This illustrates the use of transforms.offset_copy to
 make a transform that positions a drawing element such as
@@ -10,7 +8,7 @@
 Every Artist--the mpl class from which classes such as
 Text and Line are derived--has a transform that can be
 set when the Artist is created, such as by the corresponding
-pylab command.  By default this is usually the Axes.transData
+pyplot command.  By default this is usually the Axes.transData
 transform, going from data units to screen dots.  We can
 use the offset_copy function to make a modified copy of
 this transform, where the modification consists of an